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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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October 2014 -
Volume 12 Number 10
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Favorite
Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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Welcome
to Food Is Our Medicine, Healthy First Nations
The Food Is Our Medicine Project is a partnership between the
Seneca Nation of Indians and the Seneca Diabetes Foundation
(SDF). Although independent of the Seneca Nation, the SDF works
to raise money to fund Seneca Nation health, wellness and recreation
programs in order to positively affect the impact diabetes has
on Seneca people of all ages.
http://www.foodisourmedicine.org |
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WAR
CHILD SOCIETY
An enrolled member of the Southern Arapaho and Southern Cheyenne
Tribes, J.R. Lonelodge has always been inspired by art from
his Nations. From beadwork designs passed down from his Grandmother
Charlotte Lumpmouth, to historical pieces of tribal art, Mr.
Lonelodge uses his own style and infuses art from the past.
http://warchildsociety.com |
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NATIVES
IN AMERICA
NATIVES IN AMERICA is an online literary space for Native American,
Alaskan Native & Native Hawaiian high school, college &
post-grad writers. N.I.A.hopes to provide the opportunity for
reflection on contemporary issues from a seventh generation
perspective. We hope to build a consolidated space for students
to share (& America to read) what it means to be proudly
indigenous in the 21st century.
http://nativesinamerica.com |
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The
American Indian Summer Institute in Earth System Science (AISIESS)
The American Indian Summer Institute in Earth System Science
(AISIESS) is a free two-week residential summer program for
Native high school students currently in grades 8-11. Participants
will conduct field research and camp out on the La Jolla Indian
Reservation, then travel back to the beautiful UC Irvine campus
to experience dorm life while interacting with professors, college
students and invited American Indian community members to create
poster presentations relating to tribal environmental issues.
This program aims to address the critical need for Earth and
Environmental Science professionals within tribal communities.
http://sites.uci.edu/aisiess/ |
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The
Hero Twins
The Hero Twins tells the story of two brothers born to Changing
Woman and trained by the Holy People to save their people from
the naayéé’, a race of monsters. But the
naayéé’ can’t be beaten alone. Family
and friends and wise mentors must lead any warrior down the
good path toward victory. Colorful illustrations show the action
as the twins seek out their father to receive the weapons they
need to face the greatest monster of them all: Yé’iitsoh.
http://www.unmpress.com/books.php?ID=20000000005429 |
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Osage
Wedding Project
This site is part of a larger research collaboration between
the Sam Noble Museum, University of Oklahoma and the Osage Tribal
Museum, Osage Nation. We are working to develop a museum exhibition
and book on Osage Weddings in the early nineteenth century and
the incorporation of certain elements from the material culture
of these weddings into the “Paying for the Drum” ceremonies
of the modern Elonshka Dances. We have been working for the
past three years to gather photographs, oral histories, film
footage, scholarly papers and newspaper accounts to develop
the materials for the exhibition and catalog.
http://www.osagewedding.com/ |
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About
Oomingmak - Musk Ox Producers' Co-operative
A unique northern gift of exquisite Qiviut items, brought to
you since 1969 by Oomingmak, the original Alaskan Co-operative.
The Co-Operative is owned by approximately 250 Native Alaskan
women from remote coastal villages of Alaska who knit each item
by hand.
What is Qiviut?
Qiviut (pronounced "kiv-ee-ute"), the downy-soft underwool
from the Arctic musk ox, is shed naturally each year during
the spring months. Eight times warmer than wool and extraordinarily
lightweight, Qiviut is one of the finest natural fibers known
to man. Unlike wool, Qiviut is not scratchy and will not shrink
in any temperature of water. It can be hand-washed in any mild
detergent and will last for many years.
http://www.qiviut.com/index.cfm |
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Hans
Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen (1805 – 1875) was a Danish author
whose enchanting fairy tales are among the most widely read
stories in the world. “The Emperor’s New Clothes,”
“The Ugly Duckling” and “The Princess and the
Pea” are three of his most famous tales.
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Andersen
Fairy Tales
The animated Andersen Fairy Tales site features three narrated
fairy tales ("Real Princess," "Leaping Match"
and "The Emperor's New Suit"), games, and a biography
of Hans Christian Andersen. For more fairy tale fun, visit sister
site Grimm Fairy Tales which showcases "The Brementown
Musicians" and "Faithful John."
http://www.andersenfairytales.com/en/main |
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Gutenberg:
Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales: Second Series
Illustrated by Edna F. Hart, and published in 1915, this Gutenberg
e-text has twenty-nine of Andersen's most beloved stories, including
The Red Shoes, The Little Mermaid, The Emperor's New Clothes,
and The Real Princess (also known as the Princess and The Pea.)
I've included it because I love the original illustrations.
There is also a First Series with The Ugly Duckling, and Little
Thumbelina here.
