Possible useful web tool for building vocabulary.

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.

A branch of the Dept of Labor, OSHA (Occupational Safety & Health Administration) oversees safety and health conditions in the workplace. A good resource as we look at the unsafe conditions many worked in.

Established in 1869 in Philadelphia the KOL was a secret society of tailors. Following Terence Powderly's rise to leadership in 1877 the organization went public, pursuing such goals as an 8-hour workday, abolishment of child labor, graduated income tax and fair wage. One of several organizations created to "look out for the workers." For students: what was the purpose of labor organizations? How did they differ from labor unions? How was the KOL organized? What power did the labor organizations have? How did they obtain power?