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Black (African American) History  |  General Cultural Sites
Hispanic Culture  |  Native Americans

 

 
Black  (African American) History
    African American History and Culture
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/nmah/
afroam.htm
Brought to you by the Smithsonian Institute, this site has numerous subjects which include history, inventors, and stories for children.
    Black History Month Activities
http://www.galegroup.com
/free_resources/bhm/activities.htm
Classroom activities to celebrate Black History Month
    Stand Up for Your Rights
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/kids/
civilrights/
Learn about the nine courageous young people in Little Rock, AK during 1957 who became the center of school desegregation.  Read an interview with Melba Beals who was one of the students.
 
General Cultural Sites
 
    It's International
http://www.topics-mag.com/internatl/center.htm
Learn about customs and traditions from around the world. 
 
Hispanic Culture
 
    ARTSEDGE presents AmericArtes
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/americartes/artsedge.html
This site celebrates the arts of Latin America.  There is information on the performing arts, the visual arts, people and places, and the literary arts.
    Celebrate Hispanic Heritage
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/
Learn about Hispanic history in the Americas,r meet some famous Latinos or play the Piρata Concentration Game.
    Hispanic Reading Room
http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/
This site from the Library of Congress that presents primary source material.
En Espaρol
 
Native Americans
    American Indian Reservations and
Trust Areas
http://web.archive.org/web/20060924222840/
http://www.eda.gov/Research/AmerIndianRes.xml
This site is sponsored by the Economic Development Administration.  View a PDF map of each state with Indian Reservations pinpointed.

Note: The original link is no longer working, but we did find that some of the information had been archived.

    Gathering of Nations
http://www.gatheringofnations.com/front.htm
The site has information on one of the most popular powwows that is held in Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Native American Sites
http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/indians.html
Has information on all things regarding Native Americans.  Select Information on Individual Native Nations for an alphabetical list of tribes.
    Native Languages of the Americas:
Facts for Kids
http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm
Even though the emphasize on this site is language, there is more on this site than just information on native languages.  Over 30 tribal languages are listed with the alphabets  and dictionaries.

 

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