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/32572?msg=welcome_stranger
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Hans
Christian Andersen Center
The Hans Christian Andersen Center at the University of Southern
Denmark is chock full of information for middle school and high
school reports. Best clicks are The Complete Andersen (in Works)
and Short Biography (in Life.) The Complete Andersen is a six-volume
English translation of Andersen fairy tales by Jean Hershol,
a Danish actor who came to Hollywood in 1913. It is billed as
"the most comprehensive edition of Andersen's fairy tales
in American English on the Internet."
http://www.andersen.sdu.dk/index_e.html |
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Hans
Christian Andersen: Fairy Tales and Stories
Although not visually exciting, this Hans Christian Andersen
fan site created by an Israeli math professor has chronological
and alphabetic listings of 168 Andersen tales. Most of the stories
are available as illustrated web pages, and 127 are also available
in simple text files. The public domain text files sparked my
imagination, because they could be used to create your own illustrated
fairy tale book or web page. To find them, search for the hyperlinked
word "public domain" and click.
http://hca.gilead.org.il |
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Storynory:
Hans Christian Andersen
Visit StoryNory to listen to twenty Hans Christian Andersen
fairy tales. All of the stories are also available to download,
so you can load the MP3 audios onto your phone and take them
on the road. The transcriptions are also available, so you
can read along if you like. Storynory is my pick of the day,
because listening to these timeless tales transports me back
to my childhood.
http://www.storynory.com/category/fairy-tales/hans-christian-andersen/
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George
Washington
George Washington, born in Virginia on February 22, 1732,
was the triumphant Commander in Chief of the American Revolution,
and the first President of the United States. He was also
an entrepreneur, farmer, and the only slaveholder among the
Founding Fathers to free his slaves in his will.
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Mount
Vernon: George Washington
"No estate in America is more pleasantly situated than
this," declared Washington, speaking of his eight-thousand
acre home, Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon has changed very little
over the last 200 years, except now you can tour it from the
comfort of your home computer. Start with Learn More, and you'll
be guided through the Washington biography. For a tour of Mount
Vernon, click on The Estate & Gardens. This outstanding
resource includes lesson plans for teachers.
http://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/ |
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Papers
of George Washington
The Papers of George Washington was established in 1969 to compile
and publish a complete edition of Washington's correspondence.
There are 135,000 Washington-related documents held in photographic
form in the project's offices. This website covers highlights
from the project and includes a few excerpts such as his farewell
address and Washington's Thanksgiving Proclamation of 1789.
Be sure to peruse Educational Resources (look under History)
which includes two slide shows, a mini-lesson, and a George
Washington webquest.
http://gwpapers.virginia.edu |
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PBS:
Rediscovering George Washington
"Why should young Americans who care about their country
and aspire to do something worthwhile with their lives be interested
in the greatness of George Washington? For at least two reasons:
First, although knowing what is worthwhile and what is possible
is essential to living a good life and doing some good for our
country, we are not born knowing these things." Explore
Washington's great legacy with a biography, timeline, gallery
of primary documents, and six of Washington's letters read by
Charlton Heston.
http://www.pbs.org/georgewashington/ |
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Smithsonian
Institute: George Washington: A National Treasure
Mark Pachter, curator of the National Portrait Gallery, calls
Gilbert Stuart's 1796 full-length portrait of George Washington
"probably the most important visual document from the founding
of our country." The interactive portrait feature allows
you to explore the painting from three different perspectives:
symbolically, biographically, and artistically. Don't let the
portrait take all your time though, because the rest of the
site (biography, games, teacher guide) is just as wonderful.
http://www.georgewashington.si.edu |
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White
House on George Washington
As part of its series on American Presidents, the White House
web site presents George and Martha Washington. As this is
the only one of this week's sites that features Martha, I
was curious to learn more about her. The oldest daughter of
John and Frances Dandridge, she was born June 2, 1731 on a
plantation near Williamsburg. As was typical for a girl, Martha's
education consisted mostly of domestic and social skills.
Although she and her husband closely guarded their privacy,
in one of her surviving letters she confided to a niece that
she did not enjoy her role as First Lady.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/georgewashington
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Mardi
Gras
Mardi Gras is a carnival celebrated on the days leading up
to Ash Wednesday. It is known for parades, music, colorful
costumes and masks. In French, Mardi Gras translates to Fat
Tuesday, which refers to the rich food eaten before the Christian
season of Lent. American cities known for big Mardi Gras celebrations
include New Orleans, LA and Pensacola, FL.
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Activity
Village: Mardi Gras
"The modern Carnival tradition developed in Europe in the
Middle ages, and is celebrated mainly in Roman Catholic communities
in Europe and the Americas today. Some of the most famous celebrations
are held in Nice (France), Cologne (Germany), Rio de Janeiro
(Brazil) and New Orleans (USA)." Visit Activity Village
for their Mardi Gras coloring pages, printables, and crafts.
