Native Village

Elders, Leaders, Heroes Library

"A warrior who had more than he needed would make a feast. He went around and invited the old and needy. . . The man who could thank the food—some worthy old medicine man or warrior—said, ". . . . look to the old, they are worthy of old age; they have seen their days and proven themselves. With the help of the Great Spirit, they have attained a ripe old age. At this age the old can predict or give knowledge or wisdom, whatever it is; it is so." 
Black Elk, Oglala Sioux holy man

Photo above taken with the Hubble Telescope. NASA calls it "The Eye of God."

**Tecumseh: Uniting and Dividing the Native American Nation
Educational Slideshow created by students
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_4hsJxEspQ

Listening to our Past
 View photos and listen to the stories and wisdom of the elders.
 http://www.traditional-knowledge.ca/

Remembering Our Heros
 FirsFirst Nation Soldiers who have been witness to many battles fought for our freedom.
 http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/heroes/index2.html

Grandfather Martin Gashweseoma
Wisdoms from one of the last remaining traditional elders of the Hopi tribe
 http://www.thedreammasters.org/hopi/martingashweseoma.php

Po'pay, A True American Hero
 Leader of the First American Revolution
 http://www.nativeart.net/affilpopay.php

**Melting the Ice in the Hearts of Man
 Teaching from the Eskimo-Kalaalli, a peaceful culture thousands of years old that has never known war
http://www.icewisdom.com/

**American Indian Army Nurses
Native American women who served with the military during the Spanish-American war
http://www.nativewomenveterans.org/naanpic1.htm

**Good Enough for Two
Words of peace from Algonquin Elder, William Commanda
http://www.culturecollective.org/html/Art%20Culture/william%20commanda.html

**United Nations Seventh Generation Fund
Videos and audios from indigenous leaders from across the world.
http://web.mac.com/seventhgeneration/iWeb/Site%204/UNPFII2007.html

 **Monacan Voices: True History of First Contact & the Paper Genocide of Virginia Indians
 A radio interview with the Monacan Nation of Virginia regarding first European contact with the Virginia Indians.
www.nativeradio.org/podcasts

Quiet Desperation
Words by Albert White Hat of the Lakota Nation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKynMiu_SnE

First Warrior
Documenting the Images and Legends of America's Forgotten War Veterans
www.firstwarrior.com/First%20Warrior.html

**The Iwo Jima Flag-Raising in 3-D  
Features two types of 3-dimensional views:  photos  videos, and a slideshow.
http://multimedia.tbo.com/flash/iwojima3d/

 Juan Caballo
A Black Seminole warrior, diplomat, and civil leader
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/CC/fcacl.html

**Fairness Fighters
Fairness fighters are ordinary people who stand up for what they believe is right.
http://pbskids.org/wayback/fair/fighters/index.html

Joseph Brant Letter
Written by a prominent leader of the Iroquois Confederacy.
http://nac.library.cornell.edu/exhibition/northeast/northeast_4.html

**A Son of the Forest
The 1829 Autobiography of William Apes
http://nac.library.cornell.edu/exhibition/northeast/northeast_2.html

**The Origins of the Maori King Movement
Honors Maori Queen, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu, who reigned in New Zealand until her death in 2006.
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/politics/maorikingmovement

 The Official Site of Will Rogers
  Official site for this actor, author, humorist, who has ties to the Cherokee Nation.
  http://www.cmgww.com/historic/rogers/

 Coming Together; Changing the World:
Celebrating 30 Visionary Women of the Women's Global Green Action Network
www.globaldialoguecenter.com

**If I Live to Be 100: Lessons From the Centenarians   
Find "profiles of most of the centenarians featured, see their photographs, and hear them speak."
Uhttp://www.ifilivetobe100.com

Suzanne Big Crow
Outstanding young Oglala athlete and tribal member whose continues to inspire us despite her early passing.
http://www.peaceheroes.com/PeaceHeroes/suannebigcrow.htm

*Defend Bear Butte!
A video montage of the heroes protecting Bear Butte during 2006 Gathering of Nations.
http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/view_shared?p=ff78c0cfbc7814afe693f&skin_id=0&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=image

