[Some of the sites that also celebrate diversity are located in other menu items on the Homepage. See the History, Humanities, Archaeology and K-12 menu items.]
PBS: Out Of The Past Covers "... facets of our
history that have been left out of the textbooks and follows one young woman making history today.
This site continues the exploration begun by the film, providing glimpses of nearly 400 years of lesbian
and gay history, and encouraging you to share relevant stories and news from your own life and
community."
Women A selection of photographs by Annie Leibovitz, which reflect "...a cross-section of women in the U.S. and encompasses a broad spectrum of
subjects."
Women in History Current articles and a global approach to the struggles makes this a top site.
body (i)con Media and corporate manipulation of body image promotes a biologically unattainable ideal. "We were puzzled why women educated about the trappings of the diet and beauty industry are still falling prey to the media's con. Why is it women feel their self-worth is tied to the state of their body? We set out to interview a diverse group of women and experts to give us an up-to-the-minute report. Here, we provide an insightful
look at the private and pervasive issues surrounding our bodies."
American Women's History: A Research Guide Information on print and Internet reference sources. The TOC includes:General Reference/Biographical Sources, Subject Index to Research Sources, State and Regional History Sources, Finding Primary Sources and Finding Books, Journal Articles andTheses. The site also reports on finding Digital Collections -- Text, Photograph and Historic Film.
National Desk PBS takes a look at a collection of issues that relate to diversity.
The War on Boys, Politics and Warriors: Women in the Military and Title IX and Women in Sports: What's Wrong with This Picture?
Women Writers Project goal is to bring texts by pre-Victorian women writers out of the archive and make them accessible to
a wide audience of teachers, students, scholars, and the general reader.
H-Frauen-L, Women and Gender of Early Modern Europe The list and its website will provide teaching materials, translations, bibliographies, and the
usual services available through H-Net lists on the topic of women and gender in the period between 1350 and 1800.
H-MINERVA HOME PAGE Studies of women in war and women in the military, worldwide and in
all historical areas.
CONJURE WOMEN Site for information on a film documentary that explores the artistry and philosophy of a collection of African American female artists. "Born and educated in the West, they are now using their disciplines to reclaim their "africanisms:" an intuitive experience of what could not be codified, and what their foreparents had to deny if they were to survive."
NPR CDs
"The Mystic and the Muse" Featuring the virtuoso Celtic-folk early-music group
Ensemble Galilei, The Mystic and the Muse is a recording of 600 years of music written for, by,
and about women. Ever think of selecting representative works from the history of music to play as background for some selected student classroom activities?
Annie Smith Peck Annie Smith Peck (1850-1935) -- mountain-climber, a passionate worker in the cause of Woman Suffrage and an author of several books.
NGA - Mary Cassatt - The Color Prints, 1889-1894 After viewing the Cassatt exhibit, take some time and move to the "Education Page" which offers a "...variety of educational experiences with images of works of art and detailed
descriptions of educational opportunities at The Metropolitan Museum of Art."
WOMAN MOTORIST TRAVEL Article If you are a woman, you have dreamed of mounting a motorcycle to travel through India, right??
www.gurlwurld.com - a website by, for, and about middle school girls.
CWP at physics.UCLA.edu Citations of 20th century women who have made significant contributions in physics. Each citation describe and documents the major scientific contributions and some biographical information on the scientific lives of the women.
Duke Women's Archives & Special Collections "Collections range from plantation diaries to women's suffrage documents, from a Phyllis Wheatley letter to Anne Tyler manuscripts, from the records of local Women's Christian Temperance Union to the papers of contemporary feminist activists."
Girl Power! Campaign Homepage National education campaign to encourage 9- to 14- year old girls to make the most of their lives, with a strong emphasis on positive values in health areas. When visited (2/98) the page had special features on elebrates Black History Month and the 1998 female Olympians.
Victorian Women Writers Project Transcriptions of literary works by British women writers of the 19th century, encoded using the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) and HTML.
Women's Studies Primary Source Materials A guide (by geographic location) to WWW pages of archives, libraries, and other repositories that have primary source materials by or about women.
Une Exposition Herstory: An Exhibition Women as Icons. Includes: Marian Anderson, Naomi Campbell, Patsy Cline, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Amelia Earhart, Dale Evans, Greta Garbo, Martha Graham, Guerrilla Girls, Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Frida Kahlo, Helen Keller, Sophia Loren, Jenny McCarthy, Anna Pavlova, Eleanor Roosevelt, Kate Smith, Gertrude Stein, Martha Stewart, Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret Thatcher, Tina Turner, Twiggy, Mae West and Virginia Woolf.
Bios of women Short biographies of accomplished women through history.
Women's History Month Collaborative Encyclopedia Summary of classroom assignment to write research papers on figures in Women's History. They invite all K-12 students to submit entries to a collaborative Web encyclopedia, or "kidopedia", that would maintained for all to use. Currently entries from students in grades 3 through 12, and for some students, English is a second language are included.
