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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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September
2014 - Volume 12 Number 9
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Favorite
Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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United
Houma Nation
The United Houma Nation today is composed of a very proud and
independent people who have close ties to the water and land
of their ancestors. The unique history of our people has shaped
our tribe today and the culture and way of life are a lifeline
to that history.
http://www.unitedhoumanation.org/ |
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Native
American Languages of the Southwest
The Native American Languages Lab, under the direction of
Dr. Colleen Fitzgerald, focuses on indigenous languages currently
located in the Southwest United States, with an eye to serving
communities and their language needs. Support for Native language
programs includes onsite technology or linguistic training,
database construction and development, and support for grant
development. Current funding for the NALL comes from 3 active
NSF grants totalling $284,571, as well as from UT Arlington's
Sustainability Committee, with Dr. Fitzgerald as PI. They
include: The 2014 Institute on Collaborative Language Research
(CoLang/InField; NSF grant#1263939); Documentation and Analysis
of the Chickasaw Verb (NSF grant #1263699.) in collaboration
with Mr. Joshua Hinson of the Chickasaw Language Revitalization
Program; The Oklahoma Breath of Life Workshop (NSF grant#1065068)
in collaboration with Dr. Mary Linn of the University of Oklahoma
http://www.uta.edu/faculty/cmfitz/swnal/
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Welcome
to the first annual Indigenous Fine Art Market
IFAM is a celebration of native art and the cultures that inspire
it. It was born out of a positive movement by artists who want
a voice in how their market is produced. IFAM is a juried art
show and will include only the highest quality artwork.
http://www.indigefam.org/ |
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Southwestern
Association for Indian Arts (SWAIA)
Bringing Native arts to the world by inspiring artistic excellence,
fostering education, and creating meaningful partnerships.
http://swaia.org/ |
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Welcome
to the 9th Annual Cherokee Art Market!
The Cherokee Art Market is one of the largest Native American
art shows in Oklahoma. Featuring 150 elite Native American
artists, representing 50 different tribes from across the
United States. Jewelry, pottery, textiles, painting, sculptures
and more.
http://www.cherokeeartmarket.com/Pages/Home.aspx
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American
Indian Veterans Memorial
American Indian Veterans Memorial, Inc. (AIVMI) is a native-led
organization whose mission is to advocate for a clearer understanding
of the involvement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Pacific
Islander veterans in wartime.
To help achieve its mission, AIVMI is collaborating with the
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) to build an American Indian
Veterans Memorial Exhibit at the Education Center at the Wall
(www.vvmf.org) near the Vietnam Memorial on the National Mall
in Washington DC to honor our “First American Veterans”.
The American Indian Veterans Memorial Exhibit will highlight
the bravery, contributions, and sacrifices of the American Indian,
Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander veterans during their service
in the American military.
http://aivmi.org/ |
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Welcome
to Bow & Arrow Brand
The mission of Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Farm & Ranch Enterprise
is to provide the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe with an enterprise
that is an economic asset, as well as provide training and jobs
for tribal members. This includes production and marketing of
the finest agricultural products possible through its people,
who are its strength. Farm & Ranch will continuously strive
to improve the quality of its products and services to meet
or exceed customer expectations and thus create long term economic
rewards for the Tribe.
http://bowandarrowbrandcornproducts.com/Home.html |
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Geophysical
Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
Scientists at the Geophysical Institute study geophysical processes
in action from the center of Earth to the surface of the sun
and beyond. The Institute turns data and observations into information
useful for research, state and national needs. Much of this
research is performed by Institute faculty, staff and students
as part of their regular work.
http://www.gi.alaska.edu/ |
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Homophones
A homophone is a group of words that sound the same, but are
spelled differently and have different meanings, such as “to,
too, and two.” Homophones are a special kind of a homonym,
which in addition to words that are spelled differently, includes
words that are spelled the same but still have different meanings,
such as the stalk of a plant (a noun) and to stalk a person
(a verb.)
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About
Special Ed: Homonym - Homophone Worksheets
Although About.com specialist Sue Watson is a special education
guide, these twenty printable homonym and homophone worksheets
will be great for all primary grade students (as well as ESL
learners.) The worksheets are presented on twenty different
pages, and you can view a readable thumbnail before deciding
to download using the "PRINT PDF" link below. The
worksheets are strung together in two batches of ten, so take
care not to miss worksheets eleven through twenty.
http://specialed.about.com/od/worksheets/ss/hom.htm
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Alan
Cooper's Homonyms
Alan Cooper started his homonyms list in second grade. He eventually
lost his "dog-eared pad of yellow paper with an ever-growing
list of homonyms," but when his son was in second grade
and needed a list of homonyms, Cooper rediscovered his old passion.
"The best part about homonyms, though, is that they are
the raw material for puns, a truly sublime form of humor. With
a robust knowledge of and appreciation for homonyms, you will
never be embarrassed when a pun-battle breaks out in public."
http://www.cooper.com/alan/homonym.html |
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All
About Homophones: The Homophone Machine
"All About Homophones" is a homophone activity workbook
that can be purchased in soft-cover or PDF, but the resource
I want to share is the free Homophone Machine. Type in any sentence
or paragraph, and it will be converted into a misspelled, but
often very funny version chock full of homophones. If you need
a suggestion, try starting with "I would like to show you
my new horse" or "Praise the Lord for the spelling
checker that came with our PC. Make a mistake and it puts you
right. It's so easy to use, you see." That last tidbit
is based on Janet E. Byford's poem "An Ode to the Spelling
Chequer" which you can find at Alan Cooper's site (see
above).
