National Traveling Exhibition
Resources
- Books at WSU Libraries
Specifically related to Exhibition
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Native Americans Encountered by Lewis and Clark
Reference Books on Native Americans - Books for Younger Readers at WSU Libraries
Lewis and Clark and Native American History
Native Americans Today - Videos/DVDs at WSU Libraries
- Curriculum Resources for Teachers
- Web Resources
General
Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
Tribal Sites
Large Digital Collection Archives
Books at Wichita State University Libraries
Specifically Related to Exhibit
Hoxie, Frederick E. & Jay T. Nelson. Eds., Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country: The Native American Perspective (Champaign: University of Illinois Press, 2008). This book is authored by the curator of the Newberry Library exhibit and the traveling exhibition for libraries.
F592.7 .L496 2007
Mack, Richard. The Lewis & Clark Trail: American Landscapes. (Evanston, IL: Quiet Light Publishing, 2004). Richard Mack’s photographs are featured as the background images for the traveling exhibition. This book contains 248 color photographs taken by Mack during two years of photographing places along the Lewis and Clark trail at the same time of the year the explorers would have been there.
F592.7 .M25 2004
Unrau, William E. The Rise and Fall of Indian Country, 1825-1855.
(Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2007.) The book's author is the
speaker for the opening event of the traveling exhibit at Wichita State
University Libraries.
E93 .U9985 2007
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Allen, John Logan.
Passage Through the Garden: Lewis and Clark and the Image of the American Northwest. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1975).
F592.7 .A48
Ambrose, Stephen E. Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West.
(Simon & Schuster, 1996).
F592.7 .A49 1996
Appleman, Roy E. Lewis and Clark: Historic Places Associated with Their Transcontinental Exploration (1804-1806). Robert G. Ferris, series ed. National Historic Sites and Buildings, series. (Washington D.C.: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, 1975).
I 29.2:H 62/9/v.13
Betts, Robert B. In Search of York: The Slave Who Went to the Pacific with Lewis and Clark. (Boulder: Colorado Associated University Press, 2000).
F592.7.Y6 B4 2000
Biddle, Nicholas, ed. History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark. 2 vols. (Philadelphia: Bradford and Inskeep, 1814).
F592.4 1922 (reprint)
Botkin, Daniel. Our Natural History: The Lessons of Lewis and Clark. (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1995). QH104.5.W$ B68 2004
Burroughs, Raymond Darwin, ed. The Natural History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. (East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 1995). QL155 .N38 1995
Chuinard, Eldon G. Only One Man Died: The Medical Aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. (Fairfield, WA: Ye Galleon Press, 1979). F592.7 .C543
Clark, Ella E. & Margot Edmonds. Sacagawea of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1979). F592.7 .S12
Clarke, Charles G. The Men of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: A Biographical Roster of the Fifty-One Members and A Composite Diary of All Their Activities from All the Known Sources. (Lincoln,
Neb.: University of Nebraska Press, 2002).
F592.7 .C57 2002
Coues, Elliot. Ed., The History of the Expedition under the Command of Lewis and Clark, to the Sources of the Missouri River, Thence across the Rocky Mountains and down the Columbia river to the Pacific Ocean, Performed during the Years 1804-5-6, by Order of the Government of the United States (New York, 1893).
F592.4 1965a (reprint)
Cutright, Paul Russell. A History of the Lewis and Clark Journals. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1976).
F592.4 .C87
--------. Lewis and Clark: Pioneering Naturalists. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1969).
F592.4 1969;
F592.7 .C87 2003 (new ed.)
Dillon, Richard. Meriwether Lewis: A Biography. (New York: Coward-McCann, 1965).
F592.7 .L678
Duncan, Dayton. Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery: An Illustrated History. (New York: Knopf, 1997).
F592 .D86 1997
--------. Out West: An American Journey. (New York: Viking Press, 1987).
