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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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February
2015 - Volume 13 Number 2
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Favorite
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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Support
Skwomesh Language House
The Skwomesh Language Academy creates online practice exercises,
instructional videos, & private classes of the Skwomesh
Language. To learn our language through our online videos,
make a donation to our academy through our Patreon campaign.
Every week, every month, all the time we are creating language
lessons, how to say videos, and more.
http://squamishlanguage.com/blog/project/patreon/
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A
New Hope for a New Wild
A New Hope for a New Wild is a fresh online experience that
showcases our hope for the future. The New Wild is a place where
we are finding ways for people and nature to flourish together
-- and where saving nature means saving ourselves.
http://www.nature.org/new-wild/index.htm?src=e.nature&lu=3705271?2 |
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The
Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program
ANSEP™ has evolved into a longitudinal education model
that provides a continuous string of components beginning with
students in sixth grade and on through high school, into science
and engineering undergraduate degree programs and through graduate
school to the PhD.
http://www.ansep.net |
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FIRST
NATIONS FILMS
Since 1998, First Nations Films creates and distributes award-winning
television documentary films for, by and about Indigenous people
- Sharing Our Stories! Our exclusive programs are distributed
to broadcasters, schools, libraries, universities and other
individuals and institutions throughout the world.
http://www.firstnationsfilms.com |
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Hopi
Katsina Carvings by Mavasta Honyouti
It has been an extraordinary year and much more is to come.
In the coming months, Mavasta will feature his unique work at
various Native American Indian Art markets and museums.This
December, at the Pueblo Grande Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, Mavasta
will be the featured artist where he will showcase new work
alongside renown Native artists.
http://www.mhonyouti.com/ |
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Password
Safety
Over the years, as the Internet usage has grown, and
cyber-threats have increased, so has the need for more
stringent passwords. Are your password habits out of
date? Here are the basic rules of password safety: never
reuse a password, never put personal info in a password,
make them long, don’t use words you can find in
a dictionary, use a variety of character types and cases,
keep them secure, and don’t share them. For more
tips on teaching password safety to kids, here is this
week’s crop of website recommendations.
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Connect
Safely: Tips for Strong Passwords
"A strong password is your first line of defense against
intruders and imposters." Connect Safely offers fourteen
password tips three ways: as an article, a slideshow,
and as a shareable, printable PDF. They also bring up
an excellent conundrum for parents: "... if you do ask
your children for their passwords, make sure they understand
that this is a rare exception to the 'do not share password'
rule."
http://www.connectsafely.org/tips-to-create-and-manage-strong-passwords/
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Cyberbullying.us:
Tips for Teens: Password Safety
This printable PDF of ten password tips for teens from
the Cyberbullying Research Center includes this excellent
advice: "Do not type passwords on devices that you do
not own, control, or fully trust." This means that the
computer in the library or cyber café is best used
for casual Web surfing, and not for "logging into your
online accounts."
http://www.cyberbullying.us/Top_Ten_Teen_Tips_Passwords.pdf
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Microsoft:
Teach Kids Online Security Basics
When you are little, it can be really, really hard to
keep your password secret! "According to a study by Teen
Angels of Wired Safety.org, 75 percent of 8- to 9-year
olds shared passwords with someone else, and 66 percent
of girls in grades 7 to 12 said they shared their password
with someone else." This Microsoft list is very helpful.
In addition to password safety, it also includes rules
for using social media to share with your kids.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/family-safety/childsafety-internet.aspx
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NetSmartzKids:
The Password Rap
LOL! This password safety message from NetSmartzKids is
delivered as a two-minute rap song video. "Password protects
your information, like your home phone number, your age
and location. You have to choose one, you have to conceal
it. Nobody can guess it. Nobody can steal it."
http://www.netsmartzkids.org/LearnWithClicky/ThePasswordRap
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Password
Day
"Treat every day like it's Password Day. 90% of all
passwords are vulnerable. It takes 5 minutest to go
from hackable to uncrackable." Created by Intel, Password
Day is my Password Safety pick of the week because of
its modern design, Password Pledges, and the Password
Blaster game. Made from real passwords leaked by hackers,
type to blast the world's worst passwords. And if you
see your password, "it's a good sign you need to change
it!"
https://passwordday.org/en/
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Battle
of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans (Dec 24, 1814 – Jan 8,
1815) was the last battle of the War of 1812. American
troops were led to victory over the British by Major
General Andrew Jackson, whose battlefield success and
increased recognition helped him become the seventh
President of the United States in 1829.
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The
Battle of New Orleans 2015
Even if you're not in New Orleans to join in the celebrations
commemorating the Bicentennial of the Battle of New Orleans
(1815-2015), you can still use these online educational
resources. Best clicks are Who's Who in the Battle, and
the Battle Story (look for them under Education Resources).
There is also a PDF with curriculum ideas for teachers
(on the front page.)
http://www.battleofneworleans2015.com |
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Eyewitness
to History: Battle of New Orleans, 1815
Visit Eyewitness to History to read an anonymous soldier's
account of the fighting which was first published in The
Louisiana Historical Quarterly, January, 1926. "When the
smoke had cleared away and we could obtain a fair view
of the field, it looked, at the first glance, like a sea
of blood. It was not blood itself which gave it this appearance
but the red coats in which the British soldiers were dressed."
