The National Register of Historic Places is pleased to promote awareness

Tumacácori National Historical Park, this year's featured National Park Photo by Shannon Davis The National Register of Historic Places is pleased to promote awareness of and appreciation for the history and culture of American Indians and Alaska Natives during National American Indian Heritage Month. This month is dedicated to recognizing the intertribal cultures, the events and lifeways, the designs and achievements of American Indians and Alaska Natives. As part of the observance, this site showcases historic properties listed in the National Register, National Register publications, and National Park units. Join the National Register in paying powerful tribute to the spirit of American Indians and Alaska Natives, and their contributions to our history. Pascua Cultural Plaza, one of this year's featured places Photo courtesy of Pascua Neighborhood Center Pascua Cultural Plaza Tucson, AZ A sacred ceremonial site for the Yoeme (Yaqui) people, where the community's traditions continue today. Hydaburg Totem Park Hydaburg, AK A park established by the federal government and local Native Alaskans to protect their works of art and culture. Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Newkirk, OK An off-reservation agricultural school for Native American Indian children from tribes across the country. Knife River: Early Village Life on the Plains, one of the featured lesson plans NPS photo courtesy of Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Teaching with Historic Places This program offers a series of award-winning lesson plans that use places listed in the National Register to enliven the study of history, social studies, and geography. TwHP has seven ready-to-use lesson plans, available for free downloading, that examine different aspects of American Indian history. Titles include: The Battle of Honey Springs: The Civil War Comes to the Indian Territory The Battle of Horseshoe Bend: Collision of Cultures The Battle of Oriskany: "Blood Shed a Stream Running Down" Gran Quivira: A Blending of Cultures in a Pueblo Indian Village Knife River: Early Village Life on the Plains The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Documenting the Uncharted Northwest San Antonio Missions: Spanish Influence in Texas Tonto National Monument: Saving a National Treasure The Trail of Tears: The Forced Relocation of the Cherokee Nation American Indians were the first explorers and settlers of the American Southwest. Learn more about their distinctive cultures they established here. Photo by and courtesy of Shannon Davis National Register Travel Itineraries Travel to historic places that convey the rich cultural heritage of our American Indian population with inspiring stories of their perseverance across America. American Southwest Lewis and Clark Expedition Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Pipestone, Minnesota Indian Mounds of Mississippi Along the Georgia-Florida Coast Three Historic Nevada Cities: Carson City, Reno, Virginia City Featured Park 2006: Tumacácori National Historical Park Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument Aztec Ruins National Monument Bandelier National Monument Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (previous feature) Big Cypress National Preserve Big Hole National Battlefield Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area Canyon de Chelly National Monument Cape Krusenstern National Monument Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Chaco Culture National Historical Park Colonial National Historical Park Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Effigy Mounds National Monument (previous feature) El Malpais National Monument Everglades National Park Fort Bowie National Historic Site Fort Laramie National Historic Site Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Fort Smith National Historic Site Fort Stanwix National Monument Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument Grand Portage National Monument Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hohokam Pima National Monument Hopewell Culture National Historical Park (previous feature) Horseshoe Bend National Military Park Hovenweep National Monument Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Katmai National Park and Preserve Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site Kobuk Valley National Park Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Lava Beds National Monument Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument Mesa Verde National Park (previous feature) Montezuma Castle National Monument Natchez Trace Parkway Navajo National Monument Nez Perce National Historical Park NorthwestAlaska Areas Ocmulgee National Monument Pea Ridge National Military Park Pecos National Historical Park Petroglyph National Monument Pipestone National Monument Piscataway Park Poverty Point National Monument Russell Cave National Monument Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Shiloh National Military Park Sitka National Historical Park Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve Tonto National Monument Trail of Tears National Historic Trail (previous feature) Tuzigoot National Monument Walnut Canyon National Monument Washita Battlefield National Historic Site Whitman Mission National Historic Site Wupatki National Monument Yosemite National Park Yucca House National Monument