Introduction

The Internet Resources

Activity #1

• Navajo Village - How the Navajos constructed their hogans.

• Navajo Weaving - Discover how the Navajos wove the cloth for their rugs and clothing.

• Navajo Indians - Short, easy to read selection on the tribe.

Activity #2

• Kit Carson - 1 page article about Kit Carson.

• Kit Carson: Authentic Legend of the Desert Southwest - Detailed short biography of Kit Carson.

• The Long Walk - Good article about 'The Long Walk'.

• The Long Walk to Bosque Redondo - Excellent article from Smithsonian magazine about The Long Walk.

Activity #3

• Navajo Artwork - Learn about Navajo rug weaving, basketmaking, silversmithing, and sandpainting.

• Navajo Rugs - WEbsite on beautiful Navajo rugs.

• Explore the Navajo Nation - Great info about the Navajos and how they lived!

• Arizona Indians Web quest - Everything you wanted to know about the Navajo and their crafts (scroll down the page).

Activity #4

• Scott O'Dell's Web Site - Visit the author's website to find out informaion about him.

• Scott O'Dell - Wow! Lots of links and info about the author.

• Native American Pictographs - Scroll down the page, click on the thumbnails to find hundreds of Native American pictographs.

Activity #5

• Tribal Connections: Navajo Health Foods - Information on how the Navajo have traditionally eaten.

• Eltososie-Dine, the People - Read the article about Navajo traditional foods. Link to recipes further down the page.