NPR CDs Featuring the virtuoso Celtic-folk early-music group Ensemble Galilei -- "...a spellbinding recording of 600 years of music written for, by, and about women."
About-Face! See a showcase of ads showing positive images of women contrasted with the "Gallery of Offenders."
POWRE PROGRAM Professional Opportunities for Women in Research and Education. Includes
Nation Science Foundation Grants for women (Deadline is December, 1997!).
Young Woman A global multicultural magazine that profiles women who positively influence our world and demystifies the steps required to achieve personal success.
IGC: WomensNet Featuring: Access To Technology, Activism For Women, Development, Economics & Women, Feminist Directories, Health & Reproductive Rights, Human Rights, International Activism, Media, Politics, Social Justice, Violence Against Women, Women Of Color, Women's Publications, Women's Studies.
Voices From the Gaps Information about women writers of color in the United States and includes biographical and bibliographical information and images and audio files.
"Women Of Hope"-Featured Article, Spring 1997 A photo essay on twelve Native American Women across the United States, complete with hand-tinted photographs by the photographer herself.
Women in Architecture Information about issues women face in school, in the workplace and statistics concerning women in architecture schools and the profession. The site also profiles six outstanding women architects, and links to various architecture and women's studies locations.
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) Provides information and technical assistance on women's productive and reproductive roles, status in the family, leadership in society, and management of environmental resources.
The New York Times Magazine: Heroine Worship Both on and offsite information, some in movie format. Heroines include: Marian Anderson, Naomi Campbell, Patsy Cline, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Amelia Earhart, Dale Evans,
Greta Garbo, Martha Graham, Guerrilla Girls, Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Frida Kahlo,
Helen Keller, Sophia Loren, Jenny McCarthy, Anna Pavlova, Eleanor Roosevelt, Kate Smith, Gertrude Stein, Martha Stewart, Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret Thatcher, Tina Turner, Twiggy, Mae West, Virginia Woolf.
WEEA:
EQUITY ONLINE Home Page Support organization for the Women's Educational Equity
Act (WEEA), a federal program dedicated to reducing educational disparity
for women and girls.
Take
Back the Night Violence Against Women. "On December 6th, 7 years ago, 14 women were killed for being "feminists" at the Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. This tragedy in Canadian history has not been forgotten. Our aim is to raise awareness of violence against women across Canada and throughout cyberspace, by presenting this Candlelight vigil across the Internet. In memory of women everywhere whose lives have been affected by violence, please place a candle image on your Web page now through December 6th and link it back to this web page."
XX - Empowered Young Females Features on a Summer in the Rockies (climbing) and Amazing Athletes: Girls that know how to use their bodies! At least one link encourages girls to establish high goals and Cool Careers: DARE-TO-DREAM, on Anchorwoman, Linda Williams. On a similar note, see Just for the Ride,
Anybody ever say "...too...young...too old...too weak...too crazy...too inexperienced...too
stupid...too smart... too fat...too thin...too...scary...too frivolous...too lazy...too flighty...too unrealistic...too difficult...too inappropriate...too selfish...too poor...?" Here is a site (inspired by a film about women in the rodeo that was broadcast on the PBS series) that might guide your response.
SherryArt Women
This site has all the potential for offering an enlightening and informative experience for the visitor or researcher. Topic areas incluce: Profiles of Women, Women Who Negotiate, Women's Rights, Women Who Make Art, In A Class By Themselves, Women Who Tell Stories and WOMEN SITES ON THE WEB - A LIST.
W O M E N H O U S E "WomEnhouse is a collaborative, multi-authored site that explores the politics of
domesticity and gender relations through virtual "rooms" and conceptual domestic
"spaces" by 24 artists, architects, poets, art historians, and cultural theorists."
Women Leaders Online A Page "...dedicated to
mobilizing women over the Internet, to empower women politically and stop the anti-women agenda of the Radical Right."
To The Contrary's Web This month(Mar.96) only, the PBS site will include features articles, statistics, and online resources about women and the law.
The March 1996 issue of Computer-Mediated Communication SPECIAL FOCUS: WOMEN AND GENDER ONLINE A searchable and browsable collection of bibliographic records of its over 2500 sound recordings and 200 video cassettes. Also, information about the Undine Smith Moore Collection of Original Scores and Manuscripts of Black Composers and selected links to other African American Internet resources.
To The Contrary All-female news analysis series. ".. TO THE CONTRARY continues to provide an important, timely forum for women to discuss issues and policy affecting the nation."
Isis: OurStory
"When people talk about the "strength" of black women... they ignore the reality that to be strong in the face of oppression is not the same as overcoming oppression, that endurance is not
to be confused with transformation."
