Mrs. Gourdine’s Native American Project

Native American Websites

This is an educational website designed to give accurate information about Native American life. Includes links to leather and clothing, beadwork, tools, etc.

http://www.nativetech.org/

http://www.nativeweb.org/resources.php?type=1 - Native Web’s list of nations. Click on a nation’s name to find links specific to that nation.

http://www.nativeweb.org/resources.php?name=Iroquois&type=1&nation=177

Provides links to clothing, beadwork, etc. for the Iroquois nation.

http://www.nativeweb.org/resources.php?name=Seneca&type=1&nation=264 - links for the Seneca nation.

http://www.shenet.org/arongen/ryoung/IroquoisWebQuest/ryiroquoiswebquest.htm This is a website for another school’s 4^th grade native American project. It includes links and information on longhouses, clothing, culture, songs and stories of the Iroquois.

Iroquois Nation Web Quest http://www.shenet.org/arongen/ryoung/IroquoisWebQuest/ryiroquoiswebquest.htm Webquest created by Mrs. Young for her 4^th grade class at the Shenendehowa Central School District, Clifton Springs, New York. Includes links to additional sites.

Longhouses

[Homes of the Past: The Archaeology of an Iroquoian Longhouse]

http://www.rom.on.ca/digs/longhouse/

Look at a Mohawk Iroquois Village. Includes the structure of a longhouse.

http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/IroquoisVillage/constructiontwo.html

http://www.makah.com/longhouses.htm

The Iroquois Indian Museum

http://www.iroquoismuseum.org/longhous.htm

Tools

Native American Tools from Grand River Museum, Lemmon, South Dakota 57638

http://www.grandrivermuseum.org/Native%20American%20Tools.htm

http://www.nativetech.org/stone/index.php

Provides pictures and descriptions of Native American tools.

Wampum

WAMPUM -- TREATIES, SACRED RECORDS http://www.kstrom.net/isk/art/beads/wampum.html

Oneida nation – significance of the two row wampum belt: http://www.oneida-nation.net/wampum.html. Link at the bottom of the page connects you to the home page for the Oneida Indian Nation.

Official site of the Jake Thomas Learning Center dedicated to preserving the Iroquoian culture. Links to wampum, cornhusk masks and “The Great Law”. http://tuscaroras.com/jtlc/index.html

WAMPUM Native Tech – History and Culture of wampum. Check links in this page for meanings of several wampum belts. http://www.nativetech.org/wampum/wamphist.htm

Beadwork

http://www.nativetech.org/beadwork/index.php

Clothing

http://www.nativetech.org/clothing/index.html

Includes clothing styles, footwear, gloves, pouches and more.

http://www.siteduck.com/skills/mocs/ Describes the process to make a pair of moccasins

Moccasins of Northeast http://www.geocities.com/nd7people/gallery/Emocas.html#iro Shows pictures of moccasins from many tribes including the Iroquois and Seneca nations.

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