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/battleofneworleans.htm
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History:
Battle of New Orleans
"In the bloody Battle of New Orleans, future President
Andrew Jackson and a motley assortment of militia fighters,
frontiersmen, slaves, Indians and even pirates weathered
a frontal assault by a superior British force, inflicting
devastating casualties along the way. The victory vaulted
Jackson to national stardom, and helped foil plans for
a British invasion of the American frontier." Learn more
with an illustrated, hyperlinked account of the Battle,
along with several short videos.
http://www.history.com/topics/battle-of-new-orleans
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History
Central: Battle of New Orleans
"At the last minute Jackson positioned his reserve troops
at the exact spot the British were planning to aim their
assault. As dawn broke, the British began their assault.
The British soldiers gallantly attacked, but the Americans
were too prepared and their artillery wreaked havoc on
the advancing British." History Central offers a video
showing the troop movements on a map of New Orleans, along
with a short synopsis of the battle action.
http://www.historycentral.com/1812/NewOrleans.html
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History
of New Orleans: Battle of New Orleans Timeline
This Battle of New Orleans timeline starts in 1803,
when the US and France agreed to transfer Louisiana
to the Americans, and ends in April, 1815 when Andrew
Jackson left New Orleans. There is also an excellent
teacher PDF that includes classroom handouts and a few
quizzes about the Battle of New Orleans. To find it,
click on Education, then choose Lesson Plans.
http://www.hnoc.org/BNO/bno_timeline.html
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Martin
Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) was a Baptist minister
and civil rights leader. In November 1983, President
Reagan signed legislation creating Martin Luther King,
Jr. Day, making it the third national holiday born in
the twentieth century. The first was Veterans Day, created
as a “prayer for peace” in 1926. Memorial
Day came second in 1948. In 1956, Dr. King was awarded
the Nobel Peace Prize. Honor King’s memory with
this online expedition into his life and achievements.
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History:
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. King "was the driving force behind watershed events
such as the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the March on Washington,
which helped bring about such landmark legislation as
the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act
of 1965." Visit for articles, video, speeches and pictures
about Dr. King's life and causes.
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/martin-luther-king-jr
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The
King Center
"Drawing inspiration from both his Christian faith and
the peaceful teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, Dr. King led
a nonviolent movement in the late 1950's and ‘60s
to achieve legal equality for African-Americans in the
United States." The King Center, created in 1968 by King's
widow, Coretta Scott King, is dedicated to the advancement
of King's nonviolent ideals. Best clicks can be found
listed under About (About Dr. King, About Mrs. King),
Learn (Nonviolence Education, Nonviolence Glossary) and
Dreams (View Dreams, Add a Dream).
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MLK
Day of Service
"Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service. Make it a day
ON. Not a day OFF." King was a big proponent of people
from all walks of life coming together to improve their
community. This site encourages community service, with
tips on finding an existing opportunity or starting your
own. Learn how to start a MLK Day of Service project from
scratch, with a downloadable toolkit that includes tips
on publicity, recruiting, and volunteer management. Look
for the link to the Toolkits under the headline Plan.
http://www.nationalservice.gov/special-initiatives/days-service/martin-luther-king-jr-day-service-0
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MLK
Online
MLK Online was created in 1998 by Daniel Moss when he
was just a high-school sophomore. It is well-written,
and a great resource for school reports. It includes a
King biography, a history of the holiday, transcripts
of fifteen speeches, and a page of quotations. Best clicks
are in Multimedia, where you'll find audio, video, and
photos.
http://www.mlkonline.net |
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Seattle
Times: Martin Luther King, Jr.
This Seattle Times special is my pick of the day. It
covers King's life with the usual biography and timeline,
but it shines in the Perspectives section, which includes
Roadways Across America (a look at six streets bearing
King's name), student essays, and class conversations
between four third-grade classes. Finish your visit
by trying the twelve-question civil rights quiz.
http://seattletimes.com/special/mlk/
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Static
Electricity
Has your hair ever stood out from your head after pulling
off a wool cap? That’s the result of static electricity.
In their usual state, the atoms are electrically neutral
because they contain an equal number of positive protons
and negative electrons. But when two materials rub together
(like your hair and your cap) some of the electrons
jump from one thing to the other, creating an electric
charge called static electricity.
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Energy
Story: Resistance and Static Electricity
In addition to the static electricity that occurs between
objects we can hold, lightning is also a form of static
electricity. "Clouds become negatively charged as ice
crystals inside the clouds rub up against each other.
Meanwhile, on the ground, the positive charge increases.