GENDERPLEX is an exhibition of work by visual artists
Current conceptions of gender. Questions posed: Are there really only two sexes, and two genders? Is the perception of gender always modified by factors like race, class, and
sexual preference? How does our society impose and enforce the current notion of gender? What are the effects of being gendered in this society? To what extent can one opt out of the current gender system?
University of Virginia Four-Millionth Volume Celebration
Rita Dove. "Lady Freedom Among Us." [Includes text, images, audio, and video.]
Dove, a United States Poet Laureate, is the English Department at the University of Virginia.
WOCIA Homepage
Women of Color in Activism. From the Introductory essay:
"The women I was surrounded with as a child sought to preserve and transmit a kind of wisdom and knowledge to one another as well as to their daughters about the realities and perspectives of women's lives which had (and have) been long ignored by the official historical record. The preparation of meals then became an occasion for the women of my family to nourish one another's minds and spirits with soul food."
The Women of NASA Project Teachers! Introduce your students to the exciting world of math and science through the eyes of women working at NASA. "These women provide a link between the real-world and what students are actually learning in the classroom."
Planet Woman Menu Interesting and fun resources for women on the Internet. A click on "History" listed a good selection of serious works on women in history, including a research project done by a K-12 school recently.
Crossword Puzzle Play the puzzle on-line if you have a Java enabled browser, or
print out an image of the puzzle to play off line. You can also check out the crossword on Women's History.
The New York Times Magazine: Heroine Worship Marian Anderson, Naomi Campbell, Patsy Cline, Amelia Earhart, Dale Evans, Greta Garbo, Martha Graham, The Guerrilla Girls, Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Frida Kahlo, Helen Keller, Sophia Loren, Jenny McCarthy, Anna Pavlova, Eleanor Roosevelt, Kate Smith, Gertrude Stein, Martha Stewart, Elizabeth Taylor, Margaret Thatcher, Tina Turner, Twiggy, Mae West, Virginia Woolf, Babe Zaharias.
Famous Females Student project (16 pupils) on famous females.
Welcome to the Working Women Festival Collaboration by four gifted women results in a month-long women's theatre festival in San Francisco, now an annual event with workshops, staged readings of four new plays, out-of-town guest artists.
A Woman got it done! A lession about
the contributions and accomplishments of women across many fields of
endeavor, available for use for free from Cindy O'Hora.
American Indian World's Fair and Pow-Wow THUNDER IN THE DESERT site in Tucson -- December 31, 1999 - January 9, 2000. Watch the History/ Social Studies Site for a photo essay on the event. A celebration of the ancient craft of Basket Weaving is currently online
Luxton Museum Home Page Designed "...to provide Canadians with a better understanding and appreciation of native societies." Designed for classroom use, with "modules" for a fifty minute class that features a 200-300 word text selection, a short comprehension test and suggestions for further classroom activities.
Within the Walls First Nations people
incarcerated in the prison system. Once in prison, many Aboriginal
inmates are introduced to the Native Brotherhood. It is within the
Brotherhood that many begin their journey on the Red Road . . . the
good road . . . the road to healing.
Powwow Song The link above plays a short sample from The Mississippi River Of Song: A Musical Journey Down The Mississippi (2-CD set Smithsonian Folkways). The CD presents a two-hour musical journey down the Mississippi and was recorded in small towns and large cities along the river. For background on the music, visit the PBS documentary film series for artist bios, photographs and info on purchasing the video. History classroom + Internet Connection + Sound Card and Speakers + Music/Music History. No need to memorized the ingredients. They are all here to stay.
TurtleTracksHome A Newsletter for Kids from a Native American View.
The AIM Project Send your students to this site to "...explore some of the recent events of First Nations
activism in Canada and the United States in the past 30 or so years. This site serves as a resource for our study of Okanagan author Jeannette Armstrong's Slash, a historical novel about a young Okanagan man's political and spiritual development in the
context of the events of the 1970s and 1980s."
The Oklahoma Project Browse the historical and cultural issues surrounding the state and the people and the early pioneers who
formed it. You might think that this page looks at the European dimension, as so many web pages do... The site is the product of a Contemporary Native North American Literature (1997-1998) class at the University of Toronto. They explore the "...history of the Osage and some of the other First Nations who settled there, but the political, social, and economic changes undergone in Oklahoma from Indian removal to the 1920s." The information was used as a base of study of Chickasaw author Linda Hogan's Mean Spirit, a historical novel about the oil boom which took place on Osage lands in northeastern Oklahoma in
the early 1920s." You can read some Non-Native Reviews of Mean Spirit at the site or visit Amazon Com for the reactions of those who purchased the book. Linda's "Drums" was featured in the NEA anthology "Writing America" . If you look closely at the Poetry Month site, there is a mail-to to order a free copy of the "Writing America" publication. Welcome the Oklahoma Project site to the fold of the non-Eurocentric web world.
TurtleTracksHome A Newsletter for Kids from a Native American Viewpoint.
