A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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Borders and Identity
by Betty Belanus, Emily Botein, Olivia Cadaval
$35.00
Subjects: Cajun Culture; Native American Culture; Mexican American Culture; African American Culture; Spanish Language Materials; Geography; History; Holidays; Family Celebrations and Traditions; Chinese American Culture;
Locations: Arizona; California; New Mexico; Texas; Mexico;

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

This bilingual educational kit in Spanish and English, published by the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, includes a video, cultural map, and book. The complexities of life and identity along the U.S./Mexico border are explored, covering history, arts, beliefs, and occupational traditions. For grades 6-12. 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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Masters of the Building Arts: Family Activity Guide
by Betty Belanus, Marjorie Hunt

Subjects: Folk Arts and Material Culture; Vernacular Architecture;
Locations: United States; New Mexico;

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

One of the exhibitions at the 2001 Smithsonian Folklife Festival focused on the building arts. This companion guide, published by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, offers many suggestions for activities such as how to design and build your own gargoyle, how to work with adobe, and how to make terra cotta molds. A building vocabulary glossary is provided.

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

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When the Earth Was Like New: Western Apache Songs & Stories
by Chesley Goseyun Wilson, Ruth Longcor-Harnisch Wilson, Bryan Burton
$29.95
Subjects: Native American Culture; Music;
Locations: Arizona; New Mexico;

http://worldmusicpress.com/whentheearth.htm

Transcriptions of social, traveling, and game songs, and Apache violin pieces, illustrated instructions for making the Apache violin and bamboo flute, as well as historical and cultural backgrounds of the Apache and their music.

Published by:
World Music Press
PO Box 2565
Danbury, CT 06813-2565
203/748-1131

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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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Handmade Planet: Florence Bartlett's Vision for the Museum of International Folk Art
by Laurel Seth and Aurelia Gomez
free
Subjects: Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: New Mexico;

http://www.moifa.org/eventsedu/education/handmadeplanet/intro.html

This unit, designed for the museum's 50th anniveriary, gives a brief history of the museum and overview of the museum's collections. It also includes a vocabulary list and lesson plans for classroom activities, which are correlated to the New Mexico State Content Standards.

Published by:
Museum of International Folk Art
P.O. Box 2087
Santa Fe, NM 87504-2087
505/476-1200