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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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January 2020 -
Volume 17 Number 1
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Favorite
Web Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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Welcome
to the Yurok Condor Program
The Yurok Condor Reintroduction Initiative is now in the final
stages of the required, formal process associated with returning
the culturally invaluable species to the heart of its historical
range. A National Environmental Policy Act project review, which
began in January, 2017, is the last hurdle before condors can
be reintroduced into the Tribe’s ancestral territory. A
favorable NEPA document will pave the way for the Tribe and
its partners to build a release facility and release a managed
flock of birds into the wild.
http://www.yuroktribe.org/departments/selfgovern/wildlife_program/condor/condorproject.htm |
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Seneca-Iroquois
National Museum
The Seneca-Iroquois National Museum proudly houses an extensive
collection of Hodinöhsö:ni’ historical and traditionally
designed decorative and every-day-use items and archaeological
artifacts. SINM, along with the Seneca Nation Archives Department,
are the safe keepers of historical documents, including articles,
special publications, historical and family photographs and
various multi-media productions regarding the Onöndowa’ga:’
and Hodinöhsö:ni’.
https://www.senecamuseum.org |
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LRInspire
LRInspire is a movement that seeks a warrior’s clarity
based in spiritual reality. As Indigenous people we have survived
attempts at wiping out our cultural identity, social systems,
health, wellness, and ultimately our dignity. We must meet our
challenges head on to move our people into the future, on our
terms. We are defeating and preventing diabetes, substance abuse,
suicide, and other challenges.
https://lrinspire.com |
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ITI
FABVSSA
Have you ever had a question about Choctaw traditional culture,
lifeways, or history, but not been able to find the answer?
"Iti Fabvssa", is a monthly column in the "Biskinik"
(Choctaw Nation newspaper), written by staff members of the
Choctaw Nation Historic Preservation Department, which answers
questions from readers about anything within these subject areas.
Through this column we ultimately hope to create a conversation
through which, Choctaws can increase our knowledge about the
past, strengthen our Choctaw, and develop a more informed and
culturally grounded understanding of where we are headed as
a people in the future.
http://choctawnation.com/history-culture/history/iti-fabvssa |
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Easy
Christmas Cookies
I do not bake cookies. When my kids were younger they had
a hard time accepting this, but eventually they figured out
that they could make cookies themselves! For all the bakers
at your house (whatever their ages), here are some easy, kid-friendly
cookie recipes. Have a safe and happy holiday season!
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Betty
Crocker: Christmas Cookies to Make with Kids
"From red and green chocolate chip cookies to sugar cookie
cut-outs, these are the easy Christmas cookies we look forward
to making every year." There are only ten recipes here,
but I like this collection because you can see the cookies on
this one page, without having to scroll through a slideshow.
Visit to check out Easy Reindeer Cookies, Christmas Candy Cane
Cookies, and the Snow-Capped Christmas Tree Cookies.
https://www.bettycrocker.com/menus-holidays-parties/mhplibrary/holidays/christmas-cookies-to-make-with-kids
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Kids
Activities Blog: 75 Cookie Recipes We Adore
This is a giant collection of 75 cookie recipes. How many years
will it take you to try them all? "One of our family's
Christmas traditions is making a big platter of cookies and
handing out small plates filled with goodies to our neighbors.
The kids LOVE it and even though it is several weeks away they
are already planning on the types of cookies they want to make."
https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/63665/christmas-cookies-intro
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Mrs.
Claus' Kitchen
Mrs. Claus' twenty-five recipes are divided into three categories:
Elf Bedtime Snacks, Santa's Favorites, and Reindeer Cravings.
All her recipes are easy and full of kid-appeal. For example,
did you know reindeer love wormy apples? You can make them by
spreading peanut butter on apple slices, and topping with yummy,
gummy worms. Most of these recipes don't even require baking!
When you're ready to leave the kitchen, there's lots to explore
in the rest of Santa's Village.
http://www.claus.com/kitchen/htmlkitchen.php |
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My
Recipes: Christmas Cookies for Kids
My Recipes includes several unique recipes, such as Wreath Cookies
made from shredded wheat cereal, and Christmas Cookie Puzzles
made by punching shapes into 4" dough squares that are
still hot from the oven. "Choose cutters with simple shapes;
they're easier to handle and less likely to break. If you want
to make small puzzles, cut dough into 4-inch squares, and use
a single cookie cutter to punch out the center of each square
while still hot from the oven."
https://www.myrecipes.com/kids/play-with-your-food/christmas-cookies-for-kids
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NorthPole.com:
Mrs. Claus' Cookbook
At the NorthPole.com, Mrs. Claus has been very busy collecting
and sorting holiday recipes from all of her friends, so her
cookbook has hundreds of recipes. Focusing on sweets (with
four out of six categories) her collection includes Creamy
Chocolate Truffles (which actually look pretty easy), Two
Minute Microwave Fudge and Microwave Peanut Brittle. Each
recipe can be emailed to a friend; and the link to send Mrs.
Claus your own recipe is on the cookbook start page.
http://www.northpole.com/Kitchen/Cookbook/
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Popcorn
Popcorn is fun to make, healthy to eat, and a great ingredient
for science experiments. Whether you are entertaining preschoolers
or teaching middle-schoolers the scientific method, you’ll
find what you’re looking for in these popcorn pages.