Native American Tlingit Culture Raised in the Chilkat Valley, Haines/Klukwan, Southeast Alaska; Jodi Stickler-Ivie is of Chilkat Tlingit descent and descends from the Thunderbird House in Klukwan. Include are xamples of Tlingit legend
a collection of tlingit related images, historical data concerning the language and life of past Tlingit people and off-site information on Tlingit Culture.
Heard Museum Current Exhibits: Art in Two Worlds, Cloud Messengers: Hopi Katsina Dolls, Cradles Corn and Lizards, Blue Gem, White Metal and Horse!
Past Exhibits: The Cutting Edge, From Cairo to Carefree, Inventing the Southwest, Mayan Life and
7th Native Americans.
Native Americans and the Environment Home Page A page designed to "...promote education and research of environmental problems facing Native American communities.." and to "...explore the values and historical experiences that Native Americans bring to bear on environmental issues."
Artic Studies Center Exhibitions Currently (12/98) featuring: Agayuliyararput (Our Way of Making Prayer -- The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks, AINU: Spirit of a Northern People ("The only exhibit in North America to explore the history, culture and art of the Ainu, the Native people of Northern Japan), Looking Both Ways: Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People and the Viking exhibition listed below.
Frontera Magazine Short selections from current and back issues of this print magazine...I was surprised that a Spanish version was not on-line. I looked at one of the on-line articles ("The Gag Comes Off") and sampled the reading level...
"Sustained by the centrifugal force of their pilgrimages from one space to the next, the Latinos of the '90s are stable in their transitory status as intermediaries from one culture to another. For
members of this generation, the journeys from their Latino world to the mainstream world are
second-nature, an intrinsic part of who they are." Difficult for many 9-12 students.
tekayr's Home Page For the "...history, culture, and environment of the Hopi and Navajo tribes of Northeastern Arizona, and the
scenic grandure and wonder of the region in which they live."
AADIZOOKAANAG Myths and Legends for American Indian Youth.
The Indie Scene: Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey With Robbie Robertson Inspired by the return of Robertson to the Six Nations Indian Reservation "...where he had spent his summers as a child listening to relatives play country and blues on the guitar. During this musical journey, Robertson absorbs the native rhythms of his youth and blends them with contemporary rock, jazz and blues to create a rich and exciting new sound."
Inuuqatigiit A page to promote the "...enhancement and enrichment of the language and culture of Inuit students. It also promotes
integration of the Inuit perspective with the standard school curriculum. In almost every school subject, students should learnabout Inuit history, knowledge, traditions, values and beliefs."
The Fraud Called the Bureau of Indian Affairs Download Stealing From Indians: Inside the Bureau of Indian Affairs an Expose of Corruption, Massive Fraud and Justice Denied - Advocating Freedom for American Indians and Federal Government Reform.
ABQjournal's @VENUE: Museums Feature on the opening of The Navajo Museum, Library & Visitor's Center in Arizona.
KODAK: The Enduring Spirit Introduction Phil Borges photographs people in trouble, especially native people, who "...are facing political repression, encroachments on their environment, disease, drought or other scarcities."
ILTweb: History: NA: Native American Navigator For "...geographical, historical, topical and keyword-based
student inquiry on topics related to Native American history and culture in the United States."
Designed for K-12 teachers and students. An excellent resource.
Overview | Student Work | Curricula | Museums | The Navigator | Tribes | NativeWatch News
Inuuqatigiit Learn what is important to this Canadian Native American group and how it is being promoted.
Red Ink Provide an opportunity for students (at American Indian Studies Programs At The
University Of Arizona) and
non-students to publish their work in the areas of poetry, short stories, creative
non-fiction, original artwork, book & film reviews and scholarly articles. While
enhancing a student's professional development, RED INK gives contributors an
opportunity to interact with other Native American researchers and writers in their
respective fields.
Native Americans and Change A WebQuest designed to involve the students in the past and current life of Native Americans in Florida. TOC: Teacher's Overview, Student Stage and Student WebQuest.
Sky Watchers "Sky Watchers" reveals how the ancestors of the Pueblo Indians (the Anasazi, a tribe of 10th century cliff dwellers) created an amazingly accurate calendar for
religious ceremonies and crop-plantings with only the sun and the stars to guide them.
You might show the site to the Science teachers (since several astronomy students reveal that modern sky watching is motivated by the same forces that drove the Anasazi) and consider some collaboration projects.
History of the Cherokee -- White Indian's Homepage History, Images and Maps, Genealogy: Cherokee and other Native American, Books and Newspapers, Related Links, In the Beginning...The Legend of the Keetoowahs, A View of Traditional Cherokee Law, Fire in the Mountains, First European Contact, The Chickamauga and The Arkansas Cherokee and Cherokee History Links.
Multicultural Bibliography Bibliography of Native American literature for children from the American Northwest. Includes folktales, biography and other genres.
trophies of honor A "... project to chronicle and preserve indigenous culture and Art by presenting museum quality works on the Internet in exhibition form."
