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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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March
1, 2010 - Volume 8 Number 3
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Favorite
Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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Lyz
Jaakola
Elizabeth Jaakola (Anishinaabe, enrolled member of Fond du Lac
band of Lake Superior Ojibwe) has had a varied musical background.
Performing and writing in many styles/genres, she’s difficult
to pigeonhole, but these cameleon-like traits are only natural
for a Native woman who readily embraces her mixed heritage.
She’s currently compiling her Native-based choral pieces,
striving to promote Anishinaabe music performances and education,
occasionally gigging around town in her Blues band (Lyz Jaakola
& the Smokin Chimokes), recording various projects such
as the Native women's handdrum group, Oshkii Giizhik Singers'
sweetheart CD and Anishinaabe Youth Chorus' sophomore recording,
in between teaching and parenting 2 fabulous young sons.
http://www.lyzjaakola.com/ |
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Keith
Secola
Native folk & blues rocker Keith Secola is an accomplished
artist: award-winning musician, master guitarist and native
flute player; singer, songwriter, composer and producer. His
music is familiar to thousands of fans across North America
and Europe, where he's been playing his brand of progressive
music in concerts to a cult following for many years. Keith's
famous song, "NDN Kars", is considered the contemporary
Native American anthem and is the most requested song on Native
radio in the US and Canada. Keith Secola is Anishinabe (Ojibwa)
originally from the Mesabi Iron Range country of northern Minnesota,
now residing in Arizona. He's a member of the Anishinabe Nation
of northern Minnesota and southern Ontario, Canada.
http://www.secola.com/ |
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Two
Rivers Gallery
Above all things Two Rivers Gallery is a resource to native
artists in this and many surrounding communities. With unfailing
and unflaling grace, the staff of Two Rivers has put together
shows that not only deepen the mind but fill the soul as well.
That being said, it gives us great pleasure to welcome you to
the our offical website. Within the site you will find the show
that is currently being displayed, and though not all of our
past shows will be present, will we try to get as many of them
online as we can.
http://www.maicnet.org/Two%20Rivers%20Gallery/Default.html |
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Ancient
Traders Gallery
All My Relations is an urban Indian arts program designed to
honor and strengthen relationships between contemporary American
Indian artists and the living influence of preceding generations,
between artists and audiences of all ethnic backgrounds, and
between art and the soul of the neighborhood. All My Relations
at Ancient Traders Gallery is a cultural collaboration of the
Great Neighborhoods! Development Corporation.
http://www.mnartists.org/organizationHome.do?rid=149838 |
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Bockley
Gallery
Gallery Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, Noon to 5 pm
2123 West 21st Street, Minneapolis, MN 55405
612-377-4669
http://www.bockleygallery.com/ |
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About
the Tweed Museum
With a permanent collection of over 6,000 art objects representing
a range of cultures and periods of art history, the Tweed Museum
of Art on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth is
a major cultural and educational resource for the Upper Midwest.
http://www.d.umn.edu/tma/ |
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Frederick
R. Weisman Art Museum
Housed in a striking stainless steel and brick building designed
by architect Frank Gehry, the Weisman Art Museum offers an educational
and friendly museum experience. The museum's collection features
early 20th century American artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe
and Marsden Hartley, as well as a diverse selection of contemporary
art. A teaching museum for the University of Minnesota and the
community, the Weisman provides a fresh, engaging arts experience
through an array of programs and a changing schedule of exhibitions.
http://weisman.umn.edu/ |
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Patrick's
Cabaret
Edgy, experimental, improvisational, culturally expansive,
socially relevant, politically charged, entertaining, provocative,
mesmerizing, chutzpa. What's your Patrick's experience?
http://www.patrickscabaret.org/
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Charley
Singer
I am Charley Singer - welcome to my world. I and my wife of
40 years, Marie, reside in the Birdsprings Chapter Community
on the Navajo Reservation near Flagstaff, Arizona. Our primitive
day-to-day lives with all their simplicity and beauty find expression
through my artwork. My paintings represent my life, reflecting
what I see and feel from the breathtaking panorama of my homeland.
I have never pursued formal art training, yet I have felt blessed
with a natural talent to create and capture vibrant, enchanting
images on paper and canvas.
http://www.charleysinger.com/ |
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David
K. John
Raised by his great grandfather, David grew up hearing the stories
and teachings of his homeland. In his art, John expresses his
own interpretations of his childhood learning with the utmost
care and respect. John has won many awards for his paintings
and masks, including awards at the Intertribal Ceremonial in
Gallup and the Santa Fe Indian Market.
http://www.davidkjohn.com/ |
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Reel
Injun: A documentary film by Neil Diamond
Cree filmmaker Neil Diamond takes an entertaining and insightful
look at the Hollywood Indian, exploring the portrayal of North
American Natives through a century of cinema.
http://films.nfb.ca/reel-injun/ |
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Charles
Dickens
English novelist Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812 - 1870)
not only achieved fame in his lifetime, but continues to be
popular to this day. He is known for his iconic characters,
such as Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, Oliver Twist, David Copperfield,
and for his portrayal of Victorian London, as if the city
was another character in his stories.
