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American Indians and the Natural World - http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/cmnh/exhibits/north-south-east-west/index.html

Site from the Carnegie Museum of Natural History on the belief systems, philosophies, and practical knowledge that guide Indian peoples' interactions with the natural world.

Choctaw Vision - http://www.choctaw.org/

In this site read about the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Find out about their history, culture, tribal economics, and government

Cultures in America - http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CULAMRCA/CONTENTS.HTM

This site explores cultures of Native Americans in all regions of North America

The First Americans - http://www.germantown.k12.il.us/indians/intro.html

Site designed by middle school teachers with facts, pictures, and links about the cultures of the North American Indian tribes.

First Nations History - http://www.tolatsga.org/Compacts.html

Site contains a brief history of native tribes by region or by tribe. Extremely large list of tribes with links!

Native American Shelters - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/prehistory/settlements/index.shtml

This site gives inforamtion of the different structures Native Americans used for shelter.

Native Americans - http://www.thewildwest.org/native_american/index.html

Legends, society, faces, places, art, religion, wisdom of Cherokee, Apache, Navajo, Cheyenne, Pueblo, Sioux, Blackfoot, and others.

Native Americans - http://www.mce.k12tn.net/indians/index.htm

This site contains project created by 5th graders. Read reports on different Indian tribes using the interactive map, try the online quiz, see photos of exhibits, and more!

Native North America - http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/index.shtml

This site contains basic information about many tribes form North America

The North American Indian http://curtis-collection.com

This site contains information and photos of approximately 80 Native American tribes

Southwest Native Americans - http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/swest.htm

This site has information on the art, food, religion, and language of southwest Indian tribes including the Apache, Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, and Zuni.

Native American Groups of the Pacific Northwest

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest -http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/index.html

This site provides a collection of original photographs and documents, and essays about the Northwest Coast and Plateau Indian cultures.

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award98/wauhtml/aipnhome.html

This Library of Congress exhibit focuses on Native Americans from two cultural areas of the Pacific Northwest, the Northwest Coast and Plateau. View their large collection of photos and text descriptions and step into another culture.

Colville Tribe - http://www.colvilletribes.com/history.htm

Site contains information about this eastern Washington Plateau tribe.

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation - http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/

Site contains information about these eastern Washington Plateau tribes.

Elwhaklallum Tribe - http://elwha.org/

This site contains information about this Olympic Peninsula coastal tribe.

Muckleshoot Tribe - http://www.muckleshoot.nsn.us/

This site contains information about this local Puget Sound Tribe.

Nez Perce - http://www.ets.uidaho.edu/arch499/nonwest/Nez_Perce/he_history.htm

This site contains information about this eastern Washington/ Idaho Plateau tribe.

Quileute - http://users.aol.com/donh523/navapage/quill.htm

This site contains information about this Olympic Peninsula coastal tribe.

Suquamish Tribe - http://www.suquamish.nsn.us/

This site contains information about this local Puget Sound Tribe, as well as information about Chief Seattle.

Totem Poles of the Northwest - http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5160/

This site gives information about the "how and why" totem poles.