Native American Heritage Month: Web Resources

Downloadable charts, facts, and figures courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.

A spotlight resource from the Smithsonian's Native Knowledge 360 program "providing educators and students with new perspectives on Native American history and cultures."

As Americans and Japanese troops fought island to island in the Pacific during World War II, the Japanese used their considerable skill as code breakers to intercept many messages being sent by American forces.

The NMAI, an active component of the Smithsonian Institution, cares for one of the world's most expansive collections of Native artifacts, including objects, photographs, archives, and media covering the entire Western Hemisphere, from the Arctic Circle to Tierra del Fuego.

The NPS preserves a variety of places commemorating America's multi-faceted history. The NPS preserves cultural resources, such as buildings, landscapes, archeological sites, and museum collections. They serve as tangible evidence of our collective past.

The mission of the news magazine and public service website is to bring forward thought-provoking journalism, while bringing people closer together by broadening perspectives of Native American peoples, marginalized by traditional stereotypical images.

Native Land is a tool that maps out Indigenous territories, treaties and languages meant to encourage education and engagement.

Courtesy of PBS, explore documentaries, short films, and even a digital animation project as you learn about Native American cultures and experiences.

Vision Maker Media is the premiere source of media by and about Native Americans. Our goal is to increase the awareness and impact of Vision Maker Media to promote diversity through the discovery of Native culture and sacred stories.

Stories of service from the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress.

The Native Pride Dancers educate, inspire, and motivate through the beauty and power of Native American music and dance! Learn about the dances, the regalia (dress), and the meaning and importance of the traditions of Native American peoples from cultural educators, musicians, dancers, and singers who are members of numerous tribal nations including: Meskwaki, Navajo, Dakota, Lakota, Ojibwe, Lumbee, Cree, Pueblo, Choctaw, and Chickasaw, to name a few.