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BBC:
Charles Dickens Animation
Yup, you read that correctly. BBC presents a delightful animated
introduction to Charles Dickens' life. In addition to the
video, there is a multimedia version, called Scene Selector,
an annotated slide show with hotspots for the discovery of
additional material about Dickens life and work. For more
Dickens fun, follow the Play the Game link to Survive Dickens'
London. "Dodge through Victorian London, avoiding the
gangs and villains and trials and tribulations of Dickensian
London in order to seek out Charles Dickens in his chalet
hideaway in Rochester."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/bleakhouse/animation.shtml
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David
Perdue's Charles Dickens Page
David Perdue's fan page is dedicated to enhancing "the
reader's experience, providing background on Dickens, his work,
and the times in which he lived." And, he's successful
on all counts! Visit for Dickens Fast Facts, summaries of each
of his novels, a cross-linked list of 400 Dickens characters,
a look at Dickens' London, a timeline, and a glossary that defines
terms from Victorian English that you probably don't not know.
"Blacking -- shoe or boot polish. As a child Dickens was
employed at Warren's Blacking factory."
http://charlesdickenspage.com/ |
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Victorian
Web: Charles Dickens
The Victorian Web is a compilation of literature resources from
Brown University. The Dickens section contains several hyperlinked
biographies as well as critical reviews of biographies written
in both the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The links allow
you to dive deeper into the material, to learn, for example,
about the role that child labor played in the Industrial Revolution.
Literature students will appreciate the sections on themes,
genre, characterization, imagery, and the political and social
history of Dickens' times.
http://www.victorianweb.org/authors/dickens/ |
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New
York Public Library: Charles Dickens
"Dickens' childhood was a sorry mixture of the fondly remembered
and the wholly detested." Librarian Kenneth Benson of The
New York Public Library, brings us an online Dickens seminar,
divided into six sessions. Starting with The Young Dickens,
you can follow the illustrated online class by clicking on the
session links at the bottom or top of the each page. For teachers,
there is a lesson plan with learning objectives listed in the
left-hand navigation menu.
http://www.fathom.com/course/21701768/session1.html |
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PBS:
Dickens
PBS Dickens (online companion to the 2003 three-part television
series) covers both his life and career with essays by Joel
J. Brattin, Professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic
Institute. This attractive site includes illustrations from
some of Dickens first editions, and reproductions from his
original serial publications. "Dickens' first novel,
the brilliantly comic THE PICKWICK PAPERS, brought him enormous
fame. Like all his subsequent novels, it was originally published
serially, that is, in installments or parts over time. He
not only published serially but wrote serially too, planning
each installment carefully."
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/dickens/
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Presidents' Day Activities
Although the federal government calls the holiday celebrated
on the third Monday in February, Washington's Birthday, most
people (and many states) call it Presidents' Day. Presidents'
Day become popularized in the mid-1980s as a holiday honoring
both Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Over the years it has
evolved into a day commemorating all U.S. Presidents.
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Apples
4 Teacher: President's Day Activities
Apples4Teacher is the mother lode of Presidents' Day activities
for elementary age kids. The activities include interactive
coloring pages, stories, biographies, word searches, reading
lists, articles about all the presidents, and presidential poems.
Here's the opening of one by Winifred Sackville Stoner, Jr,
to help you memorize the order of the first twenty-eight presidents.
"George Washington, Adams and Jefferson three / First rulers
of Uncle Sam's land of the free / Then Madison, Monroe and Adams
again / All clever and upright and good honest men."
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/ |
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Enchanted
Learning: Activities for Presidents' Day
For Presidents' Day and Washington and Lincoln's birthdays,
Enchanted Learning offers fifteen crafts for preschool, kindergarten,
and early elementary ages. All can be made with common craft
supplies, such as paper, scissors, glue, string, pencils and
Popsicle sticks. Projects that caught my eye include a Lincoln
stovepipe hat made from a toilet paper tube, and the Tree of
Presidents, where each U.S. president is represented by a leaf.
