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Native American Facts for Kids
Resources on American Indians
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Lots of Facts and interesting information! This site is run by Native-Languages.org. The "Facts For Kids" section was designed to provide simple online information about American Indians in an easy-to-read question and answer format. They encourage students, especially older kids, to look through the main information on American Indian tribes to get the best feel for the cultures they are studying. Here is a list of Frequently Asked Questions from their site:
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What is the difference between "American Indian," "Native American," "First Nations," and "indigenous people"? Which one should I use? |
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Are Inuit/Eskimos Native American? What about Hawaiians? What about the Metis? |
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What was Native American culture like in the past? What is it like now? |
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What did Native Americans look like in the past? What were their clothes and hairstyles like? |
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What were Native American houses like? |
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How many Native Americans are there today? |
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How many Native American languages are there, and how many people speak them? |
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What does it mean when you say Native American languages are endangered? |
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Is there anything I can do to help preserve Native American languages? |
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Will you help me write a report about Native Americans? |
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Can you translate something into a Native American language for me? |
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Can you help me find a good book about Native Americans? |
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Can you help me find a good Native American arts and crafts project for my class? |
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I'm supposed to do my homework about Native American religion but I can't find anything but ads? |
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How did Native Americans get to the Americas? |
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Did Viking explorers meet the Native Americans before Columbus did? |
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Where do Native Americans live today? |
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Aren't there Native Americans in Central and South America, too? |
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Why don't Native Americans like sports teams with Indian mascots? |
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What tribes are you from? |
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U.S. Indian Health Service Kids site with links to stories, art, mythology and nature Website
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Scholastic Books: Native American Cultures
Explore the ancient and modern-day Native American cultures of New Mexico, Utah, and Washington. While engaged in this project students will gain a better appreciation of the richness and variety of Native American cultures. Website |
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NATIVE YOUTH MAGAZINE.COM – THE STORY
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Native Youth Magazine.com, a year-old e-magazine that focuses on the talents and lifestyles of Native youth in the U.S. and Canada, has won three awards including a 1st Place Award for Best Website from the Native American Journalists Association among Native American websites, a 1st Place Award for Website Creation/Development from the Arizona Press Women’s Association and 3rd Place from the National Press Women’s Association in the same category among mainstream websites.
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“I’m very proud of all the young people who have helped shaped this website. We’ve worked very hard together to produce a website Native youth can be proud of and one adults can use as a resource. Our numbers confirm people care about our young people and want to read about the good things they are doing,” said Mary Kim Titla, Publisher and San Carlos Apache tribal member. Website
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