Building Indigenous Leaders
Audio Conference
http://www.archive.org/

The Oka Crisis 
In 1990, all eyes were on the small town of Oka for a showdown between native people, Quebec police and Canadian army.
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-71-99/conflict_war/oka/

Deloria Honor Audio
 From the National Indian Education Association, a tribute to Vine Deloria, Jr.
http://www.niea.org/media/

**Canasatego, Onondaga Chief
Speech, (July 4, 1744): "We Will Make Men of Them"
http://www.amazon.com/

Dennis Banks
An online audio speech by Dennis Banks about the movie, Alcatraz.
http://www.tucradio.org/020206dennisbanks64.mp3

Tribal President Cecelia Fire Thunder Speaks
Video: The Lakota Leaders invokes tribal sovereignty to protect her tribe's rights and health.
http://www.truthout.org/multimedia.htm

**Honor with Action
A video honoring Native American veterans
http://www.lorriechurch.com/memorial/index.html

**Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole
Prince of the reigning House of Kalakaua when the Kingdom of Hawaii was overthrown in 1893
http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii/prine+kuhio/

Dan Rosen
Native Movement Organizer Dan Brower receives "2005 Brower Youth Award" in this  5-minute video.
http://www.nativemovement.org/

**American Indian Women's Activism in the 1960s and 1970s
Native women at the occupation of Alcatraz Island, the Fish-in movement, and the occupation at Wounded Knee
http://www.indybay.org/news/2006/03/1809545.php

*Lenape Chief Buckongahelas: Address to Christian Native Americans
Audio recreation of Chief Buckongahelas speech delivered in 1781, Gnadenhutten, OH
http://www.americanrhetoric.com

**The Adopt-A-Native-Elder Program 
The Adopt-A-Native-Elder Program exists to create a bridge of hope between Native Americans and other cultures.The Program supports the traditional Elders of The Dine' People, most of whom live in remote areas of the Dine's (Navajo) reservation 
http://www.anelder.org/

**Filomene Blacksmith and Roselyn Jumping Bull Lakota
The grandmother stalk about their people and culture.
http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=15634

**Interviews with Arviat Elders
 Preserving  Inuit heritage through their sharing of traditional wisdom, historical events and personal stories.
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/arviat/htmlpg/2eldersf/2elders00.html


**National Native American Veterans Association
 To  educate and assist Native American Veterans
http.www.nnava.org

** Native Americans in the Military
Keeping America's forces informed
http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/nativeamerican01/inner.html

** VOICES OF THE PEOPLE ONLINE:
1100 hours of original oral history recordings of some 343 people, including American Indians,
www.csulb.edu/voaha

** Audio Interview with Christine Scillens
Christine Scillens is a Teton Sioux woman who joined the Army Nurses Corps during WWII
http://salticid.nmc.csulb.edu/

** The International Day of Indigenous Women
A celebration of heroic native women
http://www.beingindigenous.org/magazine/international_day_women.htm

** The Florida Folklife Collection [Real Player]
A brief history of nine major Seminole leaders
http://www.floridamemory.com/OnlineClassroom/seminoles/history.cfm

** Wampanoag Messages
Audio recordings from several Wampanoag tribal members
http://www.rootsandroutes.net/\

**Chief Logan - 1774 Address on Indian-White relations...
Audio recreation of Chief Logan's speech delivered in 1774, [Point Pleasant] Ohio Territory
http://www.americanrhetoric.com/s

Seneca Chief Red Jacket: Address to White Missionaries and Iroquois Six Nations
Delivered 1805, Buffalo Grove, New York
www.americanrhetoric.com/

Creek Chief Red Eagle: Address to General Andrew Jackson 
Audio recreation of speech delivered in 1814, at Fort Jackson, in what is now Alabama
http://www.americanrhetoric.com

**A Native American Scoops Lewis and Clark
Journal reports about Moncacht-apé, Yazoo, who crossed the country long before Lewis and Clark.
http://www.common-place.org/vol-05/no-04/sayre/index.shtml


** Chief Tecumseh - Address to William Henry ...
Audio recreation of a speech, circa 1810, given at Vincennes in the Indiana Territory
www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/ nativeamericans/chieftecumseh.htm

**Chief Powhatan - Address to Captain John Smith
Audio recreation of 1609 Speech
www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/nativeamericans/chiefpowhatan.htm

