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Northern Plains Indian Tribes Reviewed Resources for Students and Teachers By Regions Eastern Woodland Indian Tribes - Northern Plains Indian Tribes - Pacific Northwest Indian Tribes - Southern Plains & Southwest Indian Tribes Northern Plains Indian Tribes Apsaroke / Crow Indian Tribe - - Arapaho Indian Tribe - - Blackfoot Indian Tribe - - Cheyenne Indians - - Goshute Indian Tribe - - Paiute Indians - - Pawnee Indians - - Shoshone Indians - - Sioux Indians - - Ute Indians Apsaroke / Crow Indian Tribe The Absaroke Indians of America __ "Better known as 'The Crow' Indians – an appellation given to them by the White Man, either derisively or as a mistaken translation of their Indian name that actually meant 'Sparrowhawk' or 'Bird People' - the Absaroke were originally part of the Hidatsa or Gros Ventre Tribe residing along the Missouri River in
North Dakota." You will find a good overview of tribal history and culture. - From buzzle.com - http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/5-29-2004-54825.asp Crow ___Excerpt from a report by the Indian Congress in 1898. - Illustrated - From the Omaha Public Library - http://www.omaha.lib.ne.us/transmiss/congress/crow.html Crow Indians __ An overview of the Crow Indians and Crow mythology. - illustrated - From crystalinks.com - http://www.crystalinks.com/crow.html The Crow - Skilled Horseman of Montana __ "The Crow, also called the Absaroka, Apsaroke, or Apsáalooke, their name was given them by the Hidatsa, and meant "people [or children] of the large-beaked bird." A brief overview of people and history. - illustrated - From legendsofamerica.com - http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-crow.html Crow Tribe ___Demographics and contact information. - Tribal seal image - From the Crow Tribal Council - http://tlc.wtp.net/crow.htm Cultural Heritage of the Crow __ A general overview of the Crow nation with several links to additional material. - illustrated - From carleton.edu - http://serc.carleton.edu/research_education/nativelands/crow/culture.html
Native American Tribe - Crow __ Learn how the Crow dupped the railroad in this tale from the Old West. - From frontiertrails.com - http://www.frontiertrails.com/oldwest/crow.html Official Website of the Crow Tribe - Apsáalooke Nation Executive Branch __ "Crow Executive branch of the Apsaalooke Nation is located in the Crow Indian Reservation in the heart of Crow Country in Crow Agency, Montana, approximately 50 miles south of Billings, Montana." Find information about communities, population, Crow
history, points of interest and more. - illustrated - From crowtribe.com - http://www.crowtribe.com/ Arapaho Indian Tribe About the Arapaho Indians __ A general overview of the Arapaho. - From ehow.com - http://www.ehow.com/about_4567361_the-arapaho-indians.html Arapaho ___An overview of Arapaho history with emphasis on the battles and massacres during the Plains Wars. There is an image of an Arapaho Ghost Dancer shirt. Click on the letter 'D' to read a brief text description. - Illustrated - From Richard Alonzo - http://homepages.tesco.net/~richard.alonzo/Tribes/arapaho.htm Arapaho ___Location, history, daily life and the Arapaho flag. - Text only - From Emuseum - Arapaho __ An encyclopedic article with links to related materials. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arapaho Arapaho __ Definition and collection of encyclopedic articles about the Arapaho. - From Answers.com - http://www.answers.com/topic/arapaho Arapaho Indian History __ "According to the tradition of the Arapaho they were once a sedentary, agricultural people, living far to the northeast of their more recent habitat, apparently about the Red River Valley of northern Minnesota." A brief overview plus a good assortment of links to other resources. - From accessgenealogy.com - http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/arapaho/arapahohist.htm Arapaho Indians __ A general overview of the tribe and people. - From tagate.com - http://www.tagate.com/western/indians/arapaho_indians.shtml Arapaho Lands ___A good history of the Arapaho, beginning with their creation story and ending in 1861. There is a link to relevant treaties. - Text only - From Ethel Taylor - http://rebelcherokee.labdiva.com/arapaho.html Arapaho Moccasins ___A description of these moccasins and instructions (with patterns) for making them. - Illustrated - From the Museum and Research Center of the American Mountain Men - http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/mtman/html/skchbk02.html