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/mardi-gras |
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History:
Mardi Gras
"A Christian holiday and popular cultural phenomenon, Mardi
Gras dates back thousands of years to pagan spring and fertility
rites. Also known as Carnival, it is celebrated in many countries
around the world – mainly those with large Roman Catholic
populations – on the day before the religious season of
Lent begins." Learn more about Mardi Gras with this article,
video, and photo gallery.
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/mardi-gras
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KinderArt:
Mardi Gras
3-D animal masks, construction paper masks, maracas, musical
shakers, and paper mache masks are just a few of the Mardi Gras
art projects you'll find at KinderArt. "Artistically, masks
are among the most remarkable objects created by traditional
civilizations. By following our Paper Mache Masks lesson plan,
students will learn how to construct a mask as they begin exploring
the imaginative power of this exciting art form." In addition
to the projects hosted here, there is a collection of Mardi
Gras links near the bottom of page.
http://www.kinderart.com/seasons/mardigras.shtml
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Pinterest:
Kids Mardi Gras Activities
This virtual cork board of Mardi Gras crafts and activities
was created by pinner Deb @ Living Montessori Now. If you are
new to Pinterest, keep in mind that you need to click twice
on the pinned image to visit the bookmarked page at the originating
site, and that you can re-pin any of the crafts that catch your
eye on your own Pinterest board.
https://www.pinterest.com/debchitwood/kids-mardi-gras-activities/
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TIME:
A Brief History of Mardi Gras
TIME gives us a photo slideshow that tells a brief history
of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. "With it's mixture of Caribbean,
Spanish, and French influences, New Orleans' Mardi Gras adopted
the latter nation's affinity for masked balls and celebrations.
In a little more than 150 years, Mardi Gras has only been
canceled about a dozen times, typically for disease (yellow
fever in the late 1870s) or conflict (the Civil War and both
World Wars)."
http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1881375_1849894,00.html
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Chinese
New Year
The Chinese Year of the Goat begins on February 19, 2015.
Chinese New Year is a fifteen day holiday celebrated with
lots of food, family reunions and visits with friends. “Gong
Hei Fat Choi” means “CONGRATULATIONS” in Chinese,
and is a traditional greeting of best wishes for a prosperous
new year.
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Activity
Village: Chinese New Year
"The Chinese calendar is based on the lunar year, so the
date of Chinese New Year changes every year. The Chinese calendar
follows a 12-year pattern with each year named after an animal."
Visit ACTIVITY Village to learn about the Year of the Goat,
and all the Chinese Zodiac animals with stories, crafts, puzzles,
worksheets and coloring pages.
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/chinese-new-year |
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China
Highlights: Chinese Zodiac
"In order, the 12 animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit,
Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. Why these
12 animals? The 12 animals were chosen deliberately, after many
REVISIONS. The zodiac animals are either closely related to
ancient Chinese people's daily lives, or have symbolic lucky
meanings." Learn more about Chinese astrology and learn
what your Chinese Zodiac animal is. Mine is the Snake!
http://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-zodiac/ |
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Chinese
Culture Center: Celebration of the Chinese New Year
From the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, this informative
Chinese New Year page describes dozens of new year's customs,
including Lai-See (red envelopes of MONEY given to children),
everybody's birthday (the day when everyone turns one year older),
and the Lantern Festival (the end of the New Year celebration.)
"On New Year's day, everyone had on new clothes, and would
put on his best behavior. It was considered improper to tell
a lie, raise one's voice, use indecent language, or break anything
on the first day of the year."
http://www.c-c-c.org/culture-resources/holidays/traditional-celebration-of-the-chinese-new-year/ |
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History:
Chinese New Year
"Traditionally for the Chinese, New Year was the most important
festival on the calendar. The entire attention of the household
was fixed on the celebration. During this time, business life
came nearly to a stop. Home and family were the principal focuses."
In 1912, however, China ADOPTED the Western Calendar, and although
Chinese New Year is still celebrated, it is now often called
the Spring Festival. Visit History for four short videos, and
an explanation of how this iconic holiday has evolved.
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/chinese-new-year |
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Southwest
Airlines: Chinese New Year Parade: Stories and Traditions
Built to promote the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco,
the STUDENTS & Teachers menu reveals dozens of gems. This
particular page hosts eight stories about Chinese New Year
traditions and history such as the animals of the Chinese
horoscope, the Chinese lunar calendar, and the story of the
Four Dragons. Other menu items include printable coloring
pages and crafts, downloadable games, a fortune cookie recipe,
and a history of the San Francisco Chinese New Year Parade.
http://www.chineseparade.com/stories.asp
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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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