**Native Women: Politics
Video clip of some of Canada's finest Aboriginal women.
http://www.motionvisual.com/filmcatalogue_sub.htm

**Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall Page
Names can be searched by name, home, military branch, age, service #, rank, birthdate, or other information
http://www.thewall-usa.com/

**Kamehameha Day Celebration
Information about Kamehameha Day (June 11), which celebrates the birth of Kamehameha I (Kamehameha the Great).
http://www.kamehamehadaycelebration.org

Famous Native American Indian Chiefs, Warriors and Schamanes
Information leading to over 100 American Indian leaders
http://www.axel-jacob.de/main_chief.html#menuchief

*49th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
60 indigenous women from across the world participated at the 49th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women
http://topics.developmentgateway.org

*Veterans Reports and News
A special page listing Native American Veterans websites, and more.
http://mytwobeadsworth.com/2beadsvets.html

Phil Fontaine: Native Diplomat
Series of film clips about Phil Fontaine, a dominant force in native politics since the 1970s
http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-73-1622/politics_economy/phil_fontaine/

*Mumbai Manifesto
Focuses on equality and connectedness among past and present cultures of the world.
http://www.hvk.org/articles/0203/195.html

Vietnam Virtually Wall
An interactive memorial site to locate and view names of those who fell.
http://www.dfilm.com/index_moviemaker.html

*Native American Women Veterans
http://www.womensmemorial.org/Education/NAHM.html

*Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Source of brief and informative profiles of important people in Canadian history from 1000 -1930
http://www.biographi.ca/EN/index.html

*Red Cloud (1822-1909)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/grant/peopleevents/p_redcloud.html

*Buffy Saint Marie
Audio clips, song lyrics, art and links to Sainte-Marie's nonprofit Native
   American education foundation
http://www.creative-native.com/

* Reminiscences of Tecumseh's Youth
Original journal written by Steven Ruddell
http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/

 *Interesting Representative of a Vanishing Race
Published July, 1896, pictures, information, and words from Simon Pokagon, Pottawatomi chief.
http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/

**Mayan Majix
Transcript of Feet to the Fire--Interview of Ian Xel Lungold
http://mayanmajix.com/trans_f2f.html

**The Genius of Sequoyah
Writings about Sequoyah, the much-honored creator of the Cherokee syllabary 
http://anpa.ualr.edu/digital_library/sequoyah/sequoyah.htm 

**Veterans History Project
A project to "collect and preserve audio- and video-taped oral   histories,documents   photographs, and home movies, of America's war veterans.
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/vets/

*Maya Elders observations on The Fifth World
 http://www.chiron-communications.com/communique%207-10.html

**Roberto Mucaro Borrero
Roberto Múcaro Borrero is one of only a handful of actual Taíno descendants in the world who are considered leading authorities on ancient Taíno Indian culture.
http://www.uctp.org/roberto.htm

* Honoring Youth and Elders
http://www.gatheringformotherearth.org/

*10 best Native Actors of All Time
Compiled by actor and journalist Roscoe Pond
http://www.nativeroscoe.com/

*Interview with Wahleah Johns and Lilian Hill
From the Black Mesa Water Coalition
http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/global/wj_lh_int.html

*Mayan Elder and Day Keeper Hunbatz Men
Walk through this time of the Emergence, and how the MayanSpiritual Elders look at the much publicized date of December 21, 2012.
www.prophecykeepers.com

Crazy Horse Memorial
The mountain carving of Crazy Horse, and] the Indian Museum of North America."
http://www.crazyhorse.org

Crazy Horse, Tashunca-uitco (1849-1877)
Biography of the "visionary leader committed to preserving the   traditions and values of the Lakota [Indian] way of life
http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/a_c/crazyhorse.htm

*Pele, Brazilian Soccer Star
A short viedo of one of the greratest soccer stars of all time.
http://www.movietoneportraits.com/

*Quanah Parker
The last Chief of the Commanches who never lost a battle to the white man.
http://www.lone-star.net/mall/texasinfo/quanah.htm

*Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain
Chief Joseph Surrenders October 5, 1877
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/recon/chiefjoseph_1

*The Tribes Need Heroes--Where Are They Today?
A Discussion in Cyberspace
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/stories/heroes.html

