American Indian Studies Research
Institute - an interdisciplinary research center at Indiana University for projects focusing
on the Native peoples of the Americas. Added 10/3/01
Tribal
Colleges : An Introduction - a 1999 report issued by AIHEC and
the Institute for Higher Education Policy. This press release provides a
link to the full report (requires Adobe Acrobat) Updated 1/22/06
Bay Mills Community
College - at the Bay Mills Indian Community in the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan
Added 9/14/98
Carlisle
Indian Industrial School - while not exactly a "tribal college" as
they exist today, this is a home page devoted to the (in)famous Carlisle
Indian School (1879-1918) in Carlisle, PA. Indian kids from around the
country were
sent to this boarding school for years in an attempt to whitewash them.
This site also includes a student name index and a history and
bibliographies of the school. Added 9/9/97
Chilocco Indian School - another boarding school, featuring history and
yearbook pictures. Added 10/26/01
Native American
Studies Program - this founding department in the field is now part
of the Ethnic Studies Department at Berkeley. Added 1/21/00; updated 4/7/02
American
Indians and the Natural World - teaching material accompanying
Carnegie Museum of Natural History's new Alcoa Hall of American Indians in
Pittsburgh. Added 11/29/99; updated 9/29/02
Books - books on
Indians received by the Universtiy of Pittsburgh Library System, March 1994 - April 1999.
This list is no longer being updated. Updated 5/18/99
Books -
Scholastic, a major publisher of children's books, recently released two
books about Native Americans in their best-selling "Dear America" series
of historical fiction diaries. The first, My Heart is On the Ground :
The Diary of Nannie Little Rose, by Ann Rinaldi, is set at Carlisle
Indian School in 1880. The second, The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow :
The Diary of Sarah Nita, written by Ann Turner, takes place during the
Navajo Long Walk. Both are drawing fire for the serious factual errors and
cultural misrepresentations of these events. This web site has critical
reviews of the books written by Native educators. Added
5/4/99; updated 3/17/00
Canku Ota (Many
Paths) - formerly Turtle Tracks,
a newsletter for kids from a Native American view. Lots of great stuff
here for schools! Added 4/6/99; updated 1/24/00
"Chiefs" -
the PBS Independent Lens film on the Arapaho boys basketball team at Wind River Indian High
School. Added 4/26/03
The Cradleboard
Teaching Project
- a program linking Native and non-Native schools and providing
curriculum information for grades 3-12, founded by Buffy Sainte-Marie.
Added 8/19/97; updated 7/19/99
First Nations Histories
- excellent historical & cultureal overviews for a couple dozen tribes.
A good source for student papers! Added 8/3/99; ;updated 4/7/02
The Great Peace CD-ROM
- an extensive resource for schools on Iroquois history and culture, from
Tuscarora artist Raymond Skye Added 2/9/99; updated 11/12/99
Kids' Stop - information and
resources on Canadian First Nations for Native and non-Native students and their teachers,
from Indian and Northern Affairs CanadaAdded 12/3/99; updated 1/22/06
Languages -
a collection of links to web pages for learning Native American
languages Added 5/20/98
A Native
Bridge to WebJunction - "WebJunction is an online community of libraries and other agencies sharing
knowledge and experience to provide the broadest public access to information
technology. The mission of the Native bridge to WebJunction.org is to provide an
interface to WebJunction content tailored for Native users." Added 5/27/04
Oyate - "a
Native organization working to see that our lives and histories are
honestly portrayed, and so that all people will know our stories belong to
us."... And an EXCELLENT source for books for kids Added
11/16/98
Peace
4 Turtle Island - a site for kids about the Iroquois nations by
Iroquois people. Lots of good info here for schoolkids needing to learn
about the Seneca, Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, and Cayuga. Added
4/10/00
Peace Party -
resources for teachers from Blue Corn Comics. Added 6/9/01
Presentations
and Performers - here are links to native artists and arts
organizations that might be available for classroom presentations and
teaching. Added 2/28/98
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - Native American Student Organization - NASO Added 3/26/06