OSKANONDONHA'S PIPE - Oneida Indian Nation Descriptions and Myths of Oskanondonha, Chief Oskanondonha and Hero of the Revolution, The Treaty Years War and Wampum Keeper, Traditional Leader and Progressive Leader, Pipe Smoker, Oskanondonha"s Pipe.
Roots of Peace, Seeds of Hope A Journey for Peacemakers. Matthew Fox, Howard Zinn, traditional Native leaders, plus many, many more nationally known and respected individuals have offered praise for this gentle book that expresses the essence of what Native and non-Native people have been to one another in this country.
Languages of Oregon A map of Oregon shows the richness of the Native American language diversity. Links to the left of the map link to pages with rich and diverse content about the language and culture. The visual impact of the site clearly demonstrates diversity in a section of the US. Native folklore and writings are presented in clear graphics with the text translated into English. Younger viewers will find it easy to navigate and will enjoy the richness of the Native American tales.
See the Yamada Language Guides Fonts for 115 languages.
i&d.CULTIVATION: Language "Every time one of our elders dies, it's like a library burning down."
Essay by William Yardley on the possible death of a large number of American Indian languages. From the current issue of "Increase and Diffusion," a new publication by the Smithsonian.
Southern Native American Pow Wows If you plan to visit a Pow Wow, this is the site to review the courtesies and customs. Other features include: Introduction to the Southern Circle (A history and overview for the old and new to the circle), Pow Wow Terminology (Common words you might hear at a Pow Wow), The Drum and Songs, Dance Styles and a listing of annual Pow Wows, events and resource lists.
ISAACS/INNUIT GALLERY-Internet For Canadian history and Diversity, with links to an Index by Community, Inuit Art, current exhibits and the International Inuit Calendar.
Dene Gopher "The Reserve is a vibrant and prosperous community with a band
membership of approximately 450 and a population of 260. Most
of the residents are South Slavey Dene, who have occupied these
lands for thousands of years."
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of Native American Resources on the Internet Great Oral History section. See also:
Comments On Carving Soapstone, Inuit Cultural Perspectives, Dehcho: "Mom, We've Been Discovered!" People From Our Side: A Life Story with Photographs and Oral Biography, Puiguitkaat a transcript of the 1978 Elders Conference held in Barrow, Alaska.
Extensive list of resources on Native American issues with links to art, culture, history, archeology, music, texts, museums and government services (Mostly US).
Native
Nations of Iowa History of the Native Nations of Iowa included the Ioway, the Santee Dakota and Yankton (Nakota) Sioux, the Sac (Sauk) and Fox (Meskwaki), the Otoe and Missouria, the Omaha and Ponca, the Pawnee, the Winnebago, the Potawatomi, and the Illinois Confederacy. The Prehistory of Iowa Before 1700: The Original Nations of Iowa, 1700-1800: Iowa as a Refuge from the Eastern Wars, 1800-1900: War, Treaties and Removal, and the Return of the Mesquakie, 1900-Today: The Mesquakie and the Development of Iowa's Urban Indian Communities.
Plaza de Sol Site listing of Indigenous cultures of the Americas that includes commerical, informational,
historical sites. Native Americas of the Northern, Arctic regions; Indian cultures of the present- day U.S.A. and Aztec, Incan and Mayan cultures of the past.
Taino Inter-Tribal Council Organization of Taino and other Arawak-speaking people from the Caribbean islands who are resident in the U.S.
Indian Health Service Provides information on health care and the IHS environment, along with links to medical references. Nice page of links to other Native American pages.
Return of the Natives: An eight-part Series The first artictle in the series By HILARY WALDMAN from the Hartford Courant -
Should be easy reading for students, with short concise sentences and paragraphs. This is the type of site Wisconsin needs to help schools and teachers comply with state-mandated teaching about Wisconsin Indians.
THE SNAKE A boy growing up on the Mexican-American border.
"The American Way" A site devoted to Native American affairs where "...wandering journalist ponders political and historical repercussions of the cataclysmic clash between newcomers and oldcomers...
Aboriginal Star Knowledge Menu See the Lakota Stellar Theology and Lakota sacred star map and the teacher resources for daytime and naked-eye astronomy.
Native America CHEROKEE, CHICKASAW, CHOCTAW, CREEK, and SEMINOLE who
were settled in INDIAN TERRITORY (present-day Oklahoma).
The Singing Tuscaroras Learn about: Origin of the Iroquois Nations, General Iroquois information, the Iroquois Constitution, Tuscarora Timeline and the The Tuscarora War, 1794 Treaty with the Oneidas and Tuscarora, Saksari's Mohawk Nation Drum, Oneida Indian Nation and The Iroquois Longhouse Family.
