A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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Land and Native American Cultures: A Resource Guide for Teachers, Readings, Activities, and Sources, Grades 9-12
by Donelle Blubaugh, Betty Belanus, Olivia Cadaval
$35.00
Subjects: Beliefs and Spirituality; Ritual and Ceremony; Native American Culture; Ecology and Environment; Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: Arizona; Alaska; Peru; Bolivia; Ecuador;

http://www.folklife.si.edu/explore/Resources/Tools/tools_land.html

An educational kit, published by the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, to teach students about Native American land use among the Hopi of Arizona; the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian of Alaska; and the Aymara and Quechua of Bolivia and Peru. Topics discussed include crafts, subsistence, mythology, and ritual. The kit includes a teacher/student guide, photographs, resource listing, and actitvity questions. Suitable for grades 9-12. To order, go to: www.folkways.si.edu

Published by:
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Mail Order Dept. 0607
Washington, DC 20073-0607
800/410-9815

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Learn-Ed Nations Inventory: A Tool for Improving Schools with American Indian and Alaska Native Students
by Steven Nelson
free
Subjects: Native American Culture;
Locations: Alaska; United States;

http://www.nwrel.org/free/index.asp

An inventory form is provided for educators to determine to what extent American Indians and Alaska Natives are being served in school. It may be used to document progress or refocus efforts. A helpful resource list is provided.

Published by:
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204
503/275-9500

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Indivisible
by Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
free
Subjects: Native American Culture; Maritime Culture; Documentation and Field Research; Mexican American Culture; Immigration and Migration;
Locations: Alaska; Arizona; California; Colorado; Florida; Haiti; Montana; New Mexico; New York (State); North Carolina; South Carolina; South Carolina; Texas; Utah;

http://www.indivisible.org/resources.htm

This is a companion educator's guide to the Center's documentary project "Indivisible: Stories of American Community." Included is a written foreword by Ray Suarez entitled "Local Heroes Changing America." There are also brief descriptions of some "Indivisible" communities, including Alaskan fishing communities; an alternative federal credit union in Ithaca, New York; Haitian Citizens Police Academy in Delray Beach, Florida; CHALK (communities in Harmony Advocating for Learning and Kids) in San Francisco; Navajo Lifeways in Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado; Eau Claire Community of Shalom in North and South Carolina; Handmade in America Revitalization Project in Western North Carolina; Midwifery practice and doula service, Stony Brook, New York; Proyecto Azteca in San Juan, Texas; Southwest Youth Collaborative in Chicago; the Village of Arts and Humanities in Philadelphia; and Yaak Valley Forest Community in Montana. Also included in the kit is Document Vol. 3:1 featuring articles on place and displacement.

Published by:
Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University
1317 West Pettigrew Street
Durham, NC 27705
919/660-3663

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Alaskool Curricula
by various authors
free
Subjects:
Locations: Alaska;

http://www.alaskool.org/curriculumindx.html

This is a collection of ready-to-use curricula from Alaskool, most of which introduce students to some of the native peoples of Alaska. There are also some curricula involving the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. The guides on this site are meant for a variety of grade levels, all include readings, lesson plans, activities and further resources; many also include online streaming video and/or audio.

Published by:
Institute of Social and Economic Research, U Alaska, Anchorage
3211 Providence Dr.
Anchorage, AK 99508
907/786-7710