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Library of Congress

Loc: Omaha Indian Music

For Students 9th - 10th
A fascinating site of traditional American Indian music. Listen online to the 44 wax cylinder recordings from 1895-97! Listen also to interviews of the tribe giving background information.
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BBC

Bbc Radio 3: World on Your Street: The Music of India

For Students 3rd - 8th
A full-featured site for learning about the music of India, although not actively maintained since 2004. Easy-to-read spotlights on instruments and musicians communicate the essential qualities of Indian music. Accompanying audio files...
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Other

Sunil Mukhi's Home Page: Indian Music Page

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Tata Institute provides basic information on Indian classical music. It also has links to pages with related topics.
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Other

Virtual Instrument Museum: Musical Genres

For Students 9th - 10th
This page lists all of the musical genres covered by the Virtual Instrument Museum. Each genre will link to a picture and information specific to that genre including information on the instruments associated with the particular genre.
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University of California

Ucla: Manas: About India

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a robust site from UCLA with lots of information about Indian cultures, religions, social life and organization, history and politics. Don't expect a zillion pictures, but an in-depth look at the cultures and history.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Native Americans for Kids: Sports, Games, Music and Dancing

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this sites, students learn about what Native American Indian did for entertainment including sports, games, music, and dancing.
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Library of Congress

Loc: American Memory: Native American History

For Students 9th - 10th
These six extensive collections provide first-person historical accounts, audio clips of music and thousands of photographs from Native American cultures. Audio requires Windows Media Player for PCs, and QuickTime for Mac.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Asians of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
The Asian population of Africa is a small but significant minority. Whereas there have been Asians, primarily merchants, who lived on the east coast of Africa for hundreds, if not thousands, of years, a great influx of Asians came to...
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Aaron Shepherd

Aaron's Storybook: Folktales

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Many folktale resources are offered here. Texts of stories, "extras" including music and audio files, posters and background information can be found for some stories.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Native American Reference Weblist

For Students 9th - 10th
The Library of Congress provides a series of sites about Native Americans, featuring their history, literature and culture, news and current events,government and law, their libraries, museums, and archives, and, lastly, their tribes and...
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University of California

Hearst Museum: Native Californian Cultures

For Students 9th - 10th
An exhibition of Native Californian Cultures showcases food, clothing, tools, ceremonies, musical instruments, games, and other aspects of various tribes.
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SMART Technologies

Smart: Holidays and Celebrations Thanksgiving

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Children will learn about the similarities and differences between holidays they celebrate and other students in our building celebrate. They will compare and contrast cultures, traditions, foods, clothing, music, etc. of Thanksgiving...
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Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Man With Sitar

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Cartoon illustration of a man with a sitar, a long-necked Indian lute.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Louisiana

For Students 3rd - 8th
This article provides a brief overview of Louisiana, followed by numerous in depth articles regarding relevant events and traditions from this state.
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English Verse

English Verse: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 1822)

For Students 9th - 10th
Shelley's controversial life is briefly sketched here, and the full text of a number of his poems is included.
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Curated OER

Ragmala

For Students 9th - 10th
This article discusses Raga, or Indian Rags, focusing on the structure and instruments used to play this music. There are links to the different instruments.

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