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NATIVE AMERICAN RESOURCES
Web Sites
A Village of the Klallum People
Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
Sacred Sites and struggles to maintain them
Pow Wow Time On Line
Contact Information for the Tribes of the United States and Canada
Iwasil Celebration - PowWows.com Calendar
ICW web page
Great website from pow-wow's, tribal information, arts and crafts.
Squamish Canoe Family
Native Languages of the Americas - preserving and promoting American Indian languages
Education
Office of Indian Education
This comprehensive site includes listings of parenting, cultural, leadership, and community collaboration classes. In addition, powwows throughout the state, educational opportunities for youth, conferences, reading programs, numerous Native American events outside of Washington, and web site links covering a variety of topics.
Articles
Unearthing Tse-whit-zen - A Seattle Times special report
President Bush Issues Proclamation for National American Indian Heritage Month
National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month
How Do I Trace Indian Ancestry?
Early Identification of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children (PDF)
HISPANIC RESOURCES
Web Sites
Washington State Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Latino USA - Radio Journal of News & Culture
Court Appointed Special Advocates
Las Culturas - Newsletter covering a mega-variety of topics
Estrellita - Accelerated Beginning Spanish Reading
El Centro De La Raza - Community Action Agency
HispanicSurf.com - Guide to the Best Hispanic Web Sites
Books
Fiesta for the Hispanic Soul by Ruben Soto
No Borders: A Journalist Search for Home by Jorge Ramos
House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Brownsville: Stories by Oscar Casares
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent by Julia Alvarez
The Other Face of America: Chronicles of the Immigrants Shaping Our Future by Jorge Ramos
TV
Univision
The Brothers Garcia (Nickelodeon)
George Lopez Show (ABC)
Maya and Miguel (PBS)
Dragon Tales (PBS)
Plaza Sesamo (Univision)
Radio
La GranD 99.3 La Mas Mexicana
Movies
Born in East L.A. (1987, Cheech Marin, Universal Studios)
La Bamba (1987, Luis Valdez, Columbia/Tristar Studios)
Tortilla Soup (2001, Maria Ripoll, Columbia/Tristar Studios)
Selena (1997, Gregory Nava, Warner Studios)
My Family (Mi Familia) (1995, Gregory Nava, New Line Home Entertainment)
Real Women Have Curves (2002, Patricia Cardoso, HBO Home Video)
American Me (1992, Edward James Olmos, Universal Studios)
Frida (2003, Julie Taymor, Miramax Home Entertainment)
Fools Rush In (1997, Andy Tennant, Columbia/Tristar Studios)
Motorcycle Diaries (2004, Walter Salles, Universal Studios)
Traffic (2001, Steven Soderbergh, Universal Studios)
Crash (2004, Paul Haggis, Lions Gate)
Stand and Deliver (1988, Ramon Menendez, Warner Studios)
African-American Resources
Web Sites
Kwanzaa - The First Fruit Celebration
BlackHistory.com
African American Childrens' Hair & Skin Care
Black History Quest
Patchwork of African-American Life
African American Chambers of Commerce of the Quad Counties
African American Heritage
African-American Politicians
Radio
KUBE-FM (93.3 MHz)
KKNW-AM (1150 KHz)
KRIZ-AM and KYIZ-AM (1620 KHz)
KZIZ-AM (1560 KHz)
TV
Black Entertainment Network (BET)
Steve Harvey Show
African-Americans on TV
TV One
Books & Magazines
We Were There: Voices of African-American Veterans from World War II to The War in Iraq
Black Expressions Book Club
Ebony Magazine
Jet Magazine
Essence Magazine
Johnson Publishing
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