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Although efforts to recognize Native American contributions began about 1915,
a national month-long recognition was not declared until 1990. That year, President
George Bush declared the first National American Indian Heritage Month, based
on congressional legislation the four previous years designating an American Indian
Heritage Week. The month honors and recognizes the original peoples of this
land. Help students learn about America's native cultures. Choose from the following
categories:
NAIH
Month Resources
ClassBrain.com
A
link site to the celebration Infoplease.com
NAIH Month feature
This site includes Indian place names, words currently
in use, the creation of American Indian Heritage Month and an encyclopedia of
Indian-related facts. NAIH
Month background National
American Indian Heritage Month Top of page Native
American Arts & Culture Anthropology:
Native American Resources
Find additional links by using the search feature
for more specific data. The
Flags of the Native Peoples National
Museum of the American Indian
Native
American Actors, Movies
Native
American Artists' Home Page
View current work. Native
American Culture Native
American Images
A Native American web magazine Native
American Literature Top of page Native
American History American
Indian History
Covers St. Louis and the surrounding area American
Indians in World War Two Catlin's
Campfire Stories
Stories of the Indians painted by George Catlin Edward
S. Curtis's The North American Indian
You can search by tribe name. FirstNations.com Five
Hundred Years of Injustice
Learn the origins of the Doctrine of Discovery
and the Supreme Court case that justified taking Indian lands. History
of Native Americans as a Whole NARA
ALIC Indians/Native Americans
Explore primary resources at the National
Archives. The
Order of the Indian Wars
An organization dedicated to protecting the sites
of historical Indian wars.
Treaties
between the United States and Native Americans 20th
Century Warriors
Native American Participation in the U.S. Military Top
of page Native American Lessons
There
is no shortage of units of study about Native Americans. The first two are typical
and offer a bit more in terms of resources. Collaborative
Thematic Unit - Theme: Native Americans Mr.
Donn's U.S. History - Native Americans Maps
of Indian Territory Lesson
Find primary documents about Dawes case and
more from the National Archives and Records Administration Digital Classroom. Native
Americans: Special Homes Top of page Native
American Organizations List
of federally recognized tribes
Native American tribes in alphabetical order National
Indian Education Association Native
American Organizations
U.S.
Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs U.S.
Indian Tribes - Index by State
Get contact information for tribes. Top
of page Native American Web Resources How
to Find Native Websites
Land
and Treaty Rights
A link site providing information on Native American
rights Native
Americans - Internet Resources Native
American Megasites
This has every link a teacher will probably need. Native
American Resource Guide Native
American Website for Children Native
Web
Huge data base on most tribes | 
