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This Week in American Indian History

Subject Area:

Social Studies

Address/URL:

http://members.tripod.com/~PHILKON/index.html

Description:

Pick a calendar date and this site will show you the myriad events in American Indian History that took place on that date. This site includes over 3000 events in American Indian History. You can also find tribal name meanings, alternate tribal names, Indian moon names, and over 600 links to other related sites.

How You Can Use This Source:

Find out which month is referred to by different American Indian groups as 'Ice breaking in the river', 'Moon of Greening Grass', and 'Planting Corn Moon'. What similarities in 'moon' names can you find among groups in different locations?
Select a date and see what happened in American Indian History. How do these events fit in with other events in America?
Follow links to other Web sites to learn more about the events.

Thanks to Phil Konstantin of San Diego, CA for submitting this site.

Go to This Week in American Indian History.