Maya Culture
The Maya culture is one of the greatest the world has ever seen. They lived in areas of Central and South America from around 2000 BC until 1500 AD. The…
Maya Civilization
The prospects of a nation entirely depends its people. The magnificence of the Maya civilization lies in its spectacular culture, religion and mythology. However, the Maya people were also quite…
Maya Calendar
If you are fascinated by the concept of time, make sure to know about the Maya Calendar. This calendar system belonged to the Maya Indians, an ancient civilization that inhabited…
Manufacturered Log Homes
The manufactured log homes or the modular log homes are prefabricated cabins made out of sleek and uniformly milled logs that come numbered and packaged. These log homes are easy…
Longhouses
When I hear the term Longhouse I immediately think of the Iroquois Longhouses. But there were different types of Longhouses. The length and design would depend on what type of…
JENNIFER FOX BENNETT
Writer Jennifer Fox Bennett showed up at our first Native Spring Spoken Word event and proceeded to bring the house down with her reading of the following story. Part of…
GERALD HASLAM
The Native American Cultural Center is very pleased that author Gerald Haslam is our first featured online author. Winner of numerous awards, Haslam was Professor of English for 30 years…
LESSON PLANS FOR YOUNGER STUDENTS (K-6)
A World of Their Own http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit1/unit1_k2_head.html Alaska Art Museum by Kids http://www.asd.k12.ak.us/schools/William_Tyson/Pages/Museum{b8f043770e4071302fec5a6e6fdc477566e775f5f6a23ad0c4136f32de3203a4}20Pages/Museum.html Board Game http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/nativeamericans/ Cherokee Internet Activity http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/etc/tcip/TCIP429.htm Disney Storytelling http://www.disney.go.com/educational/cyberlesson_nov99.html Disney Cultural Center http://www.disney.go.com/educational/cyberlesson_oct.html First Grade Folklore http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec3/k2/unit1/u1g1l1.html…
LESSON PLANS FOR OLDER STUDENTS (7-12)
Celebrate Columbus Day? http://www.education-world.com/a_tsl/archives/99-1/lesson0012.shtml Cross-Cultural: Native and Latin Americans http://ladb.unm.edu/retanet/plans/search/retrieve.php3?ID=467 Crossroads Overview: Geography, History, Culture http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec4/Unit_1/Unit_I.html Crossroads: Prove that Indians are Worthy of Respect http://askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/crossroads/sec4/Unit_1/Unit_IQ3.html Crossroads: What was Life Like…
Lakota Indians
The Lakota Indians are strongly associated with the Native American rights movement, and some of the most dramatic battles of the 19th century against the white man. The Lakota Indians…