Native Americans in Olden Times Start here  About 40,000 years ago ...   North America Northeast Woodland Southeast Woodland Plains Southwest Northwest Far North/Arctic/Inuit  California  Central & South America Incas Mayas    Aztecs  Other Sections Stories Symbol Stories  Baskets Homes Canoes Medicine Man  Religion Totem Poles Games & Things to Make and Do Holidays  Principal Tribes Comparison Chart (Europeans & Indians)     Lesson Plans for Teachers Credits  Awesome Library Star Rating Top 1% in K-12 Education Credits Books we used: American's Fascinating Indian Heritage, Reader's Digest, 1978 Indians of Yesterday by Marion E. Gridley, sponsored by the Indian Council Fire, 1940 Indians of the Americans, National Geographic Society, 1958 Indian Reservations, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Dept of the Interior, 1950 Questions on Indian Culture, by Dr. Ruth Underhill, University of Denver, Bureau of Indian Affairs, pamphlet, 1953 Dakota and Ojibwe People, Minnesota Historical Society, 1985 Regions Far and Near for a Changing World, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, 1995 Seminole Music by Frances Densmore - a great source of information on customs of the Seminole People. This book is online.   Our thanks to: Washington State History Museum, Tacoma, WA, for our private tour, and an opportunity to learn a great deal about the early Americas. Thank you! Dr. Adams. Over the years, Dr. Adams has been a consultant to the Sioux, Winnebago, Fox, and other tribes in the Midwest on community development. He also participated in a federal project for communication and values differences among cultures, resulting in a website - a multicultural toolkit.   Our special thanks to the many Native American people who do not wish their names to be listed. Information was shared generously with us. We are most grateful for it. All Rights Reserved Counter start date January 2006     Have a great year!