The Arapaho Tribe __ "The Araphoe are considered to be buffalo hunters of the plains but also have traditions of a time when they lived in the east and planted corn." A brief overview. - From omahapubliclibrary.org - http://www.omahapubliclibrary.org/transmiss/congress/arapaho.html Ethnologue: Arapaho ___Demographic information about the Arapaho language. - Text only - From Ethnologue: Languages of the World - http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ARP Facts For Kids: Arapaho Indians ___Several questions and their answers are presented here in simple, straightforward language. Links within the text will take you to further information. A few Arapaho Indian photos with the text - illustrated - From Native Americans for Kids - http://www.geocities.com/bigorrin/arapaho_kids.htm History of the Northern Arapaho Tribe __ "The Arapaho Tribe apparently migrated into its historical homelands of Colorado and Wyoming from the northeast. Tribal history tells of a crossing of a great frozen river to the north sometime in the past, which likely may have been the Missouri." An outline of Arapaho history. - From colorado.edu - http://www.colorado.edu/csilw/arapahoproject/contemporary/history.htm Imaging and Imagining the Ghost Dance ___"1890s photo documentary of the Arapaho Ghost Dance." - Illustrated - From James Mooney - http://php.indiana.edu/~tkavanag/visual5.html Information on the Arapaho Indian Culture ___"Find out about the way of life, history, culture, heritage and current situation regarding the Arapaho Indian Nation." - Text only - From PageWise, Inc. - http://sc.essortment.com/arapahoindianw_rijy.htm
Wind River Country : Northern Arapaho Tribe __ "The Northern Arapaho tribe of Wyoming is one of four groups of Arapaho who originally occupied the headwaters of the Arkansas and Platte Rivers in what is now northeastern Colorado." An overview of the tribe and its history. - illustrated - From wind-river.org - http://www.wind-river.org/info/reservation/arapaho.php Blackfoot Indian Tribe Blackfeet Indians ___As you'll read here, the relationship between Lewis and Clark's expedition did not get off to a very good start. - Text only - From PBS - Blackfeet/Blackfoot Indian Tribe Online Records __ You will find a brief introductory article and then many resources and links. - From accessgenealogy.com - http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/blackfeet/index.htm
Blackfoot __ "The independent and very successful warriors had a territory that stretched from the North Saskatchewan River along what is now Edmonton, Alberta in Canada, to the Yellowstone River of Montana in the United States, and from the Rocky Mountains and along the South Saskatchewan River, east past the Cypress Hills."
An encyclopedic article with links to related material. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfoot Blackfeet Indian Reservation __ "The Blackfeet Indian Reservation or Blackfeet Nation is an Indian reservation of the Blackfeet tribe in Montana in the United States. It is located east of Glacier National Park and borders Canada to the north." An encyclopedic article with links to related material. - illustrated - From wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfeet_Indian_Reservation Blackfoot Indian Tribe __ A general overview of the Blackfoot tribe. - From kwintessential.co.uk - http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/India/Blackfoot-Indian-Tribe/3394 Blackfoot Indian Tribe, History, Culture __ A timeline of Blackfoot history along with some facts. - From allglacier.com - http://www.allglacier.com/area_info/blackfoot_tribe.php Blackfoot Language __ You will find scanned-in Blackfoot language documents, including linguistic information, a Blackfoot story, and grammar. - From The Rosetta Project - http://www.rosettaproject.org:8080/live/search/detailedlanguagerecord?ethnocode=BLC
Blackfoot/Piegan Literature ___Following the links to several stories of Blackfoot folklore, you'll find some general tribal information. - Text only - From Glenn Welker - http://www.indians.org/welker/blacfeet.htm Constitution and By-Laws for the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet ... __ Full text in click-to-read sections or just scroll down the page. - From ou.edu - http://thorpe.ou.edu/constitution/blackfeet/bfcontTOC.html The Marias Massacre ___Learn about this awful event in Piegan history. The webmaster points out it is no less important than any other massacre or battle during this time, but that it's been treated callously by historians. - Text only - From Jordan S. Dill - http://www.dickshovel.com/parts.html Official Site of the Blackfoot Nation __ "We are members of the ancient line of Blackfoot people going back before time. We are the traditional believers in our ancient ways that were given to us by iits-tsi-pah-ta-pii-op - the Source of Life." You will find online Native Studies courses, history, and cultural information from a
