Native American
Links Education and Kids
Education
Alaska District's Native Liaison http://www.usace.army.mil/alaska/liaison/
the latest news on planned educational workshops, projects, or
permit actions occurring in the Native community The American Indian College Fund http://www.collegefund.org/toc.htm
A non-profit organization launched in 1989 by the presidents of
American Indian colleges. Its dual purpose is to raise awareness of the 30
Indian colleges and to generate private support to supplement the limited
federal money on which the colleges operate. American Indian Learning Resource Center http://www1.umn.edu/ailrc-mn/ The mission of the American Indian Learning Resource Center (AILRC)
at the University of Minnesota is to recruit, retain, and graduate American
Indian students. American Indian Summer Institute in Computer Science
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~aisi/ outreach program developed and directed by computer science faculty
at the University of California, Irvine which includes academic instruction,
cultural activities and corporate internships BIA Grants, Scholarships and Fellowships http://www.dowling.edu/applying/financia/federal/indian.htm
administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of
Indian Affairs to provide financial assistance for postsecondary education and
training The Circle of Life Essay Program http://bioc09.uthscsa.edu/essay/
AISES is calling for participation of all American Indian students,
grades 7-12, in the Circle of Life Essay Program. Top essay: $1000 Scholarship
$200 personal cash award. Cradleboard Teaching Project http://www.cradleboard.org/ guidelines for teaching children about American Indian culture and
history Duck Bay School http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~dfalk/
Duck Bay is a Metis community with a population of approximately 500
people. Fastweb Scholarship Information http://www.fastweb.com/ The Internet's largest free scholarship search. Includes more than
just scholarships for Native students, although it includes those also.
The First Americans Yesterday and Today http://204.98.1.2/isu/nativeam/
an integrated, standards-based unit of study for students in grades
3 and 4 in Jefferson County Public Schools The First Nations Education Centre http://www.cmsd.bc.ca/Schools/FNEC/main.html
Serves the First Nations children from Terrace/Thornhill schools.
The focus is to integrate First Nations content and materials in the K-12
curriculum. First Nations Technical Institute http://www.tyendinaga.net/fnti/index.html
an Aboriginal owned and operated education and training facility
4DIRECTIONS: An Indigenous Model of Education http://www.4directions.org/ This Laguna Department of Education project focuses on integrating
Native American culture and technology into education in a way that enables
students to maintain and learn their heritage while taking full advantage of
their future. Goodfish Lake Indian Reserve http://ellesmere.ccm.emr.ca/ourhome/goodfish/english/about.html
articles by the kids at the school HTML for Native Americans http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/tutor/tutor1.html
includes an Interactive HTML Tutorial, an Eight Minute HTML Primer
for little kids, which is just an introduction to the idea of web pages, and
the Web 66: cookbook with school pages done 100% by kids, grades 3-6
Jerome and Deborah's Big Page of Aboriginal Education
Links http://www.mts.net/~jgreenco/native.html
lots of links to issues relevant to Native education Ma'iingun Family Education Center Classes at MIGIZI
http://migizi.org/inc/FECCLasses.html
classes for Indian kids and adults offered through the Ma'iingun
Family Education Center in Minneapolis MIGIZI Communications, Inc. http://migizi.org/ a non-profit organization whose purpose is to provide information to
the public, educate elementary, secondary and adult students using the tools of
communication, and commit resources to address problems in partnership with the
American Indian community NAIIP Educational Facilities http://www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net/educate.html
links to Indian schools, colleges, and universities Native American Homeschool Association http://expage.com/page/nahomeschool/
This site seeks to provide Native American Homeschoolers with the
best possible educational sources and connections not only for helping parents
teach at home, but also to protect their right to do so. They believe that
Native American languages, religion, history, songs, dances, stories, and
crafts are just as important as a knowledge of science, math, English.
Niji Mahkwa (Friendly Bear) http://hal9000.wsd1.winnipeg.mb.ca/nnl/niji_m/homepage.htm
website of the K-8 Native school in Winnipeg with lots of work by
the students posted Niizha Scholarship Information http://www.public.asu.edu/~niizha/scholar.html
several sources for scholarships for Native American students
NITI Internship Program http://numa.niti.org/intern.htm
Interns assist in training teachers of Native American and Alaska
Native students in areas of Internet topics and web page construction.
