Hello all!
I just learned about a cool website called "Indigenous Geography." It
describes six Native communities in the Western Hemisphere. The site is
in English and Spanish and has sections on language where you can
compare words
in English, Spanish, and the native language.
~Jennifer Alkezweeny Portland Community College Service-Learning
Coordinator www.pcc.edu/servicelearning
"One should guard against preaching to young people success in the
customary form as the main aim in life. The most important motive for
work in school and in life is pleasure in work, pleasure in its result,
and the knowledge
of the value of the result to the community." ~Einstein
Indigenous Geography/Geografía Indígena, a
bilingual electronic initiative of the National Museum of
the American Indian (NMAI), welcomes visitors to a virtual
world where they are introduced to environmental and
geographic origins of cultures, in the words of indigenous
community members.
Photographs, sound clips, narration, and geographic
data—provided in collaboration with Native communities of
the Western Hemisphere—present a larger view of indigenous
ways of life, and issues affecting indigenous people today.
Essays by community members address the themes of community,
economy, ritual, seasons, origins, the living world, place,
and family.
Indigenous Geography/Geografía Indígena features
the Native voice, offering a comparative glossary of 100
words in English, Spanish, and a variety of Native
languages. In addition, there are resources and links to
community websites and objects from the museum’s collection.
Of special interest to educators, Indigenous Geography /
Geografía Indígena includes curriculum guides for
each community profile. Each community profile offers
educational materials for grades 4–8 and 9–12. In addition,
introductory lessons assist educators in teaching
multiculturalism and in recognizing the similarities among
communities.
"The spread of evil is the symptom of a
vacuum. whenever evil wins, it is only by default: by the
moral failure of those who evade the fact that there can be
no compromise on basic principles."
Ayn Rand
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