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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Oromos

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Oromos, an African people. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal challenges,...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Eritrean Americans

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Eritrean Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Edsit Ement: Storytelling:the Meaning Behind the Mask

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In many cultures, masks are used in oral story telling. Many learning activities are described on this site that will help students learn aspects of story telling and the different ways various cultures used masks.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The History of African American Social Dance

For Students 9th - 10th
Why do we dance? African-American social dances started as a way for enslaved Africans to keep cultural traditions alive and retain a sense of inner freedom. They remain an affirmation of identity and independence. In this electric...
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Travel Document Systems

Tds: Swaziland: Government

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the interesting way Swaziland's government works. Find out about how the government structure runs parallel to the traditional chiefdom system. You will also find a list of the current governmental officials. Information is...