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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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May
2015 - Volume 13 Number 5
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Favorite
Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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First
Nations Films
Since 1998, First Nations Films creates and distributes award-winning
television documentary films for, by and about Indigenous people
- Sharing Our Stories! Our exclusive programs are distributed
to broadcasters, schools, libraries, universities and other
individuals and institutions throughout the world.
http://www.firstnationsfilms.com |
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The
Hopi Wellness Center
The mission of the Hopi Wellness Center is to provide quality
service to the Hopi people to effectively prevent type 2 diabetes
in the community. The following services function to serve
our mission:
- The Hopi Special Diabetes Program,
- The Hopi Fitness Center
- Kids Korner
- The Hopi Veterans Memorial Center
http://www.hopi-nsn.gov/tribal-services/department-of-community-health-services/hopi-wellness-center/
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About
the Chickasaw Cultural Center
The Chickasaw Cultural Center is located at 867 Charles Cooper
Memorial Rd, Sulphur and is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through
Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Information may be obtained
by phoning 580-622-7130. Since opening in 2010, more than 300,000
visitors have enjoyed the center, including worldwide travelers.
It is the largest single-tribe cultural center in the nation,
located on 109 acres and adjacent to the Chickasaw National
Recreation Area. The cultural center features stomp dancing,
crafts, cultural demonstrations and a world-class museum with
art treasures.
http://chickasawculturalcenter.com |
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The
Sacred Medicine Tree of the Salish
The Medicine Tree is prominent in the traditional stories of
creation as passed down by the Salish over time. This is the
story of a great medicine man named Coyote who traveled the
land destroying evil monsters to prepare the earth for human
beings who were yet to come.
http://www.montanacowboyfame.com/151001/212964.html |
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The
Native Nation Rebuilders Program
The Native Nation Rebuilders Program brings together Native
leaders so they may be instrumental in moving their nations
toward realization of their tribes unique goals
https://www.bushfoundation.org/fellowships/native-nation-rebuilders-program |
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National
Snow and Ice Data Center
Advancing Knowledge Of Earth's Frozen Regions
Data management: Our data management professionals and scientists
work with data providers and users to create or publish data
products, tools, and resources. We work to ensure that past,
present, and future science data remain accessible for studying
the Earth and its climate.
Scientific research: Scientists at NSIDC specialize in remote
sensing of snow and ice, Arctic climate, frozen ground, ice
sheets, glaciers, and more. Our researchers use the data products
we offer, helping us better serve our research communities.
Experience: NSIDC began in 1976 as an analog archive and information
center, the World Data Center for Glaciology. Since then, NSIDC
has evolved to manage cryosphere-related data ranging from the
smallest text file to terabytes of remote sensing data from
NASAs Earth Observing System satellite program. Read more
about NSIDC history.
http://nsidc.org |
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Geophysical
Institute
At the Geophysical Institute the diversity of our research focus
is reflected by our disciplinary-based, functional groupings
of faculty and research staff. These divisions are: space physics
and aeronomy, atmospheric sciences, snow, ice, and permafrost,
seismology, volcanology, and tectonics and sedimentation. Along
with an ubiquitous, cross-discipline remote sensing group, these
research divisions reflect the range and diversity of the active
scientific research projects which reach from the center of
the sun to the center of the earth and beyond.
http://www.gi.alaska.edu |
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Alaska
Wildlife Conservation Center
The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to conservation, education, and quality animal care
of Alaska's wildlife. AWCC has provided care for hundreds of
displaced animals because visitors like you have made critical
contributions in the form of admission fees, donations, memberships,
and gift shop purchases.
http://www.alaskawildlife.org |
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The
National Bike Challenge
The National Bike Challenge is a nationwide event uniting thousands
of current bicyclistsand encouraging countless new riders.
In its simplest form it is a logging center for users to record
miles ridden and be part of the national community of bicyclists.
It is a free and easy way to challenge yourself, colleagues
and the greater community to ride more. Users compete on a local,
state and national level. The Challenge aims to unite 75,000
riders to pedal 35 million miles from May 1, 2015 until September
30, 2015. The Challenge is a successful partnership between
PeopleForBikes and Kimberly-Clarks Scott Natural Brand.
https://nationalbikechallenge.org |
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The
Iroquois White Corn Project
The Iroquois White Corn Project encompasses history, culture,
community, entrepreneurship, collaboration, agriculture, health,
and food systems. We are a non-profit, "agri-cultural"
business run by Friends of Ganondagan and located at the Ganondagan
State Historic Site Farmhouse: 7191 County Road 41 (Boughton
Hill Road), Victor, NY.
http://iroquoiswhitecorn.org |
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The
Seneca Art & Culture Center
The Seneca Art & Culture Center at Ganondagan fulfills a
30-year vision of a permanent, year-round interpretive facility
at Ganondagan to tell the story of the Seneca and Haudenosaunee
(Iroquois) contributions to art, culture and society for more
than 2,000 years to the present day.
http://www.ganondagan.org/sacc |
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Cinco
de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for the 5th of May) marks the 1862
victory of the Mexican army over French troops at the Battle
of Puebla. It has become a popular cultural holiday in the
Southwest, even surpassing its importance in Mexico. The first
thing one needs to learn about Cinco de Mayo is that it is
not a celebration of Mexican independence. Mexican Independence
Day (September 16) commemorates the start of the Mexican revolt
against Spain in 1810.
