Artist's rendition of the Missouri River with Fort Mandan on the hilltop.

Lewis & Clark and the Indian Country: Two Hundred Years of American History  was organized by the Newberry Library, Chicago, in partnership with the American Library Association.  The traveling exhibition is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: great ideas brought to life.  Other major funding has come from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Sara Lee Foundation is the lead corporate sponsor; Ruth C. Ruggles and the National Park Service provided additional support. The traveling exhibition is based on a major exhibition of the same name mounted by the Newberry Library to mark the 200th anniversary of Lewis and Clark’s expedition.

Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country Related Web Sites ...

http://www.newberry.org/lewisandclark

The Newberry Library online exhibition site, with highlights of the exhibit and additional resources.

Following is a list of websites related to the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Native American tribes that are featured in Lewis & Clark and the Indian Country. Please note that neither the Newberry Library nor the American Library Association maintain these sites and are not responsible for their content.

Tribal Sites:

http://www.trailtribes.com  Information on 12 tribes’ traditional and contemporary cultures.

http://www.chinooknation.org  The official website of the Chinook Nation.

http://www.blackfeetnation.com/   The official website of the Blackfeet Nation.

http://www.mhanation.com/main/main.html  The official website of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara).

http://www.nezperce.org/   The official website of the Nez Perce Tribe.

http://www.umatilla.nsn.us/   The official website of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (Walla Walla, Umatilla and Cayuse).

http://www.yanktonsiouxtourism.com Yankton Sioux Tribal Tourism Association

http://www.lbst.org/ Lower Brule Sioux Tribe

http://www.rosebudsiouxtribe-nsn.gov/ Rosebud Sioux Tribe

http://www.standingrock.org/ Standing Rock Sioux Tribe

http://www.cskt.org/  Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes

http://www.shoshonebannocktribes.com/ Shoshone-Bannock Tribes

http://www.warmsprings.com/  The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs

http://www.clatsop-nehalem.com/ Clatsop Nehalem Confederated Tribes

General Lewis and Clark Sites:

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.

http://libtextcenter.unl.edu/lewisandclark/index.html  The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, The University of Nebraska Press, The Center for Great Plains Studies, The Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska Lincoln

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.

http://www.nps.gov/lecl Lewis and Clark by the National Park Service; U.S. Dept. of the Interior

http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerican/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.

http://www.time.com/time/2002/lewis_clark/index.html  Time magazine special web site on Lewis and Clark with essays by historians.

http://www.edgate.com/lewisandclark/ Lewis and Clark: Mapping the West  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.

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/ Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America  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.

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.

http://www.sierraclub.org/lewisandclark/  In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark  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.”

http://www.lewisclarkandbeyond.com  Collaboration between the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the National Park Service Lewis and Clark Historic Trail.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/  National Geographic Lewis and Clark site.

http://www.lewisandclark.org/ Keepers of the Story, Stewards of the Trail.  Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc.

http://www.lewisandclark.com/ Following the Voyage of Discovery

http://www.peabody.harvard.edu/Lewis_and_Clark/default.html The Ethnography of Lewis and Clark, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University

http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/lewisandclark/ The Roots of Lewis and Clark, University of Virginia

http://lewisandclarktrail.com/ Activities along the Lewis and Clark trail.

Large Digital Collections Online:

http://www.americanjourneys.org/index.asp   American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement:  A Digital Library and Learning Center, Wisconsin Historical Society

http://libweb.uoregon.edu/catdept/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

Back to Library Home Page