Useful Web Sites for Tribal Libraries http://www.u.arizona.edu/~ecubbins/useful.html
links useful to librarians and other providers of information who
serve North American Indian populations Yupiaq Education Revisited http://arcticcircle.uconn.edu/HistoryCulture/kawagley.html
For the Yupiaq people, culture, knowing and living are intricately
interrelated.
History
Articles for Your Education http://www.enter.net/~drutzler/pagea.htm
articles on Indian history and issues, changed monthly CANKPE OPI: Wounded Knee http://www.dickshovel.com/WKmasscre.html
The story of what really happened at Wounded Knee. The contents of
this page are approved by traditional elders on the Pine Ridge and Cheyenne
River reservations. The Cherokee Trail of Tears http://rosecity.net/tears/ contains information on the Cherokee Trail of Tears (1838-1839)
Chitimacha History http://www.chitimacha.com/history.html
brief history of the Chitimacha tribe Compact History http://www.dickshovel.com/up.html
When complete, these histories will encompass approximately 240
tribal histories (contact to 1900). Doctoral Dissertation by Patrick Minges http://www.users.interport.net/~wovoka/dissertation.html
concerns the blacks who lived among the Cherokee before, during, and
after the Trail of Tears First Nations Histories http://www.dickshovel.com/Compacts.html
geographic overview of First Nations histories; compact histories
Forced Sterilization http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~women/bibs/bibl-forcedster.html
U.S. bibliography on forced sterilization of native women
Great Native American Leaders & Patriots http://members.tripod.com/~RFester/chiefs.html
short histories of great Native American leaders and patriots
The History of the Cherokee http://pages.tca.net/martikw/ All text on this site was written by Ken Martin, unless otherwise
noted. Indian Defense League of America http://tuscaroras.com/IDLA/ history of the founding of the IDLA, and some Tuscarora history
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center http://hanksville.phast.umass.edu/defs/independent/PCC/PCC.html
information on the various pueblos in New Mexico Indian Treaties http://www.schoolnet.ca/collections/treaties/code/
covers a few of the treaties between the first nations and
Canada Lakota Heritage Society http://www.lakhist.org/ a non-profit Lakota history research effort, whose purpose is to
research Lakota history and Lakota culture and present its findings in physical
form Maps: GIS Windows on Native Lands, Current Places, and
History http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/maps/mapmenu.html
useful historical, cultural, political maps Maya Civilization—Past & Present http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/maya/maya.html
many links to information about the Mayans Modern History Sourcebook: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/smallpox1.html
the story of American Indians and deliberate smallpox spreading
Native American Navigator http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/naha/nanav.html
The Native American Navigator is an interface for geographical,
historical, topical and keyword-based student inquiry on topics related to
Native American history and culture in the United States. Native American Studies Tutorial http://www.sar.usf.edu/~agroup/
The purpose of the Native American Studies Tutorial was to take a
look at the history, struggles, successes, and culture of Native peoples in
their own words. Native American Tribes, Culture Areas, and Linguistic
Stocks http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/k12/naha/maps/nausa.html
a map by William C. Sturtevant, Smithsonian Institution, 1967 with
links to information about various tribes and nations in the USA Nunavut http://www.ccu-cuc.ca/en/library/nunavut.html
contains information about the history of Nunavut, its
organizations, its elections, etc. Nunavut Land Claims Agreement http://www.inac.gc.ca/pubs/nunavut/index.html
contains maps, information on political and social issues,
etc. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Indian Committee Records, ca.
1745-1983 http://www.haverford.edu/library/sc/faids/pymic/pymic.html
information about the records of the dealings of the Philadelphia
Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) with the
Indians Shoshone Notes http://personalweb.sierra.net/~kibbey/main.html
Shoshone historical information Thanksgiving History http://www.2020tech.com/thanks/temp.html#story
Fourth World Documentation page on Thanksgiving in the USA
This Week in American Indian History http://members.tripod.com/~PHILKON/index.html
contains historical information on American Indians by day and month
Treaty with the Western Shoshoni, 1863 http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/7027/ruby_valley.html
copy of the treaty made on October 1, 1863 Tuscarora and Six Nations Web Site http://tuscaroras.com/index.shtml
contains information on Tuscarora, the Six Nations, plus much
more Welcome to Nevada http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/7027/nevada.html
data pertaining to the Sovereign Nations of the Western Shoshone
Indians of Nevada Z. J. Williams Memorial School HomePage http://numa.niti.org/users/rkern/homepage.html
Home page for the Zacharias John Williams Memorial School located in
Napaskiak, Alaska. Contains information about the residents and the surrounding
area.
