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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Prairie Public Education Services Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
Prairie Public Education Services award winning documentaries on Germans from Russia focus on the rich history of Germans from Russia and their migration to America. Indian Pride, the 13-part cultural magazine, showcases the unique...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides overviews of the traditional culture and lifestyle of ethnic Americans from countries all over the world. Groups are organized alphabetically. The content is not the most current, but is helpful for understanding the historical...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Ojibwa

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Ojibwa. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Pueblos

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Pueblo people of the American Southwest. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Learning About Colonial Life

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a group activity that allows students to use predictions to learn about the lifestyle of American colonists.
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Indiana University

Iupui: Historic New Harmony, Indiana

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the home site for the landmark town of New Harmony, Indiana, which is the site of two attempted communal livings. Both the Harmonists, from 1814-1825, and the Owenites, from 1825-1826, called New Harmony home in hopes of a great...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Acadians

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Acadians. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Apaches

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Apaches. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Blackfoot

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Blackfoot. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Cherokees

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Cherokees. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Hopis

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Hopis. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Inuit

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Inuit. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Iroquois Confederacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Iroquois Confederacy. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Nez Perce

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Nez Perce. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Oneidas

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Oneidas. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Paiutes

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Paiutes. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Tlingit

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Tlingit, a native tribe. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Garifuna

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Garifuna who live in Central America. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Amish

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Amish. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Winnebago

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Winnebago. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, and more.
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Other

Gateway to the Classics: Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known

For Students 3rd - 8th
From the 1908 book "Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known" by Oliver Otis Howard is this story about Navajo Chief Manuelito. Gain insight into the Native American world, their craft, their lifestyle, and a great man.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Sioux

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Sioux, a Native American tribe. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Yokuts

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Yokuts. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges, and much more.
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History Link

Filipino Cannery Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
Succinct article on the trials and tribulations of Filipino cannery workers. Includes information on their housing and lifestyle as well as the turbulent history of their labor organization.

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