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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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December 2018
- Volume 16 Number 12
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Favorite
Web Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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Native
American Food Sovereignty Alliance (NAFSA)
NAFSA is dedicated to restoring, supporting and developing Indigenous
food systems through best practices and advocacy that place
Indigenous peoples at the center of national, Tribal and local
policies and natural resources management to ensure food security
and health of all future generations
https://nativefoodalliance.org |
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Citizen
Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Heritage Center
Citizen Potawatomi Nation’s Cultural Heritage Center has
several divisions, including 2D archives, 3D collections, digital
video and a non-lending library. These collections are created
and maintained through the combined efforts of tribal administration,
Cultural Resources staff and the tribal membership. Curating
the diverse collections associated with Citizen Potawatomi,
Bodéwadmi and Neshnabék heritage, the divisions
are designed and staffed to meet the rigors of both institutional
and academic worlds and currently serves as a model for interested
tribes in the development of their own research facilities.
http://www.potawatomiheritage.com |
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About
First Things First
First Things First is a voter-created, statewide organization
that funds early education and health programs to help kids
be successful once they enter kindergarten. Decisions about
how those funds are spent are made by local councils staffed
by community volunteers.
https://www.firstthingsfirst.org |
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Kaapittiaq
Kaapittiaq means 'good coffee' in the Inuinnaqtun language,
and that is what we produce. We source green beans from Indigenous
farmers in Peru and transform them into the Arctic's finest
coffee. We are an Inuit owned and operated business dedicated
to supporting the survival and revival of our culture. Each
year, 75% of Kaapittiaq's revenue is used to create programs
for Inuit culture, language and knowledge.
https://www.kaapittiaq.ca |
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Squaxin
Island Tribe
We are descendants of the maritime people who lived and prospered
along the shores of the southernmost inlets of the Salish Sea
for untold centuries. Because of our strong cultural connection
with the water, we are also known as the People of the Water.
http://squaxinisland.org |
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MIGIZI
Communications, Inc.
MIGIZI Communications, Inc. has been in operation as a Minnesota
non-profit since November 15, 1977. MIGIZI was founded with
a goal of countering the misrepresentations, inaccuracies, and
falsehoods promulgated about Native Peoples in the major media.
For its first seventeen years of existence, MIGIZI trained Indian
journalists who produced the first nationally-distributed Indian
radio news magazine in the country. This news magazine performed
two vital functions: 1) it provided a venue for Indian people
to tell their own stories; and 2) it served as a primary source
of accurate information about Native Peoples for thousands of
non-Native listeners.
https://migizi.org |
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Christmas
Songs
Covering the gamut from traditional Christmas carols to pop
holiday music, these Christmas sites include printable lyrics,
music trivia, and streaming radio stations. May your holiday
season be joyful and filled with music.
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Christmas
Songs
Calling itself "the most comprehensive Christmas song
resource on the web," Christmas Songs includes Christmas
music trivia (with six interactive quizzes), links to sites
with free Christmas sheet music, lots of printable song lyrics,
and lists of top-selling Christmas CDs. "Jingle Bells
is the most popular of all Christmas songs, but did you know
it hasn't always been associated with Christmas? The song
was written by James Lord Pierpont and was copyrighted on
September 16, 1857 with the title 'One Horse Open Sleigh.'"
http://www.christmassongs.net
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Pandora:
Christmas
With 60 million listeners, Pandora's Christmas radio station
is one of its most popular. The "Christmas [station]
rims your yuletide with an extensive mix of traditional holiday
favorites. Listen here to play those timeless Christmas carols
spanning the decades (and genres) from a variety of artists."
https://www.pandora.com/genre/christmas
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ThoughtCo:
Christmas Song Chords and Lyrics
"It's never too early to prepare for Christmas song sing-a-longs."
And to help in that endeavor, ThoughtCo guitar guru Dan Cross
brings us an archive of printable Christmas carols with lyrics
and guitar chords. This page is full of kid-friendly songs
("All I Want For Christmas" and "Rudolph the
Red-Nosed Reindeer) but for more traditional fare, follow
the "complete Christmas Carol index" link.
https://www.thoughtco.com/christmas-song-guitar-chords-and-lyrics-1711984
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Xmas
Melody
XmasMelody is a streaming Christmas radio station that broadcasts
24/7. To listen in, click on one of the Listen Xmas Station
links in the right-hand column. You can choose between Winamp
player, RealOne player or Windows Media in your choice of
two speeds: 128kpbs (CD quality) or 32kpbs (for slower connections.)
