History is systematically collected information about the past. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of humans, families, and societies. Knowledge of history is often said to encompass both knowledge of past events and historical thinking skills.
Traditionally, the study of history has been considered a part of the humanities. However, in modern academia, history is increasingly classified as a social science, especially when chronology is the focus.
Indigenous People :: North America
Native Americans :: Genealogy

First Nations Histories - An ongoing web project that aims to provide extensive histories of all major tribes of Native Americans.
A Brief History of Oklahoma - A series of articles dealing with all aspects of the state's history, including the prehistoric native tribes, as well as those who were compelled to migrate and settle the Indian Territory.
A Tribute to the Native People - A collection of short articles on American history from a native perspective. Includes historical photographs, art and artifacts.
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Africans and Indians: Only in America - Essay about the historical interactions of African Americans and Native Americans, and their rarely acknowledged contributions to the nation's story.
American Indian Kids - Historical look at Native Americans for kids, ages 6-10. Emphasizes Indian family and community life.
American Indian Policy Center - Provides government leaders, policy makers, and the public with accurate information about the legal and political history of American Indian nations, and the contemporary situation for American Indians.
Meta Description: [ The American Indian Policy Center provides information and research about Native Americans in the Upper Midwest. ]
American Indian Tribe - Portal site intended to aid web users in research on the historical background of many Native American tribes.
American Truths - Dramatic audio presentations quoting historic documents that contrast the values, beliefs, and behaviors of indigenous and immigrant cultures, and reveal the roots of today's controversies.
Meta Description: [ Dramatic audio presentations quoting historic documents that contrast the values,
beliefs, and behaviors of Indigenous and Immigrant Cultures, and reveal the roots of today's controversies. ]
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Anadarko Festival - Historical photographs taken by John C. Chapman during the 1947 Anadarko, Oklahoma, Indian Festival.
Meta Description: [ This site contains original photographs of the 1947 Anadarko Festival, held in Anadarko, Oklahoma. The festival attracts Native American Indian Tribes from all across North America. ]
Ancient American - Archeology of the Americas Before Columbus. Magazine dedicated to prehistory artifacts and petrogliphs of the American Continent. A public forum for certified experts and nonprofessionals alike.
Meta Description: [ Ancient American describes the true prehistory of America's
continent, regardless of presently fashionable belief-systems, and provide a public forum for
certified experts and non-professionals alike to freely express their views without fear nor favor. ]
Brain-Box Digital Archives - Native American narratives on history and the contemporary culture. Ojibwe perspectives and resources combine in an important new media audiovisual archive. Curriculum materials for teachers available online.
Meta Description: [ Native American narratives on history and the contemporary culture. Ojibwe perspectives and resources combine in an important new media audiovisual archive. Curriculum materials for teachers available online. ]
Cankpe Opi: Wounded Knee Massacre - Comprehensive historical accounts, Congressional testimony, and editorial comments on the December, 1890, massacre in South Dakota.
Meta Description: [ battle of wounded knee ]
Carlisle Indian Industrial School - Respectfully honors those students and their descendants who lived the experiment, celebrates with those who prospered from it, and grieves with those whose lives were diminished by it.
Charles Lummis: Indian Rights Crusader - Article about a New Mexico reporter's struggle to protect Indian families from the destructive boarding school policies of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Meta Description: [ A biography of Southwestern crusader for Indian rights, Charles Fletcher Lummis, a reporter in the early days of the Los Angeles Times. ]
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Chickasaw Historical Research Page - Contains primary source material and historical documents in the history of the Chikasaw people.
Chinook Indian - Enigmatic Tribe of the Columbia River - Master traders and fishermen, who are now almost gone from the face of the earth, once enjoyed a peaceful existence along the banks of the Columbia River.
First American Forefathers - Biographies, pictures and quotations from Native American leaders. Also has a message board and a selection of quizzes and puzzles.
Forgotten Native American History - Neglected historical facts based on the book Lies My Teacher Told Me
Meta Description: [ Forgotten Native American History covers facts that will make your jaw drop. Why didn't I know that??!! You will exclaim! ]
Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux History - Series of articles, with timeline, about the eastern Montana reservation. Includes an annotated roster of Sioux and Cheyenne participants in the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
H-AmIndian: New Media for Native Studies - H-Net discussion group dedicated to American Indian history and culture. Features archive, reviews, links to related lists, and subscription information.
