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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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November 2015
- Volume 13 Number 11
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Favorite
Web Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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National
Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED)
The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
(NCAIED) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. With over 40
years of assisting American Indian Tribes and their enterprises
with business and economic development – we have evolved
into the largest national Indian specific business organization
in the nation. We take our motto, “Putting Indian Country
To Work” to heart literally and are actively engaged in
helping Tribal Nations and Native business people realize their
entrepreneurial goals. Our motto also has meaning figuratively,
as we are dedicated to putting the whole of Indian Country to
work to better the lives of American Indian people- both now
and for generations to come.
http://ncaied.org |
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American
Horse School
American Horse School is a small Public Law (PL) 100-297 Elementary
Grant school located in the heart of the Oglala Lakota Nation
in Allen, South Dakota. Nearly all students enrolled at the
school are members of a federally recognized tribe with the
majority being members of the Oglala Sioux Tribe.
http://americanhorseschool.org |
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Native
Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness
Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness
explores the interconnectedness of wellness, illness, and cultural
life for Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians.
Visitors will discover how Native concepts of health and illness
are closely tied to the concepts of community, spirit, and the
land.
https://www.nlm.nih.gov/nativevoices/index.html |
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Amazing
Women In History
On this site, I write about women most people have never heard
of before. I adore Susan B. Anthony, Marie Curie, and Mary Wollstonecraft,
but you won’t read about them on this blog. I have a huge
long list of amazing women from all over the world and from
all different eras that I want to tell you about. I hope you’ll
stick around and learn about them with me, and tell others about
how amazing they are :)
http://www.amazingwomeninhistory.com |
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Hubbell
Trading Post NHS
The squeaky wooden floor greets your entry into the oldest operating
trading post on the Navajo Nation. When your eyes adjust to
the dim light in the "bullpen" you find you’ve
just entered a mercantile. Hubbell's has been serving Ganado
selling groceries, grain, hardware, horse tack, coffee and Native
American Art since 1878. Discover Hubbell Trading Post NHS,
where history is made every day.
http://www.nps.gov/hutr/index.htm |
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The
Chickasaw Cultural Center
The Chickasaw Cultural Center offers a world of opportunity
to learn and connect with Native American history. Watch the
story of the Chickasaw people unfold before your eyes through
powerful performances, reenactments, demonstrations, collections
and exhibits at one of the largest and most extensive tribal
cultural centers in the United States. Share in our passion,
walk through our past and look to our future – all in one
unforgettable experience.
http://chickasawculturalcenter.com |
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National
Endowment For The Humanities: Celebrating 50 Years
NEH has awarded more than 63,000 grants since 1965, totaling
$5.3 billion, and has leveraged $2.5 billion in private matching
donations. That public investment has led to the creation of
books, films, museum exhibits, exciting discoveries, and more.
For its 50th anniversary, we present
NEH projects that have enriched and shaped American lives. Explore
and enjoy.
http://50.neh.gov |
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National
Endowment for the Humanities
Created in 1965 as an independent federal agency, the National
Endowment for the Humanities supports research and learning
in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities
by funding selected, peer-reviewed proposals from around the
nation. Additional information about the National Endowment
for the Humanities and its grant programs is available at:
http://www.neh.gov |
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Saving
An Endangered Language
The Tlingit people of the Pacific Northwest have a rich and
complex culture, much of which has been preserved orally. Generations
of oppression and marginalization have taken a heavy toll and
the Tlingit language could have vanished completely. But NEH
grants are keeping the language and culture alive.
http://50.neh.gov/projects/saving-endangered-language |
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Sealaska
Heritage Institute
Sealaska Heritage Institute is a private, nonprofit founded
in 1980 to promote cultural diversity and cross-cultural understanding.
