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Northwest Coast Indian Websites

Welcome to Chumash Indian Life - fine site found by Duncan.

Chumash Life - another site found by Duncan.

Daily Life in Ancient Times - a great, easy to read site with valuable information for you!!!

Northwest Culture - here's yet another cool site found by Conner. This one gives good basic info on the NW Indian Cultures.

Northwest Coast Indian Art - this site lists artists who are selling their art - clicking on the artists' names brings photos of art.

Eldrbarry's Raven Tales - a wonderful site for legends, museums, art, and more!

Story of the Northwest Coast - Excellent maps of the areas the various Northwest Coast Indian Nations occupied plus descriptions of early experiences of non-Indian visitors to some of these nations. Hint: at the bottom of the first page be sure to click on "To the next page" button.

Directory of Northwest Indian Poems

Basketry, Woven Hats, and Footgear - fine photos and drawings, and fine explanations of these NW Coast Indian Items.

Totem Poles - Great photographs and descriptions of totem poles!!! Note the pictures are blue bordered - this means they are thumbnails and if you click on them the picture will become much larger and clearer.

The Background of the Raven Stories - learn about how these stories relate to the life of the Northwest coast Indian people.

The Grand Hall - this site is a feast for the eyes, showing homes of different Northwest Nations, maps, masks, and much more!

Make a Totem Pole - both how to make a pole and a lot of information about totem poles.

Northwest Coast Indian Resources - a site with links for all the Northwest Coast Tribes including the Tillamook.

Northwest Coast Indian Nations

Coast Salish (Bella Coola) Nation

The Coast Salish Nation - good basic info and maps.

Coast Salish House - terrific site for Coast Salish Houses!

Brian Thom's Coast Salish Home Page - info.

Coast Salish Art - done by a 4th grade class!

Photo of a Coast Salish Woman

Coast Salish Gallery - lots of photos.

Coast Salish Villages of Puget Sound - clickable maps

Coast Salish Maps - all the way south to California! Includes Tillamook.

Haida Nation

Haida Indians - good basic info.

Haida History - excellent site on making a canoe plus more.

Haida - map and basic info.

Haida Indians - basic info.

Haida Spirits by the Sea - very interesting site with great photos!

Kwakiutl Nation

The Kwakiutl of British Columbia - a terrific site for lots of kinds of info!

Kwakiutl - good easy to read info.

Kwakiutl Recipes - learn how to cook a whale, and salmon guts!!!

Kwakiutl - basic information about the past lifestyle of the Kwakiutl Indians - don't let the Nootka title fool you; it is about the Kwakiutl.

Makah Nation

Makah Nation - info on the Makah Indians today and some of their history.

Makah Cultural and Resource Center - good photograph of a Makah woman.

Welcome to the Makah Nation - a good site about the Makah people today.

Makah House Interior - An Interactive Photo Excavation - neat site!

Makah Whaling Site - a modern whale hunt - click on the movie link for the movie.

Nootka Nation

Nootka - map and basic info.

Nootka Indians - excellent info, map, and photo.

Nootka Indians - good info on location, diet, dress, and society.

Nootka - basic info and explanation of how to pronounce Nootka.

The Nootka - good basic information.

Tlingit Nation

Tlingit Indians - A-to-Z - good basic info

Tlingit Culture - 4 legends, georgous artwork, terrific info about the Tlingit Indians, a great site!

Tlingit - an interesting site!

Kuiu Tlingit Nation - the Tlingit Indians today.

Tlingit History - pronounced "klingket", this site gives a written history of the Tlingit nation.

Chilkat Blanket - learn about this beautiful blanket that takes a year to make!

Tsimshian Nation

Tsimshian Indians' Frontal bracelet

Tsimshian Society and Culture - click on the left side links of this site for more info.

Tsimshian Villages - click on the left side links for individual village photos and info

The Tsimshian People - includes photos of Tsimshian people today.

Pacific Coast Animals:

Survey of Organisms - Great page with movies of intertidal animals!

Birds with Oregon Coast Winter Habitats - a listing, and a good Great Blue Heron photo

Albatross:

Wildlife: Marine World - Albatross - basic information, recorded sound, and good picture
Wandering Albatross - information.
Albatrosses at Work - excellent photos and info.
Everything about Albatrosses - many sites with info, photos, and sounds

Anemones:

British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Cnidarians and Ctenophores for anemones

Bald Eagles:

Bald Eagle - excellent photo and information
American Bald Eagles - a number of great photos!
Bald Eagle - some good info
Everything about eagles - many sites with info, photos, and sounds
Bald Eagle Facts - lots of good and fun facts about bald eagles
American Bald Eagle - photos and information

Barnacles:

Barnacle General Biology - excellent drawings and info
Barnacles - excellent info, photos, and videox (the videox take a long time to load - please be patient.)
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to the Crabs and Shrimp (Arthropods) category for goose-neck barnacles.

