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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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June 2013 - Volume
11 Number 6
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Favorite
Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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National
Diabetes Education Program
Established in 1997, the National Diabetes Education Program
is a federally-funded program sponsored by the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services’ National Institutes of Health
and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and includes
over 200 partners at the federal, state and local levels, working
together to improve the treatment and outcomes for people with
diabetes, promote early diagnosis, and prevent or delay the
onset of type 2 diabetes.
http://ndep.nih.gov/ |
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American
Indian/Alaska Native Fat and Calorie Counter
The Fat and Calorie Counter can help you keep track of the number
of fat grams and calories in foods you may eat. Choose healthier
options by: Eating fewer foods that are high in fat.; Making
half of your plate fruits and vegetables. Talk to your health
care team about developing a healthy eating plan.
http://ndep.nih.gov/media/AIAN-Fat-Calorie-Counter-508.pdf |
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Beaver
Lake Cree First Nation
The principal means of survival, namely, the traditional practices
of hunting and fishing are still carried on. Band members
are also actively engaged in farming, ranching, forestry,
the oil and gas industry and other trades and occupations.
http://www.beaverlakecreenation.ca/
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Oklahoma
Native American Youth Language Fair
The Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair began in April
2003 at the Sam Noble Museum. Elder and teacher Geneva Navarro
(Comanche), Indian educator Quinton Roman Nose (Cheyenne), and
the museum Native American Languages curator Mary Linn wanted
a way to recognize the Native language teachers and students
in the state. Native communities have always valued oratory
skills, and we wanted to provide a venue for youth to use their
Native languages publically. In addition, we wanted to make
the public aware that the Native languages of Oklahoma are living
languages.
http://nal.snomnh.ou.edu/fair |
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Hopitutuqaki,
The Hopi School
Hopitutuqaki, The Hopi School, is dedicated to developing an
educational process derived from Hopi Indian philosophy, values
and methods. Always before, Hopi students have been taught in
schools using values, philosophy and methods designed for and
derived from an outside culture.
http://www.hopischool.net/ |
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S.D.
Nelson - Author/Illustrator
S.D. Nelson is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in
the Dakotas. “My people are known as the Sioux or Lakota.
During the 19th century they were renowned as the Horse People
of the Great Plains. My ancestors were also the people of the
Buffalo, for the Buffalo gave them most of their food, their
warm robes, and the lodge skins of their tipis.
http://sdnelson.net/ |
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Mountain
Stewards
The desire to share the richness of the mountain environment
and the need to mark and connect trails in order to make them
easily available to others led to the creation of the Coalition
of Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Inc. with this as
the organization's vision: "Create and preserve an interconnecting
network of trails and ecosystem study areas for increasing awareness
of the unique Southern Appalachian Mountain natural, cultural
and historical environment and for providing outdoor recreational
opportunities."
http://www.mountainstewards.org/ |
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Native
Food Systems Resource Center
The Native Food Systems Resource Center is an initiative of
First Nations Development Institute, under our Native Agriculture
and Food Systems Initiative. Funding for development of this
website (and several of our food-related projects) was generously
provided by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
http://www.nativefoodsystems.org/
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Aesop's Fables
Aesop (620 - 560 BCE) was a Greek slave and storyteller.
His fables, also known as the Aesopica, have been translated
and retold for twenty-five centuries. Each one ends with a
moral, or a lesson to be learned, and from them we learn the
original of adages such as "sour grapes," "add
insult to injury," and "look before you leap."
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The
Aesop for Children
Based on the 1919 book "The Aesop for Children: with Pictures
by Milo Winters," these interactive stories are published
by the Library of Congress. The original drawings "have
been transformed for this interactive book, and now readers
can interact with the charming illustrations to see and hear
them move: a choosy heron eyes the fish swimming at his feet,
a fox swishes his tail, a mouse chews a rope and frees a lion."
http://read.gov/aesop/ |
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Fables
from Aesop
These four animated fables are based on Tom Lynch's "hand
sewn patchwork tapestries inspired by the textile folk art of
Africa, India and Peru." The four fables include The Tortoise
and the Hare, A Lesson for a Foolish Crow, The Lion and the
Mouse, and The Fox and His Shadow. Lynch's children's book of
the same title includes thirteen of Aesop's fables, and was
published in 2000 by Viking Children's Books.
http://www.us.penguingroup.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/aesop/AesopSITE.swf
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University
of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables
Each year, University of Massachusetts professor Copper Giloth
asks her Computers in the Fine Arts students to illustrate or
animate an Aesop fable, along with their own modern retelling
of the story. This collection of nearly forty fables is the
best of that student work dating back to 1994. This fun site
is a must-see, and is a great place to start before creating
your own fables. My personal favorite is The Jay and The Peacock.
