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Learn about Native American history on the Internet. Discover Native American history including influences, culture and customs of various Indian tribes. Links to government & legal documents, and exhibits & collections.

"The New Laws of the Indies, 1542 The Laws and ordinances newly made by His Majesty for the government of the Indies and good treatment and preservation of the Indians created a set of pro-Indian laws - so pro-Indian that they some had to be revoked in Mexico and in Peru due to settler opposition. where the viceroy was killed when he attempted to enforce them. The conflict was between "feudalists" who favored the encomienda system because it maintained society as in the Old World, and the more centralizing "regalists" who wanted to preserve royal power in Spain;s new Empire. Eventually the encomienda was allowed to continue. Charles by the divine clemency Emperor ever august, King of Germany. . . . To the Most Illustrious Prince Don Philip our very dear and very beloved grandson and son, and to the Infantes our grandsons and sons, and to the President, and those of our Council of the Indies, and to our Viceroys, Presidents and Auditors of our Audiencias and royal Chanceries of our said Indies, Islands and Continent of the Ocean Sea; to our Governors, Alcaldes mayores and our other Authorities thereof, and to all the Councils, magistrates, regidores, knights, esquires, officers, and commoners of all the cities, towns, and villages of our said Indies, Islands, and Tierra-firme of the Ocean Sea, discovered and to be discovered; and to any other persons, captains, discoverers, settlers, and inhabitants dwelling in and being natives thereof, of whatever state, quality, condition and pre-eminence they may be. . . . Know ye, That having for many years had will and intention as leisure to occupy ourselves with the affairs of the Indies, on account of their great importance, as well in that touching the service of God our Lord and increase of his holy Catholic faith, as in the preservation of the natives of those parts, and the good government and preservation of their persons; and although we have endeavoured

Map of Native American tribes

It's so difficult to find good sources for indigenous history. Thanks very much.

The history of relationships between Native Americans, Europeans and other immigrants - includes sections on Assimilation, Relocation and Genocide, Indian Boarding Schools, Oral History of the Cherokee and an Interactive Map.

Resources for Native American Heritage Month

I was looking for sources earlier this year for Native American history while I was teaching a unit on Australian indigenous history (I wanted to show the similarities and develop a fresh perspective in my students) and with both topics I struggled to find quality teaching materials, printed or digital. At least this can provide some background information and neat visuals for the students if you're doing a unit on indigenous peoples in the New World.

Native American Public Telecommunications

Have you ever wondered how your favorite place used to look like 50 or 100 years ago? Would you like to refresh your childhood memories and find out what your native town looked like when you were a kid. If "yes" is the answer to either of the questions, you'll find the three projects shared in this post quite exciting. They have a few things in common: they all support Google Maps for you to easily find the place you are interested in. They all have Google Earth integrated for you to get the location 3D view and they allow users to upload old photographs of any geographical locations.

Focuses on organisations involved in race relations, abortion, native Americans and immigration in the USA.

Browse both 3D and standard photographic images of the United States National Parks. Selected field guides available. Subjects include igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks; weathering; glacier, coastal, and stream valley landforms; features of deserts and caverns; forests and plants; animals; native and prehistoric cultures; and man-made features.

Interesting story that links Indian Removal (1830s) with the Civil War and Reconstruction, then includes the consequences of the Dawes Act - which benefited Cheadle's family but few Natives.

Primary source collections, about New York State.  Includes a variety of materials, including Triangle Shirtwaist Fire, African American voting, immigration, women's rights, Native Americans, and various wars

A game from the Virtual Museum of Canada, explores the French and Indian War from the standpoint of British, French, Canadian and Native American perspectives.

documentaries on native americans and Rwanda reconciliation

Recommended for grades 5-8, this site offers an interesting overview of states and Native American tribes. Students learn about states, rivers, mountains, regions, tribes and then practice locating these on maps with a timer.

A collection of primary sources with some guide questions for students, organised around distinct periods of US history. Provided by the National Humanities Centre.

"American Journeys contains more than 18,000 pages of eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the sagas of Vikings in Canada in AD1000 to the diaries of mountain men in the Rockies 800 years later."

"Census records are among one of the best and most often utilized tools for genealogy research. Many censuses are recorded or transcribed online. Locating free census records online can present a challenge. With a bit of patience, you will find thousands of census links to free census transcriptions, census indexes and census images in our categorized directory. "

Has links to free census information from the US, Canada and the UK.

Well-organised portal to primary sources on many aspects of American history. Thanks Yale University Library. You rock.

Documents recommended by Todd Hudson Williams, Manchester High School, Midlothian VA for teaching the Sand Creek Massacre