*Against All Odds, Goldman Prize Winners Protect the Earth
Gwich'in tribal leaders Jonathon Solomon and Sarah James fight against President Bush and Arctic drilling.
http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=2414

*Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains
By Charles Eastman...the entire book online
http://www.authorama.com/indian-heroes-and-great-chieftains-10.html

*Shadow wolves
  world's best trackers pursue smugglers along a remote stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border 
http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/

*Wambli Ho, Voice of the Eagles
To promote healing of the Sacred Hoop through education, support, and assistance 
http://wambliho.hssites.com/WambliHo_News_June2002.html

*Georges Erasmus: Native Rights Crusader
TV and radio clips about the Dene Nation leader who's devoted his life to the rights of Canada's Indigenous Peoples.
http://archives.cbc.ca/300c.asp?id=1-73-516

* First Nations' Orphan Association
Unites First Nations adoptees, fostered individuals and their families with
professionals, other adoptees, community spiritual leaders and traditional elders.
http://www.geocities.com/fnoac/

* Elder Wisdom
N. Scott Momaday shares narrative, storytelling and poetry and a reading of the Navajo Night Chant.
http://wisdomoftheelders.org/program01.html

Joanne Shenandoah
An interview regarding her family's sharing of Iroquois prophesy at the United Nations and about important musical traditions among her people.
http://wisdomoftheelders.org/program03.html

Tanana Chiefs Conference
The traditional tribal consortium of the 42 villages of Interior Alaska
http://www.tananachiefs.org/

* Iroquois and Micmac prophesy
Iroquois and Micmac prophesy told at the UN by the late Onondaga Chief Leon Shenandoah
http://wisdomoftheelders.org/program03.html

 * Cesar Chavez Day
    Celebrated on March 31st, this California state holiday honors the life and work of Latino labor leader Cesar E. Chavez
   http://www.goserv.ca.gov/ccd/ccd.asp

* Spiritual Elders of Mother Earth
Uniting with one voice for our survival and the survival of future generations.
http://www.spiritualelders.org/

Faces of Valor
A photo tribute to the men and women of Operatiion Iraqui Freedom
http://www.militarycity.com/valor/

1990 Oka Crisis
Video clips from the 1990 Oka Crisis in Canada that put Native land rights into the world spotlight.
http://archives.cbc.ca/300c.asp?id=1-71-99

ANNA MAE AQUASH PICTOU Interview
Hear the last known interview of ANNA MAE AQUASH PICTOU, recorded six days before she disappeared.
http://www.eandgcomputers.com/

Miss NCAI 2004, Cheryl V. Dixon
www.ncai.org  Profiles  Miss NCAI

American Indian Heritage Month
A time to honor our veterans
http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/nativeamerican01/inner.html

THREE DAYS IN SACRED POLITICS:
The Peltier Events September 2003: A Report of Impressions and Photographs 
http://www.wambliho.com/WambliHoReport_Sep2003.html

About Mabel Washbourne Anderson 
http://anpa.ualr.edu/digital_library/anderson/anderson.htm

used HAVE YOU EVER SEEN A REAL INDIAN?
Snapshots and brief bios of of Vanessa Shortbull, Hattie Kauffman, Dean Bear Claw, and more.
http://www.collegefund.org/news/campaign2001.shtml 

 * Cesar Chavez Day
    Celebrated on March 31st, this California state holiday honors the life and work of Latino labor leader Cesar E. Chavez
   http://www.goserv.ca.gov/ccd/ccd.asp

* Spiritual Elders of Mother Earth
Uniting with one voice for our survival and the survival of future generations.
http://www.spiritualelders.org/

Faces of Valor
A photo tribute to the men and women of Operatiion Iraqui Freedom
http://www.militarycity.com/valor/

1990 Oka Crisis
Video clips from the 1990 Oka Crisis in Canada that put Native land rights into the world spotlight.
http://archives.cbc.ca/300c.asp?id=1-71-99

ANNA MAE AQUASH PICTOU Interview
Hear the last known interview of ANNA MAE AQUASH PICTOU, recorded six days before she disappeared.
http://www.eandgcomputers.com/

