Websites on Wyoming Native Americans

Websites Specific to Wyoming Native Americans

A compendium of websites and museums about Wyoming Native Americans that may be useful to teachers at various grade levels, created by Kathy Christensen, Natrona County School District #1, and Kathy Scheurman, Wyoming Education Association. Disclaimer: The authors of this document, the Wyoming Education Association, and Natrona County School District #1 do not endorse any of the sources or resources listed in this document, and do not attest to the reliability or accuracy of the information they provide.

For additional resources, also see the “Wyoming History Resources” document from Wyoming Education Association.

Wind River Education: A project funded by the Wyoming Legislature, created by Wyoming PSB. http://windriveredu.org/ -- Videos, lesson plans, and links to educational resources about the two Wind River Reservation tribes for teachers and students, including information on tribal government, as well as preservation of American Indian culture and heritage.

Lived History - The Wind River Virtual Museum: created by Wyoming PBS. http://www.windrivervm.org/ -- Lived History documents the creation of a high definition video 'virtual museum' of ancestral artifacts, currently stored in museum collections sometimes far from their places of origin, for the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes.

Illustrated article: “History of Wyoming” by Linda Alchin, an author primarily specializing in history. https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/history-of-native-americans/history-of-wyoming- indians.htm --This illustrated article provides interesting facts, information and a history timeline of the Native American Indians of Wyoming. • https://www.warpaths2peacepipes.com/indian-tribes/arapaho-tribe.htm --Information on Arapaho tribe.

Native American Facts for Kids: Resources on American Indians for Children and Teachers. http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm --Information produced by Native Languages of the Americas, a non-profit organization working to preserve and promote American Indian languages. This "Facts For Kids" section was designed to provide simple online information about American Indians in an easy-to-read question and answer format. • http://www.native-languages.org/ --A compendium of online materials about more than 800 indigenous languages of the Western Hemisphere and the people that speak them. • www.bigorrin.org/shoshone_kids.htm --Shoshone Indian tribe information for school or home-schooling reports. Site encourages students and teachers to visit their Shoshone Indian homepage for more in-depth information about the tribe, but here are answers to the questions they are most often asked by children, with Shoshone pictures and links suitable for all ages.

“Native Americans in Olden Times For Kids.” http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/index.html --Large variety of information about Native Americans (including North, Central and South America), created by two teachers.

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Library Media Website from Park CSD#1 in Wyoming. http://www.park1elemlib.net/native-americans.html --School librarian-curated information on Wyoming Native American tribes.

Map of American Indian Tribes in Wyoming -- https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search;_ylt=A86.JyE9dcBZF24Am48PxQt.?p=wyoming+i ndian+tribes&fr=yhs-iba-1&fr2=piv-web&hspart=iba&hsimp=yhs- 1&type=mvds_6054_CHW_US#id=2&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.native- languages.org%2Fwyoming.jpg&action=click

Ducksters Education Site. • Native Americans for Kids. http://www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans.php -- Very basic information on Native Americans, and many links to articles and other resources. • Index and links to Native American history. www.ducksters.com/history/native_americans/ --Alphabetical list of links to resources.

Native American Indian Facts. http://native-american-indian-facts.com --you will discover information on numerous American Indian tribes including where they lived, their history, culture, how they lived, their jewelry, and who their famous warriors and chiefs were.

Blackfoot Tribe: History, Facts & Beliefs. http://study.com/academy/lesson/blackfoot-tribe-history-facts-beliefs.html --Lesson on Blackfoot Tribe, from an AP History tutoring course by Study.com.

Native Americans. http://www.thewildwest.org/nativeamericans --Information on Native American society, legends, famous people, places, art, and religion.

Index - Native Americans/Kids and Big Kids Corner. http://horsehints.org/IndexNativeAmericans.htm --Alphabetical index of links to information about various tribes, as well links to varied information about Native Americans. [Note: Most are dated 2011-2012.]

American Indian Culture of the Plains. https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-us-history/period-1/apush-before-contact/a/plains- indian-culture --Khan Academy article on AP US History regarding American Plains Indians.

Wyoming State Museum. http://wyomuseum.state.wy.us --See details on WEA’s “Wyoming History Resources” document.

American Indians and the Buffalo. http://www.sd4history.com/unit3/buffalolesson2.htm --Lesson from “The Weekly South Dakotan: South Dakota Treasure Chest for 4th Grade History.” Timeline, vocabulary, and information about American Indians and the Buffalo.

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