F592 .D86 1987
Eide, Ingavard Henry. American Odyssey: The Journey of Lewis and Clark. (Chicago: Rand McNally, 1979). F591 .E45
Foley, William E. & Charles David Rice. The First Chouteaus. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1983). F474.S253 A24 1983
Furtwangler, Albert. Acts of Discovery: Visions of America in the Lewis and Clark Journals. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1993). F592.7 .F86 1993
Goetzmann, William. Exploration and Empire: The Explorer and the Scientist in the Winning of the American West. (New York: Knopf, 1966). F591 .G62; also available as e-book
Gunderson, Mary. The Food Journal of Lewis and Clark: With Contemporary Recipes. (Yankton, SD: History Cooks, 2002). On order.
Hafer, LeRoy. Ed. The Mountain Men and the Fur Trade of the Far West. 10 vols. (Glendale: Arthur H. Clark, 1965-72). F592 .H2
Hall, Brian. I Should Be Extremely Happy in Your Company: A Novel of Lewis and Clark. (New York: Viking, 2003). On order.
Hawke, David Freeman. Those Tremendous Mountains: The Story of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. (New York: Norton, 1980). F592.7 .H29 1980
Hebard, Grace Raymond. Sacajawea, A Guide and Interpreter of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, with an Account of the Travels of Toussaint Charbonneau, and of Jean Baptiste, the Expedition Papoose. (Glendale: Arthur H. Clark, 1933). F592.7 .S123
Holloway, David. Lewis and Clark and the Crossing of North America. (New York: Saturday Review Press, 1974). F592.7 .H74
Hosmer, James Kendall, ed. Gass’s Journal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: By Sergeant Patrick Gass, One of the Persons Employed in the Expedition. 1811. (Reprint, Chicago: A.C. McClurg, 1904). MICROFICHE A6 16525
Howard, Harold P. Sacajawea. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971). F592.7 .S1233; F592.7 .S1233 2002 (revised ed.)
Hunsaker, Joyce Badgley. Sacagawea Speaks: Beyond the Shining Mountains with Lewis & Clark. (Falcon, 2001). F592.7.S123 S35 2001
Huser, Verne. On the River with Lewis and Clark. (College Station: Texas A&M University Press, 2004.) F592.7 .H87 2004
Jackson, Donald. Among the Sleeping Giants: Occasional Pieces on Lewis and Clark. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1981).
F592.7 .J13 1987
--------, ed. Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. 2 vols. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1978).
F592.7 .J14 1978
--------. Thomas Jefferson and the Stony Mountains: Exploring the West from Monticello. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1981).
E332.2 .J32 1993
Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia. (Paris: Pierres, 1782).
F230 .J5102 1999
Jones, Landon Y., ed. The Essential Lewis and Clark. (New York: Ecco Press, 2000).
F592.4 2000
--------. William Clark and the Shaping of the West. (University of Missouri Press, 2004).
F592.7.C565 .J66 2005
Kessler, Donna J. The Making of Sacagawea: A Euro-American Legend. (Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1996). F592.7.S123 K47 1996
Lang, William L. and Carol Abbott. Two Centuries of Lewis and Clark: Reflections on the Voyage of Discovery. (Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press, 2004). F592.7 .L36 2004
Lavender, David. The Way to the Western Sea: Lewis and Clark Across the Continent. (New York: Harper and Row, 1989). F592.7 .L38 2001
MaCapia, Paul & Mary MaCapia. Lewis and Clark’s America: A Contemporary Photo Essay. (Seattle, 1976). F592.7.L715
Morris, Larry E. The Fate of the Corps: What Became of the Lewis and Clark After the Expedition. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004). F592.7 .M685 2004
Moulton, Gary. Ed., The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. 13 vol. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983-2001.
Folio F592.4 1983 (v.1); F592.4 1983 (v.2-13)
--------. American Encounters: Lewis & Clark, the People, & the Land. (Lincoln: Center for Great Plains Studies, University of Nebraska, 1991).