Miss NCAI 2004, Cheryl V. Dixon
www.ncai.org  Profiles  Miss NCAI

American Indian Heritage Month
A time to honor our veterans
http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/nativeamerican01/inner.html

THREE DAYS IN SACRED POLITICS:
The Peltier Events September 2003: A Report of Impressions and Photographs 
http://www.wambliho.com/WambliHoReport_Sep2003.html

About Mabel Washbourne Anderson 
http://anpa.ualr.edu/digital_library/anderson/anderson.htm

Vanessa Shortbull, Hattie Kauffman, Dean Bear Claw, and more.
 http://www.collegefund.org/news/campaign2001.shtml 

Sayings of Chief Joseph 
 http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs660/jospeak.htm

 

**Living Voices
 Many interviews with Native elders from the National Museum of the American Indian
http://www.nmai.si.edu/livingvoices/

**Po'pay, A True American Hero
 Leader of the First American Revolution
 http://www.nativeart.net/affilpopay.php

Techqua Ikachi: Aboriginal Warning
 Online video dedicated to the Hopi Elders.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnoexmlJzaM

 Remembering Our Heros
 First Nation Soldiers who have been witness to many battles fought for our freedom.
 http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/205/301/ic/cdc/heroes/index2.html
Grandfather Martin Gashweseoma
Wisdoms from one of the last remaining traditional elders of the Hopi tribe
 http://www.thedreammasters.org/hopi/martingashweseoma.php
Techqua Ikachi: Aboriginal Warning
Online video dedicated to the Hopi Elders.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnoexmlJzaM

Listening to our Past
View photos and listen to the stories and wisdom of the elders.
 http://www.traditional-knowledge.ca/

**Native Words, Native Warriors
The NMAI Honors Native American Code Talkers from many tribes
http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/codetalkers/

**Severn Suzuki Speaks
Video: Before a touched --and chastised -- United Nations, this amazing 12-year-old Vancouver girl confronts adults about their disregard  for youth and Planet Earth. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g8cmWZOX8Q

Oglala Commeration, 2007
Remembering a day of disgrace in U.S. history
http://www.onetruemedia.com/

PETE V. CATCHES
An interview.
http://www.heyokamagazine.com/HEYOKA.6.MEDICINE.PeteCatches.htm

David Swallow
Watch an interview with David Swallow, Lakota Spiritual Leader and Sundance chief.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vesGvHP6Gpk

Charlene Teters
Spokane Nation artist, writer, advocate.
http://www.charleneteters.com/index2.html

THE FUTURE OF INDIAN NATIONS
Read or listen to a speech by Oren Lyons recorded in a public forum.
http://twoelk2.tripod.com/Generations/WCCOrenLyons.htm

used Pocahontas Myth
From the Powhatan Renape Nation
http://www.powhatan.org/pocc.html

 used Pocahontas
From Virtual Jamestown
http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vcdh/jamestown/Pocahontas.html

Woman Spirit 
Powhatan favored Matowaka greatly, and his pet name for her was "pakahantes" which means "my favorite daughter".  
http://www.meyna.com/wspirit.htm

Hobnob with the Navajo Code Talkers
http://lii.org/mntw 

Century Warriors: Native American Participation in the United States Military
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-1.htm

used Georges Erasmus: Native Rights Crusader 
Georges Erasmus has a dream: self-government for the native peoples of Canada.
http://archives.cbc.ca/300c.asp?id=1-73-516

Aaron Running Hawk
Audio words from a Pine Ridge elder
http://www.pbs.org/mattersofrace/yourthoughts.shtml

National Asian  Pacific American Women's Forum 
Building social and economic justice and political  empowerment for Asian and Pacific American women and girls
www.napawfdc.org

ARMY OF BARBIES
The crowning of Amelia Vega as Miss Universe brought Dominicans into the spotlight, but what
message is it sending to girls? 
http://www.wiretapmag.org/story.html?StoryID=16565
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Native American: Civilizing the Native American 
An Indian Mission sent to Washington, D. C. under Chief Ouray
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/native_american4.html

Leonard Peltier Defense Committee--New Website
http://www.freeleonardpeltier.org

United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 
http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/pfii

