Links on different North American Indian cultures

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Hi there!


So, I thought reposting these links would come in handy.

General overview of American Indian cultures, languages, history, religion, gender roles, and problems facing thteir sociaeties nowadays:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States

Facts on modern American Indians today:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States#Native_Americans_today

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Native_Americans_of_the_United_States
 
Brilliant information on modern American Indian life:
http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm

Wonderful FAQs on contemporary American Indians:
http://www.native-languages.org/kidfaq.htm

Contemporary American Indians in the news:
http://www.indians.org/NativeWire/nativewire.html

Indians.org – site supporting American Indians (with literature, directory helping American Indians find their tribe)

http://www.indians.org/index.html

website on tracing American Indian ancestry:
http://nativewire.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-do-i-trace-my-indian-ancestry.html

Below is an indexed list of links to sites on specific American Indian tribes and cultures. http://www.42explore2.com/native4.htm
Insightful posts by minisinoo on American Indian cultures are here:
http://minisinoo.livejournal.com/tag/ethnicity

minisinoo's views on how to write sensitively about different cultures (she also talks about her personal experiences as an American Indian too):

http://minisinoo.livejournal.com/103698.html

lj community that discusses issues facing American Indians:

http://community.livejournal.com/indi_issues/profile

You can sort through posts based on topics here:

http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=indi_issues
lj community with American Indians'views on how inaccurately Twilight portrays them, and what they liked/disliked about her portrayals of the Quileute tribe:

http://community.livejournal.com/twilight_ndnz/profile

Learning about new cultures from around the world is priceless. We have a better chance of treating one another with sensitivity and respect if we learn about each other. Knowing about different cultures can also help reduce misunderstandings and fear. It can also help us all build new friendships. Plus, we can see things in different ways too, through discovering new cultures.  When you learn about cultures, you are learning about people. Not just their language, but their lives, history, passions, struggles and triumphs. This is what I love most about learning about different cultures.

Learn about the way people from different cultures think through doing these things. Read their books. Watch their movies and TV shows. But the best way to learn about different cultures is to talk to people from these cultures. Visit them. See them. See things from their point of view. So don't just rely on info by someone who is not from the culture they're discussing. Talk to someone from that culture.