Multicultural Resources

You will find general links as well as specific links to sites which explain various cultures and celebrate our diversity.

Native American/Hispanic/African American/Islamic/Hawaiian

General:
The Multicultural Pavilion has resources galore for curriculum development and personal education which includes equity issues as well as historic collections.
Exploring Ancient World Cultures This is a search engine and information source just for ancient world cultures. You can get to helpful sites quickly by using this site. 

Native American Resource Sites:
A guide to the great Sioux Nation
A History of the Northwest Coast Indians Timeline and maps marked with tribal areas
Abya Yala Net Information on Indigenous peoples in Mexico, Central and South America
Alaska Native Knowledge Network
Indigenous Peoples' Literature Site Index This site is rich with information. There are links to famous documents, famous, quotes, famous leaders, artists, music and much much more. You need to explore this site to see all of its many links and facets. 
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet A series of links on both historical and current information about tribes in North America.
Native American Indian Art A beautiful site with images of Native American art, pottery, beadwork,sculptures, textiles, legend painting, baskets, and photographs. Each is exhibited with information about the artist and the techniques and history of the craft. Links to related sites.
Native Web Contains a lot on the culture and art of various native cultures.
Native American Women
Raven Stories Raven stories from Chippewa, Aleuts and Alaska. There are also links to Raven in the beginning and Raven mythology
Sipapu: Anasazi Architecture Takes students into the interior of a great kiva. The site contains QuickTime movies and Virtual Reality.
Storytelling of the North Carolina Native Americans
Yahoo search site for Native American tribes and bands Conduct your own search here. Lots of native cultures represented with links to their pages.

Chicano, Latino, Hispanic Resources:
Assunta Montes de Oca de Marshall - Spanish cultural education featuring language, art and music.
CLNet building Chicano/a, Latino/a communities through networking.
Azteca Web Page This page responds to the needs of Chicanos,Mexicans and/or Mexican-Americans by covering issues of identity, ethnicity, Aztlan and culture.
RETANet (Resources for Teaching about the Americas) Provides lots of material about Latin America, the Spanish Caribbean and the U.S. Southwest. An archive of photographs is included as well as a bilingual chat area.

African American/Africa:
Africa  Many links to Web sites dealing with this continent.
Africa: the Art of the Continent A virtual field trip through the art of Africa. The exhibit includes works ranging from the tools and rock art of early humankind to objects produced in the twentieth century.
Harlem: 1900-1940  A current exhibit at the Internet Public Library.
K-12 Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet A site designed to assist K-12 teachers, librarians, and students in locating online resources on Africa that can be used in the classroom.
The Art of the African Mask Beautiful site which explains the meaning behind the masks.
Universal Black Pages There are links to a huge amount of information from this site. This site provides a communication network for students and teachers who are interested in this topic all around the world.
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences

Islamic Culture:
Isfahan Home Page The beautiful buildings of Islamic traditions are featured at this Web site. Examples of mosques, palaces and minarets. Also links to related topics.

Hawaiian:
Culture and Education Pages