Helpful Links
Penn Resources:
Courses with Native American Content
A descriptive list of courses currently offered at Penn with Native American content
GIC:
Greenfield Intercultural Center
The GIC is where Six Directions are usually held.
United Minorities Council
Six Directions is constituent group of the UMC.
Native American Movie Collection
The Native American movie collection that is housed at the GIC
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology:
REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) Program Page
REU at Penn offers Native American undergraduates the chance to work on research and collections at the museum, while also taking classes at the university. Tuition and housing is covered by the REU grant.
Penn Museum and NAGPRA ( The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act)
A description of Penn’s involvement with this act
The “Dialogues Across Indian Country" Lecture Series
More information on the dates, times, and speakers for this lecture series, hich is a collaborative project of the Museum, the University of Pennsylvania departments of Anthropology and History, and Penn's Graduate School of Education.
Living in Balance: The Universe of the Hopi, Zuni, Navajo and Apache An exhibit at the museum
Raven's Journey
An exhibit at the museum
Local Native Community:
The Lenni-Lenape The "Original People" of the Schuylkill Watershed
A page with some information on the original inhabitants of Philadelphia area
Native American Heritage Programs
A group dedicated to preserving and promoting the Lenni Lenape culture
Other Native American Programs/Student Groups:
American Indian Program
A link to Cornell’s Native Americans programs and groups
Native American Programs at Dartmouth College
A link to Dartmouth’s Native Americans programs and groups
The Stanford American Indian Organization
The umbrella group for American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians at Stanford
Harvard University Native American Program
Harvard’s program for Native Americans
General:
Indian Country Today
A news source for Native Americans
National Museum of the American Indian
A link to the recently opened museum in Washington D.C.