STATE OF THE INDIAN NATIONS ADDRESS
On January 31, 2003, Tex G. Hall, President of National Congress of American Indians gave the first ever "State of the INDIAN Nations" 
Watch it: http://www.c-span.org/ (search "Indian") or http://www.nativetelecom.org 
Read it: http://www.ncai.org/form/docs/SOIN_ADDRESS.pdf

Statement by Chief Arvol Looking Horse on the Protection of Bear Butte Sacred Site
www.arvollookinghorse.homestead.com/

Isabel Bradby Brown
Video at Virginia's Pamunkey Reservation with elder Isabel Bradby Brown.
http://www.natv.org/

Status of Aboriginal women 
Broadcast May 3, 1968
At the Commission hearing in Regina, an impassioned speech on the status of aboriginal women unexpectedly moves the crowd to tears. http://archives.cbc.ca/400d.asp?IDCat=69&IDDos=86&IDCli=414&IDLan=1&IDMenu=69

 Keeping his promise: The Pope travels North 
Broadcast Sep. 20, 1987. John Paul II visits Fort Simpson..
http://archives.cbc.ca/


Jimmy Carter's Nobel Peace Prize Lecture
http://www.nobel.no/eng_lect_2002b.html

The Print of My Ancestors’ Houses are Every Where to be Seen”: Little Turtle Balks at Giving Up Land to General Anthony Wayne, 1795 
http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6525/

“Our Hearts are Sickened”: Letter from Chief John Ross of the Cherokee, Georgia, 1836 
http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6598/

Red Jacket Defends Native American Religion, 1805
http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5790/ 

Black Hawk Remembers Village Life Along the Mississippi 
http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5817/

The War for Independence Through Seneca Eyes
 Mary Jemison Views the Revolution, 1775-179I
http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5826/

So Must We Be One..., Otherwise We Shall Be All Gone Shortly”
Narragansett Chief Miantonomi  Tries to Form an Alliance Against Settlers in New England and Long Island in the 1640s.
http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6227/

I Believe It Is Because I Am a Poor Indian”: 
Samsom Occom’s Life as an Indian Minister 
http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5788/ 

Interview with Nathan Chasing Horse
A Spiritual Lakota Man
http://wambliho.homestead.com/WambliHo_News_Dec2002_pg2.html

We are at the Crossroads
Messages to help heal the heart and mind.
http://www.dreamkeepers.net/popups/dreamkeepers/crossroads/

American Indian Heritage Center
Honoring Natives in the Armed Forces. http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/nativeamerican01/inner.html

Code Talkers, America's Secret Weapon
How the Navajo and Choctaw Languages Scrambled Secret Military Communications
            http://www.johnshepler.com/articles/codetalkers.html

Booming Out
Mohawk Ironworkers Build New York 
http://www.conexus.si.edu/booming/index.htm

Ben Black Elk Speaks
Never before heard historical account of Black Elk's son recorded on a CD
http://www.americanwriters.org/classroom/videolesson/clips17_elk.asp

A VISIT WITH HENRY MITCHELL, AMERICAN INDIAN, 
A 1938-39 autoboigraphy with a canoe maker living on the Penebscot reservation.
http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?wpa:2:./temp/~ammem_Ka57::


“What Can You Get By Warre” Powhatan Exchanges Views With Captain John Smith, 1608 
http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5838/


Metacom Relates Indian Complaints about the English Settlers, 1675 
Metacom or King Philip, leader of the Wampanoags near Plymouth colony, led many Indians into a widespread revolt against the colonists in 1675
http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6226/ 

European Invasion
“All Over the Land Nothing Else Was Spoken Of ”: Cabeza de Vaca Takes Up Residence as a Medicine Man in the Southwest, 1530s 
http://www.historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6385/

GAMES AND SPORTSUnion of British Columbia Indian Chiefs
Supports the work of aboriginal people in their common fight for their rights and respect for our cultures and societies. 
http://www.ubcic.bc.ca

Elders--Language, Heritage, and Culture
Includes 0ral narratives, elders teachings, honoring Canada's Aboriginal war veterans
http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca


Our Elders
Interviews with Saskatchewan Elders
http://www.aboriginalcanada.gc.ca/  [Click "Kids" button] 

Interview with Roberta Jamieson, Six Nations elected chief
http://indiancountry.com/?1026740532