http://homophonemachine.allaboutlearningpress.com/
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PBS
Kids: Between the Lions: Homophones Video
This fun video from PBS' Between the Lions features singer-songwriter
Brian McKnight and Cleo Lion singing about "a very unusual
H word homophones." This one is sure to delight audiences
of all ages. "You're right, let's write the words all day
and night. They're out of sight. You're still so sweet, that's
why we always meet. Not that kind of meat. Homophones. Two words
that sound the same, but they're not spelled the same. Homophones."
http://pbskids.org/lions/videos/?pid=jlxn0UPSPVhu8rltZelQOprWACkv_V5W
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Scholastic:
Super Homophone Match Game
"Do you have good memory? You'll need it when you try
to match homophones. Don't know what a homophone is? You'll
find out when you play Super Match." This concentration-style
memory game requires you to match homophones, instead of the
usual identical pictures. For example, "hair" is
a match for "hare" and "scene" is a match
for "seen." Because the game scrambles with each
restart, it can be played multiple times.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/adventure/grammar5.htm
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Critical Evaluation of Information
The blessing of the Internet is the ease of finding information
on any subject. The curse of the Internet is also the ease of
finding information on any subject. When swimming in a sea of
search results, how do you know which ones to trust? Learn how
to evaluate information sources with the help of these librarians.
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Johns
Hopkins Sheridan Libraries: Evaluating Information Found on
the Internet
"When you use a research or academic library, the books,
journals and other resources have already been evaluated by
scholars, publishers and librarians. Every resource you find
has been evaluated in one way or another before you ever see
it. When you are using the World Wide Web, none of this applies.
There are no filters." To traverse through this guide,
use the blue menu tabs that run across the top of the page.
It includes sections on Distinguishing Propaganda and Misinformation,
and Evaluating Social Media, and is my pick of the day!
http://guides.library.jhu.edu/content.php?pid=198142&sid=1657518
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Kathy
Schrock's Guide: Critical Evaluation of Information
To help even the youngest of students to think critically about
Web sites, Kathy Schrock has designed three grade-appropriate
site evaluation forms. The first is for elementary grades ("Do
the pictures and photographs on the page help you learn?");
the second for middle school ("Is the information on the
page useful for your project?"); and the third for high-school
students ("Would it have been easier to get the information
somewhere else?") All three are also available in Spanish
and in Acrobat Adobe PDF (for ease of printing.)
http://www.schrockguide.net/critical-evaluation.html
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New
Mexico State University Library: Evaluation Criteria
"The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: or, Why It's a Good
Idea to Evaluate Web Sources." This guide is less information
dense than some of the others, so it might be a good place to
start for middle-school and upper elementary grades. My favorite
feature of this guide is the linked examples that are included
with many of the criteria. Be sure to click through and evaluate
each sample site.
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UC
Berkeley Library: Evaluating Web Pages
"Evaluating web pages skillfully requires you to do two
things at once: Train your eye and your fingers to employ a
series of techniques that help you quickly find what you need
to know about web pages; Train your mind to think critically,
even suspiciously, by asking a series of questions that will
help you decide how much a web page is to be trusted."
In addition to this online guide, there are a couple of printable
checklists available. Look for the link in the upper right-hand
corner titled Web Page Evaluation Checklist PDF Form.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html
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University
of Oregon Library: Critical Evaluation of Information Sources
This guide takes you through analyzing Authority, Objectivity,
Quality, Currency and Relevancy of an information source.
"Not all questions will apply in all situations, and
not all responses need to be positive ones - this is not a
scorecard. The questions are intended to help you think critically
about information sources."
http://library.uoregon.edu/guides/findarticles/credibility.html
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Back-to-School Quotes
The exciting back-to-school season is upon us, and
what better way to get ourselves in the mood than with wisdom
and humor. Whether you are looking for something for a school
report, a bulletin board, or dinner table discussion, you’ll
surely hit pay dirt with today’s selection of pithy sayings.
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Brainy
Quote: School Quotes
"My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance
but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to
go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college
professors." Maya Angelo. With fourteen pages of school
quotes, Brainy Quotes is the largest of today's back-to-school
quote collections. Additional quotes can be perused by topic,
keyword, author, or search function.
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/school.html |
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Brownielocks:
Teaching Quotes
The only educational aspect of television is that it put's the
repair man's kids through college." Joan Welsh. For thirty
years, Brownielocks has been collecting inspirational and funny
quotes about school, students, the education system and teaching.
This long page contains her favorites.
http://www.brownielocks.com/teachingquotes.html |
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The
Quotations Page: Education
"It is possible to store the mind with a million facts
and still be entirely uneducated." Alec Bourne. The Quotations
Page has forty-eight quotes in their Education section, and
suggests related topics of Learning, Knowledge and Teaching.
In addition to quotations organized by topic, you can also explore
by author, or enjoy a daily random quote. With free registration,
you can save favorite quotes and email quotes to friends.
http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/education/ |
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The
Quote Garden: Back to School
"The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into
windows." Sydney J. Harris. Although the author attributions
on these back-to-school quotes are not clickable (i.e. there
is not a page dedicated to each author) there are related Quote
Garden categories to explore: Children, Learning, Parents, Teachers,
and Stress. Yup, stress is a natural by-product of back-to-school
activities!
http://www.quotegarden.com/back-to-school.html |
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Thinkexist:
School Quotes
"The difference between school and life? In school, you're
taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given
a test that teaches you a lesson." Tom Bodett. Each quote
at Thinkexist is tagged with multiple topics, providing an
easy way to explore the site. The Bodett quote, for example,
is categorized under School, Experience, Education and Life.
Free membership offers a personal quote box for storage of
your favorite quotes, organized by chapters.
http://en.thinkexist.com/quotations/School/
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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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