The website itself is rather simple. In addition to the listen
links, there is a countdown to Christmas, and a scrolling
message bar, where you can submit holiday greetings to be
broadcast.
http://www.xmasmelody.com
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Xmas
Fun: Christmas Songs
Scroll through this alphabetic list of Christmas songs from
Xmas Fun for lyrics and selected YouTube videos. The videos
are a nice touch, especially for little kids. If you want
to print the lyrics, there is a link to a simplified printable
version of each page in the upper right-hand corner. There
is also a "Hide Video" button just below the video
that can be used to create a less-cluttered page that still
includes all the navigation menus.
http://xmasfun.com/Lyrics.aspx
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Smithsonian
Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is not a single museum, but rather
the world's largest collection of museums (nineteen) housing
155 million objects and hosting 30 million visitors a year.
The Smithsonian was founded in 1846 to “increase knowledge”,
per the wishes of the founding donor James Smithson (1765-1829).
The following Smithsonian sites are just a few of my favorites.
Visit the museum's front page or the Smithsonian Learning
Labs to explore more.
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American
Art Museum
Treasures galore await at the American Art Museum, home to the
"largest collection of American art in the world."
Best sections are Education (especially Student Showcase) and
Art & Artists (don't miss Collection Highlights and Browse
Artworks.) My personal favorites are Bottle Caps to Brushes
(in K-12 Resources ) for elementary grades, and Contemporary
Art (in Collection Highlights) for high-school students.
https://americanart.si.edu |
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National
Air and Space Museum
To enter the virtual exhibits at the National Air and Space
Museum, hover your mouse over Exhibitions and select Online.
Best clicks for classroom and home are the activities (some
online, others offline) peppered throughout the online exhibits
such as How Things Fly and Exploring the Planets. The annotated
image and video gallery are also worth exploring. Look for it
under Learn: Multimedia Gallery.
https://www.nasm.si.edu |
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National
Museum of American History
The National Museum of American History was my favorite Smithsonian
when the kids and I visited Washington D.C. many years ago.
To visit virtually, find Online Exhibitions by clicking on Explore
History in the menu in the top-right corner. Topics are as diverse
as Dorothy's ruby slippers , the history of tools used to teach
math, Julia Child's kitchen, and the 1950's paint-by-numbers
craze.
http://americanhistory.si.edu |
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National
Postal Museum
Leave your preconceived notions at your keyboard, because there
is lots to do and see at the National Postal Museum. For stamp
collectors and wannabes, there is an entire section devoted
to philately. For art lovers, Art of the Stamp is an exploration
of this "universally available art form." For history
buffs, there's the story of the Inverted Jenny (a famous postal
misprint) and the biography of Mary Katherine Goddard, a colonial
postmaster. And teachers will be bowled over by the printable
curriculum guides, which include commemorative stamp designing
and letter writing projects.
https://postalmuseum.si.edu |
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National
Zoo
You'll find all the best goodies listed under Animals and
Conservation. Site highlights include the animal webcams,
photo galleries, kids games, and the zoo's three giant pandas
Mei Xiang, Tian Tian, and Bei Bei. "Native to central
China, giant pandas have come to symbolize vulnerable species.
As few as 1,864 giant pandas live in their native habitat,
while another 300 pandas live in zoos and breeding centers
around the world. The Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation
Biology Institute is a leader in giant panda conservation.
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https://nationalzoo.si.edu
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Wright
Brothers
On December 17, 1903, the Wright brothers made the world's
first flight in a power-driven, heavier-than-air machine that
cost about $1000 to build. With Orville at the controls and
Wilbur on the ground, the plane flew 120 feet in twelve seconds.
Although man had dreamt of flying for centuries, it took these
two unschooled young men (bicycle shopkeepers by trade) to
finally lift us off the ground.
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Biography:
The Wright Brothers
"Born four years apart, brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright
grew up in a small town in Ohio. They shared an intellectual
curiosity and an aptitude for science, at a time when the
possibility of human flight was beginning to look like a reality."
Start your visit with a three-minute video narrated by biographer
David McCollough, then proceed to the Orville and Wilbur biographies
below.
https://www.biography.com/people/groups/the-wright-brothers
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Mississippi
State: The Invention of the Airplane
This site opens with a quote from German hand glider engineer
Otto Lilienthal: "To invent an airplane ... is nothing.
To build an airplane ... is something. But to fly ... is everything."