http://www.umass.edu/aesop/ |
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Aesop's
Fables
Although not as pretty or as well organized as some of the other
sites, AesopFables.com does have the entire text of 655 of Aesop's
fables and 127 fairy tales from Hans Christian Andersen. Best
click for students is Selected Fables which includes eighty-six
Aesop fables "selected for their ease of reading and concise
moral understanding." Look for the Real Audio logo in the
lower right-hand corner of some of the story pages to hear Long's
ten year old daughter read the fable.
http://www.aesopfables.com/ |
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The
Color: Aesop's Fables
This collection of seventeen Aesop's Fables coloring pages
can be either colored online or printed on paper for old-fashioned
coloring fun. Some of the fables represented are Goose with
Gold Eggs, The Fox and the Ox, The Milkmaid and Her Pail,
and the Ant and the Grasshopper. If you register for a free
account, you'll be able to save your colored pictures, and
might even see your masterpiece featured on The Color's homepage.
http://www.thecolor.com/Category/Coloring/Aesops%20Fables.aspx
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Texting While Driving
According to the 2009 Pew Internet study on Teens and
Distracted Driving half of all teens say they've been a passenger
in a car with a driver who texted while driving. This is scary
stuff, and as parents and educators we need to get this message
across. This week's batch of websites will help.
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Distracted
Driving
"One text or call could wreck it all. Distracted driving
is a dangerous epidemic on America's roadways. In 2011 alone,
over 3,000 people were killed in distracted driving crashes."
This official US government site is published by the National
Highway Traffic Administration and the Department of Transportation.
Visit for facts, statistics, state by state laws, and ways for
both teens and parents to get involved in a solution. Parents
can influence their kids by having the talk, making a family
pledge, and knowing the laws in their state.
http://www.distraction.gov/ |
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Distracted
Driver Accidents
Best clicks at Distracted Driver Accidents include statistics,
safe driving tips, and the infographic, all which can be found
in the horizontal nav menu. "Distracted driving puts
everyone on the road in danger. Some of the most common types
of distracted driving include: texting and driving, eating
while driving, grooming and driving, talking to passengers,
cell phones, smart phones, GPS, eating while driving, watching
a video, using the radio."
http://distracteddriveraccidents.com/
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Impact
Teen Drivers
Founded in 2007 by California firefighters and teachers, Impact
Teen Drivers aims to spread driver safety through education.
"And of the 5,500 teenagers killed in car accidents last
year; 75 percent of the accidents had nothing to do with drugs
or alcohol. Text messaging, eating, applying makeup and adjusting
music are among the main killers." Best clicks are the
photo galleries (most are pretty graphic), tips for teen (16
Tips You Already Knew), and the Probability Wheel (which will
show you how much certain driving behaviors increase the probability
of an accident.)
http://impactteendrivers.org/ |
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It
Can Wait
It Can Wait is an initiative from a coalition of cell phone
carriers including AT&T, Verizon, Sprint and T-Mobile.
It promotes the following pledge. "No text message, email,
website or video is worth the risk of endangering my life
or the lives of others on the road. I pledge to never text
and drive and will take action to educate others about the
dangers of texting and driving. No text is worth the risk.
It can wait."
http://www2.itcanwaitcdn.com/
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Stop
the Texts. Stop the Wrecks.
"Nearly 500,000 young adults each year are injured due
to various forms of distracted driving, including texting,
mobile instant messaging, updating social media platforms,
sending photos, etc. It's a habit deadlier than drunk driving."
In cooperation with the Ad Council and National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) this site has a collection of
public service announcements (PSAs), tips and facts. For even
more videos, click on Become an Advocate, and check out the
Campaign PSAs page. You'll also find downloadable material
such as flyers, posters, and an infographic.
http://m.stoptextsstopwrecks.org/
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Jamestown Settlement
In 1607, thirteen years before the Pilgrims created
Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts, the first permanent English
colony was founded at Jamestown Settlement in Virginia. The
original colonists suffered a very rocky start, however, as
just three later in 1610, only 60 colonists of the original
500 survived. With additional colonists arriving from the
Old World, the settlement endured, and served as the capital
of Virginia Colony for 83 years, from 1616 until 1699.
