American Indians
Primary Sources and Teaching Activities Related to Native Americans
Resources Related to Native Communities at the National Archives
The billions of historical documents and other materials housed at the National Archives throughout the country include information relating to Native Americans from the 18th through the 21st century. The documents we hold related to Native Communities reflect their interaction with the U.S. Government. On this page we include primary sources related to American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
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Left Column (Top to Bottom) Map Showing Indian Reservations, Treaty between the United States and the Six Nations, Indians of All Tribes Newsletter.
Right Column (Top to Bottom) Native American Dancer from the Cheyenne Dance Troupe, Navajo Indian Code Talkers Henry Bake and George Kirk, Closeup of Indian Petroglyphs, President Andrew Jackson’s Message to Congress On Indian Removal.
Primary Sources
Teaching Activities
Comparing the Dawes Act and a Hopi Petition
Exploring Treaties: Navajo Treaty of 1868
La Asimilación y la Gente Nativa de Metlakahtla, Alaska
Assimilation and the Native People of Metlakahtla, Alaska
