LINKS
This section is dedicated to Professional Links for organizations and resources, and Academic Links for text, prose, and materials.
Professional Links
California Indian Basketweavers Association – CIBA The purpose of the California Indian Basketweavers Association is to preserve, promote & perpetuate California Indian basketweaving traditions. www.ciba.org
Calif. Native Plant Society California Native Plant Society – CNPS
The CNPS is a non-profit organization dedicated to the appreciation and conservation of California native plants through education, science, advocacy, horticulture, and land stewardship. http://www.cnps.org/
Calif. Indian Storytelling Assn. California Indian Storytelling Association
Promoting the stories and culture of the indigenous people of the Americas. Membership information, events, festivals, and mailing list. http://www.cistory.org
California Department of Education Curriculum & Instruction
Information for improving student academic achievement of content standards by communicating policy and expectations and supporting districts by providing instructional guidance. http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/
Gaiam.com Realgoods Renewable Energy Technologies & Sustainable Living. Solar Electric Components and Eco Gadgets, Hopland, CA. http://www.gaiam.com/realgoods/
Humboldt State University Extended Education Department website information. http://www.humboldt.edu/extended/
Indian Teacher & Educational Personnel Program. Curriculum Resource Center Humboldt State University Indian Teacher Education Personnel program. http://www.humboldt.edu/itepp/
Project WILD. This is a state sponsored wildlife-focused conservation and environmental education program for k-12 schoolchildren and their teachers. www.projectwild.org
Academic Links
Text, Readings, and Materials
Curriculum Links:
American Indian Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/ai/ec
California Indian Food and Culture by Hearst Museum of Anthropology
http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/outreach/pdfs/teaching_kit.pdf
California State Board of Education Standards and Frameworks
www.cde.ca.gov Click on “Standards & Frameworks”
CREEC Network: California Regional Environmental Education Community
http://www.creec.org/ Click on “Curriculum”
Federal Resources for Education Excellence (FREE) http://www.free.ed.gov
Heyday Books, Berkeley www.heydaybooks.com. (”catalogue” to California Indian)
ITEEP Indian Education Resource Center www.humboldt.edu/~crc/online.htm
Project WILD www.projectwild.org Click on “Curriculum and Resources”
Information Links:
Alternative Construction <google “green construction”>
All About Birds www.allaboutbirds.org
Avenue of the Giants www. parks.ca.gov
Stop for wild blackberry popsicles at www.floodplainproduce.com
Bedrock Industries www. bedrockindustries.com
This is an excellent site for artistry from recycled glass!
California Indian Basketweavers Association www.ciba.org
California Indian Conference 2007 http://bss.sfsu.edu/calstudies/cic/
California Native Plant Society www.cnps.org
Eat Wild http://www.eatwild.com/index.html
Klamath Forest Alliance http://www.klamathforestalliance.org/
Klamath Restoration Council http://www.klamathrestoration.org/
Mid Klamath Watershed Council http://www.mkwc.org/
Pick Up 3 www.pickup3.org Excellent for kids!
UC Berkeley and Whole Foods discuss “organic”
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2007/02/28_pollanmackey.shtml
US Forest Service www.fs.fed.us
Western Bluebird http://members.cox.net/bluebirds/webl.htm
Recommended Reading:
Dear Mad’m, by Stella Walthall Patterson
Fire Race: A Karuk Coyote Tale, by Jonathan London
Forgotten Fires: Native Americans and the Transient Wilderness,
by Omer C. Stewart
History of Humboldt County Schools, Volume VI, Klamath/Trinity Area,
The Klamath-Trinity Indian Education Program, Hoopa
The Hover Collection of KARUK BASKETS, Clarke Memorial Museum
To be read in conjunction with The True Story of Elsie Pearch Young’s Basket Collection,
by Minerva Starritt (available by special request)
In the Land of the Grasshopper Song: Two Women in the Klamath River Indian
Country in 1908-09, by Mary Ellicott Arnold and Mabel Reed
Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison, by Lois Lenski (juvenile)
Indian Oratory: Famous Speeches by Noted Indian Chieftains, W.C. Vanderwerth
[personal note: focus on the oratory, not the commentary]
Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America,
by Theodora Kroeber
Kaya: An American Girl 1764, American Girls Collection (juvenile)
My Life and First Seven Years Teaching on the Klamath River, by Minerva Starritt
Available through the Siskiyou County Museum in Yreka
Nickommoh!: A Thanksgiving Celebration, by Jackie French Koller
Spirits of the Earth: A Guide to Native American Nature Symbols,
Stories and Ceremonies, by Bobby Lake-Thom
Strangers In A Stolen Land: American Indians in San Diego 1850-1880,
by Richard Carrico
Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of
California’s Natural Resources, by M. Kat Anderson
Recommended DVD’s:
Coyote’s Journey: The Elders’ Cut, Charlie Thom and Clarence Hostler
Dying for Water: Indians, Politics & Dead Fish in the Klamath River Basin, Northern
California Cultural Communications and KIDE-FM
Salmon Fishing: California’s Gold #7008, Huell Howser
Salmon on the Backs of Buffalo, Klamath Salmon Media Collaborative
