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A Recap: Where am I now?

Topic: The Haida Way: research about the Haida Indians of the Pacific West Coast.

Focus of Research:
The five main areas that I am focusing on are the origins of the tribe, the family unit, the livelihood of the people, the art work, and also the myths.

Focus Questions as stated in the Wondering stage.

I am looking to create a short brochure type page with links for more information.

Main Sources For Information:

I plan to use a health blend of text- print fiction and non fiction, internet and databases, live conversations, and more…

Books: I have ordered some books on Haida myths and also totems from our area libraries. The books are limited around Muncie. But, I will be in Canada next week and plan to hunt out a few more.

Electronic Encyclopedias: Grolier Online and Inspire Kids are great sources to use in order to access sources that are readable for the target school age.

Databases: MegaCrawler will be my main search since it is a multi source search engine. The quality is there!

Images: I will use Google Image, PicSearch, AltraVista,and Xanga. Additionally, there are images located in other source sites.

Email and Personal Interviews: I have spoken to a friend and First Nations leader. He provided some context about the mother of the Haida family. He also talked about the myths and the significance of the Raven.

Maps and Charts: For this area, I hope to find the sources I need using MSNSearchBuilding, Topozone and trying to locate primary sources of old maps. Government sites are also useful.