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American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
This digital collection focuses on the Native peoples of the Pacific Northwest and includes approximately 7,700 pages of text supplemented by 2,300 photographs. These resources are drawn from the collections of the University of Washington Librarie, the Cheney Cowles Museum, Eastern Washington State Historical Society in Spokane, and the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle.
Ancient Architects of the Mississippi
Produced by the National Park Service, this site is designed to provide information about the Mississippian societies that flourished throughout the southeastern portion of North America from approximately 800 A.D. to the time of European contact.
Archaeology Channel
This site allows users to view films that have been produced by a number of organizations, including the Kentucky Heritage Council. Among the films focusing on Native Americans are "The Adena People: Moundbuilders of Kentucky" and "Saving a Kentucky Time Capsule".
The Avalon Project at the Yale Law School: Relations Between the United States and Native Americans
In addition to treaties, this collection of digitized primary documents also includes presidential addresses, statutes and court cases.
Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Native American Resources
Produced by the Smithsonian Institution, this site includes online exhibits and extensive sources of information on Native American topics.
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet
This website contains links to a variety of information resources concerning Native Americans that can be accessed over the World Wide Web.
National Archaeological Database
Sponsored by the National Park Service's Archaeology and Ethnography Program, this resource contains bibliographic information on archaeological site investigations that can be searched at both the state and county level. Maps are also available showing distribution of cultural artifacts.
Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project
This cooperative venture between the University of Oklahoma Law Center, the National Indian Law Library, and individual Native American tribes provides full-text legal documents such as treaty texts, Indian land titles and tribal codes.
Native American Sites
This site, which also serves as the American Indian Library Association Web Page, aims to provide credible information about Native Americans. One of its particular strengths is its list of home pages for a number of Native American nations.
NativeTech
This educational website is an excellent resource for information about Native American technology, arts and crafts.
William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology
This museum, partially funded by the Kentucky Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, is a service of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky. It includes a timeline and historical data about Native Americans in Kentucky.

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