CMTY 222 SYL & RESOURCES

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INTRODUCTION    TASK    PROCESS    RESOURCES    CONCLUSION

 

SYLLABUS,  CMTY 222-Diversity in the American Experience - SPRING 2008

 

222 COURSE RESOURCES ONLINE

 PAPER #1  &  GROUP POWERPOINT PRESENTATION # 1

Case Studies of American Indian Women  (Katz text):

        Websites re Minnesota, Dakotas, Wisconsin

        Websites re Washington, Montana, Alaska

        Websites re other regions (SOUTHWEST - New Mexico, AZ, CA;  NE, NY, Florida, )

American Indian Web Links

http://www.jammed.com/~mlb/nawbt.html

 

 

Case Studies from MEGA-MEXICO:  

Mexico's Indigenous People, Southwest U.S.  Indian & Chicano people

 

SEE ALSO,  LINK on SOUTHWEST U.S. - ABOVE

 

 

Ancient Mexico & Indigenous people today (Mex & Southwest)

 

Ancient Mexico

http://www.ancientmexico.com/

 

Mayan history - through Mayan people in US today

http://anthropology.si.edu/maya/

 

Mayan ethnobotany (cultural knowledge & use of plants)

http://www.maya-archaeology.org/pre-Columbian_Mesoamerican_Mayan_ethnobotany_Mayan_iconography_archaeology_anthropology_research/copal_pom_Maya_incense_religious_ceremonies.php

 

Huichol people (western mexico)

http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/huichol/huicholindex.html

 

Environmental Justice for Navajo People

http://www.umich.edu/~snre492/sdancy.html

 

 

COLOMBIAN EXCHANGE:  Impact of Europe in Americas & Reverse

 

Images & Maps: http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&q=columbian+exchange&btnG=Search+Images

 

Seeds of Change - 1492 & Interchange of plants & animals

http://www.mnh.si.edu/archives/garden/   (includes children's learning activities)

 

http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/nattrans/ntecoindian/essays/columbian.htm

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbian_Exchange  (with chart of plants & links)

 

 

Southwest & New Mexico MEXICAN-AMERICANS

 

Fort Collins, CO - Mex Amer History

http://history.fcgov.com/local_history/topics/Ethnic/Mexican.htm

 

Traditional water use vs commodification - article

http://www.sric.org/voices/2000/v1n2/waterNM.html

 

Acequias - Smithsonian

http://smithsonianeducation.org/scitech/impacto/graphic/rio/english/natural_acequias.html

 

Acequia Association NM (communal agricultural irrigation system)

http://www.lasacequias.org/

 

Jicarita News - Including article on acequias

http://www.lajicarita.org/04oct.htm

 

Hispano Culture (Descendents of pre-1848 Mexican populations of the Southwest)

http://www.nhccnm.org /

http://www.foodmuseum.com/xeatNMhispanics.html

http://rs6.loc.gov/ammem/rghtml/rghome.html  

http://www.nmmagazine.com/cgibin/links.cgi?SearchCategory=Hispanic%20culture%2FCulture

http://www.collectorsguide.com/nm/nmfa02.html

 

Chile fest:  http://www.hatchchilefest.com

http://www.newmexico.org/event/loc/calendar/page/DB-event/event/3039.html  

 

Albuquerque-Old Town

http://www.albuquerqueoldtown.com /

 

Hispano & Pueblo Indian

http://www.insiders.com/santafe/main-cultures.htm#tod  

 

Preserving Hispano culture & architecture (Public History)

http://www.ncph.org/images/SanteFe/The%20Public%20Historian%20HUNNER.pdf#search=%22hispano%20culture%20architecture%20new%20mexico%22  

 

Las Vegas, NM  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas,_New_Mexico   

 

 

Southwest & Beyond

 

 Architecture

http://www.hispaniconline.com/hh/arc.html  

 

Southwest City Design:

http://www.unm.edu/~quantum/quantum_2001/history.html  

 

http://www.nmculturenet.org/heritage/architecture/html/sw_cities.html#goal  

 

Southwest Architecture & Urban design

http://parentseyes.arizona.edu/adobe/today.html

 

 Identities on the US-Mex Border

http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/migrations/bord/borders.html

 

 

PAPER # 2 & GROUP PRESENTATION #2

Environmental Justice, Sustainable & Diverse Communities

Presentations on The Quest for Environmental Justice (ed R.D. Bullard)  or

Mexican Americans and the Environment: Tierra y vida, Devon G. Peņa
 

Explain environmental racism & environmental justice movements

            What, Who, Where, Why ?  - Choose specific topics by chapter or index, such as:

                        Latinos & environmental justice in the Southwest

                        Women's activism for environmental justice

                        Jobs & Communities:  Impact of environmental hazards & local responses

                        African American movements for environmental justice

                        Health impacts of lead and other environmental toxics on children

                        Land use in urban and rural communities:   Protecting low-income families & communities

       Student PowerPoint Presentation # 2 - OPTIONS

OPTION 1 - New Orleans & Katrina Case Study

        Student Presentations & PPT:   Katrina Web Quest

        Subtopics 

Spaces of New Orleans:   environment, urban layout, racial & ethnic segregation
History & culture of New Orleans:  How is "diversity" distinct in New Orleans?
 
Katrina response - government inaction, media images, race & class issues today
 
Who profits ?    politics, policy, economics, race & class

ONLINE STREAMING VIDEO:    New Orleans history & environment
 

 

            OTHER OPTIONS:

            1.   WEBQUEST:   Environmental Justice / Environmental Racism

                2.    DESIGN YOUR OWN WEBQUEST  [ Intro / Task / Process / Resources / Conclusion ]

                        READINGS:  Building Communities from the Inside Out,  Kretzmann & McKnight

                                                 KEY PAGES LISTED IN SYLLABUS

                                                 MINNESOTA RESOURCES:  www.nextstep.state.mn.us

                    Building Sustainable & Diverse Communities in Minnesota

                    Organizing around "Green" or Environmental Justice Issues in Minnesota

                    Community-Building through Diversity:  Women, LGBT, Youth, Seniors, People w/ Disabilities

                        or PROPOSE YOUR OWN COURSE-RELATED POWERPOINT PRESENTATION TOPIC...........

                   

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