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The Long March: The Choctaw's Gift to Irish Famine Relief
Format: Hardcover, 32pp.
ISBN: 1885223714
Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing
Pub. Date: September 1998
Edition Desc: ILLUSTRATE
Recommend Age Range: 7 to 10
In 1847, an impoverished group of Choctaw Indians collected $170 from their meager resources for the relief of Ireland's Potato Famine. "The Long March" is the story of Choona, a young Choctaw who must make his own decision about whether to answer the Irish people's plea for help. Illustrations.
Proceeds from the sale of this book go to the non-profit organization Celts and American Indians Together, a famine-relief organization.
Contact Beyond Words Publishing, 20827 NW Cornell Rd., Ste. 500, Hillsboro OR 97124-9898; phone 800-284-9673
American Indian Center of Indianapolis
Activities at the AICI promote American Indian professionalism and educate the non-Indian community about Native people. Much of this education occurs through lectures given by Native-Americans. The AICI participates in fairs, seminars, and benefit auctions. At their benefit auctions, flute and drum performances are given by Indian people, and Indian food is served.
www.cenews.org
Children's Express: By Children For Everybody provides a forum for on-line student publication for grades 2 and up to "give children and teens a significant voice in the world." CE draws together diverse student authors to do field reporting and writing on issues that affect them.
www.nativetelecom.org
Using RealAudio, Native American Public Telecommunications is committed to "empowering, educating and entertaining through native media." With 24-hour/seven-day programming of American Indian Radio on Satellite and authentic Native American video previews, the site is timely and information-rich.
Reach for Kids (RFK), Project Reach (PR), High School Reach (HSR)
Provides teacher training and a seed curriculum of model multicultural/global unit for infusion into the regular curriculum. Reach principles: multiple perspectives, culture is something everyone has, the multicultural bridge, Heads-Heart-Hands-Healing learning and co-responsibility.
This program is for all educators, from any field of study or support service, who wish to foster a multicultural perspective in their students. Reach Center is a non-profit organization. Cost for training seminar: $250/person.
Contact: Karen Hurand, Director of Administrative Services, Reach Center, 4464 Fremont Ave., Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98103.
Reach Program is used throughout Indianapolis schools and at
North Harrison High School.
The Long March: The Choctaw's Gift to Irish Famine Relief
Format: Hardcover, 32pp.
ISBN: 1885223714
Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing
Pub. Date: September 1998
Edition Desc: ILLUSTRATE
Recommend Age Range: 7 to 10
In 1847, an impoverished group of Choctaw Indians collected $170 from their meager resources for the relief of Ireland's Potato Famine. "The Long March" is the story of Choona, a young Choctaw who must make his own decision about whether to answer the Irish people's plea for help. Illustrations.
Proceeds from the sale of this book go to the non-profit organization Celts and American Indians Together, a famine-relief organization.
Contact Beyond Words Publishing, 20827 NW Cornell Rd., Ste. 500, Hillsboro OR 97124-9898; phone 800-284-9673
| I'm Like You, You're Like Me: A Child's Book About Understanding Each Other written and illustrated by Cindy Gainer Warm, simple words and appealing illustrations invite young children to discover, accept and affirm individual differences. Topics like talking, listening, feelings and cooperation are explored in the most basic terms. Book is 48pp, color illustrations. For ages 3-8. Leader's Guide has 20 lessons that reinforce the messages of the child's book with activities, questions, and reproducible home handouts for parents. Child's book: $10.95 each (#FS202-536) or 10 for $93.00 (#FS202-537) Leader's Guide: $16.95 (#FS202-538) Order from Free Spirit Publishing 1-800-735-7323 FAX 1-612-337-5050 or www.freespirit.com |
This program is for all educators, from any field of study or support service, who wish to foster a multicultural perspective in their students. Reach Center is a non-profit organization. Cost for training seminar: $250/person.
Contact: Karen Hurand, Director of Administrative Services, Reach Center, 4464 Fremont Ave., Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98103.
North Harrison High School.