8th Grade: Native American History and Survivance: Research Links

Native journalism site, focusing on issues of relevance to Nations around the US.

Interactive world map showing indigenous territories and nations worldwide. Type in a specific address or region to find out tribes, treaties, and language information.

Official website for the stand-off at the Maunakea Access Road to protect Maunakea from the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT).

Article from the US Department of Arts and Culture by the Director of Decolonized Futures & Radical Dreams.

Various articles from National Public Radio on the Dakota Access Pipeline. Includes some radio broadcasts and interviews.

U.S Department of Arts & Culture page dedicated to the #honornativeland movement. Created in partnership with Native allies and organizations, there is a guide that offers context about the practice of acknowledgment.

Website for the Cherokee Nation. Includes links to information about history, culture and maps.

Official website for the National Representational Organization Protecting and Advancing the Rights and Interests of Inuit in Canada. Includes information on projects to promote health and wellbeing of Inuit and short history details and maps.

From the National Congress of American Indians. Has videos of annual speeches highlighting all current issues in the US for Native People. Can view video or read transcript.

Provides a brief history of issues Native Americans have faced in voting since the passage of the 14th Amendment.

Official site for the tribal government representing over 34,900 Tlingit and Haida Indians worldwide.

Images, exhibition details and video from the American Museum of Natural History.

Resources provided by the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Features audio and video files.

Interactive timeline that highlights key events and themes from antiquity to today

Indigenous youth groups throughout various regions. Click on Youth Councils for information and videos about issues important to indigenous kids.

Primary sources particularly on native boarding schools, like boarding school letters, reports, pictures that are available for free to the public.

Recorded interviews with members of native communities on various issues. Click on themes to explore many community issues including schools, education, and reservation life.

Resources and links from the UCSC American Indian Resource Center about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, a human rights issue impacting Native communities all across the United States and Canada.

FAQ about federally recognized tribes. Includes details about legal and protected status, terminology, rights, and historical information.

USET works on issues focused on East Coast Nations. Features links to policies and resources on issues facing these Nations today.

The Native American Aid (NAA) provides program services that benefit the Native Americans in the Northern Great Plains. Website includes statistics and information about economic and health conditions of local native groups.

NIWRC seeks to enhance the capacity of American Indian and Alaska Native (Native) tribes, Native Hawaiians, and Tribal and Native Hawaiian organizations to respond to domestic violence. Site includes statistics and resource links.

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