The institute is governed by a Board of Trustees and guided
by a Council of Traditional Scholars. Its mission is to perpetuate
and enhance Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian cultures of Southeast
Alaska.
http://www.sealaskaheritage.org
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Liicugtukut
Alutiiq - "We Want To Learn Alutiiq"
This website was created for educators, learners, and Elders
to have one central location to pull resources from, find words
and hear the language spoken, as well as help aid all organizations
involved in revitalizing the Kodiak Alutiiq language. We invite
our partners and community members to share resources for posting.
http://www.alutiiqlanguage.org |
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Alutiiq
Museum Archaeological Repository
Native peoples need a place to share, preserve, and perpetuate
their cultures, where their unique voices can be heard. Our
educational programs tell the Alutiiq story to assist Alutiiqs
in knowing their ancestral culture, examining their history,
and expressing their identities. We combine Alutiiq and Western
ways of teaching to create programs that do more than deliver
information–they invite exploration and celebration.
http://alutiiqmuseum.org |
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Day
of the Dead
Day
of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is a Mexican holiday celebrated
on two days, starting November 1. The focus of the joyous
holiday is a celebration of the lives of dead family and friends.
It is a melding of the Catholic holidays of All Saint’s
Day (November 1), All Souls Day (November 2) and indigenous
festivals that date back thousands of years.
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Art
is Fun: Day of the Dead
"Dia de los Muertos art is (perhaps ironically) one of
the world's most colorful and lively art forms. As Day of the
Dead approaches, brightly-colored skulls and dancing, laughing
skeletons appear on shop windows, in market stalls and on t-shirts.
Intricately-cut tissue paper billows in the breeze, draped from
buildings and trees and stretched across altars." Artist
Thaneeya McArdle displays her Dia de los Muertos art, and explains
the history of Day of the Dead.
http://www.art-is-fun.com/day-of-the-dead/ |
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Day
of the Dead in Mexico
"Day of the Dead in Mexico represents a mixture of Christian
devotion and Pre-Hispanic traditions and beliefs. As a result
of this mixture, the celebration comes to life as an unique
Mexican tradition including an altar and offerings dedicated
to the deceased." Photographer Mary J. Andrade has been
capturing Day of the Dead celebrations throughout Mexico since
1987. This site showcases her books and photography with a gallery
organized by city (such as Tlaxcala and Veracruz) and subject
(such as altars, toys, and parade of the children.)
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Kinderart:
Day of the Dead Skull Masks
This beautiful skull mask art project (the Spanish word for
skull is "calavera") was designed by teaching artist
Anitra Redlefsen. The downloadable templates come in two flavors:
one with a design in black and white, ready to be colored, the
other a blank mask, ready for your own design. Be sure to also
check out Ms. Redlefsen's site, where she has another Day of
the Dead art project called Day of the Dead Marigold Sculpture,
and the link listed under Resources, which houses lots of Day
of the Dead slide-show presentations for classroom or after-school
club.
http://www.kinderart.com/multic/dayofthedeadskeleton.shtml
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National
Geographic: Education: Dia de los Muertos
"Assured that the dead would be insulted by mourning or
sadness, Dia de los Muertos celebrates the lives of the deceased
with food, drink, parties, and activities the dead enjoyed in
life. Dia de los Muertos recognizes death as a natural part
of the human experience, a continuum with birth, childhood,
and growing up to become a contributing member of the community."
Join the celebration with a Day of the Dead introduction, discussion
questions, a photo slider, fast facts and a vocabulary list.
Don't miss this resource, it is my pick-of-the-week.
http://education.nationalgeographic.com/media/dia-de-los-muertos/
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Smithsonian
Latino Center: Day of the Dead
"The history of Day of the Dead is embedded with Pre-Hispanic
and Spanish customs. These customs shaped the common elements
of traditional Mexican Dia de los Muertos. Today, Day of the
Dead has been increasingly popular with Latinos in the United
States." Click on the any of the labeled wall stones
to explore Customs & Beliefs, The Ofrenda (an altar or
offering), Symbolism, or Build Your Own Altar.
http://latino.si.edu/dayofthedead/
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Halloween
Math
It’s Halloween, and your treat bag is full of trick-or-treat
candy. If you have 8 Snickers bars, and three times as many
Tootsie Rolls, how many more Tootsie Rolls do you have than
Snickers bars?