History of the Northwest Coast - Significant events and history of the people of the northwest, from 1774 to present day. Includes journal entries from fur traders, Indian prophets, and ethnographers.
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Indian Occupation of Mother Bedford - History of indigenous peoples of south central Pennsylvania.
Indian Tribes of North America: Washington and Oregon - Excerpt of Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin 145. John R. Swanton's detailed description of contact-era Northwest Native population, locations, and languages.
Indians 4 You - Short essays on various Indian subjects.
Meta Description: [ All the info on Native Americans. Tribes, famous indians, even a english-cherokee translator. Like i said, all the info! ]
Interactive Museum of the American Indian - LostWorlds.org explores the great Native American civilizations that existed before the arrival of Europeans. Includes videos, 3D computer reconstructions, and virtual tours of archaeological sites, photo galleries, and more.
Meta Description: [ LostWorlds.org is an Interactive Museum of the Native American Indian History. This online museum features streaming video documentaries about ancient Native American cultures such as the Eastern Woodland and Mississippian Mound Builders, 3D computer reconstructions of ancient Native American Ind... ]
Looking Back - Historical essays on the indigenous people of America, describing their society, culture, and traditions, to honor the past and preserve the future.
Mound and Effigy Building Cultures of North America - Provides a single point summary of online resources for all those interested in native American cultures, with an emphasis on mounds and archaeological sites.
Narragansett Indian Tribe - Official web site of the Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island provides accurate history of the tribe's past and the outlook of its future.
Native American Conquest - These articles, written for teens, serve as a guide through North America before its Indian cities were destroyed by foreign diseases.
Meta Description: [ These articles, written for Teens, serve as a guide through North America before foreign diseases destroyed its Indian cultures. ]
Native American Participation in the US Military - Naval Historical Center's tribute to the contributions of Native Americans in 20th Century military operations, including the Code Talkers and other decorated members of the armed forces.
Native American Religion in Early America - Essay with teaching suggestions from a scholar in American religious history. In Divining America: Religion and the National Culture from the National Humanities Center.
Meta Description: [ an interactive curriculum enrichment service designed to help teachers of American history bring their students to a greater understanding of the role religion has played in the development of the United States ]
Native Americans - Photographs of Anasazi, Cherokee, and Alaska native sites with historical commentary.
Meta Description: [ Native American people of current United States. ]
Native Americans and the Land - Collection of essays, including the effects of removal on American Indian tribes to what is now Oklahoma, and the near extinction of the American bison.
Meta Description: [ Essays on American environmental history. Nature Transformed is an interactive curriculum enrichment service for teachers, offering them practical help in planning courses and presenting rigorous subject matter to students. Explores the relationship between the ways men and women have thought ab... ]
Native History Magazine - A free online magazine for educators and students of history. Features primary source materials as well as lesson plans and other resource links.
Meta Description: [ Native History Online Magazine - An educational resource for individuals and teachers; emphasis on primary source materials. Includes articles, historical maps, links, and published resources.. ]
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North: Landscape of the Imagination - A history of the indigenous people of the Canadian North, as recounted by historical literature and artistic artifacts.
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NPS Tribal Preservation Program - The United States National Park Service assists Indian tribes in preserving their historic properties and cultural traditions with training, grants, and publications. Links to tribal information.
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On This Date in North American Indian History - 3,000+ historical events, tribal name meanings, alternate names, Indian moon names, and over 6000 links to other sites
Meta Description: [ This site has over 3,000 American Indian historical
events on a day-by-day basis; Tribal name meaning and alternative names; Indian ]
Paths to Living History - North American Indian and Indigenous People: A collection of historical documents, essays, and articles on various topics of Native American history.
Paugaussett Indians - Collection of articles on the history and culture of the Connecticut Indians, from 1630 to the close of the Indian Wars.
Putnam County High School Indian Project - History of Indians of Illinois, the Midwest, and the Mayan Indians of Mexico as part of a State Board of Education Grant, conducted by students of Putnam County High School, Granville, Illinois.
