Native American Heritage Month

The First Thanksgiving 1621. J. L. G. Ferris. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

November is Native American Heritage Month.  Native American life and culture has been intertwined with American life since colonialists first arrived and still influences us today;  from the first Thanksgiving with the Wampanoags to the Sioux water defenders.  Below are some sites to visit to read about Native American history, and news today.

Last Real Indians (news/blog)

Indian Country Today (news)

Native Appropriations (blog)

American Indians in Children’s Literature

National Museum of the American Indian: American Indian Perspectives on Thanksgiving

Exhibits and Collections by the Library of Congress