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DLTK:
Mexico Activities for Kids
Look in the introductory paragraphs for a link to learn more
about the origins of Cinco de Mayo. The rest of the page includes
a variety of Mexican themed activities: recipes, songs, Day
of the Dead activities, coloring pages, worksheets, and crafts.
My favorite Cinco de Mayo craft is a Mexican Sombrero (hat)
made from four sheets of newspaper.
http://www.dltk-kids.com/world/mexico/ |
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History:
Cinco de Mayo
"A relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States
Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture
and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American
populations. Cinco de Mayo traditions include parades, mariachi
music performances and street festivals in cities and towns
across Mexico and the United States." Visit to learn about
Cinco de Mayo through an article, videos, and a photo gallery.
http://www.history.com/topics/holidays/cinco-de-mayo
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Inside
Mexico: Cinco de Mayo
This two-page article explains how Mexico struggled in its early
years of independence. After years of economic woes, the "French
invaded Mexico, and with the help of the Mexican Conservative
party, Louis Napoleon imposed Maximilian of Hapsburg as Mexico's
emperor in 1864." The story has many twists and turns,
and is an exciting one to read. Be sure to visit Cinco de Mayo
Facts, which is listed in yellow at the bottom of the page.
http://www.inside-mexico.com/cinco-de-mayo/ |
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Pinterest:
Kids' Cinco de Mayo Activities
Pinterest is a hotbed of craft collections! This board from
pinner Deb @ Living Montessori Now showcases 57 Cinco de Mayo
crafts and activities from all corners of the Web. Click twice
on any of the pretty pictures to view the craft on the original
website.
https://www.pinterest.com/debchitwood/kids-cinco-de-mayo-activities/
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MEXOnline:
History of Cinco de Mayo
MEXOnline is my pick of the day site for Cinco de Mayo history.
It is illustrated with a map showing the town of Puebla, a
picture of Maximilian (the Archduke of Austria), and the hero
of Cinco de Mayo, General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin. "The
battle at Puebla in 1862 happened at a violent and chaotic
time in Mexico's history. Mexico had finally gained independence
from Spain in 1821 after a difficult and bloody struggle,
and a number of internal political takeovers and wars, including
the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) and the Mexican Civil
War of 1858, had ruined the national economy."
http://www.mexonline.com/cinco-de-mayo.htm
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Penguins
What is it about penguins that makes them so adorable and
so popular? Is it their dapper tuxedo coloring, their upright
stance, or their amusing waddle? Whatever the reason, heres
the best of what the Web has to offer penguin lovers and student
researchers.
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Discovery:
Top 10 Penguin Videos
These short videos (just a few minutes each) showcase Discovery's
best penguin offerings. Criminal Penguin (first in the playlist)
introduces an Adélie penguin who steals the rocks needed
to build his nest from neighboring penguins, who seem oblivious
to the crime. After enjoying these ten videos, click on over
to Waddle all the Way for four more penguin shorts.
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/penguins-waddle-all-the-way/videos/top-10-penguin-videos/
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Kidzone:
Penguins
This Kidzone gateway page has links to three penguin sections:
Activities, Facts, and Photos. Activities include printable
worksheets, book recommendations, creating writing sparks, a
printable mini-book, questions to answer, and a worksheet for
children to summarize what they've learned about Penguins.
http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/penguins/ |
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Monterey
Bay Aquarium: Focus on Penguins
"Penguins are appealing animals. We tend to feel a certain
kinship with them. Like us, they're social and curious, they
walk upright and care for their young. Besides, they look like
they're wearing tuxedos." Best click is the live video
cam (from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. P.S.T) of the black-footed penguins,
hatched in an aquarium in New Orleans but native to South Africa.
"Watch our exhibit penguins as they hop up on rocks, dive
and swim, much like penguins in the wild."
http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animal-guide/birds/african-blackfooted-penguin
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PenguinWorld
"PenguinWorld is a site devoted to the species of birds
known to us as Penguins and to science as the family Spheniscidae.
Here you can find information on all 16 types of penguin, including
the Emperor, King and Adélie penguin. You can locate
penguins on a map of the world, and if you have a question that
is not answered here, you can ask Professor Penguin."
http://www.penguinworld.com |
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Pete
& Barb's Penguin Pages
"Inside this site you will find everything you want to
know about penguins. There are around 150 information pages
and over 200 photographs. Although most people seem to associate
penguins with the cold Antarctic regions, in fact penguins
can be found around the coasts of most islands in the southern
ocean. The most northerly penguins are found on the Galapagos
Islands which straddle the equator." Pete and Barb are
fanatical about collecting everything penguin (she even drives
a car "decked out with Adélie penguins all round")
and their collection of penguin fact and whimsy is first class.
http://www.adelie.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk
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News
for Students
With so much to absorb and understand, discussing current
events with our children will help not only them, but us too.
