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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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February 2020
- Volume 18 Number 2
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Favorite
Web Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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National
Congress of American Indians
Founded in 1944, the National
Congress of American Indians is the oldest, largest and most
representative American Indian and Alaska Native organization
in the country. NCAI advocates on behalf of tribal governments
and communities, promoting strong tribal-federal government-to-government
policies, and promoting a better understanding among the general
public regarding American Indian and Alaska Native governments,
people and rights.
http://www.ncai.org |
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Mille
Lacs Indian Reservation
Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is the popular name for the land-base
for the Mille
Lacs Band of Ojibwe in Central Minnesota, about 100 miles
(160 km) north of Minneapolis-St. Paul. The contemporary Mille
Lacs Band reservation has significant land holdings in Mille
Lacs, Pine, Aitkin and Crow Wing counties, as well as other
land holdings in Kanabec, Morrison, and Otter Tail Counties.
Mille Lacs Indian Reservation is also the name of a formal Indian
reservation established in 1855. It is one of the two formal
reservations on which the contemporary Mille Lacs Band retains
land holdings. The contemporary Mille Lacs band includes several
aboriginal Ojibwe bands and villages, whose members reside in
communities throughout central Minnesota.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mille_Lacs_Indian_Reservation |
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FIRSTNATIONSFILMS.COM
Cherished by broadcasters, schools, libraries, universities,
individuals and institutions throughout the world. Finally the
truth about First Nations people! For, By and About native people.
Award-winning television documentaries and dramas. Sharing Our
Stories! Please visit our website for information and to order.
http://www.firstnationsfilms.com/index.html |
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Joan
Naviyuk Kane
Joan Naviyuk Kane is the author of poetry and prose collections
including "The Cormorant Hunter’s Wife" (2009),
"Hyperboreal" (2013), "The Straits" (2015),
"Milk Black Carbon" (2017), "A Few Lines in the
Manifest" (2018), "Sublingual" (2018), and "Another
Bright Departure" (2019). Inupiaq with family from King
Island (Ugiuvak) and Mary’s Igloo, Alaska, Kane is the
2019-2020 Hilles Bush Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for
Advanced Study. She was a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow in Poetry.
http://thejoankane.mystrikingly.com |
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Tuskegee
Airmen
On July 19, 1941, the U.S. Air Force began a program in Tuskegee,
Alabama to train black Americans as military pilots. At the
time, the Army was segregated, and only whites were allowed
to fly. In the five years that followed, 992 black pilots
graduated, receiving commissions and pilot wings. These black
World War II pilots, who fought both fascism and racism, became
known as the Tuskegee Airman.
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CAF
Red Tail Squadron: America's Tribute to the Tuskegee Airmen
"Like many others in the late 1930s, the individuals who
become known as the Tuskegee Airmen were full of patriotic zeal
and eager to join military service as the war in Europe and
Asia intensified. What set them apart was that they had the
passion and skill to fight the enemy from the air as pilots,
something that black Americans had never been allowed to do
before." This is my Tuskegee Airmen site of the day. Best
reasons to visit include the Virtual Museum, and the more than
100 profiles of the American heroes we now call Tuskegee Airmen.
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National
Parks Service: Tuskegee Airmen
"Tuskegee is more than a town located in Macon County,
Alabama. It is an idea and an ideal. It was a bold experiment
and a site of major African-American achievements for over 100
years." This National Parks Service web exhibit honors
three legends: Booker T. Washington, George Washington Carver,
and the Tuskegee Airmen. Washington was the first principal
of the African-American college that became the Tuskegee Institute.
Carver was a teacher there for forty years. The Tuskegee Airmen
(America's first black pilots) were named after the Institute
where they began their Air Force training.
https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/tuskegee/airoverview.htm
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Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum: Black Wings
This Smithsonian site is a tribute to all African American Pioneer
Aviators, including but not limited to the Tuskegee Airmen.
"Bessie Coleman broke through the headwinds of racial prejudice
as a barnstorming pilot at air shows in the 1920s. As a pilot,
Bessie Coleman quickly established a benchmark for her race
and gender in the 1920s. She toured the country as a barnstormer,
performing aerobatics at air shows."
https://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/blackwings/index.cfm
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Tuskegee
Airmen, Inc.
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. is a national organization created in
1972 after several "well-attended Tuskegee Airmen reunions."
It includes articles, photos, and a long page of stats. Best
read is found at the very bottom of the Missions page (look
under Briefing) which summarizes the combat record of the Tuskegee
Airmen. It is too long to reproduce here, but includes the amazing
fact that no bombers escorted by 332nd Fighter Group were lost.
http://tuskegeeairmen.org |
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Tuskegee
Airmen: A Salute to the Red Tails
Frank Ambrose is a professional photographer who began his
career as an Air Force photographer in 1943. So it is not
surprising that the highlight of his Tuskegee Angels page
are the photos. Visit for a an easy-to-read overview of the
Tuskegee story, an explanation of why they were called the
Red Tails, and of course, the photos.
http://www.frankambrose.com/pages/tusk.html
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Fairy
Tales and Fables
As both readers and writers, we return to fairy tale themes
again and again, gleaning new meaning from each encounter.