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Historic
Jamestowne
Earlier this month, archeologists confirmed "the first
scientifically-proven occurrence of survival cannibalism in
Colonial America. The collaboration was driven by the archaeological
discovery of a partial human skull and tibia during excavation
of an early 17th-century trash deposit in Jamestown." Read
Jane's Story to learn more about the settler's fight for survival
during the era known as "the starving time."
https://www.historicjamestowne.org/ |
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History
is Fun: Jamestown Settlement
This official Jamestown Settlement website is managed by an
agency of the Commonwealth of Virginia, but in addition to the
events calendar and other touristy details, there is also this
one-page history brief, a video about the economy of 17th century
Jamestown, and a chronology of important Jamestown events. "The
first two English women arrived at Jamestown in 1608, and more
came in subsequent years. Men outnumbered women, however, for
most of the 17th century."
http://www.historyisfun.org/History-Jamestown.htm
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Jamestown
Rediscovery
"Excavations began in 1994 with the hopes of finding some
evidence of the original 1607 James Fort, for over two centuries
thought lost to river shoreline erosion. Today, archaeologists
have rediscovered much of the fortification and have recovered
over a million artifacts that tell the true story of Jamestown."
Site highlights include the interactive map of found artifacts,
and the hyperlinked History of Jamestown article.
http://www.apva.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=1 |
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National
Geographic Kids: On the Trail of Captain John Smith
Adapted from the National Geographic book "John Smith Escapes
Again!", this eight-part series of animated video and interactive
games tells the story of Captain John Smith and Jamestown. "Two-thirds
of the men will not survive their first year in American. But
the Jamestown colonists will succeed in establishing the first
permanent English settlement in what now is the United States."
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/interactiveadventures/john-smith/ |
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Virtual
Jamestown
A joint project of Virginia Tech, and University of Virginia,
Virtual Jamestown was funded by a grant from the National
Endowment for the Humanities in 1999, and was part of the
400th Jamestown anniversary celebration in 2007. Its resources
include a "digital archive of images, artifacts, maps,
rare documents, censuses, and other data for teachers, researchers,
genealogists, students, and the general public who want to
explore the meaning of Jamestown in the American experience."
http://www.virtualjamestown.org/page2.html
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Kindergarten Readiness
August is "Get Ready for Kindergarten" month
for almost two million American kids who will be entering
kindergarten in the fall. Today's collection of websites include
a mix of online and offline activities for parents to do with
their preschoolers. But remember, although worksheets and
online games are fun, reading out loud to your child is the
single best way to prepare your kids for school and learning.
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Bembos
Zoo
"A is for antelope, B is for Bison, C is for crab. "
An amazing typographic adventure awaits you at Bembo's Zoo,
as you watch each letter of the alphabet transform into a wild
animal right before your eyes and ears. This Flash animation
for all ages is based on the book of the same name, by graphic
artist Roberto de Vicq de Cumptich. Don't miss it!
http://www.bemboszoo.com/ |
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CoolMath4Parents:
Get Ready for Kindergarten
"How many M&M's do you think are in this bag?"
"How many buttons does Daddy have on his shirt?" Math
can be integrated into nearly any everyday activity you do with
your preschoolers. To jumpstart your own ideas, CoolMath4Parents
organizes dozens of math-learning opportunities by daily activity
such as dressing, driving, snacking, etc. The last category,
Good Family Games, recommends half a dozen card and board games,
including UNO, Yahtzee, and bingo.
http://www.coolmath4parents.com/preschool-activities-to-get-ready-for-kindergarten.htm |
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Count
Us In
This collection of fifteen number games from the Australian
Broadcasting Company is terrific; I only wish they had more
descriptive titles, and some sound or music. For counting beginners,
games one, five and eight are my favorites. All the games are
available for free download, so they can be played offline on
either a Mac or Windows computer. For a description of each
game, click on the yellow "games" menu item.
http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/ |
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Nick
Jr: Beyond the Backpack
Beyond the Backpack is an educational initiative from Nickelodeon
to help parents prepare their preschoolers for kindergarten
with interactive Dora the Explorer games. Start by taking the
quiz rating your child's readiness in four areas: language,
social/emotional, math, and physical/wellness. Based on your
answers, you'll then get a customized learning plan for your
child which includes multimedia video and interactive Dora games.
As your child progresses through the games, they'll earn virtual
stickers to keep them motivated.
http://beyondthebackpack.nickjr.com/ |
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Scholastic:
Countdown to Kindergarten
This two-page checklist for preschool parents starts twelve
months before kindergarten, with the suggestion to visit kindergarten
programs in your community to find out what's available. It
continues through the first couple of weeks of kindergarten
with this advice. "Take your time making the transition.
Every child will respond differently. Work with the teachers
to help yours adjust."
http://www.scholastic.com/familymatters/parentguides/kindergarten/pdf/countdown.pdf
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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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