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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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September 2020
- Volume 18 Number 9
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Favorite
Web Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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Etzanoa
Conservancy, Inc
The mission of the Etzanoa Conservancy, Inc is to conserve and
secure archaeological sites and artifacts in Cowley County,
Kansas, and the surrounding area and to support archaeological
research, interpretation and education with an emphasis on Etzanoa,
the Great Settlement of the Wichita Nation encountered in 1601
by New Mexico founder Don Juan de Oñate, the “Last
Conquistador”.
https://etzanoa.com |
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Ruth
Bader Ginsburg
Ruth
Bader Ginsburg (March 15, 1933 – September 18, 2020)
was an American judge who served on the Supreme Court of the
United States from 1993 until her death. Also known as RBG
or Notorious RBG, Ginsburg is admired by many for pioneering
women’s legal rights and being a role model for girls.
She was the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
(after Sandra Day O’Connor) and the first Jewish woman
to serve.
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Biography:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"Ginsburg was born Joan Ruth Bader on March 15, 1933, in
Brooklyn, New York. The second daughter of Nathan and Celia
Bader, she grew up in a low-income, working-class neighborhood
in Brooklyn. Ginsburg's mother, who was a major influence in
her life, taught her the value of independence and a good education."
In addition to this biography, be sure to explore some of the
linked articles, including "The Incredible Love Story of
Ruth Bader and Marty Ginsburg".
https://www.biography.com/law-figure/ruth-bader-ginsburg
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Bustle:
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg Got Her 'Notorious RBG' Nickname
"Ginsburg was first crowned with her Notorious RBG moniker
– a play on rapper Biggie Smalls' Notorious B.I.G. nickname
– in 2013 when New York University law student Shana Knizhnik
created a Tumblr bearing the name to highlight Ginsburg's dissent
in the landmark Supreme Court case Shelby County v. Holder."
This fun article about how Ginsburg fame spread on social media
includes a link to CNN's "RGB Beyond Notorious" podcast.
https://www.bustle.com/rule-breakers/who-coined-notorious-rbg-heres-the-history-of-ruth-bader-ginsburgs-nickname-13163770
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CNN:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fast Facts
"Ginsburg met her husband, Martin, while attending Cornell
University, and both went on to study law. The couple were engaged
in December, 1953." This CNN article includes fun facts
as well as an RBG timeline starting in 1959, when she clerked
for a judge in the US District Court, Southern District of New
York.
https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/07/us/ruth-bader-ginsburg-fast-facts/index.html
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Kids
Kiddle: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Facts for Kids
"She was nominated by President Bill Clinton and was generally
viewed as belonging to the liberal wing of the Court. Ginsburg
was the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court after
Sandra Day O'Connor. Following O'Connor's retirement in 2006
and until Sonia Sotomayor joined the Court in 2009, she was
the only female justice on the Supreme Court." Be sure
to scroll through all the photos at the bottom of the article.
https://kids.kiddle.co/Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg |
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Oyez:
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"Ginsburg’s personal struggles neither decreased
in intensity nor deterred her in any way from reaching and
exceeding her academic goals, even when her husband was diagnosed
with testicular cancer in 1956, during her first year of law
school." Ginsberg certainly had grit! This is an excellent
biography, appropriate for middle-school and high-school students
(and their parents!) Oyez is a "multimedia archive devoted
to making the Supreme Court of the United States accessible
to everyone."
https://www.oyez.org/justices/ruth_bader_ginsburg
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Online
Dictionaries
Each fall, as a chill returns to the evening air, and homework
returns to the kitchen table, parents repeat the dictionary
mantra: “Look it up!” And for many generations,
students have replied, “How can I look it up if I don’t
know how to spell it?” That excuse is finally quashed.
These online dictionaries are handy for several reasons. First,
if you are already online, you can either cut-and-paste, or
use a dictionary toolbar in your browser. And finally, if
you misspell your entry, many of these dictionaries will suggest
correctly spelled alternatives.
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Dictionary.com
Dictionary.com includes emojis, slang, acronyms, computer
terms, international statistics, and zip codes as well as
the correct spelling and definition of English words –
all in one search function. But wait, there's more! Daily
crossword puzzles and word searches, Word of the Day, Ask
Doctor Dictionary, and a link to sister site Thesaurus.com
combine to make Dictionary.com a site worth bookmarking.
https://www.dictionary.com
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The
Free Dictionary
The Free Dictionary is designed to be a customized home page,
with optional word-related content that can be dragged, dropped
or removed. Content modules include Word of the Day, customized
Word List, Spelling Bee game, synonym match-up game, Quotation
of the Day, Hangman, and, of course, a dictionary. To begin,
simply move the modules around, and then click "Save
this page." Your settings are saved on a cookie on your
computer, and will be there the next time you return to the
site. If you clear your cookies, or want to access your custom
page from another computer, you will also be given a custom
link to bookmark.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com
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Kids
Wordsmyth
Wordsmyth offers three online dictionaries. This link takes
you to the children's version. If you hover your mouse over
the menu item Dictionaries, you find links to their Comprehensive
Dictionary, as well as their picture dictionary called WILD
(Wordsmyth Illustrated Learner's Dictionary). In addition
to these free online dictionaries, they also have inexpensive
apps for both Android and Apple phones.
https://kids.wordsmyth.net/we/
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Merriam-Webster
Online
I don't know why my mouth trips over the word "quintessential"
but it's one of my favorite words lately. I'm hoping that I've
re-programmed my brain by listening to it repeatedly at this
Merriam-Webster dictionary site. In addition to the audio pronunciation
clips, visit Merriam-Webster to play their word games, or to
discover their new podcast: Word Matters.
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Storytime
Standouts: 25 Free Printable Picture Dictionaries for Kids
For those just learning to read, Storytime Standouts offers
a fun collection of 25 themed picture dictionaries in PDF for
easy printing. Themes include colors, fire fighters, ice hockey,
fairy tales, weather, gardening and more. They also have a nice
collection of printable word games such as word match, and sight
word printables.
https://www.storytimestandouts.com/free-early-literacy-printables-children/picture-dictionaries/ |
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