The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
The story of a revolutionary turned president told through recollections from friends, allies, adversaries and his fellow prisoners.
http://i.bigchalk.com/

Kateri, Our Sister
Kateri Tekakwitha, a Mohawk Indian woman now regarded as a saint by her followers. 
http://www.marquette.edu/

American Indian Movement from American Memory
Warriors who help and protect their people.
http://memory.loc.gov/

Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony 
Photos from the official July 26, 2001 ceremony honoring the Navajo Codetalkers
http://bingaman.senate.gov/code_talkers/ceremony/ceremony.html#gold


The Wood Buffalo Native Youth Movement 
An aboriginal youth group promoting unity among all Aboriginal youth to make changes for the betterment of our people as a whole."
http://www.divnet.org/fortmcmurray/nativeyouth/

 ThTUPQUJAK
Resembling a doorway, the tupqujakwas where the shaman could pass from the earthly to the spiritual landscape."
http://www.migrations.com/listening/listening3.html

e United Nations Special Session on Children
Videos, pictures, text, and full documents about this unprecidented meeting among children, organizations, and world leaders.
http://www.unicef.org/specialsession/


The Code of Handsome Lake, the Seneca Prophet
http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/inca/index.htm

NATALIE CURTIS
one of the best-known authorities of her time on American Indian art and culture. 
http://www.nataliecurtis.org/index.html

Don Valerio Cohaila 
Don Valerio, an Aymara from Tacna, Peru, and is a teacher of this ancient wisdom. Video. 
http://www.dreamkeepers.net/3858/4203/Videos/General_General_r.html

The Lewis and Clark Rediscovery Project: 
5/12 hours of recorded hisory from the Nez Perce 
http://www.l3-lewisandclark.com

Story of Honour and Heroism
Thomas George Prince, Canada's most decorated aboriginal war hero 
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/ks/english/pdf/vet_en.pdf

Leon Shenandoah, 
A tribute to the Fire Keeper for the Haudenosaunee 1915-1996
http://www.peace4turtleisland.org/pages/tributetoshenandoah.htm


 The Life and Words of Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Keeper of the Sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe of the Lakota, Dakota, Nakota Nation of the Sioux.
http://www.homestead.com/arvollookinghorse/Index.html

 Sacajawea: Teen Interpreter
How was it that a 16-year-old Shoshone teenager ended up on one of the most successful explorations in recorded history?
http://www.awesomestories.com/biography/index2.htm

Wisdom of the Elders Inc.
Dedicated to Native American culture preservation, education, and racial reconciliation...
http://www.pcez.com/~wote/current_projects.html

LaDonna Harris
LaDonna Harris, Comanche, is one of the most influential, inspired, and determined Native Americans in politics 
http://www.nwhp.org/tlp/biographies/harris/harris_bio.html

 Countering Colonization: Native American Women and Great Lakes Missions, 1630-1900. 
http://www.utpjournals.com/

Iron Eyes Cody 
Iron Eyes Cody, the "Crying Indian" became the symbol for the anti-littering campaign. Read his obituary.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9901/04/obit.cody/

Mary Louise Defender Wilson
Creating a Cultural Bridge Between Generations
http://www.nwhp.org/tlp/biographies/wilson/wilson_bio.html

In the Words of Elders: Aboriginal Cultures in Transition
an unprecedented 'look from the inside' at the Aboriginal cultural situation across Canada 
http://www.utpjournals.com/jour.ihtml?lp=product/chr/814/elders5.html

Honoring Nations Awards
Harvard University's awards program that honors outstanding examples of tribal government.
http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/hpaied/honoring.htm

Elizabeth Peratrovich
A recollection of an Tlinget Civil Rights Leader
http://www.alaskool.org/

Peacemaker
Centuries ago, the Iroquois nations found a way to establish peace and unity among themselves.
http://www.histori.ca/

Ella Cara Deloria
As Ella wrote, "The ultimate aim of Dakota life was quite simple: . . . One must be a good relative."
http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/

Ward, Nancy
Cherokee leader "Agi-ga-u-e," or "Beloved Woman"    
http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Ward_Nancy.html

Brant, Mary
(1736?-1796), Mohawk Native American leader    
http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Brant_Mary.html

Navajo Code Talkers
WorldWar II Fact Sheet
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-2.htm

