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Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery http://www.pbs.org/ lewisandclark/ A PBS site that contains a wealth of information on Lewis and Clark's journey into the American West. Contains an interactive story, historian perspectives, Native American perspectives, classroom resources, and a Lewis and Clark screen saver. The Museum of Westward Expansion http://www.nps.gov/ jeff/ mus-tour.htm The Museum of Westward Expansion's Web site offers a variety of information on the people and events that shaped the West during the 19th century: explorers, farmers, soldiers, Native Americans, trappers, miners, and more. Offers audio clips of narratives from Thomas Jefferson, William Clark (of Lewis and Clark), a "buffalo soldier," and a woman who traveled overland in 1846. The Native American History Archive http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/ k12/ naha/ index.html Columbia University's vast resource includes the "Native American Navigator," an online interface for students' geographical, historical, and topical inquiries. Includes a click-on tribal map, a detailed timeline, a variety of Indian topic pages, a site/network search engine, and many other features. New Perspectives on The West http://www.pbs.org/ weta/ thewest/ This companion site to Ken Burns's eight part PBS series on The West contains an interactive timeline, photographs, primary source materials, and maps. It also contains an interactive biographical dictionary of historical figures. 1849 California Gold Rush http://www.sfmuseum.org/ hist6/ masonrpt.html The San Francisco Museum's exhibit on the Gold Rush era, as chronicled through historical documents, photographs, and illustrations. Features numerous official military accounts on the first discovery of gold, outside perspectives of the rush, information on anti-Chinese racism, and an extensive chronology of the mining from 1846 to 1865. Ancestors in the Americas http://www.cetel.org/ This online extension of a PBS series documents the Asian immigrants experience in the Americas. Features a variety of documents, timelines, and genealogy sources that cover the Chinese, Filipino, and Asian Indian experiences voyaging to America, penetrating the frontier West, and grappling with widespread racism, including the Chinese Exclusion Act. The American West http://www.americanwest.com/ index2.htm This enjoyable, award-winning site presents the old West, from the frontier and pioneer eras to the modern day. Includes historical information and links covering the westward expansion, native Indians, European emigration, heroes and outlaws, towns and forts, the buffalo, and much more. American Indian Heritage Foundation http://www.indians.org/ Resource/ resource.html An important resource that includes the "Indigenous Peoples Literature" section with a "site index" offering a massive database of indigenous works covering Mexican and North American tribal culture. Includes historical documents, old stories, art, maps, biographies on tribal chiefs, modern racist issues, and much more.

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