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Canku
Ota
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(Many
Paths)
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An
Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
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July
1, 2009 - Volume 7 Number 7
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Favorite
Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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Brendan
Moore Photography
Brendan is based in Phoenix, Arizona. He has photographed
for publications such as Time, The Boston Globe Magazine,
Us News and World Report, Business Week, Runners World Magazine,
Money Magazine, Nasdaq Magazine, Inc Magazine, Cowboys and
Indians Magazine, American Profile Magazine, Phoenix Magazine,
Arizona Highways Magazine, Desert Living Magazine, Phoenix
Home and Garden, Arizona Woman and Scottsdale Living Magazine.
His corporate and advertising clients include the Phoenician
Resort, Starwood Hotels and Resorts, Maryvale Hospital, John
C. Lincoln Hospital, Sitewire Marketspace Solutions, Lodmell&Lodmell
Law Firm, and Blue Canoe Body Wear.
http://www.brendanmoorephoto.com/
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Douglas
Miles
Douglas Miles - San Carlos Apache/Akimel O’odham graphic
artist, Douglas Miles, connects the universality of mainstream’s
skateboard culture to today’s Indian youth. His Graphic
imagery of Apache warriors and contemporary “Rez”
portraits brings a Native aesthetic and sensibility to the
skateboard culture. The Apache skateboards break through a
seemingly closed mainstream boundary, reasserting and affirming
Indian youth’s presence in the mainstream culture of
today. Douglas has recently shown his work at Princeton University
and The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History.
http://www.apacheskateboards.com/douglasmiles.php
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Cherokee
Bear Project
The town of Cherokee is being overrun by a collection of bears.
But, don¹t worry these bears are completely harmless.
Several Eastern Band of Cherokee artists have created a series
of large, life-like fiberglass bears and painted them in bright
vibrant colors and designs.
http://www.cherokee-nc.com/index.php?page=140
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Welcome
to Nathaniel's Of Colorado
In the small ranching town of Mancos, Colorado, on Grand Avenue,
resides Nathaniel’s Hat Shop. Owned and operated by Native
American Master Hatter Nate Funmaker, hats are still constructed
on vintage equipment using centuries-old, hands-on craftsmanship
techniques.
http://www.nathanielsofcolorado.com/
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Indian
Hat Company
The new Indian Hat Company line will also be handmade. He
found a small manufacturer so he doesn’t have to handle
each hat, but each will be done with his oversight. He doesn’t
have a definite price line established, but expects them to
be in the range of $200 – $300.
http://www.indianhatcompany.com/
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Quanah
Parker Burgess
Quanah Parker Burgess, Comanche artist, was born on August
15, 1975 in Lawton, Oklahoma. He attended public schools in
Lawton, Oklahoma. He lived in New Mexico for six years, where
he graduated from Santa Fe Indian School in 1993. He also
studied at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa
Fe, New Mexico in 1993-94. Although his formal education is
not extensive, Quanah still has plans to pursue his college
education in fine arts.
http://quanahburgess.tripod.com/
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Tour
de Rez
The 2009 Tour de Rez is dedicated to the memory of the amazing
life of Redmond J. Etsitty. Redmond packed the heart of a
giant into his 11-year old body. His determination on the
trail set him apart but his humility and humor in dealing
with every challenge that came his way made him one of a kind.
Redmond was killed in an accident at his home in Chi Chil
Tah, New Mexico on June 5, 2008 while taking some days out
of the saddle. (He rode 29 days of the Tour in 2007 and had
hoped to top that in '08.) Though his physical being will
never be lacking on the Tour trail, his legacy and impact
will linger long on all who knew him.
http://www.navajoyes.org/templates/System/details.asp?id=39868&PID=477455
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Handwriting
For children learning to write, practice is what makes perfect.
And the Internet is a rich source of printable handwriting
worksheets for all kinds of handwriting practice, including
block letters, cursive, and D'Nealian script.