On order.
--------, ed. Atlas of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1983).
Folio F592.4 1983 and
Special Collections 5483
Nelson, W. Dale. Interpreters with Lewis and Clark: The Story of Sacagawea and Toussaint Charbonneau. (University of North Texas Press, 2004).
F592.7.S123 N45 2003
Osgood, Ernest Staples. The Field Notes of Captain William Clark, 1803-1805. (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1964).
F592.4 1964
Peck, David J. D.O. Or Perish in the Attempt—Wilderness Medicine in the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Helena, MT: Far Country Press) RC88.9.O95 P43 2002
Richards, Kent D. Isaac I. Stevens: Young Man in a Hurry. (Provo, UT: Brigham Young University Press, 1979). F880.S843 R5
Ronda, James. Lewis and Clark Among the Indians. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1984).
F592.7 .R66 1984;
F592.7 .R66 2002 (Bicentennial ed.)
--------. Finding the West: Explorations With Lewis and Clark (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2001).
On order.
--------, ed. Voyages of Discovery: Essays on the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Helena: Montana Historical Society Press, 1998).
F592.7 .V69 1998
Schmidt, Thomas. National Geographic Guide of the Lewis & Clark Trail. (Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2002). On order.
Schmidt, Thomas. The Saga of Lewis and Clark: Into the Uncharted West. (New York: DK Pub., 1999).
On order.
Skarsten, M. O. George Drouillard: Hunter and Interpreter for Lewis and Clark and Fur Trader, 1807-1810. (Glendale: A.H. Clark Co., 1964).
F592.7.D7 D5 2005
(new printing)
Steffen, Jerome O. William Clark: Jeffersonian Man on the Frontier. (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1977).
F592.C56 S74
Strong, Emory M. Seeking Western Waters: The Lewis and Clark Trail from the
Rockies to the Pacific. (Portland: Oregon Historical Society, 1995).
On order.
Thwaites, Reuben. Ed., Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806
(New York: Dodd, Mead & Co., 1904-5).
F592.4 1969b (reprint)
Wheeler, Olin D. The Trail of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1904, 2 vols. (New York: G. P. Putnam and Sons, 1904).
F592.7 .W56 1926
Wishart, David J. The Fur Trade of the American West, 1807-1840. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1979).
F592.W78 1979
Wood, Raymond W. Anthropology on the Great Plains. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1980).
E78.G73 A57
Native Americans Encountered by Lewis and Clark
Aoki, Haruo & Deward Walker. Nez Perce Oral Narratives. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989). P25 .C25 v.104
Baird, Dennis, Diane Mallickan & W.R. Swagerty. Eds., Nez Perce Nation Divided: Firsthand Accounts of Events Leading to the 1863 Treaty (Moscow, ID: University of Idaho Press, 2002). E99.N5 N54 2002
Bowers, Alfred W. Mandan Social and Ceremonial Organization. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1950). E99.M2 B68 1950f
Boyd, Robert. The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence: Introduced Infectious Diseases and Population Decline among Northwest Coast Indians, 1774-1874. (Vancouver: UBC Press, 1999).
RA660.55.N67 B69 1999
Catlin, George. Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of the North American Indians, 2 vols. (New York: Dover Publications, 1973).
E77 .C38 1973
--------. George Catlin's Souvenir of the North American Indians: A
Facsimile of the Original Album. (Tulsa, OK: Gilcrease Museum, 2003)
E77 .C38 2003
Clark, Ella E. Indian Legends of the Pacific Northwest. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1953). E98.F6 C57
Drury, Clifford M. Chief Lawyer of the Nez Perce Indians, 1796-1876. (Glendale: Arthur H. Clark, 1979).
E99 .L383
Farr, William. Reservation Blackfeet, 1882-1945, A Photographic History of Cultural Survival
(Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1984).
