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Social Studies 8: Indigenous American Project (Milon): Online Sources

Websites (General)

AMDOCS - WWW Virtual Library
This site collects primary sources from all eras of American history, with a large number of pre-1776 documents.

American Journeys - Wisconsin Historical Society
This site contains a large number of eyewitness accounts from European explorers of the Americas.

Digital History - University of Houston
An extensive collection of information, including timelines and primary sources, about various eras in American history. Look at "The First Americans" and "Colonial Era."

American Indian Archives Collection - Oklahoma Historical Society

These archives contain more than 3.5 million documents and 6,000 volumes that represent sixty-six tribal nations.

National Museum of the American Indian - Smithsonian

 

Websites (Specific)

Indigenous Peoples of the Americas - Library of Congress

This guide provides an overview of resources at the Library of Congress that relate to Native communities in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean.

National Museum of the American Indian - Smithsonian
The NMAI is a great place to start when researching the history of the native peoples of the Americas.

Native American Heritage - National Park Service