Blackfoot elder. - illustrated - By Chief Long Standing Bear - http://www.blackfoot.org/ TMI Rinehart Thumbnails ___The photos you'll find here were taken in 1898. Click on any of them to see larger versions. Historic Blackfeet photos- Illustrated - From Omaha Public Library - http://www.omaha.lib.ne.us/transmiss/congress/gallery/inbl01.html Treaty With The Blackfeet, October 17, 1855 __ Full text. - From accessgenealogy.com - http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0040149
Cheyenne Indians Black Kettle ___The story of this great chief's life as a leader of his people. - Illustrated - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/blackkettle.htm Cheyenne Indian __ A growing website exploring the history and heritage of the Cheyenne Indian Tribes. - illustrated - From .cheyenneindian.com - http://www.cheyenneindian.com/ Cheyenne Indian History __ "The earliest authenticated habitat of the Cheyenne, before the year 1700, seems to have been that part of Minnesota bounded roughly by the Mississippi, Minnesota, and upper Red rivers." A brief history. - From accessgenealogy.com - http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/cheyenne/cheyennehist.htm Cheyenne Indians __ "The Cheyenne are north American Plains Indian people of Algonkian stock who inhabited the regions around the Platte and Arkansas rivers during the 19th century...Before 1700 the home of the Cheyenne was in central Minnesota, where they farmed, hunted, gathered wild rice, and made pottery." - illustrated - From Crystalinks - http://www.crystalinks.com/cheyenne.html Cheyenne Indians __ "Cheyenne Indians, one of the most westerly tribes of the Algonquian nation. They were seated on the Cheyenne, a branch of the Red River of the North. Driven by the Sioux, they retreated beyond the Missouri. Near the close of the eighteenth century they were driven to or near the Black Hills (now in the Dakotas and Wyoming),
where Lewis and Clarke found them in 1804, when they possessed horses and made plundering raids as far as New Mexico." A general overview of the Cheyenne plus a great gallery of classic photos. - illustrated - From sonofthesouth.net - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/american-indians/cheyenne-indians.htm Cheyenne Picture Dictionary ___First choose a category; then select the image to here its Cheyenne word. (WAV format) Topics include birds, clothing and tools. - Illustrated - From the Cheyenne Language Web Site - http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/song/1147/cheypics.htm
Facts For Kids: Cheyenne Indians (Cheyennes) ___Several questions and their answers are presented here in simple, straightforward language. Links within the text will take you to further information. - Text only - From Native Americans for Kids - Tichkematse: A Cheyenne at the Smithsonian ___"A fascinating early employee of the Smithsonian Institution was Tichkematse (Squint Eyes), a Cheyenne Indian who worked for the institution in a variety of capacities between 1879 and 1881." This is his story. - Illustrated - From National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution - http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/squint_eyes/squint_eyes.htm Goshute Indian Tribe goshchrtr __ "Whereas, the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation is a recognized Indian tribe organized under a Constitution and By-laws ratified by the Tribes on November 9, 1940, and approved by the Secretary of the Interior on November 25, 1940, pursuant to Section 16 of the Act of June 18,1934 (48 Stat. 984), as amended by the Act
of June 15, 1935 (49 Stat. 378); and ..." Text of the Corporate Charter of the Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Utah. - From ou.edu - http://thorpe.ou.edu/IRA/goshchrtr.html Goshute Indians __ "The Goshute Indians are part of the larger Shoshonean-speaking Native American groups that live in the Intermountain West." An overview of Goshute history and culture. - From historytogo.utah.gov - http://historytogo.utah.gov/utah_chapters/american_indians/goshuteindians.html Paiute Indians Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe ___Sections include government, programs and general information about the tribe. - Illustrated - From the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe - http://www.fpst.org/ Las Vegas Paiute Tribe __ Official site of the Las Vegas Paiutes. - From lvpaiutetribe.com - http://www.lvpaiutetribe.com/ Paiute Baskets ___"Please click on small thumbnail photos below to "super-size" images which should open in a new window. Simply close large photo/ new window to return." - Illustrated - From Len Wood's Indian Territory Gallery - http://www.indianterritory.com/pages/paiuteindianbaskets.htm Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah __ Official website of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah. You will find history, culture, events and much more. - illustrated - From utahpaiutes.org - http://www.utahpaiutes.org/ Paiute Indian War ___"Only once in the history of the Pony Express did the mail not go through." Learn why here. - Text only - From the Pony Express Home Station - http://www.xphomestation.com/paiutewar.html Paiute people __ An encyclopedic article with links to related material. