A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

Materials Related to Native American Culture

There are 19 titles in this list.

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Abenaki of Vermont : A Living Culture, with Teacher's Guide
by Vermont Folklife Center
28 minute videotape, 56 pp. teacher's guide, 1996, $35.00
Subjects: History; Geography; Native American Culture; Ecology and Environment; Documentation and Field Research;
Locations: Vermont;

http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/

Video offers an introduction to the persistence of Native American Abenaki traditions in Vermont. The teacher's guide addresses a number of specific state-mandated educational standards, including civic and social responsibility, history and social sciences, biology, environmental science/ecology, writing, research and interviewing skills, and math. The teacher's guide also includes a section on evaluating children's books for anti-Indian bias and an annotated bibliography and resource list.

Published by:
Vermont Folklife Center
PO Box 442
Middlebury, VT 05753
802/388-4964

[ 10 ]
Borders and Identity
by Betty Belanus, Emily Botein, Olivia Cadaval
251 pp. book, video, and cultural map, lesson plans and classroom projects available online, 1996, $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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Cultural Heritage for Innovative Community Outreach
by Online presentation, free
Subjects: African American Culture; African Culture; Asian Culture; Native American Culture; Family Celebrations and Traditions; Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: Indonesia; Africa; Puerto Rico; Michigan;

http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/

Website, sponsored by the Univ of Michigan School of Information, containing many resources on various cultural expressions that could be used in a classroom setting. Includes online presentations, teacher's guides, resource lists, and classroom activities. Site contains a great wealth of information - highly recommended.

Published by:
Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach
,

[ 242 ]
Dressing Up: Children's Clothes from Around the World
by Museum of International Folk Art
free
Subjects: Folk Arts and Material Culture; Native American Culture; Asian Culture;
Locations: China; India; United States;

http://www.moifa.org/eventsedu/education/dressingup/introduction.html

This site contains a short history of children's clothes in the United States, along with pictures and information on children's dress among the Kiowa and Inuit, Chinese hats, and Indian shisha fabric. Also included are two full lesson plans: one on making a Chinese hat and the other on making an intentity collage.

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

[ 89 ]
Florida Music Train
by Laurie Kay Sommers
100 pp. book, map, audio CD, 2002, $50.00
Subjects: Music; Native American Culture; African American Culture; Latin American Culture; Jewish American Culture; Immigration and Migration; Native American Culture;
Locations: Florida;

http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/preservation/folklife/music_train.cfm

Five lesson plans (grades 4-8) for study of language arts and social studies through Florida folk music. Includes a CD with twenty-three selections of Florida music featuring such musicians as bluegrass fiddler, Chubby Wise; Cuban singer, Willie Chirino; klezmer greats, The Epstein Brothers; and others. Published by Florida Folklife Program, it includes a map, bibliographical references and notes to musical selections.

Published by:
Florida Heritage Education Program, Museum of Florida History
500 South Bronough Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250
850/487-1902

[ 209 ]
How The Possum Lost His Tail
by Barbara Pangle and Barbara Duncan
2 pp. lesson plan, 1998, free
Subjects: Native American Culture; Beliefs and Spirituality; Storytelling;
Locations: United States;

http://www.cherokeemuseum.org/html/education_studentteacher.html

Lesson plan based around story as told by Freeman Owle. Intended for K-1 students, but has suggestions for use with older elementary, middle, and high school students.

Published by:
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
PO Box 1599
Cherokee, NC 28719
828-497-3481

[ 176 ]
Indivisible
by Center for Documentary Studies, Duke University
72 pp., 2000, 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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Introducing American Folk Music-Ethnic and Grassroots Traditions in the United States, 2nd Edition
by Kip Lornell
320 pp. book, audio CD, maps, 2002, $44.69
Subjects: Native American Culture; Music; African American Culture; Cajun Culture; Latin American Culture;
Locations: United States;

http://catalogs.mhhe.com/mhhe/viewProductDetails.do?isbn=0072536195

A new edition of Lornell's 1993 book, now packaged with a compact disc. He examines folk and closely related grassroots music, such as gospel, western swing, and folk-rock. Contains photos, curriculum ideas, a new chapter on Hispanic American music, and a thorough overview of traditional American music and its influence on pop music. Very useful for K-12 classrooms as well as for music teachers.

Published by:
McGraw Hill Higher Education
1333 Burr Ridge Parkway
Burr Ridge, IL 60521
630/789-4000

[ 2 ]
Land and Native American Cultures: A Resource Guide for Teachers, Readings, Activities, and Sources, Grades 9-12
by Donelle Blubaugh, Betty Belanus, Olivia Cadaval
178 pp. book and 25 slides, 1997, $35.00
Subjects: Beliefs and Spirituality; Ritual and Ceremony; Native American Culture; Ecology and Environment; Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: Arizona; Alaska; Peru; Bolivia; Ecuador;

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

An educational kit, published by the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, to teach students about Native American land use among the Hopi of Arizona; the Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian of Alaska; and the Aymara and Quechua of Bolivia and Peru. Topics discussed include crafts, subsistence, mythology, and ritual. The kit includes a teacher/student guide, photographs, resource listing, and actitvity questions. Suitable for grades 9-12. To order, go to: www.folkways.si.edu

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

[ 6 ]
Learn-Ed Nations Inventory: A Tool for Improving Schools with American Indian and Alaska Native Students
by Steven Nelson
62 pp. book, 2002, free
Subjects: Native American Culture;
Locations: Alaska; United States;

http://www.nwrel.org/free/index.asp

An inventory form is provided for educators to determine to what extent American Indians and Alaska Natives are being served in school. It may be used to document progress or refocus efforts. A helpful resource list is provided.