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Education.com:
Halloween Worksheets
"Halloween worksheets are an excellent tool to help you
and your kids get into the spooky spirit! These Halloween worksheets
for kids have been made by experts in the education field, and
include both educational and purely fun exercises." These
free math printables include addition, subtraction, word problems,
counting, fractions, multiplication, patterns, and money. An
outstanding collection, and is one of two picks of the week.
http://www.education.com/worksheets/halloween/halloween+math/
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Math
Drills: Halloween Math Worksheets
"Be careful of the monsters on the worksheets; they sometimes
bite. Instead of labeling the Halloween math worksheets with
letters, we've labeled them with scary words. If you happen
to hear a noise when you click on one of the worksheets, we
assure you, it is all in your head." This fun collection
also earned a pick of week because of their excellent assortment
of worksheets, and the inclusion of geometry, probability and
other middle-school level topics (along with counting, sorting
and ordering for younger grades.)
http://www.math-drills.com/halloween.php |
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Mathwire.com:
Math Activity Themes: Pumpkin Math
"Fall is the season that students begin the search for
their own ‘perfect pumpkin' so these activities were created
to help students develop mathematical concepts using a pumpkin
theme." For elementary grades, these activities include
graphing, symmetry, a dice game, measuring, and other problem-solving
challenges. In addition, there are links to pumpkin picture
books that are excellent companions to the activities.
http://www.mathwire.com/themes/themepumpkin.html |
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Pinterest:
Halloween Math Ideas
Pinterest boards are always a fun way to discover new resources.
This board is a collaboration by more than 223 pinners. Their
rules are to pin at least one free idea for every paid one,
so be warned that not all of these links lead to free resources.
If you are new to Pinterest, remember that clicking twice on
any of the thumbnail images (also known as pins) will take you
to the originating website. Create your own Pinterest board
to save any pins (click on Pin It) you want to keep handy.
https://www.pinterest.com/funmathstuff/halloween-math-ideas/
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Smarty
Games: Halloween Math
This math game is chock full of Halloween ghosts, pumpkins
and bats in a haunted house! Start by choosing the skill you
want to practice: addition, subtraction, multiplication or
division. Use your mouse to move the ghost and his bucket
to catch the right pumpkin answer as it falls down the screen.
Beware of flying bats, as you will lose a life if you run
into one!
http://www.smartygames.com/igre/math/halloweenMath.html
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Halloween
Writing Prompts
Raise your hand if you love writing prompts! Halloween is
a perennial favorite, and can be a great source of writing
inspiration. These hand-picked sites offer dozens of ghoulishly-fun
writing prompts.
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Activity
Village: Halloween Stationery
Although this Activity Village page does not have any writing
prompts, it does have a dozen printable Halloween stationery
templates that will add a bit of seasonal fun to your Halloween
stories. Most of the templates come in three flavors: blank
(no lines), lined, and handwriting lines (with a dashed line
between each solid line.) Designs include jack-o-lanterns, haunted
houses, spiders, vampires and witches.
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/halloween-writing-paper
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JournalBuddies.com:
Halloween Writing for Kids
"It was a dark and stormy night when..." "Running
down the street with candy flying, I saw..." "The
silliest Halloween ever started when…" These twenty-seven
story prompts can be used for individual or group assignments,
and are for early elementary ages. Below the prompts are links
to Halloween stencils that can be used to illustrate the stories.
http://journalbuddies.com/journal_prompts__journal_topics/halloween-writing-27-journal-prompts-for-kids/
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Scholastic
Teachers: Scary Starters
For teachers of grades 1 to 5 (or parents of the same age group)
Scholastic suggests giving story prompts to students in small
groups, compiling the stories into a class book, or alternatively
using the scary starters to create oral tales for sharing with
the class. In addition to the eleven Halloween story starters,
there are more writing resources listed near the bottom of the
page, along with a book list of recommended spooky books, such
as "10-Step Guide to Living with Your Monster" by
Laura Numeroff.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/lesson-plan/scary-starters-writing-activity-ideas
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Teach
Hub: Halloween Video Writing Prompts
Start by watching this History channel video about the origins
of Halloween customs, then choose one of the writing prompts
grouped by grade level: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. "What
is your favorite Halloween costume? Why did you like that the
best?" "Do you think our modern Halloween traditions
still have value? Why or why not?"
