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(See
also our resource lists from "Learning
and the Land: The Impact of Government Treaties on Ojibwe Education"
and "Lewis and Clark: Myth and
Reality.")
Web
Sites
Minneapolis
Institute of Arts Sites
- "Beauty,
Honor, and Tradition: The Legacy of Plains Indians Shirts"
exhibit
The "Exhibition Preview" section includes pictures of
and information about the shirts as well as information about
Plains culture.
- Surrounded
By Beauty
An online resource for K-12 students and teachers featuring American
Indian works of art from the MIA permanent collection. Objects
made by both ancient and contemporary people of the Northwest
Coast, Southwest, Northeast Woodlands, Plains and the Mississippi
Valley tell a story of strength and continuity.
- Arts
ConnectEd
A site of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and the Walker Art
Center. Includes an "Art Collector" feature wherein
teachers can create and save their own exhibits of American Indian
art using pieces from the two museums' collections.
- World
Myths and Legends in Art
(from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts web site)
A Lakota dress is featured as part of this MIA online activity
featuring world myths.
- Object
in Focus: Lakota Winter Count
Page includes key ideas and activities related to a Lakota Winter
Count object found in the MIA collection.
Plains
Indian Museum
Buffalo Bill Historical Center's online museum on Plains Indian
cultures. Includes photos and "online experiences" (narrated
videos) for a number of topics including "Buffalo and the People,"
"Adversity and Renewal," and "Honor and Celebration."
Lewis
& Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
(companion web site to the PBS/Ken Burns documentary)
A section of the web site about the Native Americans encountered
by Lewis and Clark. Some tribes fall into the category of "Plains
Indians."
The
Ethnography of Lewis and Clark: Native American Objects and the
American Quest for
Commerce and Science
(from the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
web site)
Recent research at the Peabody Museum has identified some sixty
objects that may be linked to the Lewis and Clark expedition. These
pieces are both rare and extremely important, as few other ethnographic
materials from the expedition have survived. They provide valuable
evidence of the material culture of many Native American tribal
groups. Site includes pictures and descriptions of some of the objects.
Legends
of Our Times: Native Ranching and Rodeo Life on the Plains and Plateau
(from the National Museum of the American Indian web site)
Traces the history of Native people as buffalo hunters, horsemen,
ranchers, and cowboys, and as entertainers in the sport of rodeo.
Includes some images from the exhibit, including some clothing articles
and saddles.
Edward
S. Curtis's The North American Indians Photographic Images
(Library of Congress, American Memory Project web site)
Originally published between 1907 and 1930, the volumes included
over 2000 photogravure plates and narrative. Curtis portrayed the
traditional customs and lifeways of eighty Indian tribes including
Plains Indians. The site is searchable by geographic site and tribe.
The
Many Faces of Native America
(from Adventure of the American Mind web site)
A 5th grade lesson using the Edward S. Curtis photo collection.
Helps to convey the idea that American Indians comprise many peoples,
with diverse lifestyles and cultural traits. Includes a PowerPoint
presentation of images.
Tracking
the Buffalo: Stories from a Buffalo Hide Painting
(from the Smithsonian Institution web site)
The lesson explores the role of the buffalo in the lives of the
American Indians of the northern plains.
Knife
River: Early Village Life on the Plains
(from the Teaching with Historic Places Lesson Plans web site)
Objectives for students 1) To describe the village life of the Hidatsa
and Mandan groups during the peak of their culture in the early
19th century and to explain how the villagers both shaped their
environment and adapted to it; 2) To compare information about these
seasonally nomadic Plains villagers with the more popularized film
and textbook history of nomadic horse-culture Indians such as the
Lakota and Cheyenne; 3) To use archeological and historical data
to understand the daily life of the villagers during particular
time periods; 4) To discover which American Indian groups once lived
in their own region and to explore how these local groups were both
alike and different from the Hidatsa and Mandan peoples.
Teaching
With Documents Lesson Plan: Sioux Treaty of 1868
(from the National Archives and Records Administration web site)
Student activities include document analysis and photo analysis
of the Sioux Treaty, letters from army personnel, and selected photographs
of Custer's 1874 expedition.
A
Peek Into the Past study of Native American Culture
(from Adventure of the American Mind web site)
A 1st grade lesson about Native Americans and their cultures. Lessons
center on similarities and differences, comparisons with dwellings,
travel, education, and crafts. Students study geographic shapes,
special holidays, and life experiences. Includes a PowerPoint presentation
of images.
Upper
Midwest Rock Art Research Association
The Upper Midwest Rock Art Research Association is dedicated to
publicizing the petroglyph and pictograph research being conducted
in the Upper Midwest of the United States, including - but not limited
to - Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North and South Dakota.
Luxton
Museum of the Plains Indians
A Canadian web site, divided into four categories: History/Background,
Spiritual Life, Hunter/Warrior, and Daily Life.
Homeland
(web site accompanying the PBS documentary)
Documentary about four Lakota families living on the Pine Ridge
Reservation. Web site also includes a Plains Indian timeline and
describes traditional Lakota ways of life.
Campfire
Stories with George Catlin: An Encounter of Two Cultures
(from the Smithsonian Institution web site)
Take a virtual journey to meet American Indians of the 1830s with
artist, ethnologist, and showman George Catlin. This site compiles
paintings, historical documents, and commentary from contemporary
experts so you can explore the intersections of two cultures, both
in Catlin's time and today.
