I did an extensive search and was unable to find anything about "Great Basin Aircraft." I wonder if this was a company that barnstormed or crop dusted in the 1920s and folded during the Great Depression. For information on the various Indian tribes and nations you listed, our old friend Wikipedia.com is usually a highly reliable source.
PS I helped my 3 kids with homework a lot and they did just fine - there is a fine line between getting them used to finding information and having it handed to them, so good luck to you. More.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.