Iowa Investigative Report

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Research Topic - Native Peoples In this topic you have the opportunity to uncover details about the first native people in Iowa. It is believed that man may have lived in Iowa over 8000 years ago. The several classes that these people divide into are the: Paleo-Indians, the Archaic Indians, Pre-historic and the Historic Indians. There are five distinct prehistoric cultures that lived in Iowa and about six historic ones that made Iowa their home. I would think in this Investigative Report you might isolate the distinctive characteristics of these cultures and present your findings. You might begin with the links below.

Links

 

Paleo

Archaic

Pre-historic

Historic

Paleo Indians - The first of the following links explains the early Iowa Native Americans and their lifestyles in general.

Early Indian stories of Iowa

Archaic - this first link under archaic is about ancient mounds, which can cover several periods.

 Pre-Historic Cultures-
Woodland culture

Effigy Mounds National Monument -

Great Oasis Culture -

Mill Creek Culture -

Glenwood Culture -

Oneota Culture -

Historic Indians of Iowa - This first link gives general background on the historic tribes within Iowa.

Iowa Nation -

Fort Atkison -

Treaty with the Iowa 1815 -

Sac & Fox

Native American Nations - This link contains some general links to Native People's and maps

The following link is on the exploration of Iowa and the native peoples that called Iowa home, when the French were exploring the Mississippi.

Iowa History CD Roms

The first CD in this list contains the text of books, magazines and booklets on Iowa and its history. To use this CD load it into a computer with Adobe Reader installed. Click on the Mac Begin.pdf icon. When the program opens, click the continue button and then you are at the welcome page with the main menu at the left of the page. It would be good to go to the Instructions the first time you are using the CD, so you can learn how to navigate it.

Iowa History - Treasures from the Archives Vol.2, O.J. Fargo, Green Valley Area Education Agency, 2000

The second CD contains 7000 Iowa related images. Please note the limitations on the use of these images. The images may be perused with the search engine on the CD.

Iowa History - Treasures from the Archives Vol.4 Picturing Iowa, O.J. Fargo, Green Valley Area Education Agency, 2001

The third CD in this list contains the text of Diaries and Letters, Books, Journal Articles, Military Records, Miscellaneous and a Database on Iowa and its Civil War history. To use this CD load it into a computer with Adobe Reader installed. Click on the Mac Begin.pdf icon. When the program opens, click the continue button and then you are at the welcome page with the main menu at the left of the page. It would be good to go to the Instructions the first time you are using the CD, so you can learn how to navigate it. If you need to use the Database, check with the Computer tech person on duty in the lab.

Civil War and Iowa - Greyhounds and Hawkeyes, O.J. Fargo, Green Valley Area Education Agency, 2000

The fourth CD contains Iowa and Civil war related images. Please note the limitations on the use of these images. The images may be perused with the search engine on the CD.

Civil War Pictures, O.J. Fargo, Green Valley Area Education Agency 14, 2001

Anderson, Duane and Moore, Lennis. Eastern Iowa Prehistory, 1st ed. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1981

Anderson, Duane and Moore, Lennis. Western Iowa Prehistory, 1st ed. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University Press, 1981

Christensen, Thomas P. Iowa Indians, Laurance, 1954

Cole, Cyrenus, The Indian Black Hawk, Iowa City, iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1938

Fargo,O.J. editor, A History of Iowa Fur Trade, Creston, Iowa: Green Valley AEA, 1983

Fargo,O.J. editor, A History of Iowa Indians Book II, Creston, Iowa: Green Valley AEA, 1983

Fargo,O.J. editor, A History of Iowa Indians Book II, Creston, Iowa: Green Valley AEA, 1983

Mahan, Bruce Ellis, Old Fort Crawford and the Frontier, iowa City, Iowa : State Historical Society, 1926

Silet, Charles. L.P., The Worlds between two Rivers: perspectives on American Indians in Iowa, iowa heritage Collection,ed., Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1987, 1978.

Ware, Eugene Fitch, The Indian war of 1864, New York: St. Martin's Press, 1960.