Some of the printable worksheets require a paid membership,
but there are plenty of craft projects that are free.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/presidentsday/ |
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Family
Education: Presidents' Day Activities and Printables for Kids
Family Education has done a smashing job with their Presidents'
Day resources for elementary and middle-school students. First
recommended stop is Positively Presidential, a six-question
interactive trivia quiz about the everyday lives of Washington
and Lincoln. Next comes printable games and activities, which
include crafts (Egg Carton Uncle Sam), coloring pages, and simple
writing exercises ( "I Cannot Tell a Lie" Cherry Pie).
Some of the activities require free registration.
http://fun.familyeducation.com/presidents-day/entertainment/32937.html |
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Kaboose:
Presidents' Day Crafts
Kaboose organizes their Presidents' Day resources into four
tabs: Crafts, Activities/Games, Printables, and All About the
Presidents. Crafts include a two-foot-long crepe paper flag,
a pretzel stick Abe Lincoln log cabin, and a White House made
from craft sticks. Games include quizzes about the American
Flag and George Washington, as well as links to off-site resources.
Coloring pages and word search puzzles are listed under Printables;
articles on topics as varied as presidential kids, health and
foods are in the last category, All About the Presidents.
http://holidays.kaboose.com/presidents-day/presidents-day.html |
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Guildford
County Schools: Presidents' Day Webquest
"In this webquest you will find many interesting facts
about these presidents, as you travel back in time to explore
our national history." As a time traveler, you'll explore
the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to gather data about
Presidents Washington and Lincoln on a Presidential Scavenger
Hunt Sheet. Then, you'll return to present day to write up
your findings. Created by Jacqueline Bailey, a third-grade
teacher at Summerfield Elementary School in North Carolina,
this webquest has everything you need to complete the project,
including lists of appropriate websites and printable forms
for data collection.
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/presidents/pres.htm
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Ratio
and Proportion
A ratio is the mathematic relationship between two numbers,
where one is divided by the other. A proportion is an equation
where two ratios are equal. A typical use might be something
like this. The ratio of boys to girls on the bus is five to
four. If the teacher counts fifteen boys, how many girls are
on the bus?
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Algebra
Help: Proportion Basics
Algebra Help's four-page introduction to proportion, means
and extremes concludes with a twenty-question worksheet that
includes both a manual answer sheet and a step-by-step solution
to each problem. "The four parts of the proportion are
separated into two groups, the means and the extremes, based
on their arrangement in the proportion. Reading from left-to-right
and top-to-bottom, the extremes are the very first number,
and the very last number."
http://www.algebrahelp.com/lessons/proportionbasics/
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Math.com:
Ratios and Proportions
"In a horror movie featuring a giant beetle, the beetle
appeared to be 50 feet long. However, a model was used for
the beetle that was really only 20 inches long. A 30-inch
tall model building was also used in the movie. How tall did
the building seem in the movie?" Math.com's lesson is
divided into four steps: First Glance, In Depth, Examples
and Workout. The Workout consists of a ten problems with automatic
grading. Unfortunately "Check Your Answer" does
not work in Firefox 3.5 but does in Internet Explorer 8.
http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U2L2GL.html
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Purple
Math: Ratios
This seven-page lesson from Purple Math has lots of word problems
where the work is shown, and the answer explained. "Conversion
factors are simplified ratios, so they might be covered around
the same time that you're studying ratios and proportions.
For instance, suppose you are asked how many feet long an
American football field is. You know that its length is 100
yards. You would then use the relationship of 3 feet to 1
yard, and multiply by 3 to get 300 feet."
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/ratio.htm
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Thinking
Blocks: Solving Ratio Word Problems
This all-Flash site is my pick of the day because it explains
ratios using interactive manipulatives. Be sure to start with
the intro video because it will walk you through a practice
problem, explaining the different parts of the screen where
the virtual math teacher provides feedback, and where you
build the ratio models using virtual blocks. "While guided
practice sets encourage students to create models with concrete
objects; the independent practice sets help students transition
to more abstract representations using paper and pencil."
http://www.thinkingblocks.com/ThinkingBlocks_Ratios/TB_Ratio_Main.html
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WebMath:
Help with Ratios
Today's last site is not another lesson, but rather a tool.
There are three ways to represent a ratio: "x:y"
or "x/y" or "x to y". Enter a sample ratio
in one of the three input boxes, and WebMath will explain
a bit about it. For example, entering 3 and 4 in the first
line of the tool, produces this. "You entered 3:4. This
is a ratio that is read '3 to 4.' Here 3 is called the antecedent,
and 4 is called the consequent. The first term is always called
the antecedent and the second term is always called the consequent."
http://webmath.com/k8ratio.html
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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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