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Historical context and ideas for integrating individual digital collections of primary sources into instruction.

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest (Summary and Teaching Resources) The documents and photographs in this collection tell the story of Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest, from their first contact with European explorers in the 18th century to life on reservations in the 20th century.

Edward S. Curtis (Summary and Teaching Resources) This collection presents the 2226 photographs taken by Edward S. Curtis for his work The North American Indian. Included are images of tribes from Great Plains, Great Basin, Plateau Region, Southwest, California, Pacific Northwest, and Alaska.

History of the American West: 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library (Summary and Teaching Resources) This collection of over 30,000 photographs documenting the history of the American West includes images that depict the lives of Native Americans from more than forty tribes living west of the Mississippi River.

Omaha Indian Music (Summary Only) This collection features a hundred years of traditional Omaha music ranging from 1890s wax cylinders to 1980s powwows, speeches and interviews.

Last Updated: 01/28/2010