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Exploratorium:
Popping Popcorn
"As a popcorn kernel is heated, water and oil inside the
seed heat up and soften the surrounding starch. The surrounding
shell is so tough that the water can’t escape when it initially
boils into steam. As the steam gets even hotter, the water molecules
move even faster and pressure builds up inside the seed. When
the seed coat bursts, steam cooks and fluffs the starch molecules
as it's released. At some point, the pressure gets so high (up
to seven times normal pressure!) that the seed coat bursts."
Visit Exploratorium to learn more about popcorn science, and
try the "Every Last Popcorn" activity linked to at
the bottom of this lesson.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/food/popping-popcorn |
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Jolly
Time Popcorn Kids Club
Start with this huge recipe collection (Peanut Butter and Maple
Gourmet Popcorn, anyone?) , and then explore The Story of Popcorn
(look for Virtual Museum below Our Family in the main menu).
Popcorn started as street food, but the invention of the electric
popcorn machine made it a movie theater staple. Later, in the
1930's, radio advertising brought popcorn making into the home.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/food/popping-popcorn |
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Kid
Activities: 31 Fun Popcorn Games and Activities
From Popcorn Relay Races to Popcorn Trivia, Kid Activities brings
us a varied list of 31 popcorn games and activities. "Corn
was first grown about 7000 years ago in the highlands of central
Mexico, and by the first century B.C. was a staple crop of all
the agricultural peoples in the Americas. One of the first uses
of corn kernels was for popping. Archeologists found some popped
corn in a bat cave in New Mexico that was 5,600 years old."
https://kidactivities.net/popcorn-theme/ |
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Love
to Know: Science: Experiments with Popcorn
"Popcorn is unique from the other three types of corn in
that its hull is thinner which is why it can break open. Popcorn
makes a great experimental material for kids because it's readily
available and fascinating to all." After enjoying these
three popcorn experiments (Temperature Comparison Experiment,
Popcorn Matters, and Grow Popcorn), you can explore the site's
related experiments and articles.
https://science.lovetoknow.com/science-fair-projects/experiments-popcorn
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Popcorn
Board: Fun Facts
My popcorn pick of the day is published by the Popcorn Board,
an association created to increase popcorn sales. From the
very first pop to the very last kernel, there is fun behind
every click. Best educational nuggets are found in the Encyclopedia
Popcornica, where you can explore the hows and whys of popcorn
science, history and trivia. "Americans consume 17 billion
quarts of popped popcorn annually or 58 quarts per man, woman
and child. It is one of the most wholesome and economical
foods available."
https://www.popcorn.org/Facts-Fun/Our-Story
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Supreme
Court
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court
in the land, and the only court specifically created by the
Constitution. It consists of nine justices, appointed for
life by the President, who weigh in the meaning of laws and
whether or not they violate the Constitution.
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CNN:
The Nine
This CNN section is an archive of recent Supreme Court news
items. Peruse them to learn more about the kind of cases the
Supreme Court hears, and current issues that are being debated
now.
https://www.cnn.com/specials/politics/supreme-court-nine
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Ducksters:
Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court
"There is a hierarchy of federal courts in the United States.
At lowest level are 94 U.S. District Courts which cover different
regions of the country and handle most federal cases. Above
the District Courts are the 13 Courts of Appeals. At the top
of the Judicial Branch is the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court
has the final say." Read this article or listen to it,
and then take a ten question quiz about the Supreme Court.
https://www.ducksters.com/history/us_judicial_branch.php
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Infoplease.com:
Milestone Cases
These twelve Supreme Court decisions are the ones most frequently
referenced in popular media. They include Plessy v. Ferguson
(the case that asserted separate railroad accommodations for
blacks did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment), Brown v. Board
of Education of Topeka ( which struck down "separate but
equal" racial segregation in public schools) and Roe v.
Wade (the case that legalized abortion.) Each decision is summarized
with a single paragraph and is linked to a longer encyclopedia
article.
https://www.infoplease.com/us/government/judicial-branch
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Oyez
Oyez Oyez
The Oyez project takes its name from the phrase (pronouced "o-yay",
"o-yez" or "o-yes") used to call the courtroom
to order, and is my pick-of-day site. Start with the amazing,
virtual tour; you'll feel as if you are standing at the lectern
arguing a case. Other highlights include Oyez Baseball, an interactive
quiz that compares baseball players to Supreme Court Justices
(I'm not making this up), and the databases of justice bios
and court cases. And last, but not least, you can hear the Marshall
of the Supreme Court announce the arrival of the justices with
the audio clip on the FAQ page of the About Oyez section.
https://www.oyez.org |
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U.S.
Supreme Court
The official U.S. Supreme Court site has oodles of educational
material (downloadable in Adobe Acrobat PDF) in the About
the Supreme Court section. Skip the Brief Overview (which
only lists hours and other administrative details) and jump
into The Court as an Institution, The Court and Its Traditions,
The Court and Its Procedures and The Court Building. Biographies
of the current justices, and a listing of all past justices,
are also found here. A fabulous photo gallery and info for
D.C. visitors wanting to hear oral arguments await you in
Visiting the Court.
https://www.supremecourt.gov
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