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Curtis Library: The North American Indian: Search for historical facts by tribe name

First Nations of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean: Links to American Indians web sites, official web sites of Native American Nations of Canada, the United States, Central America, and the Caribbean. Links to native Art, Culture, History, Institutions, Maps, Flags, Education, and News.

First People: A website dedicated to all First People of the America's, and Canada. This is a child friendly, educational site about American Indians and members of the First Nations - EXCELLENT!

How Stuff Works: Native American History: Facts about Native American History including video

National Museum of the American Indian at the Smithsonian Institute: Various online exhibits about Native Americans and their culture

Native American Facts for Kids: Fact sheets about Native Americans in general and specific Native American tribes

Outline of American History: Chapter 1: Early America - The first Americans; historical background on the First Americans -- Native American Culturesy

Wikipedia: History of the Native Americans in the United States: A complete history of Native Americans by Wikipedia

* It is believed that the first Americans in the Americans over 18,000 years ago.

*It is believed that as early as 30,000 B.C. the Paleo-Indians crossed from Siberia to Alaska which began their move to North America.

* Native American Nations today each have their own unique language and traditions.

*It is believed that in 1492 Christopher Columbus met the Taino People on an island named Hispaniola.

*One of the saddest events in Native American history is when, in 1838, the Cherokee Indians were forced to move to Oklahoma. The march was called the " Trail of Tears". Thousands of Cherokee died due to the cold weather and diseases.

*The last major battle fought between Native Americans and United States troops was fought in 1890, and called the Battle of Wounded Knee. More than 200 Sioux were massacred in this battle.

Native Americans who served in the United States Marine Corps were Code talkers. Their primary job was the transmission of secret tactical messages.

In 1924 with the " Indian Citizenship Act", the United States Congress granted all Native Americas U.S. citizenship.

Charles Curtis became Vice President of the United States under Herbert Hoover (1929-1933), and is the only Vice President of Native American heritage.

In 1968, the American Indian Movement, a civil rights organization, was founded.

Many games and sports played in the United States began originated from early Native Americans. Inherited sports include Lacrosse, canoeing, and tobogganing.

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Have you ever WONDERed what life was like for Native Americans long, long ago? When you've studied Native Americans in school, you've probably seen pictures of some of the structures they used as houses. In fact, you're probably quite familiar with the . But did you also know that some Native Americans made structures called wigwams?

Wigwams are round, huts that were used by many different Native American cultures. Tribes in the Northeastern United States usually called these structures wigwams, while tribes in the Southwestern United States often called them wickiups. The Wampanoag tribe used the word wetu for these structures.

The surfaces of the made them an ideal shelter in many different types of climates and even the worst of weather conditions. To build a , Native Americans normally started with a frame of arched poles that were usually made of wood.

Male tribe members were responsible for creating the frame. They would need to find many young tree saplings that were between 10-15 feet long. A large (10-15 feet in ) would be drawn on the ground, and the saplings would be spaced an equal distance apart. bent toward the middle and tied together to form the arched frame.

The female members of the tribe would then cover the frame with roofing material that varied by region. Different materials were available in different locations, so some wigwams might be made of birchbark while others were made of grass, , rushes, mats, reeds, animal hides, or even cloth. The finished made a small home that was 8-10 feet tall.

The term is sometimes used interchangeably with the term . However, wigwams and teepees (sometimes spelled tipis) were very different structures with different uses and different methods of construction.

Teepees were dwellings used by tribes and hunting parties of the Great Plains Native Americans. Unlike wigwams, teepees were not meant to be used for extended periods of time. Instead, they were easy and simple to construct, since they were intended to be portable.

Teepees were usually made with a few wooden poles and animal skins as coverings. Wigwams often took days to build, whereas teepees could often be disassembled and reassembled elsewhere in a matter of a few hours.

Teepees also differed from wigwams in their use of smoke flaps and an opening at the top. These features allowed users to cook inside and control the amount of smoke. It also helped to keep users warmer, since teepees featured less cover and insulation compared to the more- .

Wigwams would usually be used for months at a time. For example, a Native American tribe might build wigwams to be used throughout the entire course of the farming season. When winter would come, they would move to a hunting . Their wigwams were not portable, so they simply left them. If they survived the winter, they might reuse them. If not, they would simply build new wigwams the following season.

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Native Americans of the Great Plains of the United States for Kids and Teachers - Native Americans in Olden Times for Kids

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What was life like in what is now the Great Plains region of the United States? There were many different Plains people. Some wandered the plains in search of foods. Others settled down and grew crops. They spoke different languages. Tribes communicated with hand signals, smoke signals, mirror signals, and pictographs.

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