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Amazing
Handwriting Worksheet Maker
In basic print, D'Nealian, or cursive, HandwrightingWorksheets.com
offers custom worksheets in just a few clicks. Start by choosing
your font and trace style (dot, dash or hollow) and then simply
input your word list. Be sure not to separate your practice
words with commas (like I did) because the comma will show
up as a missing image file. If you'd like to use a sentence
in your worksheet, instead of a word list, choose the large-size
dot-trace basic print font. It provides two sentence formats
to choose from: repeat your sentence on all five lines of
the worksheet, or just on the first one.
http://www.handwritingworksheets.com/
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Donna
Young: Handwriting Lessons
For use with her book "Teach Your Child to Read in 100
Easy Lessons" or on their own, Donna Young provides a
humongous number of printable handwriting lessons. In addition
to dozens of letter and word worksheets, Young has reproduced
George Washington's "Rules of Decent Behavior" as
a copy work assignment. It has Washington's pithy quotes on
one-half of the page, with a blank ruled page for the student
to copy the rules on the opposite site. This has nothing to
do with handwriting, but I really liked this rule: "In
the presence of others sing not to yourself with a humming
voice, nor drum with your fingers or feet."
http://www.donnayoung.org/penmanship/
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First-School:
Handwriting Worksheets
Visit First-School for their single-letter worksheets in block
or D'Nealian font, blank printable writing paper, writing
paper with seasonal themes, and printable story paper to encourage
creative writing. They also have a big stash of pre-writing
skill development, such as printable mazes and dot-to-dots.
But best of all are the color words, number writing, days
of the week, and months of the year worksheets.
http://www.first-school.ws/theme/handwriting.htm
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Kidzone:
Cursive Writing
"Just like printing, cursive writing is typically not
presented in alphabetical order. I've chosen to present the
letters in groups that are formed in a similar manner (you'll
find this is what most schools do)." These single-letter
cursive worksheets are grouped into: Rockin' Round Letters
(a,d,g,q,c), Climb ‘n' Slide Letters (i,u,w,t), Loopy
Letters (e,l,h,k,b,f,j), Lumpy Letters (n, m, v, x) and the
Mix 'n' Match Letters ( p, r, s, o y, z) that have attributes
from multiple categories.
http://www.kidzone.ws/cursive/
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Super
Teacher Worksheets: Handwriting
Super Teacher Tim provides worksheets for lower-case and upper-case
letters that include single letter practice as well as words
("a,a,a,a, apple, and, mama"). His stash also includes
worksheets for numbers and symbols such as the question mark,
dollar sign, cents symbol, and the British pound sign. The
site is also publishes seven kinds of printable primary writing
paper in PDF. The variations include narrow lined, wide lined,
with or without a box for a picture, and/or a place for the
student's name.
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/printing.html
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Magnetism
Magnetism is a force that attracts and repels things. It is
the result of the movement of charged particles. Although
the theoretical concept may sound difficult, it is easy to
demonstrate to even young children with very simple experiments.
Nickel and iron are two metals easily effected by magnetic
forces (they are attracted to magnets) while copper and aluminum
are not (and can not be magnetized.)
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Cool
Magnet Man
Electrical engineer Rick Hoadley (a.k.a. Cool Magnet Man) shares
his magnetic enthusiasm with this virtual textbook and dozens
of experiments that you can either buy or build. "Some
of the experiments are very basic - things you've done since
second grade. Others are unique; perhaps you hadn't thought
of doing some of these before, or had difficulty in trying to
set them up." Chapters that include experiments are marked
with a yellow "Expt" button.
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Exploratorium:
Magnetism Snacks
Exploratorium Snacks are not the kind you eat after school,
but rather experiments you can do at home or in a classroom.
This collection includes a dozen Magnetism Snacks arranged in
alphabetic order from Circles of Magnetism (use a 6-volt lantern
battery to create a magnetic field stronger than the earth's)
to Stripped Down Motor (an electromagnetic coil of wire spins
when it interacts with a permanent magnet.) More science snacks,
such as chemistry, color, and sound experiments, can be found
on the Snacks by Subject page.
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Hyper
Physics: Magnetic Fields
"Magnetic fields are produced by electric currents, which
can be macroscopic currents in wires, or microscopic currents
associated with electrons in atomic orbits." This illustrated
chapter from the Hyper Physics textbook (hosted by physics department
at Georgia State University) explains magnetic fields for high-school
and college students. Unlike a linear printed textbook, however,
there are lots of links to help you explore related concepts.