The
Plains Cree: An Ethnographic, Historical, Comparative Study
Online text and illustrations of the book by David Mandelbaum, originally
completed in 1940 and revised in 1978.
Omaha
Indian Music
(Library of Congress, American Memory Project web site)
Features traditional Omaha music from the 1890s and 1980s. Includes
interviews with tribe members and photographs.
Native
American Lore Index Page
150 Native American stories, some attributed to specific tribes.
Books
When you buy any of the following books from the Barnes and
Noble.com web site using the links, your purchase will benefit the
Minnesota Humanities Commission.
Aadland, Dan.
 Women
and Warriors of the Plains: The Pioneer Photography of Julia E.
Tuell. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated,
2000.
Offers an account of the life of Julia Tuell, whose photographs
of the Plains Indians, taken in the beginning years of the 20th
century, reflect both sacred religious ceremonies and daily life.
The author places Tuell's photographs in historical and cultural
context, providing insight into traditional cultures.
Albers, Patricia.
 The
Hidden Half: Studies of Plains Indian Women. The University
Press of America, 1983.
Deloria, Ella.
 Speaking
of Indians. University of Nebraska Press, reprinted 1998.
Originally published in 1944, this book is an important source of
information about Dakota culture. Beginning with a general discussion
of American Indian origins, language families, and culture areas,
Deloria then focuses on her own people, the Dakotas, and the intricate
kinship system that governed all aspects of their life. Deloria
goes on to show the painful transition to reservations and how the
holdover of the kinship system worked against Indians trying to
follow white notions of progress and success.
Ewers, John
C.  Plains
Indian History and Culture: Essays on Continuity and Change.
University of Oklahoma Press, 1998.
The author draws on interviews collected during a quarter-century
of fieldwork with Indian elders, who in recalling their own experiences
during the buffalo days, revealed unique insights into Plains Indian
life. The book reveals Indian attitudes toward other Indians and
toward whites during the nineteenth century - when Plains Indian
life was to change forever.
Horse Capture,
Joseph and George Horse Capture.  Beauty,
Honor, and Tradition: The Legacy of Plains Indian Shirts.
Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2001.
Through photographs and detailed descriptions of fifty-three representative
shirts crafted from the 1820s to the 1990s, this book explores the
complex relationship between the shirts, their makers, and their
wearers. Throughout the text the voices of individual Plains Indians
speak of the personal and cultural significance of these magnificent
garments.
Jablow, Joseph.
 Cheyenne
in Plains Indian Trade Relations, 1795-1840. University
of Nebraska Press, 1994.
Jablow shows the effect that trading had on the lives of the Indians
and outlines the tribal antagonisms that arose from the trading.
He explains why the Cheyennes and the Kiowas, Comanches, and Prairie
Apaches made peace among themselves in 1840.
Koch, Ronald
P. Dress Clothing of the Plains Indians. University of Oklahoma
Press, 1977.
Examination of the design and construction of Plains Indian formal
wear.
Mails, Tom.
The Mystic Warriors of the Plains: The Culture, Arts, Crafts
and Religion of the Plains Indians. Marlowe & Company, 2002
(reprint).
Describes in detail the lifeways and lifestyles of the Plains Indians
at the height of their culture, when they were still relatively
untouched by the white man. Includes information on their day-to-day
activities, their social customs, their form of government, the
training of their young, and the role of warriors in their highly
mobile society. Also includes a section on the making of clothes.
Monture, Joel.
 The
Complete Guide to Traditional Native American Beadwork: A Definitive
Study of Authentic Tools,Materials,Techniques,and Styles.
John Wiley & Sons, 1993.
An easy-to-follow manual of the how and the why of this craft, including
its history and technical development.
Nestor, William.
 The
Arikara War: The First Plains Indian War, 1823. Mountain
Press Publishing Company, 2001.
Examines causes and effects of this little-known war, drawing the
reader into the complex political and economic climate of the time.
Paterek, Josephine.
 Encyclopedia
of American Indian Costume. W. W. Norton & Company,
1996 (reprint),
An illustrated reference that offers complete descriptions and cultural
contexts of the dress and ornamentation of the North American Indian
tribes. The volume is divided into ten cultural regions, with each
chapter giving an overview of the regional clothing.
Raventon, Edward.
 Buffalo
Country: A Northern Plains Narrative. Johnson Books, 2003.
Secoy, Frank
Raymond. Changing Military Patterns of the Great Plains Indians
(17th Century Through Early 19th Century). University of Nebraska
Press, 1992.
Focuses on the Great Plains Indians history in regards to their
military strategies and patterns.
Taylor, Colin
F. Buckskin & Buffalo: The Artistry of the Plains Indians.
New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1998.
Reveals the lives of the Plains Indians through the beautiful and
functional objects made from deer and buffalo, the creatures that
were essential to their lives.
Taylor, Colin
F.  Native
American Hunting and Fighting Skills. Lyons Press, 2003.
Focuses on the changing character of Native American Indian hunting
and fighting skills - the tactics, practices, customs, and techniques
- under the impact of confrontation with the European colonizers
and the environmental changes they made.
Wilkins, David.
 American
Indian Politics and the American Political System. Lanham,
MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002.
Wilkins demonstrates that American Indian politics today is an elaborate
braid of tribal government, American citizenship, indigenous activism,
economic development, media attention, and cultural identity.
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