Remember Wounded Knee - Endeavors to mend the Sacred Hoop that was broken at the massacre in 1890. Provides historical records and links to additional information.
Rocky Mountain and Plains Indian Fur Trade - The impact of European explorers, fur traders, and mountain men on native people.
Meta Description: [ Mountain Man Native American Indian Fur Trade ]
Southwest Web Ring - Essays related to southwestern Native American history, pre-history, and contemporary issues. Includes photo galleries of ancient southwest ruins.
Meta Description: [ A series of photo galleries of ancient Southwest ruins. Essays related to Native American contemporary issues, history and prehistory. ]
Straight Arrow Publications - Eastern Native American history and research - American Indian nations include Shawnee, Cherokee, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Seneca, Mohawk, Chickasaw, Seminole, Choctaw. Indian blood traditions.
Tears in the Sand - Tribal historians and descendants tell the story of the Sand Creek massacre.
Meta Description: [ Rocky Mountain PBS' website provides details about television programs, TV schedules, community event listings, production and conferencing services, educational resources, and ways for viewers throughout Colorado and the Rocky Mountain region to support the programming they love. ]
The American Indian in Tennessee - Traces the last 15,000 years of Native American occupation of Tennessee, using artifacts from the McClung Museum's extensive collections. Includes the Duck River Cache, considered the greatest find in Tennessee archaeology, dating from the Late Mississippian period (ca. AD 1450).
Meta Description: [ Archaeology and the Native Peoples of
Tennessee - a permanent exhibit at the Frank H. McClung Museum ]
The Elkus Indian Papers - The California Academy of Sciences Library's collection of over 3,300 documents related to Indian affairs over the period 1922-1963, from the estate of Charles de Young Elkus.
The Great American Foot Race - Documentary about Andy Payne, a 20-year-old Cherokee man, who won the longest foot race in history.
The Indian Fur Trade - Effects of the fur trade and interaction of explorers, traders, and mountain men on Native Americans between 1804 and 1843.
Meta Description: [ Interaction of Explorers, Fur Traders, and Mountain Men on Native American Indians ]
The Navajo Code Talkers - Recognition of the 400 Navajo Code Talkers who fought in World War II.
Meta Description: [ The fight of the Navajo people against the Japanese in WWII. ]
The Wampanoag - The Children's Museum, Boston, and Wampanoag Indian Advisors offer teacher's resources on Wampanoag Indian culture, history and heritage. Includes suggested activities, readings, and examples from the Museum's collection.
The Wampum Chronicles - New research into Mohawk history, based on historical documentation, secondary sources, and Mohawk oral tradition.
Meta Description: [ New research into Mohawk history, with special emphasis on the Mohawks who moved to the St. Lawrence River Valley. ]
The Wounded Knee Massacre - History of the Ghost Dance and the slaughter of its native practitioners.
Meta Description: [ The massacre at Wounded Knee is considered the last battle between white soldiers and Native Americans. ]
Town Creek Indian Mound - Information and historic site resources for the Pee Dee Culture at Town Creek, a regional expression of South Appalachian Mississippian Tradition, A.D. 1200-1400.
Meta Description: [ Archaeology, Protohistory, and Ceremony in the Pee Dee River Valley. ]
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Trail of Tears - History and maps of the infamous forced removal of Cherokee, Choctaw, and other peoples from the southeastern region to Oklahoma.
Meta Description: [ The Cherokee Trail of Tears - 1838-1839 Georgia / North Carolina to Oklahoma ]
Unseen Neighbors: Native Americans of Central Massachusetts - A collection of historical documents and critical essays on the history and descendants of the Nipmuc and Wampanoag Indians of New England.
Voices from the Trading Post - Oral history interviews with over fifty Indian traders of the southwest United States. Contains slide shows, with a focus on Navajo, Hopi, Zuni reservations, culture, and artifacts.
American Indian Kids - Historical look at Native Americans for kids, ages 6-10. Emphasizes Indian family and community life.
Native American Conquest - These articles, written for teens, serve as a guide through North America before its Indian cities were destroyed by foreign diseases.
Meta Description: [ These articles, written for Teens, serve as a guide through North America before foreign diseases destroyed its Indian cultures. ]
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