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There is now a second URL for the People's Paths the original
Cherokee language version http://www.YvwiiUsdinvnohii.net/mainindex.html
English translation version http://www.thePeoplesPaths.net/mainindex.html

Online Dictionaries & Reference Paths
"And Homework helper sites!"

| Dictionaries |
| Reference~Encyclopedias |
| Maps, Quotes, Questions and Answers |
| Language Dictionaries | Homework helper sites! |

**Dictionaries

  • The Acronym Finder "A searchable database containing
    common acronyms and abbreviations about all subjects,
    with a focus on computers, technology, telecommunications, and the military.

**Reference~Encyclopedias

  • Information Please 'Family Education Network'
    "Welcome to Family Education Network, the Internet's premier educational source. With principal business offices in New York City, Boston, and Paramus (New Jersey), Family Education Network is a series of websites joined together by their ability to serve you, the learner."

  • Welcome to Encyclopedia.com The Internet's
    premiere free encyclopedia! This site conveniently
    places an extraordinary amount of information at
    your fingertips. More than 14,000 articles from
    The Concise Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia,
    Third Edition have been assembled to provide free,
    quick and useful information on almost any topic.

  • Ohio Kids ~ Ohio History Central Online Encyclopedia
    "Ohio History Central is a dynamic online
    encyclopedia that includes information about
    Ohio's natural history, prehistory and history.
    Find what you're looking for by making your
    selection from the menu below."

  • The Encyclopedia on Letsfindout.com "This is the
    Knowledge Adventure Encyclopedia. From here, you can
    access information on a variety of really cool subjects
    right from your computer. It's a great homework helper!"

  • Student Advantage: Academic Research Engine
    "Student Advantage academic research engine, in partnership
    with Northern Light. Students can keyword search 25 different
    subjects either individually or simultaneously. First, results
    of an initial search include a sidebar that organizes returns
    in subject folders allowing users to focus only on those that
    seem most promising. Second, the "drill and search" feature
    allows students to then refine their searches within these
    subject folders. The site also features a listing of online
    reference sources and a free download of Q-Notes, software
    for electronic note-taking (PCs only).

  • Encyclopedia Smithsonian "The Smithsonian Institution receives
    a great many public inquiries covering a wide range of topics.
    Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked
    questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources
    from A to Z. If you have questions that do not specifically pertain
    to the Smithsonian, we suggest that you ask a reference librarian
    in a public or university library in your area for assistance."
    Smithsonian: Native American History and Culture "Selected links to
    sites hosted by Smithsonian Institution museums and organizations."

  • The Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World
    "15, 000 years of Inventions and Innovations. This is the first A to Z reference of its kind and has an American Indian author. Written by Emory Keoke, an enrolled member of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and Kay Porterfield, a former instructor at Oglala Lakota College, the 400 page hardcover reference contains over 400 entries; mentions 180 tribes and cultural groups in North, Meso-,and South America; and has 12 maps and 72 illustrations. Subject areas include science, technology, medicine, pharmacology, agriculture, environmental science, and metallurgy. Facts on File, Inc., is the publisher. The book is written at the 9th grade reading level."

**Maps, Quotes, Questions and Answers

  • The Aztec Calendar "Welcome to the Internet site dedicated to the Aztec
    calendar. According to the tonalpohualli, the sacred Aztec calendar, today is..."

**Language Dictionaries

  • Anishinaabemodaa "American Indian Studies Program,
    Welcome to the American Indian Studies Program,
    Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College!
    "Exposure to the Anishinaabe Language will create
    a greater understanding of the rich history and
    complexity of this area's first language."
    FREELANG Dictionary: Ojibwe-English "Free dictionary
    program to download - Freeware, Windows 9x/Me/NT/2K/XP

  • Sioux Heritage Welcome to Lakhota.Com "This is a Native American owned and operated site for Natives and Non-Natives interested in the Lakhota Language and Culture. Within this site you will discover outlets for speaking, studying and discussing the Lakhota Language as well as communities involving Lakhota History, Spirituality, Communication, Music, Art and Traditions."

  • UNB ~ Search a modern Maliseet-Passamaquoddy dictionary Mi'kmaq - Maliseet Institute, UNB Libraries' Electronic Text Centre "This dictionary is a work-in-progress. It now contains approximately 8500 entries. Many more will be added in the future. The editors-in-chief of the dictionary are David A. Francis Sr., a Passamaquoddy elder at Sipayik (Pleasant Point), near Eastport, Maine, and Robert M. Leavitt, Director of the Mi'kmaq-Maliseet Institute at the University of New Brunswick."

  • Mingo-EGADS "This site is dedicated to the preservation
    and revitalization of Unyææshæötká', the language of the
    West Virginia Mingo." ~*~ News, Dictionary, Texts, Grammar,
    Fun and Games, Mingo Language Learning Materials...

  • Navajo Code Talkers Dictionary "Revised as of 15 June 1945
    (Declassified under Department of Defense Directive 5200.9)"
    Department of the Nave - Naval Historical CEnter
    Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C.

  • Kimikupu Hou Lexical Database "Kimikupu Hou is a searchable
    database of new and technical Maori vocabulary. Users can search
    for a Maori equivalent(s) of an English technical word or search
    for an English translation of a new or technical Maori word."
    Or use the Ngata dictionary at the Learning Media website
    as an alternative.

  • Free Translation "The fastest web-based
    translation service available. And its free!"

**Homework Helper Sites!

  • Information Please 'All the knowledge you need!'
    Information Please, is part of the Family Education Network, the Internet's
    premier educational source. Family Education Network is a series of web
    sites joined together by their ability to serve you, the learner.
    • Almanacs / complete subject list A vast compendium of statistics
      and up-to-date facts and figures, on everything you need to know.
    • Atlas An atlas featuring maps and detailed profiles
      of the all 192 countries and the 50 U.S. states.
    • Dictionary An unabridged dictionary from aalii
      to zymurgy, including a pronunciation guide.
    • Encyclopedia A current and comprehensive encyclopedia covering
      all the major branches of knowledge from astrophysics to Zimbabwe.

  • StudyWeb "Created to provide fast and easy access to a wide variety of research-quality information via the Internet in a child safe environment. With constraints limiting the time allotted for Internet research in the classroom, computer lab or library setting, we set out to reduce the time spent searching for information so time can be spent assimilating it. Our goal in developing StudyWeb is to help students, teachers, librarians, and other educators and general researchers efficiently locate and focus on the rich content available on the Web."

  • My Report Links.com Books Great Boooks, Great Links, Great for Research! "''My Report Links.com Books'' presents the information you need to learn about your report subject. In addition they show you where to go on the Internet." an imprint of Enslow Publishers, Inc. (MyReportLinks is a service mark of Enslow Publishers, Inc. For a limited time period ending August 1, 2004, the links on this site will be available to everyone, whether a book has been purchased or not. After that date, the password found on page 4 of each book may be required to view the links.)

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