Reader Recommendations: Native Americans

Great American Documents is a new website presenting the full wordage from many of the documents and speeches that helped shape American history. According to the webmaster, The site focuses on material that elevated freedom and liberty. We hope Americans enjoy them and are inspired, he added. Among the eighteen documents currently covered is the final draft of Abraham Lincoln�s Emancipation Proclamation and Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Declaration of Sentiments from the first women's rights convention in 1848 held in Seneca Falls, New York. Speeches now include those delivered by Patrick Henry, Frederick Douglass, William Jennings Bryan, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy, Martin Luther King and fourteen others.

Animal Tribe for children 7-12 is a fantastic interactive reading curriculum teaching children about animal totems and indigenous cultures.

This website has examples of Native American architecture and shelters that teachers and kids can use to learn about the teepee (tipi), igloo (iglu), wigwam, pueblo, wikiup, hogan, plank house and the longhouse. The site contains pictures, drawings, images, and illustrations of indigenous dwellings.

Canku Ota" (Many Paths) is an e-zine for and about Native America ... the native people of North America ... Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and First Nations People. It is a celebration of the traditions and cultures of these wonderfully diverse people. Each biweekly issue contains news articles, about events and issues, contributed by premier writers and artists. We also share stories, recipes, nature articles, opportunities, school news, projects, and anything else of interest to our readers, young and old. We focus on positive, yet factual information. Our extensive resource pages offer links to some of the best, legitimate Native Web sites.