E99.S54 F37 1984
Gilman, Carolyn. The Way to Independence: Memories of a Hidatsa Indian Family, 1840-1920. (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1987).
E99.H6 G55 1987
--------. Lewis and Clark: Across the Divide. (New York: HarperCollins, 2003).
F592.7 .G55 2003
Grafe, Steven L. Peoples of the Plateau: The Indian Photographs of Lee Moorhouse, 1898-1915 (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006). DT515 .G8 On order.
Hunn, Eugene S. & James Selam and Family. Nch’I Wana, “The Big River”: Mid-Columbia Indians and their Land. (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1990).
E99.S325 H86 1990
Karson, Jennifer. Wiyaxayxt/Wiyaakaa’awn/As Days Go By: Our History, Our
Land, Our People – The Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla (Oregon Historical
Society Press, 2006)
E78.O6 W59 2006
Madsen, Birgham D. The Lemhi: Sacajawea’s People. (Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1979).
E99.S4 M32
Mancall, Peter C. and James H. Merrell, eds. American Encounters: Natives and Newcomers from European Contact to Indian Removal--1500-1850. (New York; London: Routledge, 2000.) E98.F39 A54 2000
McBeth, Kate. Nez Perces Since Lewis and Clark, (Moscow, ID: University of Idaho Press, 1993).
E99.N5 M2 1993
McWhorter, L.V. Hear Me, My Chief! Nez Perce History and Legend. (Caldwell, ID: Caxton Printers, 1952).
E99.N5 M3 1983
Pollard, Lancaster. Lewis and Clark at Fort Clatsop, 1805-1806. (Astoria: Clatsop Historical Society, 1954).
On order.
Ronda, James. Lewis and Clark Among the Indians. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1984).
F592.7 .R66 1984;
F592.7 .R66 2002 (Bicentennial ed.)
Rosier, Paul. Rebirth of the Blackfeet Nation, 1912-1954 (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2001).
E99.S54 R67 2001
Ruby, Robert H. and John A. Brown. The Chinook Indians: Traders of the Lower Columbia River
(Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1976).
E99.C57 R82
Walker, Deward. Nez Perce Coyote Tales: The Myth Cycle (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1998).
E99.N5W27 1998
Wilson, Gilbert. The Hidatsa Earthlodge. (New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1934).
E99.H6 W74 1978 (reprint)
Wood, W. Raymond & Thomas D. Thiessen. Eds., Early Fur Trade on the Northern Plains: Canadian Traders among the Mandan and Hidatsa Indians, 1738-1818 (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1985).
E99.M2 E17 1985;
also available as an
e-book
Reference Books on Native Americans
Encyclopedia of North American Indians, Frederick E. Hoxie, ed. (Boston:
Houghton Mifflin, 1996).
E76.2 .E53 1996;
e-book link
Native America in the Twentieth Century: An Encyclopedia, Mary B. Davis, ed.
(New York, Garland Pub., 1994)
E76.2 .N36 1999
Books for Younger Readers at Wichita State University Libraries
Lewis and Clark and Native American History
Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Lewis and Clark, (New York: Holiday House, 2003).
On order.
Ambrose, Stephen E. This Vast Land: A Young Man’s Journal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Simon & Schuster, 2003).
On order.
Blumberg, Rhoda. The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark. (Scholastic, 1987).
On order.
--------. York’s Adventures With Lewis and Clark: An African-American’s Part in the Great Expedition (New York: Harper Collins 2003).
On order.
Bruchac, Joseph. Sacajawea. (Harcourt, 2000).
On order.
Eubank, Patti Reeder. Seaman’s Journal: On the Trail With Lewis and Clark (Lewis and Clark Expedition), (Nashville: Ideals Childrens Books, 2002).
On order.
Holmberg, James. Into the Wilderness. (Kentucky Humanities Council, 2005).
On order.
