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National American Indian Heritage Month
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National American Indian Heritage Month
- First Nations Histories
A brief look at the fascinating histories of many North American Indian Tribes.
- Go West Across America with Lewis and Clark
Wild rivers. Rugged mountains. An unknown continent to explore. This great American expedition will face them all. And they need your help on this incredible adventure.
- Lakota Winter Counts
A very cool interactive website about the pictographic calendars created by Lakota Indians to record memorable historical events.
- The West
Has a timeline, glossary, biographies, a photo gallery, maps, documents, and more. A great general site on the West and Native Americans in the West.
- Native American Mythology
The mythical beasts, heroic humans, and nurturing spirits that make up the fascinating spectrum of Native American mythology.
- Canku Ota (Many Paths)
Canku Ota (Many Paths) provides a nice collection of links to articles about Native American history. Canku Ota also features information on Native American Nations, Languages, Traditions, Art, Music, and much more.
Upcoming Holidays
November 1-2: Dia de los MuertosNovember 11: Veteran's Day
November 27: Thanksgiving Day
Peanut Butter Lovers Month
If you're a PB&J fan, this is the site for you! It's full of recipes, facts about peanut butter's history and nutrition, plus info on food and peanut allergies.
Guinness World Records Day
November 6
A day celebrating ordinary people around the world doing extraordinary things. Visit the official website for the Guinness Book of World Records!
National Teddy Bear Day
November 14
Check out this site all about teddy bears! Read some beary funny jokes, play a scrambled bear game, and print out and color a story starring you and your own teddy bear.
National Game and Puzzle Week
November 23-29
Take the challenge and play board games with your friends and families. See how many minutes have been logged in your state and also discover the history of board games.
National Adoption Month
Find the facts about adoption and discover how families are created in many different ways.
National Family Week
November 16-22
Family Fun is your online source for arts and crafts, recipes, and parties for every holiday, plus hundreds of ideas for family activities!
Family Volunteer Day
November 22
Learn more about family volunteering, get great project ideas, and nominate a family who volunteers to make a difference!
World Hello Day
November 21
If you wanted to say hello to everybody in the world, how many people would that be? And how many languages would you have to learn? You would have to learn at least 2,796 languages and say hello to over 5,720,000,000 people!