Native American Home Pages This is one of those pages where the first reaction is "Wow, this is just what I have been looking for!" One top graphic (great photo to showcase weaving, Lisa) and the rest is content. Needs a brief TOC to jump down to those sites on the bottem though...
Aloha and Welcome to INTERNET ISLAND!
Stop at "Historic Park" and see if you can locate the only royal palace in America. A must see is the "Birth of Internet Island" Links to Interesting Facts about Hawai`i, Historical Landmark of the Month, The Hawaiian Word of the Week, and Hawaiian Folklore.
Multicultural essays Different Voices, Different Choices -- essays by students in Journalism 150, Fall, 1995.
Hawaii's Cultural Melting Pot by Lane Hirashiki, Racism in Hawaii by Morgana Goble, A Look at Racism by Cathleen Goto, Building the Better Bigot by Harold Chung, When East Meets West by Myong Choe, Who Are the Filipinos?
by Mark Ocampo, Changing Goals of Filipinos by Beverly C. Domingo, Life After Death in the Filipino Culture by Clarine Orodio, Reflections of a Second-Generation Chinese by Willow Chang, My Chinese Grandmother by Johnette Maielua, O Kanega-Naru!, Okinawan Traditions by Lance Nitahara, Growing Up Hapa by Willow Chang, Life in Hawai'i during World War Two by Dorie Coronado, Real Guamanian Recipes by Jaymee Caraval.
Virtual festival of American Folklife Learn about a Lu'au in Hawai'i, watch some of the most beautiful dancing in the world, read about Hawaiian culture, African naming ceremony in US, A Nigerian Yoruba Naming Ceremony in the Washington DC Area, Ewi naming ceremony poem, Photo Gallery, Music/Musica, Exploring Borders, Celebrations/Celebraciones, Language/Lenguaje, Traditional Art/Arte, Occupations/Oficios,
Peace Brigades International, North America Project Provides international human rights observers for
Native American communities in Canada and the United States. Special online reports about project activities.
Chelan and Entiat Information on a book about the Chelan and Entiat, two Northwest Indian bands. It includes sections on the Indian owned Wapato Point located on Lake Chelan in Washington State.
Filipinas Online Features summaries from Print Edition and Online and selected complete articles.
First Nations/First People Issues This site addresses past and present issues of consequence to the
First Nations. See the Wounded Knee...a collection, First Nations Histories (Tsalagi, Mahican, Catawba...) and "In The Spirit of Crazy Horse."
T'S US: A CELEBRATION OF WHO WE ARE IN AMERICA TODAY " Explore the unmatched variety of American
life and the common threads that bind us together as a people. Then get
involved to actively promote diversity and tolerance with the help of Time
Warner's teaching, reading and volunteering resources in the Action Center."
Tlingit Indians of SE Alaska Includes Tlingit artwork, Thumbnail history of the Tlingits, soundfiles, Poetry from "Soulcatcher", Bibliography of texts on the Tlingits, Links to Native Resources on the Web.
Native American Info on the WWW
Links to organizations, newsletters and journals. Soon to come -- biographies, native language, and native literature indexes. An events calendar is included at this site.
American Historical Images on File Comprehensive collection of images of Native American people. The collection is
arranged chronologically from the prehistoric period and the Paleo-Indians to 1990 and the
appointment of R. Richard West as director of the National Museum of the American Indian. The
collection includes information and images which describe the lifeways of various tribes and
include historical entries for particular Indian groups.
Human Studies Film Archives
Collection of approximately eight million feet of original ethnographic film and video.
Native Languages "Keeping Native Languages Alive:
Hawaiians, Eskimos, and Navajos use technology to preserve their cultures" -- by Maureen M. Smith.
Cultural Survival Founded to help indigenous peoples and ethnic groups deal as equals with societies that often, in the name of development and progress, take their lands, natural resources, and their cultural identity.
Welcome to Dreamcatchers
Interesting site but you must have "images" on. No text is supplied at the site. A line-mode or text viewer will not work.
Redhawk Publishing
Native American owned company specializing in publications to educate the public about traditional native american culture and spirituality.
Sunbow 5 Walk for the Earth
Source of information including background, photos, maps
and itinerary for the Sunbow 5 Walk for the Earth. The walk is being guided by traditional Native American elders "...to fulfill understandings that they have carried for thousands of years, and
to unite all the races and religions."
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum Presented from an Indian perspective. Contains but six images, like "Traditional Bear Fetish", "Ghost Dance" and "Hopi Maiden", with a brief description of each. Some have multiple choice questions for the student/viewer who can then submit the answer via a form. Instead of just providing information, this site demonstrated how the WWW can be used as a tool for teaching
Native American Information Arizona site.
Try INDIANnet BBS - telnet indiannet.sdserv.org or 198.247.228.4. "INDIANnet is an Indian-owned and operated nonprofit organization
dedicated to establishing and developing free public access,
computerized information and communications services for American
Indians and Alaskan Natives."
