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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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April 2016 - Volume
14 Number 4
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Favorite
Web Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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Traditional
Skills Workshops!
Outdoorsman and writer, Jim Miller is one of the nation's leading
advocates of the study and application of traditional wilderness
skills and crafts. The Port Huron, Michigan native discovered
the beauty and essence of the natural world at an early age
and has spent countless hours studying the skills of our ancestors
in woods, fields, and streams throughout the Great Lakes region.
http://www.jmwillowwinds.com/index.shtml |
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Civil
War
More than 620,000 Americans died in the Civil War (1861-1865),
more than any other war in American history. The North prevailed
over the South, but the grief and bitterness caused by the
war casualties and injuries healed very slowly. Learn more
at these sites.
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The
Civil War Home Page
This extensive collection of articles, 1100 photos, battle maps,
battle reports, 1860 census records, and Civil War links is
a great resource for high school reports. The most fascinating
documents are the primary sources, such as letters and diaries
from the battlefield, slave narratives from interviews done
in the 1930's, and transcribed battle reports. The most useful
page, however, is probably the Timeline of Events Leading Up
to The Civil War. "1619 - English settlers in Virginia
purchase 20 Africans from a Dutch ship."
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Ducksters:
The American Civil War
For middle-school students writing reports or just wanting to
learn more, Ducksters has nearly fifty Civil War articles arranged
in five chapters: Overview, Major Events, Civil War Life, People
and Battles. "There are many causes that led to the American
Civil War. While slavery is generally cited as the main cause
for the war, other political and cultural differences between
the North and the South certainly contributed."
http://www.ducksters.com/history/civil_war.php |
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History:
American Civil War
Visit History.com to view their collection of forty-four videos
(many of them just a couple of minutes long), their Civil War
150 interactive (commemorating the 150th anniversary of the
war),and their huge collection of special features (such as
Women in the Civil War and Reconstruction.) "The Union
victory in the Civil War in 1865 may have given some 4 million
slaves their freedom, but the process of rebuilding the South
during the Reconstruction period (1865-1877) introduced a new
set of significant challenges."
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war |
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National
Park Service: Gettysburg Camp Life
Step back in time, and try to imagine yourself a soldier in
the Civil War. Where do you sleep? How do you pass the time?
What personal items did you bring from home? Camp Life reveals
the daily life of both Union and Confederate soldiers with an
online exhibition of common everyday items. Learn what a "housewife"
is, and why infantrymen were only issued half a tent. By focusing
on these simple, useful items, the Gettysburg National Military
Park gives us unique insight into the life of a Civil War soldier.
https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/gettex/index.htm
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PBS:
The Civil War
About the PBS movie "The Civil War," filmmaker Ken
Burns reflects, "Nearly six years later, when the documentary
was finally finished, I realized that we had taken longer
to make a film about the Civil War than it took the nation
to fight it in the first place." Best click at this companion
website is the opportunity to make your own Civil War movie
out of archival photographs. Other worthwhile sections are
The War (for students) and The Classroom (for teachers.)
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/civil-war/
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Easter
Crafts
Spring has sprung. Easter is around the corner. And bunnies,
baskets and eggs are cropping up everywhere! In celebration,
here’s a round-up of Easter craft sites that go above
and beyond the usual egg dying projects. Happy Easter!
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All
Free Crafts: Easter
All Free Crafts offers more than fifty Easter-craft projects
organized into five sections: Easter Bunnies, Easter Egg Crafts,
Easter Baskets, Easter Projects, and Easter Printables. Each
project is illustrated (yay!), has a supplies list, a video,
and a printable version without ads. Crafts for other holidays
can be found visiting the home page, and hovering over Celebrations
in the main navigation menu.
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Craftbits:
Easter Crafts
Visit for ideas and instructions for homemade Easter baskets,
Easter decorations, and Easter eggs. Some of the ideas are contributed
by community members, but all are illustrated, include links
to related crafts, estimated time to finish the crafts, and
age group recommendations. Crafts for Christmas and Valentine's
Day are listed in the left-hand menu.
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Disney
Family: Kids' Easter Crafts
"With so many ideas – bunnies, baskets and decorations
– you'll have a egg-cellent holiday!" Disney's crafts
are beautifully photographed, and with easy-to-follow instructions
and safety notes. You'll find many of your favorite Disney characters
are featured here, including Bambi, Daisy Duck, Alice in Wonderland,
Goofy and Winnie the Pooh.
