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New Mexico: Travel and Tourism
Learn about the various areas of the state of New Mexico. View visitor info, outdoor fun, history and culture, facts and trivia.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: New Mexico
"Do you believe in UFO's?" If you answered yes, check out the International UFO Museum and Research Center on this site. Look at the rich history of this state. Find out more about the cultural influences.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of the American Indian: Great Masters of Mexican Folk Art
Explore Mexican Folk Art by looking at different types of material and what they are used to make. Choose from clay, metal, leather, paper, plant fibers, stone, wood, and more.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Dating Cholula, Mexico (2003)
Researchers infer that Cholula construction may have begun at the same time as Great Pyramid in Teotihuacan. Readers are able to download the PDF file.
Google Cultural Institute
Google Cultural Institute: The Hidden Worlds of the National Parks
This site takes viewers on a virtual tour through five of the U.S. National Parks: Alaska's Kenai Fjords, Hawaiian Volcanoes, New Mexico's Carlsbad Caverns, Utah's Bryce Canyon, and Florida's Dry Tortugas.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Chamizal National Memorial
After a long disagreement over the border between Texas and Mexico as the Rio Grande shifted, the Chamizal Treaty was established in 1963. The Chamizal National Memorial marks the border and stands for peace between two countries, two...
Royal British Colombia Museum (Canada)
Japanese Shipwrecks in British Columbia Myths & Facts
The Royal British Columbia Museum looks at the historical possibility of cultural exchanges between the Japanese and the First Nations Peoples in Canada's Northwest. The site also looks at the validity of stories of shipwrecks in the...
Other
De Young Museum: Art of Mesoamerica (I Notice . . . I Wonder . . . )
Using a green stone mask from the Olmec culture and a wall painting from Teotihuacan, both of prehispanic Mexico, as a point of departure, this pdf article presents examples for the historical analysis of art.
Other
New Mexico Tourism Department: Hispanic History and Culture
A history of Spanish influence in New Mexico is found here. Read about the cultural heritage that the Hispanics instilled in the inhabitants of New Mexico.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Velasco, the Valley of Mexico
"The Valley of Mexico from the Hillside of Santa Isabel" by Velasco represents an important period in the development of Mexico's national identity and an important chapter in the history of Mexican art. Velasco's landscapes became...
Mex Connect
Mex Connect: Upsurge and Massacre in Mexico, 1968
This three-part investigation into the 1968 student massacre in Mexico city prior to the Olympic Games gives insight into their protest movement, the events of the Sad Night, and the lasting effects of the violence 30 years after the...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Latin America
Article on Latin America that provides a great overview of the region. Discussions include history, religion, culture, links to information about each of the countries, and more.
Mex Connect
Mexconnect: The Day of the Dead
This article describes Mexico's "Day of the Dead" holiday.
Geographic
Photius: Mexico Society Index
This homepage provides links to much information concerning Mexican society, including ethnicity and language, income distribution, structure of society, education, health care, and more.
Other
Somos Primos: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage
The Society maintains an extensive library of "mini articles" on Hispanic heritage and history and how to make use of them in the classroom. Other pages cover Hispanic Heritage Month, Dia del Maestro, and information on doing...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Borders and Identity
This collection of essays about the United States - Mexico border is useful in studying how living along a border affects people.
Adventure Learning Foundation
Adventure Learning Foundation: The Mexico Expedition
Take a tour through the country of Mexico in this enchanting site. Students will learn about the culture and visit with the people as they explore the geography, history, and environment of Mexico. It includes maps, classroom activities,...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: United States Mexico Borderlands
This is a great site that talks about changes in the U.S.-Mexico border. It also discusses the meaning of the border, the people that live there, and border regions. Click "next" at the bottom of the page for more information on the...
Library of Congress
Loc: Local Legacies
Experience America through its grassroots! Diverse populations lend cultural colorfulness to our country. Read about an International Food Fair in California, Annie Oakley Days in Ohio, and Wabanaki Basketry in Maine. Click on your...
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Library of Congress
Loc: Mexican American Migrations and Communities [Pdf]
A collection of primary source documents which depict experiences of Mexican Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries. Find out what challenges they faced, what communities, institutions, and culture they created, and what records and...
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Ceramic Sequence of Piedras Negras, Guatemala (2003)
Report offers history of the production of ceramic pieces from 500 B.C. to 900 A.D. Photographs document each cultural phase and work. Readers can download this PDF at the bottom of the page.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: The Aztecs Mighty Warriors of Mexico
Unit plan to teach about the Aztec civilization. Includes websites, worksheets, activities, and extending the lesson.
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Famsi: Prehispanic Life in Chignahuapan Marsh, Mexico (1999)
Research focuses on Teotihuacan culture at a lake settlement at Chignahuapan Marsh. Excavations of human remains indicate human sacrifice.