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History Native Americans, Grades Pre-K - 12
Genetic Tracing of the First Americans
Where did the first Native Americans come from? Find out with the reading passage and map in... | Dull Knife, Little Wolf, and the Long Way Home
This is the story of a group of Cheyennes who decided they would rather die than leave their... | |
Carve an Apple Doll
Make a doll to illustrate a Crow Indian colloquialism, which describes elderly people as having... | The General
Here's a brief biography of General George Armstrong Custer, as well as a recounting of his... | |
Sequoyah and His Syllabary
Students learn about the origins of the written Cherokee language in this printable about... | Hero Stories of the Great Plains
Hero stories tell a lot about a people and their values. This printable includes three folk... | |
Vegetable Dyes Are Hard to "Beet"
Vegetables are an excellent source of many different colors of dye. Learn how Native Americans... | Measles and the Native American
White settlers brought the measles with them to North America, where the disease devastated... | |
Effigy Burial Mounds
Overlooking the Mississippi River in eastern Iowa, there stands a fascinating group of Indian... | Ring and Pin Game
This traditional game of dexterity was originally played by natives of the Great Plains using... | |
Build a Seminole Summer House
Students build a model Seminole Indian house, like those that were once in present-day Florida. | Great Plains Indian Beadwork
The natives of the Great Plains used beadwork to decorate many things that they used or wore.... | |
Cherokee Cooklore
Students learn about traditional Cherokee dishes, and what it took to make them. This printable... | History of the Ceremonial Pipe
The pipe and the smoking of tobacco were the center of a ceremonial rite for Native Americans.... | |
Storing Food
Before refrigerators and freezers, people had to rely on other ways of keeping food fresh. This... | Naming the Months of the Year
Students learn the names of the months on the Arapaho lunar calendar, and how they correspond... | |
Native Americans in the Civil War
Students learn about the participation of Native Americans in the Civil War. | Folktales of the Northwest
We can learn a great deal about the natives of the Northwest from reading their stories. Use... | |
The Buffalo Hunters
Native Americans used every part of the buffalo they hunted. When the animals became extinct,... | The Magnificent Salmon
The salmon's life cycle is one of the most interesting of all Earth's creatures. This story... |