Fifer, Barbara. Meeting Natives with Lewis and Clark (Helena: Farcountry Press, 2004).
On order.
Gunderson, Mary. Cooking on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. (Blue Earth Books, 2000).
On order.
Herbert, Janis. Lewis and Clark for Kids: Their Journey of Discovery With 21 Activities, (Chicago Review Press, 2000).
On order.
Kalman, Bobbie. Life in a Plains Camp. (New York: Crabtree, 2001).
On order.
Johmann, Carol A. The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Join the Corps of Discovery to Explore Uncharted Territory (Charlotte, VT: Williamson Publishing, 2002).
On order.
O’Dell, Scott. Streams to the River, River to the Sea: A Novel of Sacajawea. (Fawcett, 1986).
On order.
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw; illus. by William Munoz. Animals on the Trail with Lewis and Clark. (Clarion, 2002).
On order.
Schanzer, Rosalyn. How We Crossed the West: The Adventures of Lewis and Clark, (National Geographic Children’s Books: 2002).
On order.
Native Americans Today (Fiction)
Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian.
(New York: Little, Brown, 2007)
PZ5 823 A3847a2
Bruchac, Joseph. Eagle Song. (New York: Dial Books for Young Readers,
1997)
On order.
Harjo, Joy. The Good Luck Cat. (San Diego, CA: Harcourt Brace, 2000.)
On order.
Savageau, Cheryl. Muskrat Will Be Swimming. (Flagstaff, AZ:
Northland Pub., 1996).
On order.
Seale, Doris and Beverly Slapin, eds. A Broken Flute: The Native
Experience in Books for Children. (Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press,
2005)
E77.4 .B76 2005
Slapin, Beverly and Doris Seale, eds. Through Indian Eyes: The Native Experience in Books for Children. ( Philadelphia: New Society Publishers, 1992.) E77.4 T63 1992
Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Indian Shoes. (New York: HarperCollins,
2002) On order.
-------. Jingle Dancer (New York: Morrow Junior Books, 2000.) On
order.
Videos/DVDs at Wichita State University Libraries
Look for publicity about an HBO 10-hour miniseries produced by National
Geographic Films, Edward Norton and Brad Pitt, based on Stephen Ambrose’s
book Undaunted Courage. The series is scheduled for broadcast in 2008.
Lewis & Clark—The Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997). Directed by Ken Burns; starring Adam Arkin
and Hal Holbrook. Four hours.
In Reserve Stacks: F592.7 L679 2004
Lewis & Clark—Great Journey West. National Geographic/Warner (2002).
100 minutes (some sources say 40 minutes?)
In
Reserve Stacks: F592.4 L49 2004
The Journey of Sacagawea. Idana Films (2003). Lewis and Clark from a
Native American perspective. 60 minutes.
In Reserve Stacks: F592.7 .S123 J683 2003
“The Trail” --The Lewis and Clark Expedition. Directed by Robin D.
Williams (1996). Focuses on the places Lewis and Clark visited along the
trail. 88 minutes. In Reserve Stacks:
Lewis and Clark, Explorers of the New Frontier. A&E Biography (2000).
50 minutes. This film is reviewed as good for descriptions of Indian
relations.
In Reserve Stacks: F592.7 .L42 L49 2002
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Curriculum Resources for Teachers
Lesson Plans from the National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities-sponsored site offers a number of lesson plans related to Lewis and Clark for grades three through eight.
- On This Day With Lewis & Clark
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?ID=297 - Mapping the Past
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=328 - Lewis & Clark: Exploring Uncharted Territory
http://edsitement.neh.gov/monthly_feature.asp?id=37 - What Should a House Do?