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paiute_people Sarah Winnemucca ___Biography. - Text only - From Library of Congress Today in History: October 14 - http://www.fact-index.com/s/sa/sarah_winnemucca.html Pawnee Indians Dr. Thomas Kavanagh Reading Pawnee Pictures ___"You can view several vintage photos of Pawnee people, including some notable chiefs. To be sure you take note of all the information to be found in them, the webmaster has provided detailed text descriptions for each." - Illustrated - From William Hammond Mathers Museum - http://php.indiana.edu/~tkavanag/phothana.html Facts for Kids: Pawnee Indians __ "Information about the Pawnee Indians for students and teachers. Covers food, homes, arts and crafts, weapons, culture, and daily life of the Pawnees." - From bigorrin.org - http://www.bigorrin.org/pawnee_kids.htm
Pawnee __ An encyclopedic article with lonks to related material - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawnee Pawnee ___Encyclopedic entry about this Nation and its people's history. - Text only - From Fact Monster - http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/society/A0837937.html The Pawnee Indian Tribe - Farmers on the Plains __ "Descended from Caddoan linguistic stock, the Pawnee were unlike most of the Plains Indians as their villages tended to be permanent." A brief overview - illustrated - From legendsofamerica.com - http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-pawnee.html Pawnee Language and the Pawnee Indian Tribe __ "Pawnee is a Caddoan language of the Great Plains, spoken by fewer than a hundred native people in Oklahoma. Though the language has been in decline, today some young Pawnees are trying to revive their ancestral language again." Resources for Pawnee language. - From
native-languages.org - http://www.native-languages.org/pawnee.htm Pawnee Nation ___"This site was established to inform you of the Pawnee Nations Tribal program and services that are offered. The site also informs you of the progress of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and may inform you of any upcoming events or recent events or any building developments." - Text only - From the Pawnee Nation of
Oklahoma - http://www.pawneenation.org/ Plains Indian and the Wolf: The Pawnee ___Deals with Pawnee identification with the wolf. - Text only - From Wolf Song of Alaska - http://www.wolfsongalaska.org/plains_indian.html Shoshone Indians Bear River Massacre ___"Approximately 250 Shoshoni were slain, including 90 women and children." A short article, but it recounts the events of this little-known massacre. - Text only - From OnlineUtah.com - http://www.onlineutah.com/bearrivermassacre.shtml
Lewis and Clark . Native Americans . Shoshone Indians | PBS ___A history of the Shoshone's first contact with white men, who happened to be with the Lewis and Clark expedition. - 1 image - From PBS - http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native/sho.html
Shoshone Indians ___"...excerpts from the journals of Lewis and Clark and their men present a picture of the Lemhi Shoshone as the Anglo-Americans saw them." - Text only - From the National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior - http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/TheJourney/NativeAmericans/Shoshone.htm Western Shoshone ___A dated site which failed to live up to its promise. Several topics are listed, but only five pages have any content. - Text only - From the University of Nevada - http://www.unr.edu/nnap/NT/ws-1.htm Sioux Indians 1815 Treaty with the Blackfeet Sioux __ You will find the full text. - From Dakota-Lakota-Nakota Human Rights Advocacy Coalition - http://www.dlncoalition.org/dln_nation/1865_blackfeet_treaty.htm Dakota Tamakoce Singers ___A large library of traditional Dakota songs, plus information about Dakota culture and music. RealOne Player is required for the sound files. - Illustrated - From Richard Becker and Dakota Tamakoce Singers - http://drumhop.com/ Lakota Astronomy ___Topics include vision quests, Medicine Wheels and "the