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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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May 2018 - Volume
16 Number 5
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Favorite
Web Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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Nursing
Career Guide
This website as a platform
that offers detailed information about Nurses and various Nursing
Careers. It could be a one-stop solution for all the queries
related to Nursing Profession. From best schools to licensure
procedure, salaries in different states of U.S. to job outlook
and job description, Education Requirements, Duties and their
responsibilities, Work Settings and Cost of Course, you get
it all over here.
https://www.allnursejobdescriptions.com/ |
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Center
for Native American Youth
Our vision is for all Native American youth to lead full and
healthy lives, to have equal access to opportunity, and to draw
strength from their culture and inspire one another. The Center
for Native American Youth is a national advocacy organization
working to improve the health, safety, and overall well-being
of Native American youth ages 24 and under.
http://www.cnay.org |
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Walmart
Foundation
It’s our mission to create opportunities so people can
live better. We consider it our responsibility to make a positive
impact in the communities we serve. Whether it’s through
the grants we provide to the thousands of organizations that
share our mission or through the inspiring volunteer efforts
of Walmart associates, we are passionate about helping people
live better. One community at a time.
http://giving.walmart.com/foundation
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Bay
Area Book Festival
The Bay Area is teeming with readers, writers, creators, and
thinkers. We have harnessed the power of this community to create
one of the premier literary festivals in the world. The Festival
is a two-day event complete with literary sessions presenting
top authors from this region, the nation, and the world, along
with an outdoor fair with hundreds of literary exhibitors. We
also offer events for kids and writing contests. We even have
a mini film festival — a series of ten films on literature
— with BAMPFA. We transform vibrant Downtown Berkeley into
a literary utopia where readers of all ages and interests can
find kindred spirits.
https://www.baybookfest.org |
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Association
of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums
ATALM is an international non-profit organization that maintains
a network of support for indigenous programs, provides culturally
relevant programming and services, encourages collaboration
among tribal and non-tribal cultural institutions, and articulates
contemporary issues related to developing and sustaining the
cultural sovereignty of Native Nations.
http://www.atalm.org |
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Salish
School of Spokane
The mission of the Salish School of Spokane is to create a vibrant
community of fluent speakers of Interior Salish languages by
providing Salish language instruction to children and by empowering
parents and families to speak Salish in their daily lives.
http://www.salishschoolofspokane.org/home.html |
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The
Notah Begay III Foundation
NB3 Foundation is an award-winning, national Native American
nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing Native American
childhood obesity and type-2 diabetes. NB3 Foundation invests
in evidence-based, community-driven and culturally rooted programs
that promote healthy weight, active living and healthy nutrition,
ensuring healthy futures for Native American children and their
families.
http://www.nb3foundation.org |
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Keres
Children Learning Center
The Keres Children Learning Center
(KCLC), a Montessori preschool that immerses students in the
oral Cochiti Keres language, opened its doors in 2012. For several
years prior, tribal leaders, education experts and local families
worked with co-founders Trisha Moquino and Olivia Coriz to plan
and shape a school that would match their vision.
http://www.kclcmontessori.org/ |
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Virginia
Mathews Memorial Scholarship
The purpose of the Virginia Mathews Memorial Scholarship shall
be to provide tuition to an American Indian individual who lives
and works in the American Indian community, and who is enrolled,
or has been accepted and will enroll, in a master’s degree
program at a university with a library and/or information sciences
program accredited by the American Library Association.
https://ailanet.org/awards/scholarships/ |
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Driver’s
Ed
When calculated on a per-mile basis,
teens are four times more likely to crash than older drivers.
Worse yet, car accidents are the leading cause of death for
American teens. On a more positive note, many organizations
have created free online resources to help teens drive safer.
Here are my picks.
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Allstate
Parent-Teen Driving Agreement
"Talking to your teen about the rules of the road isn't
necessarily easy, but it is important." To guide your conversation,
Allstate has create a downloadable Parent-Teen Driving Contract.
Choose your state, then download the agreement. It includes
blank space for you and your teen to write in your own agreements
and consequences. Other resources include a parent's tip sheet
and up-to-date research on teen driving statistics.
https://www.allstatefoundation.org/teen_safe_driving_parent_resources.html
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Driving
Skills for Life: Students
"According to the most recent data from the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, almost 6,000 teens lost their
lives in 2006 due to vehicle crashes. Driving Skills for Life
aims to reduce the number of teen vehicle crashes in America."
Sponsored by Ford, the learning module covers road hazards,
vehicle handling, space management and speed management with
videos, quizzes, and games. Teacher materials include a Leader's
Guide with discussion questions and a Tool Kit with ideas for
producing a high school driving safety day or event.
https://www.drivingskillsforlife.com |
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Impact
Teen Drivers
Founded in 2007 by California firefighters and teachers, Impact
Teen Drivers aims to spread driver safety through education.