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MIT
World: The Wonders of Electricity and Magnetism
Walter H. G. Lewin received his Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics in
1965 from the Technical University of Delft, and has been an
MIT physics professor since 1966, . This video lecture "for
learners young and old" runs an hour and forty-two minutes,
and is part of the Family Adventures in Science and Technology
at the MIT Museum. "Lewin is at his electrifying best when
working with children from the audience. He gives a 12-year-old
girl the worst hair day of her life, and offers a young boy
10 cents for 10 hours of backbreaking labor."
http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/319 |
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NDT
Resource Center: Magnetism
Developed for science students in middle and high-school,
this online textbook includes dozens of virtual experiments
demonstrated with animated video, and discussion questions
for classroom or home school. For example, one of the first
animated experiments allows you to cut a magnet in half (by
dragging scissors over a magnet) and seeing what happens to
the magnet's poles. "What is happening when you cut the
magnet? How small do you think you can make a magnet before
it no longer acts like a magnet?"
http://www.ndt-ed.org/EducationResources/HighSchool/Magnetism/hs_mag_index.htm
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Stories
This week's crop of interactive, narrated stories is quite
impressive. With professional storytellers and a humongous
number of classic and original stories to choose from, you
(and your kids) are going to love these sites.
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KOL
Jr. Stories
KOL Jr. (published by AOL for kids ages two to five) organizes
their narrated storybooks into: Animals, Arthur, Fairy Tales,
Family and Rhyming. Whichever you choose, you'll be rewarded
with read-along words highlighted in red as the storyteller
reads the story out loud, and the pages (with their original
illustrations) are turned automatically. The stories take about
forty seconds to load on a DSL, so be prepared to wait a bit
if your connection is slower.
http://kids.aol.com/KOL/1/KOLJrStories
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Mrs.
P
"Mrs. P is concerned because fewer and fewer kids are reading
these days. Also, according to recent reports Mrs. P has seen,
it is becoming harder and harder for many parents to find the
time to read to their children." Storyteller Mrs. P (played
by actress Kathy Kinney) is my video pick of the day, with her
classic children's stories, read along options, engaging personal
anecdotes, animated games and clever presentation. If you have
a high speed connection, you can turn on more even more animated
fun by clicking on Start Here, and selecting options such as
"Bookcase titles say funny things."
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Speakaboos
Speakaboos is a delightful find, chock full of classic video
storybooks read by actors, along with games, e-cards, sing-along
karaoke tunes, and printable coloring pages. The stories are
divided into Favorites (such as Arthur and Holidays), Fables,
Nursery Rhymes, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales and Songs. A useful
feature is "More on This Album: Play All" which will
queue up all the songs (or stories) in a particular album. Some
of the songs are available for free download (to your iPod or
a DVD) while others are for sale in the iTunes Store.
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Starfall
Starfall offers four levels of interactive reading resources
for pre-k through second-grade from ABC's and phonics to read-along
plays and short stories. "Every word on the site is clickable
and will read aloud. In this way, your child's speaking, reading,
and writing vocabulary can grow alongside his curiosity."
Although the interactive stories are the star of the show at
Starfall, don't overlook the printable downloads which include
a Reading and Writing Journal, Reading Awards, Phonics Puzzles,
and printouts to accompany many of the stories. They can be
accessed from the Download Center link at the very bottom of
the home page.
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Storyline
Online
Storyline Online is a program of the Screen Actors Guild,
and features streaming video storybooks read by actors such
as James Earl Jones, Amanda Bynes, Hector Elizondo and Melissa
Gilbert. The books aren't sorted into categories, so you'll
need to scroll through the books to find one that catches
your eye. But with choices like "The Polar Express"
and "Stellaluna", that shouldn't be too hard."
http://www.storylineonline.net/
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STAR
Students And Teachers Against Racism
announces their new website that offers insight into the Native
American perspective to teachers and educators.
http://www.racismagainstindians.org/
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Changing
Winds Advocacy Center
Through presentations, classroom sessions, curriculum, fund
raising, charitable works, and multi-media efforts, we seek
to raise public awareness of the stereotyping, discrimination,
racism and other unique situations facing Native Americans.
http://changingwinds.org/
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