 Native Americans serving our country: American Forces Information Service
 Native American Indian Heritage Month
http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/nativeamerican01/inner.html

Treaty One
Elders Teachings
http://www.treaty1.com/interviews.html

National Congress of American Indians
 The National Congress of American Indians was founded in 1944 and is the oldest and largest tribal government organization in the United States 
http://130.94.214.68/index.asp

Mary Jemison
1743-1833, Indian Captive
http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Jemison_Mary.html

 Tlingit Elders Traditional Education Checklist
What are the most important things in Tlingit tradition that a person needs to know to be well educated in the tradition, and where should that person learn them?
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu./TlingitElders.html

From 1850 until his death in 1890, Sitting Bull symbolized the conflict between settlers and native American culture over lifestyles, land, and resources
http://www.histori.ca/historica/eng_site/minutes/minutes_online/sitting.html

A Public Forum by the Elders Society of the Cherokee Nation
Native American Roots, Once Hidden, Now Embraced
http://www.orphanage.com/TalkBBS/index.cgi?read=7363

Everett Soop
http://www.mediarights.org/search/fil_detail.php?fil_id=00013

Tribute To Tiradentes (Joaquim José da Silva Xavier)
 http://www.fallenmartyrs.com/brazil.htm

Bertrude Barcelo 1800-1852
http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Barcelo_Gertrudis.html

Tribute To Emiliano Zapata 
 http://www.fallenmartyrs.com/mexico.htm 

 The Untold Story of Minnijean Brown Trickey 
http://www.mediarights.org/search/fil_detail.php?fil_id=00481

 Inuit Traditional Knowledge
http://www.nunavut.com/traditionalknowledge/

 Native American Wisdom 
http://www.greatdreams.com/wisdom.htm

Maria Elena Moyano
http://www.mediarights.org/search/fil_detail.php?fil_id=00162

"Bringing the Elders to the World...and the World to the Elders"
Dramkeepers.net
http://dreamkeepers.net

Sarah Winnemucca 1844-1891
Paiute Indian leader protests conditions on Indian reservations
http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Winnemucca_Sarah.html

The Real Pocahontas
Learn more real truths about the cartoon and the legend.
http://pocahontas.morenus.org/

This Thanksgiving, introduce your students to some Native American leaders,
warriors, peacemakers, healers, teachers, and activists who have left their
mark in history.
 Native Americans: Heroes and Heroines
http://classroomtoday.classroom.com/tltopic.asp?TopicID=23


Native Americans in the U.S. Military
http://history.navy.mil/faqs/faq61-1.htm

 Rachel Ste-re-han Agoyo, Conchiti Pueblo~
http://www.indianz.com/EldersCircle/


White Swan, Yanktona Sioux Great Bear, Delaware
 http://www.ilhawaii.net/~stony/quotes.html

Louis Riel 
 http://www.fallenmartyrs.com/canada.html

Liliuoikalani 1838-1897
Queen of Hawaii
http://women.eb.com/women/articles/Liliuokalani.html

Thoughts, ideas, and words of traditional Native American People.
Voices of the Wintercount
http://www.wintercount.org/ 

1805 document of a speech by Seneca leader Red Jacket.
http://memory.loc.gov/rbc/rbpe/rbpe04/rbpe047/04702500/001dr.jpg

NATIVE AMERICAN WISDOM 
http://www.greatdreams.com/wisdom.htm

Thomas Banyacya Hopi Traditional Elder
http://www.alphacdc.com/banyacya/banyacya.html

Kitsap County History
http://www.oz.net/vr/history/martha_george.htm 

Kanagagota -
http://goodies.freeservers.com/kanagagota.html


Joseph Brant
http://goodies.freeservers.com/brant.html 

Menawa
http://goodies.freeservers.com/menawa.html 

Red Cloud
 http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/wpages/wpgs400/w4redcld.htm

Osceola
http://goodies.freeservers.com/osceola.html 

Pomp - The True Story of the Baby on the Sacagawea Dollar
http://pompstory.home.mindspring.com/index.html 

Nedawi 
 http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/

 Wisdomkeepers
http://www.wisdomkeepers.com/ 

Mary Musgrove - Notable Women Ancestor 
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa/musgrove.html 

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