Marilee's Native Americans Resource II
Individual Tribes

Cherokee Comanche Cree Haida

Hopi Inuit Iroquois

Navajo Nez Perce Pomo

Sioux Tlingit Ute Wampanoag

Cherokee (Southeast)

• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Cherokee
  
  
• ThinkQuest 2000 project: written by kids for kids. Location, general information, housing, family life, weapons, foods & clothing, religion, arts & crafts.
  
  
• Danny Farrow's The Cherokee Trail of Tears - 1838-1839
  
  
• Lee Sultzman's Cherokee History: location, population, names, language, culture, history. Extensive, informative site intended for adult reading level
  
  
• Cherokees of California: greeting, recipes, history, animal dictionary, language lessons, stories, more
  
  
• Kathleen Burnett's The Cherokee Nation: photos, links
  
  
• Encarta.msn.com's Cherokee
  
  
• Native-languages.org's Cherokee Indian Fact Sheet
  
  
• Don Healy's The Flag of the Cherokee of Oklahoma
  
  
• Matt's 4th grade report on The Cherokee Indians
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  The Cherokee(First Reports-Native Americans) by Petra Press, 2001 The Cherokee(True Book) by Andrew Santella, 2001 Cherokee A-B-C Coloring Book: With Words in English & Cherokee by Daniel Pennington, transl by Robert Bushyhead, 1999 The Cherokee Indians (Native Peoples) by Bill Lund, 1997 The Cherokees (A First American Book) by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illus by Ronald Himler, 1996 Dancing Drum: A Cherokee Legend by Terri Cohlene, illus by Charles Reasoner, 1991 The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story by Joseph Bruchac, illus by Anna Vojtech, 1998 Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun: A Cherokee Story by Geri Keams, illus by James Bernadin, 1997 How Turtle's Back Was Cracked: A Traditional Cherokee Tale by Gayle Ross, transl by Murv Jacob, 1995 If You Lived With the Cherokee by Anne Kamma, et al, illus by Kevin Smith, 1998 Itse Selu: Cherokee Harvest Festival by Daniel Pennington, illus by Don Stewart, 1994 Sequoyah: Inventor of the Cherokee Written Language (Famous Native Americans) by Diane Shaughnessy, Jack Carpenter, 1998 The Story of the Milky Way: A Cherokee Tale by Joseph Bruchac, illus by Virginia A. Stroud, 1995

Comanche (Plains)

• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Comanche
  
  
• Lee Sultzman's Comanche History: location, population, tribe names, culture, history. Extensive, informative site intended for adult reading level.
  
  
• Comanche Home Page: About Comanche Nation, links
  
  
• Kathleen Burnett's The Comanche
  
  
• NativeTech's Comanche moccasins from 1880
  
  
• WWW INDART.COM's exhibit of a Comanche Night Cradle
  
  
• Ted Dunnegan's Indian Arrowheads and Artifacts from Comanche County, Texas
  
  
• Don Healy's The Flag of the Comanche Nation
  
  
• WWW INDART.COM's tribute to Doc Tate Nevaquaya, a Comanche artist: photo, biographical info, gallery of paintings
  
  
• Pat's Authentic Indian Artifacts: over 100 photos of points (arrowheads)
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  The Comanche (Native Americans) by Caryn Yacowitz, 2002 The Comanche Indians (Native Peoples) by Bill Lund, 1997 The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie DePaola, 1983 Tipi (Native American Homes) by McCrea Adams, illus by Kimberly L. Dawson Kurnizki, 2001

Cree (Subarctic)

• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Cree Indians
  
  
• Nisto.com's Cree Language Lessons
  
  
• Creeindian.com's Cree Syllabic Alphabet
  
  
• Native-languages.org's Cree Indian Fact Sheet
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  The Cree of North America (First Peoples), by Deborah B. Robinson, 2002 The Cree Tribe (Native Peoples), by Janet Riehecky, 2003 Rabbit and the Moon, by Douglas Wood, Leslie Baker 1998 Wesakejack and the Bears, by Bill Ballantyne, Linda Mullin, 1995 Wesakejack and the Flood, by Bill Ballantyne, Linda Mullin, 1995

Haida (Northwest Coast)

• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Haida
  
  
• Alaskan Information Center: description, language, culture, population
  
  
• Alaska Natives Online: flags, culture, history. Current Alaska issues, tourist attractions. Haida resource sites. Other Native American links.
  