Special Collections High School Page - Native Americans Tradition and Daily Life, Biographies and Ft. Armstrong. A click on "Biographies" revealed a page with about ten interviews with Native Americans. An excellent example of the use of oral history techniques to document the history of Native Americans.
OTA's Native American Resource Page
Links to the Fon du Lac Tribal site and several other tribal homepages. I explored the link to the nation of Hawai`i and visited the Bishop Museum, Iloa Exhibit and Star Navigation. Lots of historical text files, chronologies and pictures in JPG format.
American Indian Central An attempt to centralize information on Native Americans on the Internet.
Arctic Bites Poetry, Inuit writings and newspapaer accounts of Inuit culture. See "The Snow Goose and the Mosquito" or "Caribou Magic" and many others.
American Studies Web
American Studies Web -- Links to Race and Ethnicity, Asian American Studies, Native American Studies, Latino and Chicano Studies, Other Race and Ethnic Resources, African American Studies.
Mexican Migration Project/Proyecto Sobre Migracion Mexicana "What are the causes of Mexico-U.S. migration? How many undocumented Mexicans
settle in the U.S.? What are the consequences of emigration for Mexico? How do
Mexicans fare in the United States? "
Farmworkers' website! A first stop at the site might be Los Braceos -- part of an effort to document the origin of the border farmworkers and their contribution to American society.
The Border "Trace the volatile history of the United States/Mexico
border region with this informative site. Browse
border-related stories, follow an interactive
timeline, view a morphing map showing the changing
border, participate in online forums and access
suggested reading lists."
The Diego Rivera Mural Project
As might be expected, this is a site with high graphic content, but the art is so excellent, you will not mind the brief wait.
On the Mural page, clicking on a graphic of the entire mural generates a larger version of the first graphic. Viewers can also select a panel or segment for viewing details.
Latino USA | Learning Resources ""Taco Bell and Latino Stereotypes" And "An Interview With Dinky The Spokes-Dog. This report by María Martin and the satire by Lalo López and Esteban Zul can stimulate discussion on several topics,
including stereotypes, sensitivity, and the role of advertising." You might also visit POLICE AND LATINOS: ONE COMMUNITY’S STORY and LATINO MUSIC IN REVIEW.
"Americanos: Latino Life" Smithsonian Highlights - Recent feature article. The Smithsonian site has an Email newsletter to inform visitors of new resources. It is well worth the on-line time to browse it when it arrives.
See the sign-up form in the left margin frame.
Enjoy the free on-line articles at the site. When I last visited (6/99) the site featured articles from the May issue:
The Resurrection of the Stones (Ruins of Britain's monasteries that were seized when Henry VIII broke with Rome
Mexican Migration Project/Proyecto Sobre Migracion Mexicana "Retablos and Oral histories alike reveal the degree to which U.S. migration has become a core part of the collective experience of the Mexican people. Working in the United States is now an institutionalized feature of the nation's culture and society."
TeacherSource: In Your Town: Station Spotlights Kicking The Habit: Minority Students Tackle Tobacco.
"Recent studies in California show that ¾ of all
Latino students age 17 and under have smoked at least once; this
number is at least ten percent higher than the general student
population. What's more, 1/3 of all Latino high school students
smoke regularly, and one out of every five Latino eighth graders are
habitual tobacco users."
Hispanic/Latino News Service -- Daily Latino news updates, opinions, and more! Visit the site and try the free RichLink plug-in, which provides immediate translations of words or
phrases in selected English-language opinion pieces. Both the Spanish and English definitions are displayed in pop-up windows. Features daily Latino-interest news from around the web.
CHICO - Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach Umbrella site for a host of programs and web sites, all in the area of diversity.
See the Exhibition, Harlem 1900-1940
for an example of the quality of sites linked to CHICO.. Sugggestion, go to the Exhibit link and read the Introduction for a quick overview. Then visit Our Way of Making Prayers, which features traditional masks and their stories (as told by Yup'ik elders) from collections from around the world.This is a top site in presentation, organization and content.
Sonoma State University Art Gallery "Body/Culture: Chicano Figuration (1990) featured twelve artists (Juana Alicia, Judy Baca, Enrique Chagoya, Eva Garica, Lorraine,
Garcia-Nakata, Rupert Garcia, Carmen Lomas Garza, Frank Lopez-Motnyk, Magu, Jose Montoya, Armando Rascon, and John Valdez) whose
work incorporates the human figure and the many aesthetic, cultural, and political associations such imagery can evoke." Other links/features connect to: Waurá: Drawings of the Waurá Indians (1991) and Shared Experiences/Personal Interpretations: Seven Native American Artists (1993) for issues raised by Native American visual artists of California.
Frontera Magazine Short selections from current and back issues of this print magazine...I was surprised that a Spanish version was not on-line. I looked at one of the on-line articles ("The Gag Comes Off") and sampled the reading level...
