Resources

There are many quality resources for Social Studies on the web, subscription databases, reference, books, journals and more..

Eve Datisman - websites divided into particular CBAs with annotations from many regular lists http://delicious.com/mzinfo

Nadean Meyer- not as many or as well annotated, but technology as well as social studies http://delicious.com/ewumeyer

Online artifacts and stories for kids about WA

• Burke Kids http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/kids/kids.html

• Washington State History Lab http://www.historylab.org/default.htm

• Columbia Kids http://columbia.washingtonhistory.org/kids/Spring2009/default.aspx

Lesson Plans

• Washington Historical Society Lesson Plans http://stories.washingtonhistory.org/education/teachers/index.shtml

• Treaty Trail http://washingtonhistoryonline.org/treatytrail/teaching/lessons.htm

• EduSiteMent is the portion of Thinkfinity.org (formerly MarcoPolo) Search for the Humanities including History. The lesson plans are superb.

• Voices From the American Revolution that provides viewpoints for the Causes of Conflict CBA

• History Channel http://historychannel.com

• History Matters http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/

• Library of Congress American Memory Project has their Learning Page with detailed help and lessons for teachers

• Teaching Landmark Supreme Court Cases

• World Affairs Council CBAs for high school and middle schools

Digital Archives (images, maps)

• Washington State University http://content.wsulibs.wsu.edu/

• University of Washington http://content.lib.washington.edu/

Misc. Native American

• Office of Indian Affairs http://www.goia.wa.gov/Tribal-Information/Map.htm

• Treaty Trail http://washingtonhistoryonline.org/treatytrail/intro.htm

• Pacific Northwest Native Americans http://nativeamericans.mrdonn.org/northwest.html

• Burke Museum Tribal Page http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/collections/ethnology/native_tribesites.php

• Spokane Native Americans - Wellpinit School District http://www.wellpinit.wednet.edu/sal-hist/reading.php?iinclude=../sal-hist/timeline.txt

Makah

• Coast Salish Villages of Puget Sound http://coastsalishmap.org/start_page.htm

• Makah Whaling The Makah Indians are the only tribe in the United States with a treaty guaranteeing the right to hunt whales. This web site offers an essay on the Makah tribe and their history of whaling. You will discover why the Makah did not hunt whales for over seventy years and learn of the controversy surrounding their decision to resume whaling. There is information about the Pacific gray whale and about the hunting methods used by the Makah people. Topic: Indians, Indians of North America, Native Americans, Whaling URL: http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&File_Id=5301

• Potlatch The Makah Nation is a Native American tribe that lives in Washington state on the Olympic Peninsula. The potlatch is an important tradition of Makah life and serves to redistribute wealth and property and enhance social standing. Learn about what occasions are celebrated with potlatches, how the Makah organize them, and how long they last. Find out why preparation for these great feasts may take years. There are links to related information about the Makah Nation. Topic: Potlatch URL: http://www.makah.com/index.html http://www.makah.com/potlatches.htm

Nez Perce

• National Park Service http://www.fs.fed.us/npnht/life/

• Nez Perce Indians Many incorrect stereotypes surround Native American groups in the United States today. This web site about the Nez Perce wants to not only correct these misconceptions but also to teach you about Nez Perce. Take a few minutes to take a look into their lives and see what their lands mean to them, what life is like for them, and what some of their traditions are. When you're done, you will have seen how the Nez Perce have maintained their cultural heritage while adapting to the world around them. Topic: Nez Perce Indians URL: http://www.lewis-clarkvalley.com/indian.html

• Nez Perce Museum Collections The history of the Nez Perce Indians is shared at this site from the National Park Service. Among the museum collection at Nez Perce National Historical Park are objects made and used by the Nez Perce over the last 10,000 years. These objects represent legend times, daily life, transport and trade, and contact and change. For each of these subjects there are descriptive texts and photographs of the artifacts shown. You can also view a slideshow of wonderful historic photos. Topic: Indians of North America--Museums, Native Americans--Museums, Nez Perce Indians URL: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/nepe/index.html

Iroquois (great for Cultural Contributions CBA)

• Contributions of the Iroquois www.capitalrep.org/pdfs/IroquoisSGP2.pdf

• Lesson Iroquois Contributions http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/contributionsl.cfm

• American Indian Place Names Did you know that Kentucky means "land of tomorrow" in the language of the Iroquois and that Chicago means "garlic field" in the language of the Algonquin Indians? Discover Native American place names and what they mean, including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and Arkansas. Find out which Indian language each of these names comes from. This encyclopedia entry features the origins of twenty-five state names, nine city names, and several rivers, lakes, bays, and falls across... Topic: North America--Civilization--Indian influences URL: http://www.factmonster.com/spot/aihmnames1.html

• Canadian Heritage Gallery: First Nations Visit the Canadian Heritage Gallery where you can view a variety of First Nations artwork. All of the artwork deals with specific activities important in different First Nations communities. The art is divided into sections based upon the communities of origin. You can view art from the Iroquois, Labrador, New Brunswick and Malecite, and Pacific Coast and Salish. Each of the thumbnail images can be enlarged by clicking on the picture of choice. Topic: First Nations art URL: http://www.canadianheritage.org/galleries/firstnations0300.htm

• Iroquois Confederacy An encyclopedia article on the Iroquois Confederacy first tells you about this group of Native Americans and how it changed from a group of five tribes to six. Links following this introduction allow you to read more specific information about the Iroquois Confederacy. You will learn about the Iroquois Confederacy's traditional culture and how they are politically organized, their relationships with the French and British, and the unfortunate events of the American Revolution. You will also... Topic: Iroquois Indians, Six Nations URL: http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/society/A0825512.html

• Traditional Iroquois Way of Growing Works for Today's Farmers, Providing Valuable Ecological LessonsTopic: Iroquoian Indians, Iroquois Indians URL: http://www.news.cornell.edu/releases/Feb04/AAAS.MtPleasant.kb.html

  When the Iroquois people talked of the "three sisters," they were not referring to female siblings. They used these terms to describe their three staple crops: beans, corn, and squash. On this web site, you will read about research at Cornell University in New York that is showing why the Iroquois were very smart to plant these three crops together and how their methods can help farmers today. You will learn about how the Iroquois diet of the three sisters reinforced their...

WASHINGTON STATE RESOURCES

• http://washingtonhistoryonline.org/

• Washington State Historical Society - Education section with ColumbiaKids online magazine, lesson plans tied to EARLS, trunks and more...

• Washington State history classics as free e-books

• Historylink