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Martha
Stewart: Easter Crafts and Activities
Although many of these projects are too complicated for little
hands, there are plenty of crafts that can be done with your
little ones. Scroll through the slide show to see thirty-two
Easter ideas that include crafts and activities. "Think
beyond the Easter egg hunt and set up fun kids' activities,
like an Egg Relay Race."
http://www.marthastewart.com/274333/easter-kids-crafts-and-activities
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Pinterest:
Easter Crafts
This Pinterest page is a search results page, so it contains
pins from many different pinners and boards. Use it as a starting
place for not only finding Easter craft and recipe ideas,
but also for finding new boards and pinners to follow. If
you are new to Pinterest, remember 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 projects that catch
your eye on your own Pinterest board.
https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=easter%20crafts
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Water
Cycle
A glass of water doesn’t seem very complicated. Yet water
can be a fascinating topic, full of opportunities for hands-on
learning. Today’s sites include dozens of activities
and experiments for the young and curious ready to learn about
the exciting life of a simple drop of water.
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Annenberg
Learner: The Water Cycle
"If you live in the United States, there are 40 trillion
gallons of water above your head on an average day. Each day,
about four trillion gallons of this water fall to Earth as precipitation,
such as rain, snow, or hail." This one-page intro to the
water cycle is part of Annenberg Learner's Weather module.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/weather/watercycle.html
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Environmental
Education for Kids! The Water Cycle
"Infiltration happens when water soaks into the soil from
the ground level. It moves underground and moves between the
soil and rocks." For elementary students, EEK! offers a
clickable water cycle diagram, with a quiz, word search and
a water poem. "The glass of water you're about to drink
/ Deserves a second thought, I think."
http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/ce/eek/earth/groundwater/watercycle.htm
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NASA:
Precipitation Education
With videos, articles, glossary, FAQ and interactive activities
for K-12, NASA has lots of resources for learning about the
water cycle, weather, and climate. "Contrary to popular
belief, raindrops are not tear shaped and are actually shaped
like the top of a hamburger bun, round on the top and flat on
the bottom."
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NOAA
Education: Water Cycle
For middle- and high-school students, NOAA takes the water cycle
beyond what is taught in elementary school. "Like the accompanying
diagram, the water cycle is often shown and taught as a simple
circular cycle. Although this can be a useful model, students
should understand that the reality is very different."
http://www.education.noaa.gov/Freshwater/Water_Cycle.html
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USGS:
The Water Cycle for Schools
The U.S. Geological Survey follows a water drip from ocean
to cloud and back down again in this site for middle and high-school
students. "You may think that every drop of rain that
falls from the sky or each glass of water that you drink,
is brand new, but it has always been here and is part of The
Water Cycle." Their beautiful interactive water-cycle
diagram is available in English, Spanish, and a bigger version
just for printing.
http://water.usgs.gov/edu/watercycle-kids.html
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St.
Patrick’s Day
Since we’re
all Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, here’s a wee bit
of history about our patron saint. St. Patrick was a Christian
missionary credited with converting Ireland from paganism
to Christianity. He lived at the end of the 4th century, and
because that was so long ago, it is often difficult to separate
St. Patrick facts from legends. Learn more about St. Patrick,
leprechauns, and lucky shamrocks at the following St. Patrick’s
Day picks.
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Activity
Village: St. Patrick's Day
Activity Village has a great collection of original crafts,
coloring pages, puzzles, and printable activities for preschool
and elementary ages. Highlights include printable story sheets,
St. Patrick's Day posters, printable bookmarks, and shamrock,
rainbow, and leprechaun crafts.
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/st-patricks-day |
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Apples
4 the Teacher: St. Patrick's Day
A rich collection of crafts, reading lists, Irish stories, and
printable puzzles. Best clicks are the Celtic Fairy Tales, printable
worksheets, and the read-aloud-to-you book about Ireland. "Ireland
is an island situated in the Northwest of Europe. It has been
a member of the European Union since 1973. The population of
the Republic of Ireland is 3.5 million, which is similar to
that of Los Angeles.
http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/st-patricks-day/ |
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Disney:
St. Patrick's Day
Mickie and Minnie Mouse are wearing green, and you can too with
these do-it-yourself shrink charms, leprechaun hats, and lucky
clover pins. Visit this Disney mini-site for "leprechaun-approved
St. Patrick's Day crafts, desserts, printables, and games."
http://family.disney.com/st-patricks-day |
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History.com:
St. Patrick's Day
Start your History Channel visit with the featured video clips,
then explore the related articles. Ever wonder about corned
beef and cabbage? Around the turn of the century, Irish immigrants
in New York learned about corned beef from their Jewish neighbors,
and paired it with their traditional cabbage as a low-cost alternative
to Irish bacon. Topics include Who was St. Patrick?, St. Patrick's
Day Traditions, and History of St. Patrick's Day.
http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day |
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Your
Irish: The Irish Leprechaun
"Folklore surrounding the Irish leprechaun has survived
hundreds of years, stories of the wee folk passed down each
generation and today they're closely associated with Ireland
because they can't be found anywhere else." Leprechauns
are wee folk that stand about two-feet tall. "They are
devious characters, quick witted, and will do anything to
evade capture from humans. Small enough for one to sit comfortable
on your shoulder, they are very smartly dressed in small suites
with waist coats, hats and buckled shoes."
http://www.yourirish.com/folklore/legend-of-leprechauns
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