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Archaeology

Biographies
Information on the lives of significant anthropologists written by anthropology students and give overviews of the careers and contributions to the field.
Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology

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Creative Applications
Censored: Wielding the Red Pen
MSF-USA: Visit a Refugee Camp
A curriculum developed by Doctors Without Borders/M�decins Sans Fronti�res (MSF) to accompany an educational outdoor exhibit A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City, appearing in New York, New Jersey, and Los Angeles in the fall of 2000. 39 million people worldwide live as refugees or as internally displaced people (IDPs). "The curriculum is divided into 8 units that encourage students to think about a variety of issues that affect the lives of refugees: how refugee camps are set up; how food, water and sanitation are handled in the camps; how disease is prevented in such crowded, unsanitary settings; the tensions tha can arise between refugees and local populations; and finally how it feels to be a refugee." Visitors have the option of downloading single lessons or a single large PFD file .

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Diversity Sources
American West : Multicultural Perspectives
Ethnicity of Students and Staff in Wisconsin Public Schools, 1974-1975
Featuring information on the ethnic background of students, professional and non-professional staffs in Wisconsin public schools, 1974-1975.
ethnicdb
Network of Educators on the Americas/Teaching for Change Multicultural Resources
Selected African American Artists at the National Gallery of Art
American Identity
"This material aims to sensitize students to issues of cultural identity and to enhance their knowledge of the historical and political circumstances underlying differing attitudes about ethnicity, heritage, and identity in the United States." Four lessons were on display when I visited: Immigration and the United States: Who are We, Images of America, Contemporary Art from Bicultural Perspectives, Bicultural Portraits andTransnational Identities
Barahona Center for Study of Books in Spanish
�del Coraz�n!
Art by Latino artists from the National Museum of American Art.
Browse the Modern English Collection -- Electronic Text Center
A Celebration of Women Writers
Urbanity Home Page
PBS TeacherSource - Social Studies
See the feature on HOMELAND, which tells the story of four Native American families on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. "Surrounded by poverty, substandard housing, alcoholism and health problems, these Lakota Sioux families teach each other about honoring the Lakota tradition, sharing within tribal communities and peaceful co-existence with the earth. They demonstrate how their strong spirituality has survived, despite over 100 years of strife and broken treaties with the United States government." The program is scheduled to air on Thursday, November 16, 2000 (10-11:00 pm) The companion site provides more information about the families featured in the film and was showing four lessons:
"LESSON ONE: Healing A critical examination of the recorded history of the United States in its relationship with the Sioux Nation. For grades 6-12.
LESSON TWO: Addressing Housing Needs A look at how to address the needs of a distressed society through an exploration of housing and homelessness. For grades 8-12.
LESSON THREE: Getting at the Truth In order to answer the question of who should take responsibility for history, student will look at South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission and debate the pros and cons of such an approach for the United States. For grades 9-12.
LESSON FOUR: Saying You're Sorry Looking at Australia's Sorry Day, students will discuss apologies, exploring what they mean and examining how the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs has handled Native Americans throughout history. For grades 6-12."
Welcome to the Rosebud Reservation... Take a Tour with Little Sioux
Native American Documents Project
p i n e r i d g e
A Study and Timeline of the Lakota Nation

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Electronic Texts, Books and Zines
Adobe Free eBooks
Can't beat this price...
ePaper� Center
Prairie Fire Magazine

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Genealogy
civilwarfamilyhistory.com
Ancient Faces - Welcome to AncientFaces.com
Family historians can upload photographs and documents to create a free webpage that preserves their family heritage displays their genealogical research.

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General Guides
iwebquest.com: Discover the Joy of Learning
Unesco sources
OFCN's Academy Curricular Exchange - Social Studies