Published by:
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204
503/275-9500

[ 3 ]
Moving Within the Circle: Contemporary Native American Music and Dance
by Bryan Burton
170 pp., book, audio CD, scores, slides, discography., 1993, $29.95 (book and CD); $63.00 (book, CD and slides)
Subjects: Dance; Native American Culture; Music;
Locations: United States;

http://worldmusicpress.com/movingcircle.htm

Contains Native American dance instructions and diagrams, information on powwows, and instructions on how to make instruments, as well as music and lyrics for the dances, and an extensive discography.

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

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Old Music for New Ears
by Kentucky Educational Television
Video, 2004,
Subjects: Native American Culture; Music; African American Culture; Cajun Culture;
Locations: United States;

http://www.ket.org/explore/

Instructional series in which folk and blues artists introduce traditional musics from a variety of cultures to students. The songs include folk, blues, and bluegrass, as well as songs from the African American and American Indian traditions Downloadable teachers guide with lyric sheets also available.

Published by:
Kentucky Educational Television
600 Cooper Dr.
Lexington, KY 40502
800/945-1967

[ 222 ]
Portable Museum
by Brooklyn Children's Museum
$unknown
Subjects: Native American Culture; African American Culture; Jewish American Culture; African Culture; Music; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Mexican Culture;
Locations: Africa; Mexico; United States; India;

http://www.bchildmus.org/schools/portable.html

Hands-on learning kits organized around various cultures or ideas containing objects, teacher's guides, activities, and supplemental materials. Most for grades 4 and up.

Published by:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
145 Brooklyn Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11213
718/735-4400

[ 4 ]
Voices of the Wind: Native American Flute Songs.
by Bryan Burton
36 pp. book and audio CD, scores, 1998, $20.95
Subjects: Native American Culture; Music;
Locations: United States;

http://worldmusicpress.com/voices.htm

Eleven traditional flute songs and scores, as well as playing tips, history of the traditional Native American flute, and a list of flute makers. World Music Press permits teachers to reproduce enough copies of individual pages as needed for an individual class.

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

[ 8 ]
When the Earth Was Like New: Western Apache Songs & Stories
by Chesley Goseyun Wilson, Ruth Longcor-Harnisch Wilson, Bryan Burton
122 pp. book, audio CD, scores, 1994, $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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Wisconsin Folks
by Wisconsin Arts Board
available on the internet, 2004,
Subjects: Native American Culture; African American Culture; Asian American Culture; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Music;
Locations: Wisconsin;

http://arts.state.wi.us/static/folkdir/index.htm

Wisconsin Folks is a website for students, educators, and the general public. On Wisconsin Folks, you can: Meet over 70 traditional and ethnic dancers, musicians, cooks, craftspeople, and regional specialists; learn details of how they make their art; Understand how their art is connected to cultural life in Wisconsin; connect this information with Wisconsin Model Academic Standards and Benchmarks; Find out how to hire these artists for public presentations; Discover links with cultural arts in your own community.

Published by:
Wisconsin Arts Board, Folk Arts Education
101 E. Wilson Street
Madison, WI 53702

[ 7 ]
Wisconsin Powwow -- Naamikaaged: Dancer for the People
by Thomas Vennum, Jr.
2 videotapes and a 40 pp. book, 1996, $34.95
Subjects: Dance; Native American Culture; Music; History; Geography;
Locations: Wisconsin;

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

This two-video set, published by the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, demonstrate how powwows incorporate historical traditions and modern innovations. The first video is a general treatment of a powwow held by Ojibwe people in northern Wisconsin. The second video follows a young Ojibwe as he dresses and paints himself for a powwow, honors his ancestors, and sings at powwows in northern Wisconsin. Suitable 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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World Music Press Catalog
by Judith Cook Tucker, ed.
catalog,
Subjects: Native American Culture; African American Culture; Asian American Culture; Music;
Locations: Africa; Asia; Latin America; Europe;

http://www.worldmusicpress.com/

A comprehensive listing of books and recordings published by World Music Press featuring African, Asian, Latin American, European, and Native American music. The books, which comprise sheet music, pronunciation guides, maps, photos, glossaries, and bibliographies, also include music on CDs. Study guides are written by well-known ethnomusicologists such as Sam-Ang Sam, Patricia Shehan Campbell, and Judith Cook Tucker. The CD/booklet sets are for classrooms fifth grade and up.

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

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