TRAIL OF TEARS RESEARCH

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Trail of Tears

  1. Overview — Indian Removal and The Trail of Tears
    Brief description of the what the five civilized tribes experienced

    Trail of Tears — Britannica

    Cherokee
    Trail of Tears (Rosen eBook)  (after logging in search for “Trail of Tears” and click on it.
    * Cherokee Religious Traditions
    * Cherokee Indian Cases (1830s)
    * Cherokee — History and Customs
    * Driving the Indians Westward: Indian Removal to 1840
    Native American Peoples: Peoples Removed from the East 

    Removal
    American Indian Removal
    Trail of Tears — Cavendish
    Trail of Tears 2 — Cavendish
    Indian Removal — Cavendish

  2. Indian Removal Act of 1830
    Removal (details)

  3. Choctaw
    Choctaw — Multicultural America
    Choctaw (short article)
    Choctaw (detailed history)
    Choctaw — Britannica
    Choctaw — Culture 
    Choctaw — History & Culture

  4. Seminoles — Culture & History
    Seminoles – 2
    Trail of Tears — Seminoles
    Trail of Tears — Seminoles -2
    Seminoles: Jackson’s policy of Indian removal ran into trouble

  5. Creek_&_Their_History
    Creek — Cultural History
    Creek — History & Customs

    6. Chickasaws — History & Customs
    * Chickasaws History (look near the bottom of the article)

    Routes

JDA CROSS-CULTURAL PROJECT 2019-2020

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DATABASES

1.  Culture Grams
2. GALE Databases
3. CountryReports.org

4. Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures, 2012

5. World Book Online
6. Britannica
7. Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Food and Recipes of the World
8. CIA World Factbook — Leader of the Country

Direct Links to GALE Database articles

1.   Armenians
2.  Cambodian (Khmer)
3.  Chinese
4.  Cuban
5.  Filipinos
6.  Hawaiian – Polynesians
7.  Hmong
8.  Japanese
9 .  Laotian
9a. Laos
9b. Laotion Americans 
9c. Laotion Americans – 2
10. Mexicans
11. Puerto Ricans
12. Punjabi
12a. Pakistanis
13. Russians
14. Thai
15. South Korean

16. Italians

 

17. Culture Page Research in Context (GALE)

18. Countries and their Cultures

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Wikipedia also offers students another broad online reference work.

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Books — Reference

  1. The World Book Encyclopedia (22 vols.) REF 030 WOR
  2. People and Places (6 vols.) REF 300.03 PEO
  3. The Newest Americans (5 vols.) REF 304.8 NEW
  4. The Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures (9 vols.) REF 306.03 JUN

Books — General

Social Science

  • 305.XXX — This call number contains several books on the social life of many of the cultures listed.
  • 641.XXX – Cookbooks, Cookbooks, Cookbooks.
  • 900 section covers the history and people of many of the cultures. Some helpful Dewey numbers include: 915.XXX, 959.XXX, 973.XXX, 974.XXX, 996.XXX

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JDA Cross-cultural pathfinder 2011

RESEARCH & CITATION SKILLS — MR. FLORES

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Question: What will be the effect of the Dobbs decision?

Sources:
1. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in landmark abortion decision
2. At least 43 abortion clinics shut in month after Supreme Court overturned Roe, research says, with more likely to close
3. Supreme Court Strikes Down Roe v. Wade Abortion Precedent (3rd source, includes reports from Reuters news agency)
4. Gale article on Abortion (an overview)

Citation Maker — MLA  — Use this resource to help you cite your sources

Questions to consider when looking at source:
1. Who created the message?   2.  Why was the message made?   3.  Whose points of views are being represented in the message (report or article)?  4.  Did the message miss a particular point of view?

Additional Thought Provoking Questions:
Does the message use primary sources?  Does the message come from a particular point of view?  Does the story deal with mainly facts?  Or does the story include facts and opinions?  How do you know the information is reliable?

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