Native Amerian Webquest

First step: Choosing a tribe.

Choose the tribe that you wish to research and click on the name. When you have finished reading the information, click on the back button (gray arrow on top left corner that says "Back" beneath it).

Algonquin
Cherokee
Cheyenne
Hopi
Iroquois
Kwakiutl
Navajo
Ojibwe
Powhatan
Sioux
Wampanoag

Second step: Taking notes.

Use the paper provided by your teacher to write down the interesting facts you read. Be sure to include the website where you found the information.

Third step: Writing the essay.

In your Reading Journal, write at least four paragraphs using the information you learned. Then proofread your work and write the final draft on the paper provided.

Algonquin

Algonquin History
Tessouat--an Algonquin chief
Map
Cultire
Canoes
Artifacts--things made by the Algonquin
Myths
Facts for Kids--scroll down this page until you find "Facts for Kids"

Cherokee

Culture
Trail of Tears
History
Writing
Sequoyah--he invented the Cherokee alphabet
More History--includes maps
Society
Cherokee Culture--this is a report by a third-grader

Cheyenne

Treaties
Myth
Culture
History
Sun Dance

Hopi

Baskets
Culture--includes links about art, food, children, and legends
Clothing and Homes
Maps--history, too
Culture--includes information on dances and legends
History
Stories
Culture--reports from a second grade class
Pottery
Kachina Dolls

Iroquois

Iroquois History
Food
The people
Stories
Map and Culture--includes diagrams and pictures
Clothing
Housing

Kwakiutl

Kwakiutl History
Totem Poles
Masks
Recipies--the Kwakiutl ate some interesting things!
Culture--on this site, the Kwakiutl are called Kwakwaka'wakw
Susu--this is a fictional story written by a third-grader
Dance Mask

Navajo

What it's like now
Essays
Weaving
Stories
Navajo History
Houses--on this site, the Navajo are called the Dine'e
Legend of the night Chant
Story--Coyote kills a giant
House Blessing Ceremony
Navajo Home Page--this page includes stories, history, and culture information

Powhatan

Powhatan History
Pocahontas
Real Pocahontas
Today
Homes, food, and tools
Village
Dugout Canoes

Ojibwe

Ojibwe History
More History
Culture--also contains stories
Copper Thunderbird
More Culture
Stories

Sioux

Diary
Sioux History
Sitting Bull
Two Chiefs
Habitat
Nature
Families
Sky Watching

Wampanoag

History
Wampanoag History
Culture
Culture--talks about life at the time of the first Thanksgiving
More about the Wampanoag
Moshup the Giant
Clothing
REport
Stories, etc.--this site has stories, food, culture, houses, and lots of other information
Map