http://www.teachhub.com/halloween-video-writing-prompts
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Unique
Teaching Resources: October Writing Prompts
"I'm batty about ..." "The old graveyard was
filled with..." Created for elementary classrooms by
teacher Heidi McDonald, this page includes both free writing
prompts, and inexpensive Halloween templates for stationery
and classroom bulletin boards. In addition to Halloween, October
Writing Prompts features writing prompts for National Book
Month, National Pizza Month, National Fire Prevention Month,
and Columbus Day. Scroll all the way down the page for a link
to general (not holiday related) writing prompts.
http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/October-writing-prompts.html
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Persian
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War (August 2, 1990 – February 28, 1991)
was waged against Iraq in response to Iraq’s invasion
of Kuwait. Authorized by the United Nations, forces from thirty-four
countries were led by the United States. The war is also known
as the Gulf War, First Gulf War, Gulf War I, Kuwait War, First
Iraq War, or Iraq War. Later the term “Iraq War”
became identified with the 2003 Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi
Freedom. The Persian Gulf War included Operation Desert Shield
(August 2, 1990 – January 17, 1991 for the buildup of
troops and defense of Saudi Arabia) and Operation Desert Storm
(the combat phase from January 17, 1991 to February 28, 1991).
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Army
Live: Timeline of Operation Desert Storm
From the official blog of the U.S. Army, this timeline begins
on January 16, 1991 with "massive air and missile attacks
on targets in Iraq and Kuwait" and a short quote from
President H.W. Bush, "We will not fail." The timeline
concludes forty-three days later on February 28, 1991 when
Kuwaiti troops raised their national flag in Kuwait City,
and President Bush laid out conditions for a permanent cease-fire.
http://armylive.dodlive.mil/index.php/2013/02/operation-desert-storm/
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History:
Persian Gulf War
"Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion and
occupation of neighboring Kuwait in early August 1990. Alarmed
by these actions, fellow Arab powers such as Saudi Arabia
and Egypt called on the United States and other Western nations
to intervene. Hussein defied United Nations Security Council
demands to withdraw from Kuwait by mid-January 1991, and the
Persian Gulf War began with a massive U.S.-led air offensive
known as Operation Desert Storm." Visit to watch the
three-minute videos (look for them under Speeches as well
as Videos), and read the main article.
http://www.history.com/topics/persian-gulf-war
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PBS:
Frontline: The Gulf War
"In the winter of 1991, amid the burning oil wells of
Kuwait, two armies faced each other in the desert. At stake
were the oil fields of the Middle East and America's leadership
in the world. The war in the Persian Gulf would be the first
test after the Cold war of the American promise of a ‘new
world order.'" Frontline divides their story into seven
sections: An Oral History, War Stories, Weapons & Technology,
Maps, Voices in the Storm (a BBC radio series), Chronology,
and Transcripts (of the 4-hour television special). It is
an excellent resource because of its depth of coverage, and
is my pick of the week.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/gulf/
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Social
Studies for Kids: The Persian Gulf War
"The Persian Gulf War was fought in 1991 but was years
in the making. To understand both sides, it is necessary to
go way back in history, to before World War I, to when the
Ottoman Empire ruled much of the Middle East." This two-page
introduction to the First Gulf War begins in Constantinople
in 1899.
http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articles/worldhistory/thegulfwar1.htm
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We
Are the Mighty: 15 Unforgettable Photos From Operation Desert
Storm
"700,000 American troops were deployed to the war; that's
more than 2015's entire population of Nashville, TN."
We are the Mighty is an entertainment site "for and by
the military community." They summarize the Gulf War
with fifteen pivotal photos and a short caption. Following
the fifteen images is a one-hour BBC documentary 20th Century
Battlefields - Gulf War (1991).
http://www.wearethemighty.com/lists/operation-desert-storm-photos
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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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