  
• University of Washington: maps of Pacific Northwest Coast American Indians, including Haida
  
  
• Edward Zack's painting entitled Haida Totem. Click to see larger image
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  North American Totem Poles: Secrets and Symbols of North America by Molly Perham, 1999 Plank House (Native American Homes) by Dolores A. Dyer, illus by Kimberly L. Dawson Kurnizki, 2001 Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott, 1993 Totem Poles (All Aboard Reading) by Jennifer Frantz, illus by Allan Eitzen, 2001

Hopi (Southwest)

• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Hopi
  
  
• Paula Giese's Pueblos: Masonry and Adobe Communal Housing. Photos, descriptions
  
  
• Official Hopi Cultural Preservation Office: historical and contemporary information, culture, arts and crafts, links
  
  
• L. Michael Smith's Hopi: The Real Thing: origin, journey, language, religion, dances, more
  
  
• Frank Provo Hopi Baskets, Ceremony & Symbolism: several pages of information and gorgeous photos of Hopi baskets for many uses, plus manufacture and decoration
  
  
• Timesoft: Three Hopi stories: The Coyote and the Blue Jays, The Snail and the Turtle, The Fox and the Bird
  
  
• Timesoft: Hopi recipe for Fry Bread
  
  
• Potcarrier American Indian Arts: Hopi Kachinas - Hopi information, the dance cycle, gallery of 9 kachinas
  
  
• Carnegie Museums: The Hopi of the Southwest
  
  
• Internet Public Library's Pueblo Pottery Exhibit. History, photos
  
  
• Hopi Information Network's story of how Rabbit Shoots The Sun
  
  
• Dinetah's Tribal Council Hall: inventory of designs and symbols from the Southwest
  
  
• Dinetah's legend of How the Hopi Indians Reached Their World. Also a 2nd legend of The Origin of the Hopi Clans
  
  
• EnchantedLearning.com's Kachina Doll Craft
  
  
• Thunderbird Cross stitch chart from Woven Stitch Crochet
  
  
• Highland Park Elementary: Kid Pix art and descriptions by 1st graders
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  The Hopi (True Books American Indians) by Andrew Santella & Melissa Stewart, 2002 The Hopis (A First Americans Book) by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illus by Ronald Himler, 1995 If You Lived With the Hopi by Anne Kamma, illus by Linda Gardner, 1999 Is My Friend at Home?: Pueblo Fireside Tales by John Bierhorst, illus by Wendy Watson, 2001 The Magic Hummingbird: A Hopi Folktale narrated by Michael Lomatuway'Ma, translated by Ekkehart Malotki, illus by Michael Lacapa, 1996 Pueblo by R. Kent Rasmussen, illus by Kimberly L. Daswon Kurnizki, 2001 Secrets of the Stone by Harriet Peck Taylor, 2000

Inuit (Arctic)

• Inuit of Canada: History, culture, photos
  
  
• Yak's Corner's North America's Inuit
  
  
• MSN Encarta's Inuit
  
  
• Nancy McNelly's Write in Inuit (Eskimo): Inuktitut symbols and sounds. Also The Boy with Enormous Nostrils (a legend).
  
  
• Actic Travel's Learn Inuktitut: Inuktitut sounds, useful phrases, common words
  
  
• Canadian Inuit-English Dictionary
  
  
• Inuit Throat Singing: Two downloadable songs
  
  
• Inuit (Eskimo) Games: Over 14 games
  
  
• Indigenous People
  
  
• Jane Tagak's Stories and Legends
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  Igloo (Native American Homes) by Yasmine A. Cordoba, illus by Kimberly L. Dawson Kurnizki, 2001 The Inuit (True Book) by Andrew Santella, 2001 The Inuksuk Book by Mary Wallace, 1999 Make Your Own Inuksuk by Mary Wallace, 2001 Naya, the Inuit Cinderella by Brittany Marceau-Chenkie, illus by Shelley Brookes, 2000 This Place Is Cold (Imagine Living Here) by Vicki Cobb, illus by Barbara Lavallee, 1991

Iroquois (Northeast)

• Sonal Puri's The Iroquois Indians: description, family structure, longhouse
  
  
• ThinkQuest 2000 project: written by kids for kids. Location, general information, housing, family life, weapons, foods & clothing, religion, arts & crafts.
  
  
• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Iroquois
  
  
• Glenn Welker's Iroquois Oral Traditions: 23 stories
  
  
• New York State Museum's Mohawk Iroquois Village: longhouses including a model to build, village life, agriculture, artifacts
  
  
• Lee Sultzman's Iroquois History: location, population, names, language, culture, history. Extensive, informative site intended for adult reading level
  
  
• Don Healy's The Flag of the Iroquois League
  
  
• MSN Encarta's Iroquois
  
  
• Pamela Childers' The Story of Woksis's Wife, an Iroquois legend about maple syrup
  
  
• Iroquois Indian Clothing. Also Iroquois Woman and Iroquois Man paperdolls and outfits from Kanatiyosh's Paper Dolls.
  