"Sustained by the centrifugal force of their pilgrimages from one space to the next, the Latinos of the '90s are stable in their transitory status as intermediaries from one culture to another. For
members of this generation, the journeys from their Latino world to the mainstream world are
second-nature, an intrinsic part of who they are." Difficult for many 9-12 students.
PBS Picks - CAYUTAVILLE CAYUTAVILLE is a documentary airing on PBS, Tuesday, September 1, 1998 (check local listings). The program attempts to reveal "...real people living real lives that are both beautiful and bleak. The film focuses on the experiences of two extended families ....[in] a small village in upstate New York, where the church represents the literal and psychological center of life.
California State Parks: Hispanic Heritage Sites A look at California State Park System units that are related to the Spanish Colonial and Mexican Republic eras of California history, or have other associations that may be
of interest to people concerned with the Hispanic/Mexican heritage of California.
La Herencia Del Norte - Hispanic Heritage Magazine A "...quarterly
magazine that highlights New Mexico's Hispanic culture, both past and present. Current issues and trends that directly affect Hispanics in the state are also covered. The magazine's editorial focus is dedicated to the
preservation of the Hispanic culture of New Mexico and the Southwest."
Hopscotch Contents Web preview of a new quarterly journal (to start November 1998) and published by Duke University Press. The first regular issue of the journal will include articles on Hollywood depictions of Latinos, the pitfalls of the Brazilian Left, Latino percussions, Julio Iglesias, and the controversy over Spanglish.
SEDL - New Items The Texas public schools have joined forces with the cultural ministry of a
country overseas to improve and expand the teaching of language and culture.
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Gala Provides access to the The Educational Quarterly (aimed at high school students, parents and educators), which provides
college profiles and access information on the attainment of higher education for Hispanic
students. The site also links to valuable scholarship search information and information on Internships and Fellowships for Latino students. Finally, the page offers a PDF file on the 1997-98 National Directory of Hispanic Organizations to download.
¡del Corazón! Featuring the National Museum of American Art's collection of art by Latino
artists and ¡del Corazón!, an interactive, educational webzine for teachers and students.
Amigos Home Page See "Carmen Says" for unique problems people of diverse cultures face as they adapt to life in the United States.
TM: The Story Of Their Lives, Page 1 Here is a great sample from the Teacher Magazine Web, an essay from Greg Michie's recently completed book about his first years of teaching. How "...five Latino girls bonded over a book about their world."
SCORE: I Am Joaquin An introduction to the Chicano Power Movement through its literature.
Education World (tm) - Lesson Planning A ".. piñata full of activities that will help teachers focus attention on the contributions of people of Hispanic heritage to the history of the United States."
Border Studies Web Site Literature and Culture in the Americas by Paul Jay/Loyola University Chicago. A Web page for a university course, but a unique and special topic. Table of Contents: Introductory Essays ("Critical Theory, American Literature, and Border Studies" and "Human Interaction in the Mexico-Texas Borderlands"), General Bibliography (Displacing Borders: A Bibliography), Menu of Electronic Resources(The Conquest of the Americas, Hispanic Borderlands Indigenous Cultures, Diaspora and Migration, The Caribbean), Academic Programs. Stop at the Border Studies Exhibitions before you exit.
The Hispanic Child In this Issue | Fields of Dreams | Two Worlds in One Classroom | Citizens of the World | Great Expectations | Families First | Growing Teachers | High Sights | In the Library | Research Review | Parent Power | Diamonds in the Rough.
Bilingual/Latino Elementary School Resources on the Internet Art, Music, & Dance (with links to Mexicanos/Mexican Painters, Songs and Hispanic/Latino Music and Dance Links), History & Culture (links to Spanish Language Activities and information about the Maya collected by a network of Elementary Classrooms and links to information on Hispanics in the world history), Recipes from la Universidad de Guadelajara and Bilingual Recipes - recipes shared by high school students in Edinburg, Texas), Spanish Lessons, Spanish Speaking Countries, Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC) at the University of Texas, Mexican Colonial Cities, Stories and Poetry ( Bilingual Folktales Stories and poetry - written by students in Edinburg, Texas (English/Espanol), Teacher & Cybrarian Gateway, Art & Virtual Museums and load more! This could be one of the better sites for bilingual education as well.
Pan-American Latino Society A student and community service club dedicated to promote cultural awareness. Members come from various ethnicities ranging from the countries of South America to the Carribean but also includes anyone interested in learning more "...about the Latino society, the dance-crazed music of Merengue and the exotic and sensuous Salsa."
The Cuban American Media Web Analyses of contemporary Latin and Latino cultural identity inpatria and diaspora cultures throughout the Americas. See the Digital Film and Hypertextual Essay Exhibit.
The Mexican Museum, San Francisco Latino arts and art education
" The Museum collects, exhibits and promotes the visual expression of the Mexicano peoples and symbolizes the common cultural heritage shared by our Latino communities."