Social Studies/Native Studies

Native American culture, history, language reviatilization, and Native Sovereignty

A lot of information for those interested in using primary sources in the classroom.

Simple but effective geography game. Multi-level play, according to quiz selection.

CSI: Cemetery Scene Investigation. Website documenting the activities of students at the Nieman Enhanced Learning Center, Shawnee Mission, Kansas, who received a grant to fund their project (titled above). The CSI project teaches students to look at cemeteries as primary sources in need of protection and preservation. For more information, see the Introduction page of the website.

Learn about history through primary documents plus how you can creatively introduce this topic to children in the classroom. Included on this blog are tips on some web2 tools to help with your presentation of these said documents.

Clarence Fisher's Idea Hive task for students to help their future employer find a suitable location for its head office. Students are asked to consider such variables as population statistics, climate, services, geography, and cost of living.

A short documentary on the Taliban's brutality in regards to the closing of a girl's school in a region in Pakistan. Hard to watch but important.

The Imperial History of the Middle East. A 90 second animated visualization that maps who has conquered the Middle East over the course of the last 5,000 years.

News visualizer from the Washington Post. Very cool. could be a useful tool for Senior Years teachers and students.

A Guide to Winnipeg for Aboriginal Newcomers (in HTML format, organized by chapter).

Local Aboriginal tabloid-style newspaper. Published by Winnipeg Free Press columnist Colleen Simard.

Links to (2001-2008) issues of "Community Contact" - the bi-monthly newsletter published by Manitoba Aboriginal and Northern Affairs.\n\nAlso links to July 2006 & May 2007 back issues of "Northern Links" ("Promoting Healthy Active Living in Northern Manitoba")

Contact directory for Manitoba Aboriginal and Northern Affairs.

Partners for Careers program of Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth. Includes information and a free guide to Winnipeg for Aboriginal Newcomers.

"Open Your Eyes" - Four DVD videos regarding the medicinal and other benefits of wild plants of the boreal forest. Features Brenda Gaudry of Barrows, Manitoba. The four videos include: "Nature" (20 mins), "Opportunity" (20 mins), "Your Future" (14 mins), and "The Living Forest" (42 mins).

A free comic/storyboard creation program. No drawing skills required, just click & drag. Looks interesting. Could be a fun way for students to illustrate social studies/history/ native studies assignments or projects.

A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods shows a variety of methods for presenting information from complex diagrams to simplistic charts and everything in between. A wonderful tool for social studies/ native studies conceptualizations.

"Africa Unchained" a blog by Emeka Okafor, a New York entrepreneur. His blog is intended to analyze and contribute "to the issues and solutions raised by George Ayittey's latest book 'Africa Unchained."