Deschutes Public Library

Cascade Middle School: Ms. Marten’s Project on Native American Tribes and Culture

Library Online Resources

In the “Online Resources” section of the Deschutes Public Library website (www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources), check out the databases in the Homework category! Use your library card (including Library Linx cards) to log in, or use them at a public library. Do a keyword search or browse the categories in these databases for magazine and journal articles covering your topic.

Student Resources in Context
www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/gsrc.aspx

US History in Context
www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/uhic.aspx

Discovering Collection
www.deschuteslibrary.org/onlineresources/gdc.aspx

Websites

University of Washington Libraries: Native American History
guides.lib.washington.edu/history-nativeam

A digital collection of primary and secondary source material related to Native Americans.

Lewis and Clark and the Native Americans
www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native/index.html

Learn about the tribes that had the most impact on the journeys of Lewis and Clark.

Library of Congress: Pre-contact America
myloc.gov/EXHIBITIONS/EARLYAMERICAS/PRECONTACTWORLD/Pages/default.aspx

Learn about indigenous life in the Americas before the arrival of Europeans.

The Oregon History Project: As Long as the World Goes on, the Land and People of Southwestern Oregon
www.ohs.org/education/oregonhistory/narratives/index.cfm?nar_ID=4E8A6F47-0060-3C44-777DD60AA3513C34

Explore topics that cover the early days of this region in Oregon.

America’s History in the Making
www.learner.org/courses/amerhistory/units/

Check out the units that cover Pre-Columbian America and Mapping Initial Encounters; click on the units and view downloadable text book articles and primary source documents.

Four Directions Institute: Tribes Index
www.fourdir.com/tribes_index.htm

Find a tribe in the list, and learn a little of the tribe’s history and current standing.

University of Saskatchewan: Indigenous Studies Portal (iPortal)
iportal.usask.ca/

Journal articles, photographs, and more information covering all aspects of Native life and culture.

Last modified on Friday, September 14, 2012