Study Native American History & Culture with One of the Best Resources

Study Native American History & Culture with One of the Best Resources

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Every November, we take the time to reflect on the myriad contributions of Native Americans throughout history. If you’re looking for a resource that can help students explore more than 15,000 years of Native American culture and history, look no further than Infobase’s American Indian History database. 

Covering more than 600 Native American groups, the award-winning American Indian History allows for an interactive, multifaceted look at the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with tablet/mobile-friendly videos and slideshows, images, biographies of key people, event and topic entries, primary sources, maps and graphs, flags, and timelines.

Continuously Updated Authoritative Content

Topic Centers from Infobase's American Indian History database

American Indian History features Topic Centers that compile specially selected content—including articles, sharable slideshows, videos, primary sources, and more—that provides your students a study guide for a particular culture area, era, or subject. This expertly researched and written content is continually updated. Some of the latest new and updated content we’ve just added this year includes:

  • 10 new document-based question modules for the classroom
  • 30 new primary source documents
  • 45 new images
  • 20 new videos on historical topics
  • Articles from the newly revised Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes

Researchers will also find:

  • A Tribe Index covering more than 200 tribes located in North America, allowing users to quickly search and discover all of the many resources relating to a tribe, including encyclopedia articles, book chapters, treaties, legends, full-color tribal flags, maps, timelines, and much more.
  • Biographies of Native American writers; war leaders, warriors, and soldiers; political leaders and activists; explorers; spiritual and religious leaders; and artists and craftspeople.
  • Editorially selected pro/con articles on many high-interest controversies in history, enabling researchers to grasp the essence and importance of every conflict and the reasons Americans debated them.
  • Full cross-searchability with any combination of the other Infobase history databases to which your institution subscribes, including American History, African-American History, Modern World History, and Ancient & Medieval History.
  • And more!

Try American Indian History today!

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