Fallen Star." - Illustrated - From Paula Giese - http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stars/starmenu.html Sioux Nation - Lakota - Dakota - Nakota __ An excellent page about many aspects of the Sioux Nation. You will learn about how each "nation" is sub-divided into bands, their history and culture, where they live and find a good timeline of important dates in Sioux history. - illustrated - From Crystalinks - http://www.crystalinks.com/sioux.html Treaties ___"This is a collection of treaties between the United States Government and Dakota and Lakota peoples. These treaties were compiled and edited in 1904 by Charles J. Kappler, LL.M., Clerk to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and published under the title: Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties, (Volume II), Washington, Government
Printing Office." - Text only - From Rev. Raymond A. Bucko, S.J. of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Creighton University - http://puffin.creighton.edu/lakota/index_treaties.html Ute Indians About the Ute Indians __ "The Ute Indians are a Native American tribe of the western United States. It was from the Utes that the state of Utah derived its name." An introductory overview of the Utes. - From ehow.com - http://www.ehow.com/about_4566083_the-ute-indians.html Chief Ouray: Southern Ute Indian Tribe ___"He was a man of peace at a time of war between Indians and whites." Read a brief biography here. - Text only - From the Southern Ute Indian Tribe - http://www.southern-ute.nsn.us/history/ouray.html Facts for Kids: Ute Indians __ "Information about the Ute Indians for students and teachers. Covers food, homes, arts and crafts, weapons, culture, and daily life of the Utes." - From bigorrin.org - http://www.bigorrin.org/ute_kids.htm
The Official Web Site of the Ute Indian Tribe __ "The Utes have a tribal membership of 3,157 and over half of its membership lives on the Reservation. They operate their own tribal government and oversee approximately 1.3 million acres of trust land." Official sitee. - illustrated - From utetribe.com - http://www.utetribe.com/ A picture of life on the Fort Duchesne reservation in Roosevelt, Utah __ "The Ute Indians of North Western Utah are the least-educated, poorest citizens in Utah. Most live off Government assistance and the dropout rate among their children is ninety-percent. This fact has caused them to be the poorest group of citizens in Utah." Article and film review. - From utahstories.com - http://www.utahstories.com/utes.htm Southern Ute Indian Tribe ___Information about Ute history and culture, including traditional dances. - Illustrated - From the Southern Ute Indian Tribe - http://www.southern-ute.nsn.us/ Ute ___Includes information about the Southern Utes, Ute Mountain Utes, Bear Dance and Sundance. - Text only - From Four Corners Post Card site - http://www.ausbcomp.com/redman/ute.htm Ute Indian __ Culture, history and folklore. The site also features a discussion board and a list of resources. - From uteindian.com - http://www.uteindian.com/ Ute Indians __ "The Mormons or "Mermen" as the Weenoochew (Old People) called them, came into Utah and settled in the Wasatch Valley in the 1840’s. At first they wanted to convert the Utes. Their "Book of Mormon" says, the "Lamanites" (dark skinned People) are the Chosen People. Some Noochew accepted the Mormon religion and became farmers, other Noochew resisted." A brief overview of modern Ute history and an annotated gallery of classic vintage photos. - illustrated - From prospector-utah.com - http://www.prospector-utah.com/ute-indians.htm Ute Language and the Ute Indian Tribe (Southern Paiute) __ "Southern Paiute is a Uto-Aztecan language of the Western Plateau. It is spoken natively by more than 1500 people in Utah, Nevada, Colorado, and Arizona. " Ute language resources. - From native-languages.org - http://www.native-languages.org/ute.htm Ute Mountain Ute Tribe ___This website offers "a glimpse of the colorful past and the dynamic present and future of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe." - Illustrated - From the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe - http://www.utemountainute.com/ Ute people __ You will find an encyclopedic article with links to related material. - illustrated - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ute_people Utes __ "The Ute people came from the north to become the oldest residents of Colorado. They occupied Utah, Colorado and New Mexico." General look at Ute history, culture and people. - From mnsu.edu - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/utes.html Privacy Policyfor archaeolink.com
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