"And of the 5,500 teenagers killed in car accidents last
year; 75 percent of the accidents had nothing to do with drugs
or alcohol. Text messaging, eating, applying makeup and adjusting
music are among the main killers." Best clicks are the
photo galleries (most are pretty graphic), tips for teen (16
Tips You Already Knew), and the Probability Wheel (which will
show you how much certain driving behaviors increase the probability
of an accident.)
http://impactteendrivers.org |
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Power
of Youth
"You may know some teens who drink. You may even have tried
it yourself. But the truth is three out of four teens don't
drink. That means the majority is staying alcohol free until
21! Learn the truth about teens and alcohol." This teen
site is sponsored by MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers). Visit
for a downloadable pamphlet about the dangers of driving drunk,
and for ways you can "use your power to take a stand."
http://www.powerofyouth.com |
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Teen
Driving
Run by a mother-son team, Eileen and Ryan. Teen Driving got
its start in 1994 "in response to several very serious
accidents at Ryan's high school, Glenelg. Sadly, our community
lost 3 students and a teacher in car accidents over a 4-year
period, and there were many other serious accidents that resulted
in injury." Highlights include driving tips, and info
about buying and financing a car.
http://teendriving.com
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Children's
Books
Whether choosing books for avid readers or finding titles
for reluctant readers, these websites are sure to help. In
addition to book reviews, they offer games, printable worksheets,
author bios and an opportunity for kids to interact with others
who love the same books they do.
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HarperCollins:
Children's Books
Discover books, authors, and illustrators through games, videos
and contests at the kids portal of publisher HarperCollins Children's.
My favorite click is Book Finder, where you can preview over
10,500 books. The browseable and searchable books are organized
by genre, series, category, authors, illustrators, and age range.
http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/Kids/ |
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Random
House Children's Books
The official site for kids books at Random House is divided
into age groups: Babies & Toddlers, Beginning Readers, Intermediate
Readers, and Young Adults. The front page is scrollable (this
is not immediately apparent), so while the first slide recommends
one book for each age category, if you scroll down, you'll find
lots and lots of featured books, along with links to each category
archive.
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Reading
Rockets: Award Winners
Reading Rockets provides links to current winners of the Newbery
Medal, Caldecott Medal, Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award,
and Pura Belpré Illustrator Award, but that's not all.
Scroll down below the winning books, and you'll find links to
even more children's book awards, including (but not limited
to) the Geisel Awards, Wilder Awards, and Boston Globe's Horn
Book Awards.
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Scholastic.com
Scholastic features popular books, online games, and message
boards based on hit series such as Captain Underpants and Goosebumps.
Click through to the books section, and choose your favorite
genre, such as Fantasy, Funny, Adventure, or Mystery. Many of
the book detail pages include printable activity sheets, and
book trailers.
https://www.scholastic.com/kids/home/ |
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TIME:
100 Best Children's Books of All Time
Presented as slide show, TIME presents its list of 100 best
children's books of all time. In the opening paragraph there
is also a link to the corresponding list for young adult books.
After the slide show is a reader poll for best children's
book. I voted for Goodnight Moon. Which children's book is
your favorite?
http://time.com/100-best-childrens-books/
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Earthquakes
As a Californian, my life has been punctuated by earthquakes.
My earliest temblor memory is the 1971 Sylmar quake. On that
auspicious day I began my first job as a high school graduate.
In the 1994 Northridge earthquake, my mother lost the house
I grew up in. Perhaps the rest of the country wonders why
we live here, but at least our quakes deter some from moving
here.
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American
Red Cross: Earthquake Safety
"Forty-five U.S. states and territories are at moderate
to very high risk of earthquakes. Learn what to do to keep
your loved ones safe." Although not specifically written
for kids, this preparedness guide has good, simple advice
for everyone: how to prepare, how to stay safe indoors or
out, and what to do after a quake.
http://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/earthquake
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Ducksters:
Earthquakes
"Earthquakes happen when two large pieces of the Earth's
crust suddenly slip. This causes shock waves to shake the
surface of the Earth in the form of an earthquake." Ducksters
offers an introduction to basic earthquake science, including
a description of foreshocks, aftershocks, seismic waves, epicenters,
and hypocenters.
http://www.ducksters.com/science/earthquakes.php
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Easy
Science for Kids: Earthquakes and Why They Happen
Easy Science explains why earthquakes happen and includes
earthquake vocabulary and fun facts. "Alaska has more
earthquakes than any other U.S. state. It has experienced
over 12,000 earthquakes in the last 30 years. Alaska is followed
by California, Hawaii, Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming,
Montana and Utah."
http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-earthquakes/
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Exploratorium:
Life Along the Faultline
Life Along the Faultline offers earthquake science, advances
in structural engineering, personal perspectives, and a look
back to the great San Francisco shake of 1906. Best click
for students and teachers is Activities in the lower left-hand
corner. I especially liked the Cookie Subduction experiment.
http://www.exploratorium.edu/faultline/
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USGS
Earthquakes for Kids
U.S. Geological Survey is a government agency that provides
science information for earthquake loss reduction. Kids should
visit their site for earthquake science, earthquake facts,
and science fair ideas. My favorite clicks are the interactive
picture book and glossary: Earthquake ABCs, and the cool earthquake
animations.
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
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