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Interactive map to see who used to call the land you are on now home.

Concerned about the instability of our national food economy and large percentage of the Native population suffering from diabetes one of the objectives of WELRP is to promote the use of land for growing healthy foods while maintaining tradition and strengthening culture.

PBS Teachers provides PreK-12 educational resources and activities for educators tied to PBS programming and correlated to local and national standards and professional development opportunities delivered online. As stated in the lesson plan overview: "Through the activities presented in this lesson, students will become familiar with the tenets of the Homestead Act, the shifting borders of the American frontier, and the life faced by homesteaders. After a class discussion and examination of a variety of Web sites, students will complete an written assessment in which they will determine whether or not the land available through the Homestead Act was, in fact, "free." This lesson can be used as an introduction to a unit on American settlement in the latter half of the nineteenth century, or as a pre-viewing activity to the PBS series FRONTIER HOUSE. A basic knowledge of 19th-century United States history is required."

List of sites of how rivers change land forms and how we use rivers.

"Storyline In 1898 the US government decided to intervene on the side of the Cuban rebels in their struggle against Spanish rule. Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore Roosevelt decides to experience the war first hand by promoting and joining a volunteer cavalry regiment. The regiment, later known as the Rough Riders, brings together volunteers from all corners of the nation and all walks of life. When Roosevelt and his men finally land on Cuba, they face ambush, intense enemy fire, and a desperate, outnumbered charge up a defended hill. "

Excited to dive into this new season of Scene on Radio. Join me?

We seem to be in crisis as we question voting decisions and a political race that claims America will be great again. This is a trailer of the new series will examine the history of the American democratic system, voter suppression and the role of politics. This is a new series from John Biewen.

Beautifully told story of the harrowing life of hard-strapped farmers.

Although the site is heavily related to diet based information, it's really a concise video about food and eating. I remember watching it a long time ago, and it fit with the rest of the information and research on food and diet i was doing, and I just happened to bump into it again although I forgot all about this site. =)

If you land in a school with smartboards this will be helpful to have on file!

I liked this article because talks about the Nhambiquaras tribe. This is the tribe that Rondon worked hard to bring peace with, "Die if need be, but never kill." *See picture of an Nhambiquara Indain with a bow-n-arrow in our River of Doubt book.

A list of historical movies

What a great site. It has everything. Thanks!

We watch "American Dream" today. Swine makes my skin crawl.

Lovely visual for showing US ownership of land from 1783-1853.

Cool map, would be a great tool for an interactive lesson.

For my topic I was studying the Biomes. I found some writing from a Native American about how the land affected their lives.