  
• Highland Park Elementary: art and descriptions by 1st graders
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  If You Lived With the Iroquois by Ellen Levine, illus by Shelley Hehenberger, 1999 The Iroquois (A First Americans Book) by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illus by Ronald Himler, 1995 The Iroquois (First Reports - Native Americans) by Petra Press, 2001 The Iroquois (Native Americans) by Caryn Yacowitz, 2003 The Iroquois (True Books) by Stefanie Takacs, 2004 The Iroquois Indians (Native Peoples) by Bill Lund, 1997 Lacrosse: The National Game of the Iroquois by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith, illus by Lawrence Migdale, 1998 Longhouse (Native American Homes) by Cynthia Breslin Beres, illus by Kimberly L. Kawson Kurnizki, 2001 Skywoman: Legends of the Iroquois by Joanne Shenandoah, illus by John & David Fadden, 1998

Navajo (Southwest)

• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Navaho Nation
  
  
• Curtis Collection: pictures, facts about language, location, dress, dwellings, ceremonies, handicrafts
  
  
• Universal Survey of Languages Information about the Navaho language. Recorded example of spoken Navaho
  
  
• ThinkQuest 2000 project: written by kids for kids. Location, general information, housing, family life, weapons, foods & clothing, religion, arts & crafts.
  
  
• Paula Giese's Hogan: photos, information, descriptions
  
  
• MSN Encarta's Navajo
  
  
• Bonnie Pulver's pictures of Navaho beadwork, dream catchers
  
  
• Don Healy The Flag of the Navajo Nation
  
  
• Kathleen Burnett's The Navaho Nation: photos, links
  
  
• Navajo Community College's Navajo Nation Map
  
  
• Greyhills Academy's Navajo Language Samples: written and spoken examples of Navajo
  
  
• Dinetah's Tribal Council Hall: Navajo sandpainting ceremony
  
  
• PBS.org's Circle of Stories: "The Five Sacred Medicines". Read it, or listen to the story in English or Navajo.
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  The Chief's Blanket by Michael Chanin, illus by Kim Howard, 1996 Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies by Harriet Peck Taylor, 1995 (Tewa legend) Coyote Places the Stars by Harriet Peck Taylor, 1997 (Wasco legend) How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend by Jerrie Oughton, illus by Lisa Desimini, 1996 The Navajo (True Books American Indians) by Andrew Santella & Melissa Stewart, 2002 The Navajos: A First Americans Book by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illus by Ronal Himler, 1995 Turquoise Boy: A Navajo Legend by Terri Cohlene, illus by Charles Reasoner, 1991

Nez Perce (Plateau)

• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Nez Perce
  
  
• Nezperce.com's Appaloosa Horses
  
  
• Encarta.msn.com's Chief Joseph
  
  
• Yelena Chenchik's Nez Perce housing. Also other structures, history and environment, settlements
  
  
• University of Washington map of Pacific Northwest American Indian territories including the Nez Perce. Also 2nd map.
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  Chief Joseph: Nez Perce Peacekeeper (Famous Native Native Americans) by Diane Shaughnessy, Jack Carpenter, 1998 The Nez Perce (First Reports Native Americans) by Petra Press, 2002 The Nez Perce (Native Americans) by Richard M. Gaines, 2001 The Nez Perce (Native Americans) by Richard M. Gaines, 2001 The Nez Perce (True Books) by Stafanie Takacs, 2004

Pomo (California)

• Costanoan-Ohlone Virtual Lodge: information about Pomo roundhouses, descriptions, photos. Also hunting song with clappersticks.
  
  
• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Pomo
  
  
• Paula Giese's Pomo Indian Tribes of California
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  Coyote and the Grasshoppers: A Pomo Legend (Native American Legends) by Gloria Dominic, illus by Charles Reasoner, 1998 The Pomo Indians (Native Peoples) by Bill Lund, 1997 Native Ways: California Indian Stories and Memories by Malcolm Margolin, Yolanda Montijo, 1997

Seminole (Southeast)

• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Seminole
  
  
• SeminoleTribe.com: culture of the Seminole people, including clothing, housing, food, language, legends. Also history.
  
  
• Dru Murray's history of The Unconquered Seminoles. Also Patchwork clothing.
  
  
• Don Healy: Seminole Tribe of Forida flag
  
  
• Seminole Nation, I.T.'s Seminoles, A People Who Never Surrendered
  
  
• Austin Community College's Making a Seminole Patchwork Bookmark. Also Seminole Patchwork Designs (clicking the name of each patchwork gives you a legend).
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  Legends of the Seminoles by Betty Mae Jumper, 1998 The Seminole (True Books) by Stefanie Takacs, 2004 Seminole Indians (Native Americans) by Caryn Yacowitz, 2003 The Seminole Indians (Native Peoples) by Bill Lund, 1997 The Seminoles (A First Americans Book) by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, 1994

Sioux (Plains)

• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Sioux. Also separate pages for Dakota and Lakota.
  
