This site demonstrates the importance music is in the history of Native Americans. It shows pictures of instruments used in tribal ceremonies and other important tribal rituals. This museum is located in Overton, New Mexico. It follows the history of the Pueblo Grande de Nevada. You will visit the site to find directions, read about the museum grounds and find out artifacts you can see on a virtual tour of the museum.
Teachers can see pre-visit tour suggestions for field trips.
The information of individual Native Nations is listed in alphabetical order by tribal name. The Jamestown rediscovery chronicles the important life of Pocahontas to the successful survival of the settlers in Jamestown. And Pocahontas not only served as a representative of the Virginia Indians, but also as a vital link between the native Americans and the Englishmen. She was instrumental in helping the colony survive by intervening on their behalf and acting as an interpreter between Native Americans and the settlers. The Pueblo Indians were and established nation long before European settlers invaded their land.