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=341 - Life on the Great Plains
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=265 - Life on the Great Plains
http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=265
Selected Web Sites With Lesson Plans for Teachers
- PBS Classroom Resources
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/class/index.html
PBS lesson plans for middle school students related to the Lewis and Clark expedition, in the areas of social studies, math, science, and language arts. Lessons contain suggested extensions and adaptations for different grades. - PBS Circle of Stories
http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/
Lesson plans allow students to examine the complex and rich oral tradition of Native American storytelling, create their own stories to share, explore indigenous and Native American cultures and the issues which face them today, and research and explore their own cultural heritage by recording their unique family stories and heritage. - Scholastic Lewis & Clark
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/lewis_clark/
Scholastic Lewis and Clark site with lesson plans on many subjects; site contains advertising for Scholastic and third party products. - In the Wake of Lewis and Clark
http://interactive2.usgs.gov/learningweb/textonly/teachers/exploremaps_lesson2_2.htm
U.S. Geological Service lesson plan for higher grades. - The Lewis and Clark Journals: A Living History
http://www.binghamton.edu/ctah/canavan/CanavanCollierTP.html
Lewis and Clark lesson plan from the Center for Teaching American History web site. - Lewis and Clark Curriculum Guide
http://www.nps.gov/archive/jeff/LewisClark2/Education/CurriculumGuideMain.htm
A National Service curriculum guide which ends with a Lewis and Clark Festival for students who have competed curriculum activities. - Virtual Field Trip - Lewis and Clark Then and Now:
Medicine and the Expedition
http://newali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/exhibits/1001654/Learning_Activities.html
School learning activities. - Sacajawea
http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-famous/sacajawe.html
A Grade 3 lesson plan about Sacajawea. - National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commemoration Students and Teachers Resources
http://www.lewisandclark200.org/index.php?cID=154
Includes links to several teacher resources pertaining to the Lewis and Clark expedition including lesson plans. - Lewis & Clark: Mapping the West
http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/
Smithsonian Museum of Natural History links to maps, historical figures, lesson plans, and activities. - Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition
http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/4_0_0/page_4_1_0_0.html
Includes teaching units and lesson plans for elementary though high school. Themes include: Preparing for the Trip, Politics & Diplomacy, Mapping, Women, Animals, Language, Warriors/Soldiers, Trade & Property, and Plants. - Lewis & Clark in Kansas Educational Opportunities
http://www.lewisandclarkinkansas.com/educat.html
The Education Committee and affiliated agencies have created or are making available the following educational programs to help Kansas teachers and students better understand the Lewis and Clark expedition in relation to Kansas history.
Web Resources
Lewis & Clark Ready-Made Adventure
http://www.travelks.com/s/index.cfm?aid=58
Relive history with the Kansas Department of Commerce's Ready-Made Adventure. Follow in the footsteps of
Lewis and Clark as they ventured up the Missouri River. This
website outlines the path for the modern day explorer with information
on trails, current attractions, and places to sleep.
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark
Web site for the Ken Burns' film on Lewis and Clark. This web site is well worth exploring for its comprehensive approach and many interactive features. Also contains lesson plans.
The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
http://libtextcenter.unl.edu/lewisandclark/index.html
This site features the full text of the journals, an art gallery, supplemental texts, and audio clips. Sponsored by The University of Nebraska Press, The Center for Great Plains Studies, The Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, and the University of Nebraska Lincoln.
Lewis and Clark: National Historic Trail
http://www.nps.gov/lecl
Lewis and Clark by the National Park Service; U.S. Dept. of the Interior.
Rediscovering Lewis & Clark's America
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/lewisandclark/
The Nature Conservancy web site about working to protect and restore America's natural heritage, with emphasis on the Conservancy's work along the Lewis and Clark route.
The Ultimate Adventure: Lewis and Clark Bicentennial 1803-2003
http://www.time.com/time/2002/lewis_clark/index.html
Time magazine special web site on Lewis and Clark with essays by historians.
Lewis & Clark: Mapping the West
http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/
This Smithsonian site sets the stage for Lewis and Clark's journey, features online access to maps and other resources, and provides activities and lesson plans.
Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/
This Library of Congress exhibition mines the Library's rich collections of exploration material and documents the Corps' quest to connect the East and the West by means of a waterway passage.
Jefferson's West
http://www.monticello.org/jefferson/lewisandclark/index.html
The website for Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, provides a detailed description of Jefferson's role in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
In the Footsteps of Lewis & Clark
http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/
See how the environment has changed along the route of the Corps in the 200 years since Lewis and Clark set off, and learn what you can do to "keep it wild."
Lewis, Clark and Beyond
http://www.lewisclarkandbeyond.com/
Collaboration between the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the National Park Service Lewis and Clark Historic Trail.
Lewis & Clark
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/
National Geographic Lewis and Clark site.
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc.
http://www.lewisandclark.org/
Keepers of the Story, Stewards of the Trail.
Lewis and Clark.com
http://www.lewisandclark.com/
Following the Voyage of Discovery
The Ethnography of Lewis and Clark
http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/Lewis_and_Clark/default.html
Native American Objects and the American Quest for Commerce and Science. Sponsored by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University
The Roots of Lewis and Clark
http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/lewisandclark/
Sponsored by the University of Virginia.
LewisandClarkTrail.com
http://lewisandclarktrail.com/
Activities along the Lewis and Clark trail.
Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition
http://www.lewisandclarkexhibit.org/index_flash.html
Organized by the Missouri Historical Society. View the virtual exhibition, connect to educational materials, see bibliography, and follow the resource links.
The Kansas State Historical Society - Lewis and Clark
http://www.kshs.org/lewisclark/index.htm
General information on the time Lewis and Clark spent in Kansas. Also provides links to related resources.
Lewis and Clark in Kansas
http://www.lewisandclarkinkansas.com/
This web site provides links to an interactive trail, Kansas attractions related to Lewis and Clark, Kansas Tribal information, and education related materials.
National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commemoration
http://www.lewisandclark200.org
The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission uses this site to keep users updated on the latest news and research for all things Lewis and Clark, including the latest stop for the Bicentennial Exhibition, lectures and discussions, and updates on resources.
trailtribes.org
http://trailtribes.org/
History with a tribal perspective, along trails followed by Lewis and Clark. Information on 12 tribes' traditional and contemporary cultures.
Chinook Nation
http://www.chinooknation.org/
The official website of the Chinook Nation.
Blackfeet Nation
http://www.blackfeetnation.com/
The official website of the Blackfeet Reservation.
MHANation.com
http://www.mhanation.com/main/main.html
The Official website of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara).
Nez Perce Tribe
http://www.nezperce.org/
The official website of the Nez Perce Tribe.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/
The official website of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (Walla Walla, Umatilla and Cayuse).
yanktonsiouxtourism.com
http://www.yanktonsiouxtourism.com/
Yankton Sioux Tribal Tourism Association
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
http://www.lbst.org/
The official website of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe.
Rosebud Sioux Tribe
http://www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov/
The official website of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe.
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
http://www.standingrock.org/
Official website of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes
http://www.cskt.org/
The official website of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (Bitterroot Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and Kootenai)
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
http://www.shoshonebannocktribes.com/
The official website of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.
Warm Springs
http://www.warmsprings.com/
The offical website of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (Wasco and Paiute).
Clatsop Nehalem Tribes
http://www.clatsop-nehalem.com/
The official website of the Clatsop Nehalem Confederated Tribes.
Large Digital Collections Online
American Journeys
http://www.americanjourneys.org/index.asp
Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement. A Digital Library and Learning Center, Wisconsin Historical Society.
Picturing the Cayuse, Walla Walla, and Umatilla Tribes
http://boundless.uoregon.edu/digcol/mh/
Images which document urban, rural, and Native American life in the Columbia Basin, and particularly Umatilla County, Oregon--one of the preeminent social
history collections for Oregon.
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