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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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January
1, 2011 - Volume 9 Number 1
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Favorite
Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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Sia:
The Comanche Nation Ethno Ornithological Initiative
The Comanche Nation Ethno Ornithological Initiative is the
nesting place for more than 70 eagles and other birds of cultural
importance to Native Americans.
http://www.comancheeagle.org/home.html
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Sealaska
Heritage Institute
Sealaska Heritage Institute (SHI) is a regional Native nonprofit
organization founded for the Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian
people of Southeast Alaska. SHI was established in 1980 by
Sealaska Corp., a for-profit company formed under the Alaska
Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA). SHI, formerly Sealaska
Heritage Foundation, administers Sealaska Corp.'s cultural
and educational programs.
http://http://www.sealaskaheritage.org/
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Cherokee
Nation Entertainment
Cherokee Nation Entertainment is holding auditions to put
together our first-ever all-Cherokee band. Auditions will
lead to becoming a member of a band that will rock the house
at all of Cherokee Nation Entertainment’s venues.
http://www.cherokeerockband.com/
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House
of Night: The Lost Creation Songs of the Mohave People
Thirty years ago, a CBS radio engineer out of Los Angeles,
with his portable reel-to-reel drove out to the Colorado River
Indian Reservation in Parker, Arizona looking to make Mojave
recordings. There he met Emmet Van Fleet, an elder of the
tribe and the last of the Creation Song signers. Over the
course of several years, Tyler made his weekend pilgrimages,
and slowly and meticulously the two men recorded the 525 song
cycle that recounts the legend of the creation and origin
of the Mohave people, their oral maps, the mythological journeys
of legendary figures, descriptions of their sacred sites,
and the stories behind them, directions to safely cross the
Mohave desert, the story of how fire was brought to them.
http://www.npr.org/programs/lnfsound/stories/000225.stories.html
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Christmas Songs
Covering the gamut from traditional Christmas carols to pop
holiday music, these Christmas sites include printable lyrics,
music trivia, and streaming online radio stations. May your
holiday season be joyful and filled with music!
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About.com:
Guitar: Christmas Carols
"It's never too early to prepare for Christmas song sing-a-longs."
And to help in that endeavor, About.com guitar guru Dan Cross
brings us an archive of printable Christmas carols with lyrics
and guitar chords. This page is full of kid-friendly songs ("All
I Want For Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
but for more traditional fare, follow the "More Christmas
Song Links" just below the list of children's songs.
http://guitar.about.com/od/christmasguitartab/a/Kids-Christmas-Songs.htm
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Christmas
Songs
Calling itself "the most comprehensive Christmas song resource
on the web," Christmas Songs includes Christmas music trivia
(with six interactive quizzes), links to sites with free Christmas
sheet music, lots of printable song lyrics, and lists of top-selling
Christmas CDs. "Jingle Bells is the most popular of all
Christmas songs, but did you know it hasn't always been associated
with Christmas? The song was written by James Lord Pierpont
and was copyrighted on September 16, 1857 with the title 'One
Horse Open Sleigh.'"
http://www.christmassongs.net/
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Pandora:
Internet Radio
Not just another Internet radio site, Pandora is based on the
Music Genome Project, a recommendation engine started in 2000
by "a group of musicians and music-loving technologists."
Pandora lets you create custom radio channels filled with songs
that Pandora "knows" you will love. To craft your
Christmas channel, start with their generic Christmas station
(look under Genre Stations) and then customize it by rating
songs (thumbs up or down) or build a station from scratch by
seeding it with your favorite Christmas songs or musicians.
http://www.pandora.com/
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Xmas
Melody
XmasMelody is a streaming Christmas radio station that broadcasts
24/7. To listen in, click on one of the Listen Xmas Station
links in the right-hand column. You can choose between Winamp
player, RealOne player or Windows Media in your choice of two
speeds: 128kpbs (CD quality) or 32kpbs (for slower connections.)
The website itself is rather simple. In addition to the listen
links, there is a countdown to Christmas, and a scrolling message
bar, where you can submit holiday greetings to be broadcast.
http://www.xmasmelody.com/
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Xmas
Fun: Christmas Songs
For lyrics, midi files and videos (selected from YouTube),
scroll through this alphabetic list of Christmas songs from
Xmas Fun. I am not a big fan of midi files, but they can be
useful when you've simply forgotten a melody and need to be
reminded before going out a-caroling. And, I thought the videos
were a nice touch, especially for little kids. Before printing
out the lyrics, be sure to click the "Hide Video"
button, just below the video.
http://xmasfun.com/Lyrics.asp
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Vocabulary Tests
This week's round up of vocabulary sites offers a mix of pre-defined
vocabulary tests and tools to create quizzes based on your
own word list. Whether your goal is a good score on Friday's
vocab quiz, a perfect score on your Verbal SAT , or simply
to improve your vocabulary, these sites will surely help.
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Flashcard
DB
At Flashcard DB, you can create your own flashcards, or use
an existing set created by a community member. Online study
can be paced by either the Leitner or Graded Spaced Repetition
systems, which are two different algorithms for studying harder
items (those with incorrect answers) more often than easy
items (those you've answered correctly.) In addition to the
print function, Flashcard DB offers a multiple-choice interactive
quiz for all the flashcard sets.
http://flashcarddb.com/
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Quizlet
"Quizlet eats flashcards for breakfast." Although
some games are playable without an account, you'll want to
sign up for a free account to build your own interactive flashcard
sets to study in five different modes: Familiarize, Learn,
Test, Scatter Game, and Space Race Game. Sets are organized
by tags, and can be coded private or public, or exported in
a variety of formats to use elsewhere. Before I run out of
space here, I must tell you that Andrew Sutherland started
Quizlet in 2005 when he was just fifteen. Put Quizlet on your
must see list, and spend a few minutes reading up on this
amazing young entrepreneur.
http://quizlet.com/
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Test
Designer: Vocabulary
Basic membership at Test Designer is free, but does require
registration. A free membership allows you to create and save
up to two printable tests at a time, with up to ten questions
each. The easiest way to begin is to choose a grade level
(kindergarten through grad school), and build a test by choosing
from the existing vocab words. To enter your own vocabulary
words, dash over to Create (in the horizontal menu at the
top of the page.) There is also a paid membership that allows
members to create an unlimited number of private tests.
http://www.testdesigner.com/questions/Vocabulary
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Vocab
Test
These free (ad-supported) online vocabulary tests are categorized
either by grade level (6 through 12) or levels A to H from
the Vocabulary Workshop books (published by Sadlier-Oxford).
Each interactive unit can be practiced in a variety of ways:
sentences, definitions, synonyms, or antonyms. At the end
of each test, your scores can be emailed or printed out. There
is also a Quiz Maker where you can enter your own words, but
it is not as feature-rich as those offered at other sites.
http://www.vocabtest.com/
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Wordsmyth:
Vocabulary Quiz Maker
Without registration, visitors can create online vocab quizzes
with up to fifteen words. Free registration lifts that limit
to twenty-five words, and also provides a URL where you can
return to your quiz. Start by choosing a dictionary level
(advanced, children's or beginner's) and then simply type
in your word list. WordSmyth has a built-in dictionary, so
you do not need to enter the word definitions, they are provided
automatically. The resulting quiz can be printed or played
online. Very cool!
http://www.wordsmyth.net/?mode=qm
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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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2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
2011 of Vicki Lockard and Paul Barry.
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- A Newsletter Celebrating Native America" web site and its design
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