The following news sites are my personal favorites, and will
serve as excellent conversation starters.
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New
York Times Learning Network
With news, opinions, activities and lesson plans for grades
K-12, the New York Times Learning Network really does have something
for everyone. Best bets are the news summaries, daily news quiz,
and printable topical crossword puzzles. Other don't-miss-them
clicks are Word of the Day (with sample usage from the newspaper),
On this Day (with a snapshot of an historic New York Times front
page) and 6 Q's About the News.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/?_r=0 |
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Scholastic:
News for Your Classroom
Well-designed and well-written, News for Your Classroom
is a must-see site for news hungry elementary and middle-school
students. Scholastic combines original reporting with coverage
written by kids (Kid Reporter's Notebook) and short videos.
Some of the articles are only for print subscribers, but there
is plenty of free content for the rest of us.
http://magazines.scholastic.com |
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Smithsonian:
Tween/Teen Tribune
With a focus on science and technology, Smithsonian's Tween/Teen
Tribune has editions for grades K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Each news
article closes with a grade-appropriate question. "Critical
thinking challenge: Name three advantages of the 3-D printed
hand over conventional prosthetics." Most of the site is
unfettered access, but for self-scoring quizzes, lesson plans,
and access for students to post comments, teachers can register
for free.
http://tweentribune.com |
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Student
News Daily
With an emphasis on politics and world affairs, Student News
Daily explains conservative and liberal viewpoints, discusses
media bias, and provides a glossary of media vocabulary (from
"article" to "story"). Each article concludes
with seven questions. Answers are available via their free email
newsletter. Regular features include: Tuesday World Events,
Wednesday Example of Media Bias, Thursday's Editorial, and Friday's
New Quiz and Editorial Cartoon.
http://www.studentnewsdaily.com |
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Time
for Kids
Time for Kids covers the tough issues such as the war on terrorism,
along with sports, fun features and challenging games. Time
for Kids can be navigated from the front page, the pop-up
scrolling news headlines, or through the grade-sorted archive
of the three English and two Spanish editions. Best bet games
for learning include Famous Face Offs (match the news-makers'
names with their head shots) and Trivia Time Machine (finish
famous headlines from the twentieth century.)
http://www.timeforkids.com
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Financial
Literacy
Although there is more to learn about money than how to count
coins and bills, the subject is largely ignored in most middle-
and high-schools. But somewhere between giving them an allowance,
and waving goodbye as they move out of the house, kids need
an introduction to financial literacy, including learning
about earning, budgeting, saving and investing.
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Money
as You Grow
"Twenty things kids need to know to live financially smart
lives." Starting with 3-5 year olds, each milestone is
grouped by age up to 18 and over. For preschoolers, the first
milestone is "1) You need money to buy things." For
high-schoolers, the last milestone is "20) When investing
consider the risks and the annual expenses." Each item
has pop-up activities to help your child reach the milestone.
http://moneyasyougrow.org |
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Money
Instructor
Money Instructor features lessons about money skills, earning,
saving, investing, and starting a business. Each section includes
printable and interactive worksheets, and lesson plans for teachers.
"If you have a budget and stick to it, you will be less
likely to blow your money during random daily spending. A budget
can help you reach a financial goal because it controls how
much you spend and how much you save. Budgets can help eliminate
many money surprises because you've planned ahead and know what
to expect each month."
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/lessonplan.asp |
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MyMoney.gov
The My Money Five are five building blocks for managing your
money: earn, save and invest, protect, spend, and borrow. "Sometimes
it's necessary to borrow for major purchases like an education,
a car, a house, or maybe even to meet unexpected expenses. Your
ability to get a loan generally depends on your credit history,
and that depends largely on your track record at repaying what
you've borrowed in the past and paying your bills on time."
http://www.mymoney.gov/Pages/default.aspx |
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Practical
Money Skills for Life
Although the only section specifically created for kids is Games
(they're great, by the way) there is plenty here for high-school
students who are ready for the information on Credit & Debit,
and Saving & Spending. Teachers will also find lesson plans
for PreK and up (including college-level material).
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php |
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The
Mint
Whether you're a kid, teen, recent graduate, parent, or teacher,
The Mint has a portal for you. For kids, The Mint covers earning,
saving, spending and giving. For teens, it adds owing, tracking,
investing and safeguarding. "You skid on wet pavement
and wreck your bike. You leave your backpack on the bus, and
no one turns it in. These events are called 'losses.' You
no longer have a backpack or a bike. Who replaces these items?
What if your parents say that you must replace the lost backpack
because you were careless?"
http://www.themint.org
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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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