Teachers. New York City Timeline Diagram. New York State Parks Recreation & Historic Preservation. Big Apple History. Big Apple History . Building the Big Apple . The Erie Canal. Big Apple History . Early New York. Big Apple History. S Department of State Kids Room - Informative fun, facts and history about New York State. Illuminations: Revisiting the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition of 1901 - University at Buffalo Libraries. History & Culture - Ellis Island Part of Statue of Liberty National Monument. Erie Canal Time Machine. NYS Archives | Partnership Trust | Education Department | Office of Cultural Education | NYS Home.
Native Americans Facts for Kids: An American Indian website for children and teachers. This website may look a little bit boring to you at first glance.
There are no animations, no games, no continuously loading flute music, and only a few illustrations. This is important so that our pages can load faster and work for everyone's computers, including the older computers that many American Indian kids use. Native Americans are not extinct. As of the year 2000, there are more than three million Native American people in Canada and the US combined--including more than a million children. Native American kids have real-life hopes and real-life problems, just like other kids do. American Indian Tribes Fact sheets about American Indians in general American Indians Kids FAQ Questions and answers about Native Americans in the past and present. Native American Homes Pictures and descriptions of ten different types of American Indian houses. Native American Cradleboards Pictures and facts about Native American child carriers in different tribes. Our resource pages about Native Americans.
New York Indian Tribes and Languages. Here are the addresses of New York's Indian reservations: Teaching and learning activities about New York Native American tribes: Feel free to print these out for classroom use!
New York Tribes Word Search: Printable puzzle hiding the names of New York's Indian tribes. New York Language Greetings: Learn to say "hello" in several Native New York languages. New York Native Animals: Learn the Native American names of New York animals. New York Indian Facts for Kids: Answers to frequently asked questions about the tribes of New York. Recommended books about New York Native Americans: New York Indians: Introducing New York's Native American history and culture to kids. New York Native Peoples: Another good book on New York tribes for kids. Brooklyn Daily Eagle Online. Western New York Suffragists -Winning the Vote. The Underground Railroad: Did You Know? Fast Facts The Underground Railroad Did You Know?
See other versions of this page: The Underground Railroad was not underground. Because escaping slaves and the people who helped them were technically breaking the law, they had to stay out of sight. Underground Railroad Resources Underground Railroad Credits Xpeditions is now archived in National Geographic Education's new website—natgeoed.org If you liked Xpeditions, you'll love the new media-rich natgeoed.org. Www.natgeoed.org Please note: to search for Xpeditions content, check the "include archive" filter. New-York Historical Society. Run for Your Life Since 2004, the New-York Historical Society has presented a series of exhibitions that explore the idea of freedom, emphasizing the history of slavery, resistance, abolition and the Underground Railroad.
These major exhibitions have been complemented with an array of public programs, educational programs, websites and cell phone/iPod tours of sources and sites relating to New York’s role in the Underground Railroad and abolitionist movement. The New-York Historical Society was one of the very first institutions collecting during the height of the Underground Railroad movement from the 1830s to 1860s, an effort that began even earlier in the aftermath of the American Revolution with the founding of the Manumission Society. Following is a list of resources that you can access throughout the New-York Historical Society website. Collections Library Research Guides Researching Slavery and the Underground Railroad at the New-York Historical Society [PDF] Audio and Visual Tours.