This is incised clay pot from San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico. It was made by Rosita Cata.

Internet Resources: Here are some links which will get you started in your quest for knowledge. The Internet is growing at an astounding rate. This list does not include every Website on American Indians, only the best of the sites that we visited! American Indian Culture Resource Center Web page at: http://www.bluecloud.org/ dakota.html Seminole Tribe of Florida Website at: http://www.seminoletribe.com/

Museum Loan Kits: A kit is available for the topic of American Indians: Audio-Visual Program - Indian Life in North America Kits can be checked out by Illinois School Teachers free of charge. For a complete list of kit topics please visit: educational loan kits For more information, please contact Bob DeHoet at (618) 453-5388 or email him at: drhoet@siu.edu

Printed Resources: The following is a list of printed materials about American Indians. The Museum Explorers Library contains books on American Indian topics. Books in this special library can be checked out by Museum Explorer teachers free of charge. Please see our Museum Explorers Library Web page.

Previous Explorer Projects: This is a list of Museum Explorer Projects completed by teachers and students in the past three years. Native Americans of the Southwest Website at: http://www.museum.siu.edu/university_museum/museum_classroom_grant/ Museum_Explorers/school_pages/Carlinville/homepage.html Dig Up the Dirt on Native American Vessels Website at: http://www.museum.siu.edu/university_museum/museum_classroom_grant/ Museum_Explorers/school_pages/Mansfield/MUSEUM_HOMEPAGE.HTML Comparative Masks and Art Website at: http://www.museum.siu.edu/university_museum/museum_classroom_grant/ Museum_Explorers/school_pages/Chenoa/default.html To view other school pages please visit our Museum Explorers School Pages.

This is a Plains Indian saddle made from wood and leather. It was donated to the University Museum in 1956.