In addition to the terrific photo gallery and exhaustive database
of early aviators, I recommend The Tale of the Airplane. There
you will find what the authors call a "Puritan fairy
tale. It is the story of how two honest, straightforward,
hard-working Americans accomplished something fantastic and
magical -- creating a craft of stick and fabric that mounted
the air like the chariots of the gods, opening the skies to
all humankind."
http://invention.psychology.msstate.edu
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National
Air and Space Museum: The Wright Brothers
"How did two men, working essentially alone and with
little formal scientific training, solve a problem so complex
and demanding as heavier-than-air flight, which had defied
better-known experimenters for centuries?" Marking the
100th anniversary of the Wright Brothers' Kitty Hawk flight
of 1903, this museum site covers Who were Wilbur & Orville,
Inventing a Flying Machine, and The Aerial Age. It includes
biographies, interactive experiments, and classroom activities.
https://airandspace.si.edu/exhibitions/wright-brothers/online/
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National
Park Service: Wright Brothers National Memorial
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina (about half way between Kitty
Hawk and Nags Head) was the site of the brothers' first flight.
This National Memorial (and its associated website) was erected
to tell their story. "'They have done it!' ... said a
witness to the first human flight. But so often had this claim
proven hollow that the public was skeptical of yet another,
especially after the spectacular failure of Langley's flying
machine nine days earlier. Undismayed, the Wrights built an
improved flyer and refined their flying skills over a field
in Ohio, making 105 flights in 1904."
https://www.nps.gov/wrbr/index.htm
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Scholastic:
Meet the Wright Brothers
This Scholastic Teacher's Activity Guide consists of three
sections: Meet the Wright Brothers, Inventing the Plane, and
Build a Plane. The last activity is built around making three
decisions: What shape will you make the wings? What type of
engine will power your plane? How will you control your plane?
"Wilbur came up with many of his flying ideas by watching
buzzards soar along the cliffs of the Great Miami River in
Dayton, Ohio. Wilbur noticed how the birds adjusted their
direction by changing the shape and position of their wings.
To make a turn, the birds would turn one wing tip up and one
wing tip down. Wilbur went home and experimented by twisting
a long, thin cardboard box the same way."
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/flight/wright/
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Abraham
Lincoln
America's sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln (February 12,
1809 – April 15, 1865) is revered for ending slavery,
and preserving the Union by winning the Civil War. But perhaps
he is best known for his Gettysburg Address of 1863 and being
the first assassinated U.S. president. Learn more at these
Lincoln sites.
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Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum: Under His Hat
Although there are other educational resources at the Abraham
Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum, this one is my favorite.
Under His Hat uses primary source materials to "bring Lincoln's
history to life." Best clicks are found In the Classroom,
where there are eight Flash activities including Mr. Lincoln's
Desk, Iconic Lincoln and Lincoln the Politician. "Of the
many vocations that Abraham Lincoln tried in his life, the longest
and most successful was certainly his career as a politician."
http://underhishat.alplm.org |
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Abraham
Lincoln Research Site
Roger Norton begins with this introduction: "I am not an
author or a historian; rather I am a former American history
teacher who enjoys researching Abraham Lincoln's life and accomplishments."
A great site for both middle-school and high-school students
researching school projects, it is organized into three sections:
Lincoln's Assassination, Abraham Lincoln Research Site, and
Mary Todd Lincoln Research Site. All of the interior pages have
a Jump To menu in the upper-left, which I found to be the best
way to discover the all the nooks and crannies of these three
sites.
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History
Place: Abraham Lincoln
This single page illustrated time line of Lincoln's life begins
in 1637 when Lincoln's ancestors arrived from England to settle
in Hingham, Massachusetts. Easy to read, it is peppered with
personal tidbits such as "1817 - In February, Abraham,
age seven, shoots a wild turkey but suffers great remorse and
never hunts game again," and "1841 - January 1, breaks
off engagement with Mary Todd. Has episode of depression."
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/ |
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Lehrman
Institute: Abraham Lincoln in the Classroom
The Lehrman Institute publishes eight educational sites about
the sixteenth president, including Mr. Lincoln's White House,
Mr. Lincoln and Freedom, and this site: Mr. Lincoln's Classroom.
You can see the entire list at the bottom of the page. With
articles, quotes, speeches, timelines, cartoons, maps, and quizzes,
Mr. Lincoln's Classroom is a treasure trove for middle and high-school
students wanting to explore Lincoln's legacy.
http://www.abrahamlincolnsclassroom.org |
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Library
of Congress: Gettysburg Address
In 1863, David Wills, a Pennsylvania judge, was given the
task of "cleaning up the horrible aftermath of the [Civil
War] battle" at Gettysburg. Wills acquired seventeen
acres for a national cemetery and three weeks before its dedication,
invited President Lincoln to "formally set apart these
grounds to their sacred use by a few appropriate remarks."
Lincoln's brief remarks at the cemetery on November 19, 1863
became one of the most memorable presidential speeches ever
given. Can you recite it? "Four score and seven years
ago..."
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gettysburg-address/
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