Skip Navigation
FREE: Federal Resources for Educational Excellence - Teaching and Learning Resources From Federal Agencies
RSS



Home
Subject Map
Go
U.S. History Topics
Business & Work
Business (30)
Careers (19)
Economics (12)
Entrepreneurship (15)
Labor (12)
Ethnic Groups
African Americans (69)
Asian Americans (11)
Hispanic Americans (8)
Native Americans (34)
Famous People
Explorers (31)
Inventors (38)
Leaders (24)
Scientists (12)
Others (25)
Government
Congress (12)
Courts (14)
Elections (10)
Military (9)
Presidents (75)
U.S. Constitution (27)
Other (37)
Movements
Civil Rights (44)
Immigration & Migration (28)
Transportation (27)
Women's History (39)
States & Regions
California (29)
Massachusetts (16)
Midwest (26)
New Mexico (10)
New York (17)
Northeast (18)
Pennsylvania (18)
South (42)
Virginia (21)
West (46)
Others (7)
Wars
American Revolution (18)
Civil War (49)
World War I (17)
World War II (28)
Other Wars (32)
Other History & Soc Studies
Anthropology (13)
Geography (26)
Natural Disasters (12)
Religion & Society (18)
Slavery (25)
Other Resources (66)
 
What's New
Calendar

U.S. History Topics » Ethnic Groups » Native Americans

Campfire Stories with George Catlin: An Encounter of Two Cultures

takes students on a virtual journey with the artist and ethnologist to meet Native Americans of the 1830s. His portraits, scenes of American Indian life, and writings depict cultures prior to U.S. expansion into tribal territories. The site is designed to enrich the study of U.S. history, geography, and environmental conservation, as well as leadership and character development. (Smithsonian Institution)

   Go to this website

Interesting Fact:

Agreements between the U.S. government and Native Americans were reflected not only in written treaties but in wampum belts. The belts, created and used largely by the Iroquois Nations, represented the values and sentiments surrounding an agreement or event.
Shon-ka-ki-he-ga, popularly known as Horse Chief, was a leader of the Pawnee tribe.

Horse Chief

 This website also appears in:
Arts & Music »  Artists » 
Arts & Music »  Visual arts »  Painting
U.S. Time Periods »  1801-1861: Expansion » 

    About FREE      Privacy     Security     Disclaimer     WhiteHouse.gov     USA.gov   ED.gov