The clouds get so highly charged that the electrons jump
from the ground to the cloud, or from one cloud to another
cloud. This causes a huge spark of static electricity
in the sky that we call lightning."
http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/story/chapter03.html
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PBS
Learning Media: Static Electricity: Snap, Crackle, Jump
In this video from the PBS science show ZOOM, a vinyl
record is rubbed on a wool scarf and then the record "magically"
lifts breakfast cereal right out of its bowl! After watching
the video, click on Support Materials to read an article
about static electricity and more about the experiment
shown in the video. "When rubbed with a wool scarf, the
surface of a vinyl record picks up extra electrons from
the scarf. If the charged record is placed over puffy
rice cereal, the electrically neutral cereal pieces become
polarized. Because opposite charges attract, the negatively
charged record lifts the positively charged ends of the
cereal pieces."
http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.mfe.zsnap/static-electricity-snap-crackle-jump/
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PhET:
Balloons and Static Electricity
This interactive experiment from the University of Colorado
at Boulder shows the effect of rubbing a balloon against
a wool sweater. You can do the experiment with one or
two balloons, add a wall to your experiment, and change
which of the charges are displayed. Be sure to move your
charged balloons around between the sweater and the wall,
and watch what happens.
https://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/balloons-and-static-electricity/latest/balloons-and-static-electricity_en.html
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Science
Made Simple: Static Electricity
"Did you ever hear the saying that opposites attract?
Well, it's true. Two things with opposite, or different
charges (a positive and a negative) will attract, or pull
towards each other. Things with the same charge (two positives
or two negatives) will repel, or push away from each other."
Science Made Simple is my static-electricity pick of the
day because of the depth of its coverage. Be sure to visit
all three pages by following the Read More link at the
bottom. The third page includes three static electricity
experiments you can do at home.
http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/static.html
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ScienceNetLinks:
Introducing Static Electricity
"The number of electrons in an atom — ranging from
one up to about 100 — matches the number of charged
particles, or protons, in the nucleus, and determines
how the atom will link to other atoms to form molecules."
Although written for teachers, ScienceNetLinks includes
plenty good info for students, including two activities:
Stuck-Up Balloon and Dancing Balloon.
http://sciencenetlinks.com/lessons/static-electricity-2/
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Apollo
8
Apollo 8 launched December 21, 1968 as part of President
Kennedy’s space challenge to put a man on the moon
in the sixties. Apollo 8 was the first human space flight
to leave Earth’s orbit and to reach and orbit around
the Moon. Astronauts Frank Borman, James Lovell, and
William Anders were the first humans to see Earth from
deep space, and the photo they captured of the Earth
rising above the Moon has become famous.
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Lunar
and Planetary Institute: Apollo 8 Mission
In addition to its research role, the Lunar and Plantetary
Institute is also charged with education and public outreach
to "engage families, educators and students in space science."
Their Apollo 8 materials include a mission overview, mission
activities, and a photo gallery. "The Apollo 8 mission
took 7 days and included 10 orbits around the Moon. Almost
without exception, spacecraft systems operated as intended."
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NASA:
Apollo 8: Christmas at the Moon
On Christmas eve, December 24, 1968, Apollo 8 had a live
television broadcast showing pictures of the Earth and
the Moon. Visit this NASA site to view their Christmas
message, which included a recitation of the first ten
verses of Genesis. At the end of their mission on Christmas
Day, astronaut Lowell gave a shout-out to St. Nick, when
he radioed to Mission Control, "Roger, please be informed
there is a Santa Claus."
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/history/features/apollo_8.html#.VJ7UeACDWg |
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NASA
SVS: Earthrise: The 45th Anniversary
The NASA Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS)
released a video last year that recreates the first earthrise
as seen from Apollo 8. "The visualization draws on numerous
historical sources, including the actual cloud pattern
on Earth from the ESSA-7 satellite and dozens of photographs
taken by Apollo 8, and it reveals new, historically significant
information about the Earthrise photographs." It is a
must see!
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=4129 |
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Smithsonian
National Air and Space Museum: Apollo 8
"An important prelude to actually landing on the Moon
was testing the flight trajectory and operations for getting
there and back. Apollo 8 did this and achieved many other
firsts including the first manned mission launched on
the Saturn V, first manned launch from NASA's new Moonport,
first pictures taken by humans of the Earth from deep
space, and first live TV coverage of the lunar surface."
Look in the left-hand vertical menu to explore Apollo
8 Facts, Crew, and Images.
http://airandspace.si.edu/explore-and-learn/topics/apollo/apollo-program/orbital-missions/apollo8.cfm |
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TIME:
Apollo 8: First Broadcast from the Moon
"The Apollo 8 mission was a bright spot at the end of
an otherwise bleak 1968. America watched in awe as astronauts
broadcast live pictures from the moon." This five-minute
video gives perspective to the accomplishments of the
Apollo 8 mission, and includes clips from the astronauts
themselves as they look back on the momentous mission.
http://content.time.com/time/video/player/0,32068,5716074001_1868661,00.html
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STAR
Students And Teachers Against Racism
announces their new website that offers insight into the Native
American perspective to teachers and educators.
http://www.racismagainstindians.org/
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Changing
Winds Advocacy Center
Through presentations, classroom sessions, curriculum, fund
raising, charitable works, and multi-media efforts, we seek
to raise public awareness of the stereotyping, discrimination,
racism and other unique situations facing Native Americans.
http://changingwinds.org/
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