Language
American Language Reprint Series http://www.netaxs.com/~salvucci/ALR/ALRhome.html
publishes reprints of early works, some during colonial times, about
Native languages Arapaho Language http://www.cheyenneandarapaho.org/araplang.htm
numbers, days, animals and birds in Arapaho Behold! The Ojibwe Language http://glrain.cic.net/ojib-l~1.htm
an Ojibwe language tutorial Bibliography of Northwest Coast Linguistics http://www.ipfw.indiana.edu/east1/coon/web/nwcst.htm
Many of the citations are older materials that will not show up in
modern databases. California Athapascan http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/6010/
The main focus of these pages for the near future will be the Eel
River group in general and the Cahto language/dialect in specific.
Cherokee Font Information http://joyce.eng.yale.edu/~jolo/Cherokee.html
includes story of the Cherokee font, and pronunciation guide
Cheyenne Language http://www.mcn.net/~wleman/cheyenne.htm
some information on the Cheyenne language and some links to other
sites dealing with the Cheyenne language Chinook Jargon http://members.home.net/skookum/
a glossary and other information about the Chinook Jargon
Chippewa [Ojibwe] Language ~ Anishinabemowin http://www.angelfire.com/wa/chippewalanguagebook/
information on the Ojibwe language Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation http://www.skylands.net/users/tdeer/clcpc/
information on Comanche language, projects, etc. Crow Language Books for Sale http://cougar.ucdavis.edu/nas/SSILA/learning/crow.htm
an advertisement for Crow language books Cultures of the Andes http://www.andes.org/q_vocab.html
basic vocabulary and grammar translated from both English and
Spanish Customized Computer Software http://www.code-it.com/ various software of Native American languages Dakota Language http://www.geocities.com/Paris/9463/daklang1.html
contains the sounds for the Dakota language Danny Ammon's Hupa Language http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~ammon/danny/Hupa/HupaLanguage.html
designed to assist others in trying to learn to speak the Hupa
Language Eskimo (Inuit, Yupik, Greenlandic) http://trc2.ucdavis.edu/ssila/learning/eskimo.htm
advertisement for language and grammar guides to the Innuit, Yupil,
and Greenlandic languages First Nations Language Bank http://www.first-nations-place.com/fnlb.htm
The First Nations Language Bank is trying to obtain all written and
oral dialects of all First Nations of North America. Inuktitut http://www.arctic.ca/LUS/Inuktitut.html
Inuktitut is the traditional language of the Inuit. Jicarilla Apache http://hanksville.phast.umass.edu/misc/announce/jicarilla.html
an advertisement for an audio course in Jicarilla Apache
Kanienkehaka Language http://www.axess.com/mohawk/kanienkehaka.html
Mohawk dictionary , words, and language sources Kualono World-Wide Web (WWW) Service http://128.171.15.130/OP/ designed to service the Hawaiian language speaking communities
world-wide Lakhota Online http://www.lakhota.com/online/
online lessons in the Lakota language Lakota Language Chart http://www.enter.net/~drutzler/pagee.htm
a dictionary of the Lakota language with some grammar rules
Learning an Endangered Language http://sapir.ling.yale.edu/~elf/study.html
incomplete list of endangered languages and information on how and
where they may be studied, where recordings may be obtained, etc. Lengua y Cultura Kawésqar http://www.uchile.cl/facultades/csociales/lenguajes/lengua.htm
information on a native language of Chile (written in Spanish)
Living Languages of the Americas http://www.sil.org/lla/usa_lg.html
lists languages of the USA, and how many people presently speak
those languages Maliseet Texts http://ultratext.hil.unb.ca/Texts/Maliseet/
contains a primer of the Maliseet language (1855), Maliseet
vocabulary (1899), and a modern Maliseet-Passmaquoddy dictionary Mayan Language http://www.halfmoon.org/langfork.html
syllabary, sound charts, and words from Mayan Mayan Language for Native American Schools http://indy4.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/maya/mayatab2.html
