GEN:AV-WEBLIOGRAPHIES

[Jenny Heller <JMHeller22@AOL.COM>]

Jenny Heller
Teacher/ New Market Elementary School/ School Media Student
jmheller22@aol.com

Jenny Heller

LS 506

Annotated Bibliography of Videos, Websites, and CD-ROM's on Native Americans

Video
American Cultures for Children: Native American Heritage. Wynnewood, Pa:
Schlessinger Video Productions, 1997. 25 min. $29.95. (1-800-843-3620).
         Discusses the history and culture of various groups of Native
Americans.
         Introduces new vocabulary.  Encourages interactive participation
through songs
         and crafts. (Video Librarian-ND, Booklist-ND, SLJ-ND).

Come Join Our Multicultural Band, Volume One. Professor Music, 1995. 30 min.
$29.95.
         The first section of this video is relevant to Native Americans. It
looks at the music,
         dance, and culture of Native Americans.

History of Texas Indians. (Series). Chicago, IL: SVE and Churchill Media,
1998. Color. Range: 27:40 - 29:28 min. with teacher's guides. $255.
(1-800-829-1900).
         A series of three videos that discuss the history of American Indians
in Texas.  The
         First Americans: The Paleoindians looks at the most ancient of
American cultures,
         Texas Buffalo Hunters and Warriors focuses on the Comanche Indians
and their
         relationship with horses, Agricultural Indians of Texas deals with
the way the
         Native Americans learned and developed the agriculture of the land.
(SLJ-7/98).

Native American Folktales. Chicago, IL: SVE and Churchill Media, 1998.
Animated color. 20 min. $95.00. (1-800-829-1900).
         Four fabulous folktales from four different Native American regions.
Each folktale
         helps explain that tribe's culture and beliefs.  The teacher's guide
that is included
         gives discussion questions, activities, and blackline masters. (Video
Librarian-ND,
         SLJ-ND).

Native American Life. Chicago, IL: SVE and Churchill Media, 1999. Animated
color. Approx. 25 min. $30.00. (1-800-829-1900).
         Tells about American life before colonization.  Stories are told
about several
         famous Native Americans and their contributions and adventures.  It
discusses the
         Native American cultures of the past and the present. (Children's
Video Review-
         ND, Curriculum Administrator-ND).







CD-ROM
The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale,
Inc., 1998. $349.00 four volume set. (www.gale.com)
         Contains essays on 400 Native American groups.  It allows you to
compare/contrast
         the various groups. Included are historical and modern maps, native
stories, short
         biographies, and illustrations. (SLJ-2/98).

Native Americans 1 & 2. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1995.
$59.95 each. (1-800-368-2728).
         Part 1 introduces the Eastern Woodlands and the Plains, and Part 2
introduces the
         Northwest Coast and Southwest Indians.  It compares/contrasts the
homes, hunting,
         and food of the different regions.  Also shows the struggles Native
Americans face
         while trying to preserve their culture.

Native Americans: People of the Plains. Raleigh, NC: Rainbow Educational
Media, 1998. $369 five copy lab pack (1-919-954-7550).
         This software combines text, narrated video, slide shows and
interactive elements.
         It is broken down into 7 areas: history, plains world, museum, Native
Americans
         Today, reference, activities, and search center. (SLJ-7/98).


Websites
Iroquois Indian Nation. http://one-web.org/oneida/
         This website gives the history of The Oneidas.  It contains many
exhibits The
         Oneidas of today, and a virtual tour.

Info links to many different tribes. http://www.pitt.edu/~lmitten/indians.html
         Contains the history, legends, stories, and customs of many different
tribes.

Smithsonian site on Native Americans. http://www.si.edu/nmai/nav.htm
         This informative site gives links to exhibitions, publications and
recordings, film
         and video, research and collection, and other Native American sites.

Native American Resources.
http://hanksville.phast.umass.edu/nas/SSILA/names.html
         Gives the culture and history of many Native American regions and
tribes.  It is
         easy to read and the information is very detailed.

Eagle Ridge Elementary School. http://www.primenet.com/~eaglerg/
         This school's website provides links to Native American sites.  These
sites give
         a collection of stories from different tribes.  You can learn about
pow-wows and
         Native American crafts.

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