  
• Encarta.msn.com's Sioux
  
  
• ThinkQuest 2000 project: written by kids for kids. Location, general information, housing, family life, weapons, foods & clothing, religion, arts & crafts.
  
  
• South Dakota Dept of Tourism: history, artifacts, art, powwows, tribal headquarters map with clickable points of interest
  
  
• Encarta.msn.com's Sitting Bull
  
  
• PBS.org's Crazy Horse. Also Red Cloud and Big Foot
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  Adopted by the Eagles: A Plains Indian Story of Friendship and Treachery by Paul Goble, 1998 Brave Bear and the Ghosts: A Sioux Legend (Native American Legends by Gloria Dominic, illus by Charles Reasoner, 1998 Heetunka's Harvest: A Tale of the Plains Indians by Jennifer Berry Jones, illus by Shannon Keegan, 1998 If You Lived With the Sioux Indians by Ann McGovern, illus by Jean Syverud Drew, 1992 Iktomi and the Boulder by Paul Goble, 1991 Iktomi Loses His Eyes: A Plains Indian Story by Paul Goble, 1999 The Lakota Sioux by Andrew Santella, 2001 The Northern Traditional Dancer by C. Scott Evans and J. Rex Reddick, 1990 The Sioux: (A First Americans Book) by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illus by Ronald Himler, 1993 The Sioux (First Reports/Native Americans) by Petra Press (editor), 2001 The Sioux: (Native Americans) by Caryn Yacowitz, 2002 The Sioux Indians (Native Peoples) by Bill Lund, 1997 Sitting Bull: Courageous Sioux Chief (Famous Native Americans) by Diane Shaughnessy, 1998 Tipi (Native American Homes) by McCrea Adams, illus by Kimberly L. Dawson Kurnizki, 2001

Tlingit (Northwest Coast)

• Carnegie Museum's Tlingit
  
  
• Jesse Cooday's Tlingit National Anthem
  
  
• Carnegie Museum's Tlingit map
  
  
• University of Washington: maps of Pacific Northwest Coast American Indians,including Tlingit
  
  
• Alaskan.com: Tlingit History. Also dance.
  
  
• Everythingalaska.com: Tlingit Indians
  
  
• Alaskool.org: Tlingit Language Resources
  
  
• EnchantedLearning.com's Totem Pole Craft
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  A Story to Tell: Traditions of a Tlingit Community (We Are Still Here) by Richard Nichols, 1998 How Raven Stole the Sun (Tales of the People) by Maria Williams, 2001 Children of the Tlingit (World's Children) by Frank Staub, 1999

Ute (Great Basin)

• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Utes
  
  
• Southern Ute Indian Tribe'sTribal History: maps, chronology, history, historical leaders
  
  
• Linda Wommack's Chief Ouray
  
  
• The Noochew (Northern Ute) Nation
  
  
• Steamboat Springs Middle School's report on the Ute Indians
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  Chief Ouray: Ute Peacemaker (Famous Native Americans) by Diane Shaughnessy, Jack Carpenter, 1998 Coyote Steals the Blanket: A Ute Tale by Janet Stevens, 1994

Wampanoag (Northeast)

• Minnesota State University EMuseum's Wampanoag
  
  
• NativeTech: Tara Prindle's Scenes from the Eastern Woodlands - homes, tools, food, hunting, games, much more
  
  
• Sound Archive: last known recording of Wampanoag dialect
  
  
• Lee Sultzman's Wampanoag History: location, population, names, language, culture, history. Extensive, informative page intended for adult reading level:
  
  
• 1621 Peace Treaty with Massasoit
  
  
• Hobbamock's Homesite: photos of 1627 Wampanoag life. Also The Wampanoag Tribes
  
  
• Lukas' 4th grade report on The Wampanoag Indians:
  
  
• Encarta Encyclopedia: Article on Chief Massasoit
  
  
• Fourth World Documentation Project: facts concerning the Pilgrims, the Wampanoag, and Thanksgiving
  
  
• Teachervision.com's lesson plan on The Wampanoag Indians
  
  
• Native-languages.org's Wampanoag Indian Fact Sheet
  
  
• Boston Children's Museum: Present day Wampanoag. Also
• suggested activities and a map
  
  
• Suggested Children's Books
  

  Giving Thanks: The 1621 Harvest Feast by Kate Waters, photos by Russ Kendall, 2001 Squanto's Journey by Joseph Bruchac, illus by Greg Shed, 2000 The Wampanoag Indians (Native Peoples) by Bill Lund, 1998