Codfish:

Cormorants:

Identifying Cormorants of the west coast - great photos of many types of cormorants
Everything about Cormorants - links to many sites about cormorants

Crabs:

British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Crabs and Shrimp for info

Crows (see Ravens below):

Crustaceans:

Barnacles, Sand Shrimp, rock crabs, shrimp, isopods

Dolphins:

Ducks:

Mallard - good info and photos
Wood duck - good info and photos
Everything about ducks - many links to ducks
Ducks of the World - scroll down to the Mallard Duck
Mallard Duck - good info and a drawing by a school student
Mallard Ducks - lots of info
Wood Ducks - lots of info

Eels:

The Virtual Zoo - photo and good info
British Columbia Creature Page
- scroll down to Other Fish for eels.

Geese:

Canada Goose subspecies - descriptions of the various subspecies of Canada Geese

Great Blue Heron:

Waterfowl ID - info
Great Blue Heron - nice photo and some info
Great Blue Heron - photos
Great Blue Heron - great information and photos! Click on the photos to make them bigger!
Great Blue Heron - info and good photo
Great Blue Heron - description and good photo
Wildlife Diorama
- photo and description of Great Blue Herons in Texas. They same things apply in Oregon

Grebes:

Everything about Grebes - many links about this common Oregon coast bird.

Gulls:

Everything about Gulls - many gull links

Herring:

Jellyfish:

Cnidarians - Jellyfish description and videos
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Cnidarians and Ctenophores for info on the Pencil jellyfish.

Loons:

Mollusks - Bivalves:

Blue Mussel - photos and basic info
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to find information on bivalves

Mollusks - Snails and Limpets:

Periwinkes, limpets, whelks
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to find info on snails, limpets, and chitons

Ocean Whitefish:

Octopus:

British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Cephalopods (Mollusks) for info and picture of the Pacific octopus

Osprey:

Pelicans:

Brown Pelican - picture and information.
Everything about Pelicans - many pelican links

Plovers:

Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus - Excellent photos, sound and info.

Raven and Crows:

Ravens - lots of info
Crow - photo and recorded sound
Corvus brachyrhynchos (American Crow) - lots of information about crows.

Rays:

Rays - info, 2 good pictures, and a movie!!!

Rockfish:

Bottom Fish - this commercial site shows a photo of rockfish and lists some of the more common species.
Speckled Rockfish - another commercial site with good descriptions of the red snapper
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Scorpion Fish for 7 different rockfishes.

Salmon:

Sand Dollars:

Sandpipers:

The Western Sandpiper - good info, map, and drawing

Sea Lions and Seals:

Pinniped Populations - thorought descriptions of California sea lions and Pacific harbor seal
Seals, Sea Lions, Manatees - use this for the sea lion and seals sections

Sea Otters:

Wakko's Otter Resource Page - great info and two great photos of sea otters
Sea Otters - another great page with fine info and photos
Seals, Sea Lions, Manatees - use this for the sea otter
Sea Otter - pictures and information by students
Introduction to Sea Otters - good photos and information
Sea Otters - 2 good photos

Sea Stars:

Sear Stars and Urchins - photos and basic info
British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Echinoderms for info on sea stars

Sea Urchins

British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Echinoderms for info on sea urchins.

Seals:

Segmented Tidepool Worms:

Annelids - segmented worms - description and videos

Sharks:

The Virtual Zoo - Shark - great photo and good info

Shrimp:

British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Crabs and Shrimp (Arthropods) for info on shrimp.

Sponges:

Sponges (Porifera) - this site includes orange finger sponge, large finger sponge, and bristly vase sponge

Sturgeon:

Squid:

British Columbia Creature Page - scroll down to Cephalopods (Mollusks) for two kinds of squid.

Trout:

Whales:

Whales and Dolphins - info and comparison of sizes of whales.
The Virtual Zoo - Whales - great photo and good info, plus a recording of whale sounds.
The Virtual Zoo - Dolphins - a great photo, info, and a recording
Humpback Whale Page - basic information prepared by children!
Humpback Whale
- lots of information and 2 photos
Humpback Whale - great photo and some information
Blue Whale Fact Sheet
Blue Whale
Blue Whale Information

Zooplankton:

Zooplankton - excellent photographs, and a description

Forestry Sites

Oregon Forest Atlas - great maps of Oregon forests, and more.
Oregon Forests - the Oregon Forest Practices Act (OFPA)
A Guide to Exploring Oregon's New Forests, includes private and public forestlands, driving tours, featured forests to explore, museums and historical sites.

Flora and Fauna Sites

Trees of the Northwest - great info!
Trees and shrubs of the NorthWest - another great site!
Flora and Fauna Northwest - great site! Photos of Oregon flora and fauna of
great variety. This is a must see site for flora and fauna.
Oregon -The Land - basic description of the flora and fauna of Oregon.
Wildflowers of the Oregon Cascades - photos and descriptions.

Women's History Sites:

Encyclopedia of Women's History

Oregon History &Geography:

Oregon Blue Book

National Association of Counties - excellent sites for each Oregon county.

Oregon History - Historical headlines, Lewis & Clark trip planning, all about the wagons, mountain men & the fur trade, Oregon Trail, Lewis and Clark Trail, and more.

History of Oregon Names - fascinating history of the names of many places in Oregon.

Oregon Facts: Interesting Names and Places in Oregon - History of Oregon names including the name, Oregon.

Other:

Citing Internet Resources in Bibliographies - how to give credit for information taken off the net.

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