These are stories that survived and evolved for hundreds of
years. Read them again (or for the first time) and discover
what makes them timeless.
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Aesop's
Fables
"Aesop was a Greek storyteller born in approximately 620
BCE. Tradition says he was born as a slave, but developed a
real talent for fables that were used to teach truths in a simple,
understandable way. While Aesop was revered for his abilities,
it is almost certain that many of the fables attributed to him
were actually written by countless people over the ages."
There are 258 fables here, categorized by subjects such as Birds,
Horses, and Rabbits. Or, throw caution to the wind, and simply
click on the Random Fable link.
https://aesopsfables.org |
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Scholastic:
Myths, Folktales, Fairy Tales
As part of their Writing with Writers series, this Scholastic
project is a multi-grade resource for learning about and writing
myths, folk tales and fairy tales. Grades one to three explore
fairy tales and meet two authors who have re-written classic
fairy tales: Jon Scieska (author of "The True Story of
the Three Little Pigs") and Diane Good (author and illustrator
of "Cinderella: The Dog and her Little Glass Slipper.")
Similarly, grades three to six dive into folk tales while grades
five through eight learn about myths. There even is an opportunity
to submit your own tales for possible publication on the Scholastic
site.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/writewit/mff/ |
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Storyberries:
Fairy Tales
Storyberries.com (since 2014) offers "both classic and
contemporary stories in an easy-to-read format with vibrant
illustrations." Each fairy tale page includes an audio
version, a readable version, parental warnings if the story
includes any violence, discussion ideas, and links to related
stories.
https://www.storyberries.com/fairy-tales/ |
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SurLaLune
Fairy Tales
SurLaLune brings us "49 annotated fairy tales, including
their histories, similar tales across cultures, modern interpretations
and over 1,500 illustrations." Additionally, you can peruse
electronic text from over 40 fairy tale anthologies. SurLaLune
is not designed for preschoolers, but is an excellent resource
for high-school students and curious grown-ups wanting to learn
more about fairy tales and folklore.
http://www.surlalunefairytales.com |
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University
of Massachusetts: Aesop's Fables
Each year, University of Massachusetts professor Copper Giloth
asks her Computers in Fine Arts students to illustrate or
animate an Aesop fable, along with their own modern retelling
of the story. This collection of nearly forty fables is the
best of that student work dating back to 1994. This fun site
is a must-see, and is a great place to start before creating
your own fables. My personal favorite is "The Jay and
The Peacock."
https://www.umass.edu/aesop/fables.php
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Trains
In 1830 there were only twenty-three miles of railroad in
the United States. This number grew to 30,000 miles of track
by 1860. Trains hold a mystique and fascination for many:
the romance of leisurely travel, the thrill of building detailed
miniature models that actually run, the excitement of seeing
a train pass through the countryside. Experience it all at
the following railroading sites.
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American
Experience: Riding the Rails
"At the height of the Great Depression, more than a quarter
million teenagers were living on the road in America, many crisscrossing
the country by illegally hopping freight trains." This
site, a companion to the PBS film of the same name, tells the
story of why they left home and how they struggled to survive.
Best clicks are the three Special Features (don't miss Striking
a Chord: Railroads and their Musical Heritage) and the timeline
which neatly summarizes the depression years of 1929 to 1940.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/rails/
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DK
Findout: History of Trains
"The London Underground was the world’s first underground
railroad. It opened in 1863 to help ease London’s busy
roads of buses and trams." Enjoy five hyperlinked fun facts,
and then continue your train trip by clicking on the History
of Trains link near the bottom of the page. "When the first
steam train was built in 1804, people were worried that the
speed would make rail passengers unable to breathe or that they
would be shaken unconscious by the vibrations."
https://www.dkfindout.com/us/transportation/history-trains/
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Fact
Republic: 25 Interesting Facts about Trains
"The Japanese bullet train system is equipped with a network
of sensitive seismometers. On March 11, 2011, one of the seismometers
detected an 8.9 magnitude earthquake 12 seconds before it hit
and sent a stop signal to 33 trains. As a result, only one bullet
train derailed that day." Each of these 25 train facts
links to a source page where you can learn more.
https://factrepublic.com/25-interesting-facts-about-trains/
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Transit
People: Train Era
For lower elementary ages, this single-page train history and
self-scoring quiz is part of a larger online lesson titled "Transportation
and Public Transit." To see the lessons on early transportation,
cars and public transit, use the "Return to Cover"
link at the bottom of the page. The entire lesson is also available
in Adobe Acrobat PDF for ease of printing and use in the classroom.
https://www.transitpeople.org/lesson/train.htm |
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Union
Pacific: It's Just Railroad Talk
This lexicon of "railroad-ese" is a fun jaunt through
the specialized jargon of the railroad. A "hot shot,"
for example, is a train that has priority over others, such
as a passenger train on a tight schedule. After browsing around
the glossary, check out the rest of the Union Pacific site
by clicking on "General Public." There you'll discover
pages of Union Pacific history along with company facts and
figures. One hidden jewel is the collection of UP advertising
posters dating back to 1921. Look for it in the Photo Gallery.
https://www.up.com/aboutup/funstuff/rrtalk/
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