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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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June 2021 - Volume
19 Number 6
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Favorite
Web Sites
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collected
by Paul and Vicki
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The
National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition
Our Mission: To lead in the pursuit of understanding and addressing
the ongoing trauma created by the US Indian Boarding School
policy.
https://boardingschoolhealing.org |
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Aleutian
Pribilof Islands Association
Our Mission
- To provide self-sufficiency an independence
of the Unangan/Unangas by advocacy, training, technical
assistance and economic enhancement;
- To assist in meeting the health,
safety and well-being needs of each Unangan/Unangas community;
- To promote, strengthen and ensure
the unity of the Unangan; and
- To strengthen and preserve Unangax
cultural heritage.
https://www.apiai.org
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Salish
Kootenai College
The mission of Salish Kootenai College is to provide quality
post-secondary educational opportunities and support for Native
Americans, locally and from throughout the United States, to
achieve their academic and career goals. The College will perpetuate
the cultures of the Selis, Ksanka, and Qlispe peoples.
The College will impact its community through service and research.
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Eric
Carle
Best known for The Very Hungry Caterpillar,
Eric Carle (June 25, 1929 May 23, 2021) was a
childrens book author and illustrator. Learn about
his collage techniques and view his colorful artwork
at todays website picks.
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The
Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art: Online Resources
"The only full-scale museum of its kind in the United
States, The Carle collects, preserves, presents, and celebrates
picture books and picture book illustrations from around
the world." If you can't make it to Amherst, MA,
you can enjoy the museum through its online resources.
These include an exhibition of current work by illustrators
showing what they were working on during the pandemic,
and a collection of childhood drawings from nineteen grown-up
artists.
https://www.carlemuseum.org/content/online-resources
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Judy
Newman at Scholastic: The Very Creative Eric Carle
"Eric Carle seems to know many bugs who have very
intense emotionsfrom a very busy spider and a very
hungry caterpillar to a very quiet cricket and a very
lonely firefly. But most of all, Eric knows what delights
his millions of readers all over the globe!" Learn
seven fun facts about Eric Carle including fact number
six: even at age 91, Carle published at least one book
a year. In 2020, he released two: "Baby Bear, Baby
Bear, What Do You See?" and " Polar Bear, Polar
Bear, What Do You Hear?"
http://www.judynewmanatscholastic.com/blog/2020/12/author-eric-carle/
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NPR:
The Art of Eric Carle
This three minute video features Eric Carle narrating
a slide show displaying scenes from his art studio and
artwork from his books. "My books, I treat each page
as a poster. Most of it is front or side view without
perspective." In it he explains his attraction to
color, and answers a common question from kids: What's
your favorite color?
https://www.npr.org/2007/07/15/11889867/eric-carles-colorful-world-of-childrens-books
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The
Official Eric Carle Website
"Born in Syracuse, New York, in 1929, Eric Carle
moved with his parents to Germany when he was six years
old; he was educated there, and graduated from the prestigious
art school, the Akademie der bildenden Künste, in
Stuttgart." Visit his official website for a biography,
a book list, games and coloring pages. My favorite clicks
are the Media Gallery and the Resources section, where
you'll find answers to frequently asked questions.
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Scholastic:
Eric Carle Author Study
This one-page author study from Scholastic starts with
a video trailer for "The Very Hungry Caterpillar."
Next up is a short biography, followed by cross-curriculum
Learning Activities that connect art, science and math
with Carle's work. "Eric Carle prepares his own
colored tissue papers to use for his illustrations.
He is able to produce different textures by using various
brushes to splash, spatter and fingerpaint acrylic paints
onto thin tissue papers."
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/articles/teaching-content/eric-carle-author-study/
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