information on glyphs Mingo-EGADS http://www.lenzo.com/egads/mingo/
a Mingo-language extensible grammar and dictionary system
Modern Cheyenne Pronunciation http://www.cheyenneandarapaho.org/cheylang.html
pronunciation key Nahuatl Language http://www.public.iastate.edu/~rjsalvad/scmfaq/nahuatl.html
information on grammar, dictionaries, and readings Native American Languages http://www.mcn.net/~wleman/langlinks.htm
links to places dealing with various Native American languages
Native Languages http://www.pitt.edu/~lmitten/natlang.html
lots of neat links to sites dealing with native languages
NEHINAWE Speak Cree http://arpp1.carleton.ca/cree/
a web page on the Cree language Omaha-Ponca Tribes http://spot.colorado.edu/~koontz/omaha/op_sketch.htm
information on the Omaha-Ponca language Pirahã http://amazonling.linguist.pitt.edu/
the language of a small, monolingual group of Native South Americans
living in Amazonas, Brazil Project for the Documentation of the Languages of Mesoamerica
(PDLMA) http://www.albany.edu/anthro/maldp/
the aims, history, and results of research by the Project for the
Documentation of the Languages of Mesoamerica, internally known as the
"Snake Jaguar Project" The Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the
Americas http://trc2.ucdavis.edu/ssila/default.asp
information about the society, a set of links, upcoming events, etc.
Various Indian Peoples Publishing Co. http://members.aol.com/vipublish/sublang.html
contains ads for language learning materials in Cherokee, Choctaw,
Chickasaw, and Lakota Woodland Cultural Center Aborigine Languages http://www.woodland-centre.on.ca/languages.html
information about the Aanisnaabeg and Ogwehoweh languages
Yamada Web Guide to Cherokee http://babel.uoregon.edu/yamada/guides/cherokee.html
WWW links to information on the Cherokee language
Museums
The Lenni Lenapi Museum http://www.lenape.org/index5.htm
contains information on the Lenapi, a North American powwow
schedule, and numerous links to various topics related to Native Americans
Native American Museums of New Mexico http://www.nmculture.org/HTML/native.htm
a list of links to Native American museums in New Mexico
Rankokus Indian Reservation http://www.powhatan.org/ contains information on activities and services of the Rankokus
Indian reservation; and some articles about the Powhatans Six Nations Indian Museum http://tuscaroras.com/graydeer/pages/sixnamus.htm
Native American
Kids
American Trivia Quiz http://www.bluemountain.com/eng/nativeamer/trivia.html
Where did this word come from? Deaf Native American Children http://www.bigriver.net/~rasmith/about/dnac.html
information on dealing with deaf children in general, and deaf
Indian children in specific Harvest Quiz http://www.bluemountain.com/eng/nativeamer/quiz2.html
Where did this food come from? Leo Ussak Elementary School http://www.arctic.ca/LUS/index.html
homepage for the Leo Ussak Elementary School in Nunavat Mr. Marley's Class http://www.cybertrails.com/~azboater/index.html
This page—done by Mr. Marley's Fourth Grade class on the Fort
Apache Indian Reservation—includes information on folklore, food, and
culture. Native American Homeschool Association http://expage.com/page/nahomeschool
NAHA seeks to provide Native American Homeschoolers with the best
possible educational sources and connections not only for helping parents teach
at home, but also to protect their right to do so. They believe that Native
American languages, religion, history, songs, dances, stories, and crafts are
just as important to as a knowledge of science, math, English. Ten Things Wrong with Columbus http://www.bluemountain.com/eng/nativeamer/NAcolum.html
some things Columbus couldn't have seen in Europe UNITY http://www.unityinc.org/ a national Native American youth leadership organization
Z. J. Williams Memorial School HomePage http://numa.niti.org/users/rkern/homepage.html
Home page for the Zacharias John Williams Memorial School located in
Napaskiak, Alaska. Contains information about the residents and the surrounding
area.
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