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Les Blues de Balfa
From folkstreams.net, produced by Aginsky Productions with Les Films Cinetrie and Les Films d'Ici
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A portrait of Southwestern Louisana's Balfa Brothers, ambassadors of traditional Cajun music to the world. Filmed in Louisiana between 1978 and 1981, the film focuses on the surviving brother fiddler Dewey Balfa and his efforts to continue playing and performing his family's traditional music after the sudden death of his brothers Rodney and Will in a traffic accident.
We met Dewey and Rodney Balfa in 1978 while filming Homemade American Music at a folk music festival with Mike Seeger and Alice Gerrard. Dewey and Rodney invited us down to visit them in Basile and Mamou Louisiana, but before we could get there, Rodney and Will had died together in a car crash. Dewey was devasted, and together, Tracy Schwarz who was a visitor there at the same time, we worked to revive Dewey's spirits, helping out as we could. This tragedy became a central part of the film. In Les Blues De Balfa, Dewey introduces his daughter Christine who was 12 at the time and now has her own family and her own band. --Yasha Aginsky, filmmaker.
ECP Resources on Linguistics and Creole Dialect Speakers
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Found by ECP in American Roots Culture
January 19, 2012 at 09:47 AM
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Dry Wood
From folkstreams.net, produced by Flower Films
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A glimpse into the life, food, and Mardi Gras celebrations of black Creoles in French Louisiana, featuring the stories and music of "Bois Sec" Ardoin and Canray Fontenot. Dry Wood is one of a number of Les Blank's critically acclaimed films on Lousiana life and culture. Hot Pepper, a film on zydeco great Clifton Chenier, is a companion to Dry Wood.
Foodways, Music, African American Culture / South / 1973
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February 4, 2012 at 06:15 PM
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Hurricane Katrina makes landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane on this day in 2005. Despite being only the third most powerful storm of the 2005 hurricane season, Katrina was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. After briefly coming ashore in southern Florida on August 25 as a Category 1 hurricane, Katrina gained strength before slamming into the Gulf Coast on August 29. In addition to bringing devastation to the New Orleans area, the hurricane caused damage along the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama, as well as other parts of Louisiana. (02:06)
Found by CourtneyMorrison in August 21-31
September 19, 2012 at 04:08 PM
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This two minute video provides a brief overview of settlers as they began moving into an area called the Ohio Country, which was claimed by both Pennsylvania and Virginia colonists.
French built Fort Duquesne to protect their trade route from Canada to Louisiana. In 1755, General Braddock was defeated in trying toconquer Fort Duquesne. In 1758, General Forbes conquered Fort Duquesne and constructed Fort Pitt for the British.
Found by freealan in Colonial Life
September 22, 2011 at 11:07 AM
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In 1948, Robert Flaherty was working on "The Louisiana Story." He was searching for a small boat, or "pirogue" for his young hero. Flaherty soon became aware that pirogue-making was a disappearing art. Finally, when he found Ebdon Allemon, a Cajun craftsman, he persuaded him to make the pirogue. It may well have been the last piroque made in Louisiana. This is a record of that event.
Arts & Crafts, Traditional / South / 1949
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February 15, 2012 at 02:31 PM
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On this day in 1934, notorious criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are shot to death by Texas and Louisiana state police while driving a stolen car near Sailes, Louisiana. Also on this day 1533 King Henry VIII annulled his marriage to Catherine of Argon. (01:00)
Found by CourtneyMorrison in May 21-31
September 15, 2012 at 10:12 AM
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After they returned to Missouri on September 23, 1806 from their two year journey, Lewis and Clark were national heroes. President Jefferson appointed Lewis as Governor of the Louisiana territories, but Lewis fell into a deep depression as his personal and professional life began to fall apart. Lewis set out for Washington to clear his name, but he would never make it for he committed suicide on his way there. Clark, on the other hand, went on to lead a prosperous and influential life. In this video clip, learn more about Lewis and Clark. (2:21)
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November 26, 2012 at 09:58 PM
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In this Pick of the Week video, teenage students will be introduced to "The Name of the Star" by Maureen Johnson. Louisiana native Rory Deveaux expected things to be different in London. What she wasn't expecting was to step off the plane to Ripper-mania. Brutal murders are being committed around the city, and it's as though Jack the Ripper himself has risen from the dead to commit them. When the murderer strikes close to home, Rory finds herself drawn into a web of secret organizations and ghostly happenings--and more intrigue than she, or her fellow boarding school students, ever expected. This book's crackling plot and shocking ending will have you waiting for the next installment in the "Shades of London" series. This is a great resource to help entice and to encourage upper level readers. (1:27)
Found by porter1526 in 60 Second Recap Series
February 19, 2012 at 09:55 AM
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On April 20, 2010, an explosion ripped through BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig off the coast of Louisiana, causing the worst oil spill in U.S. history. On June 15, President Barack Obama informs the nation about the current state of the disaster as experts struggle to stop the spewing oil. It would be another month before the leak was finally capped. (1:37)
Found by CourtneyMorrison in Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 2010
June 20, 2012 at 04:20 PM
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Yale researchers who have studied hundreds of kindergartners for nearly 40 years say one in five was dyslexic. But perhaps their most important finding: There is no link at all between dyslexia and intelligence. Susan Spencer reports on efforts to help those with dyslexia "crack the code," from students at a Louisiana school catering to dyslexic children, to a new law to help the high percentage of prison inmates who have dyslexia. (09:07)
Found by andrewvanzyl in Dyslexia
August 26, 2019 at 05:57 AM
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On November 14th, 1960, six-year-old Ruby Bridges stood up against racism to help integrate Louisiana’s school system. Ruby’s story of courage, faith, and hope remain just as relevant today. (03:52)
Found by teresahopson in Bridges, Ruby
February 1, 2021 at 05:28 PM
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Before and after security camera footage from Fire Station #12 in Delacroix within a 1-hour time span. There is no sound for this brief video. (Louisiana) (01:04)
Found by teresahopson in Storm Surge
August 29, 2021 at 05:49 PM
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Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who, at age 16, met and helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory. Sacagawea traveled with the expedition thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean, helping to establish cultural contacts with Native American populations in addition to her contributions to natural history. (04:20)
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September 15, 2022 at 06:11 AM
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Boone is famous for exploring and settling what became Kentucky , then beyond the western limits of the Thirteen Colonies . This region belonged "legally" to France (greater Louisiana was part of New France ; but French "rights" were relinquished to the British Crown by the cession of eastern greater Louisiana by theTreaty of Paris of 1763), and historically to Native American tribes .(03:41)
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May 27, 2022 at 06:45 PM
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CNN's Don Lemon visits the hospital where he was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as the facility becomes fills up with COVID-19 patients who chose not to take the vaccine. (12:08)
Found by teresahopson in Vaccines
August 15, 2021 at 11:05 AM
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This short video does an excellent job of explaining how Alaska was purchased from Russia and the problems involved. A map of the world would make this easier to understand for students as Russia is actually closer to Alaska.
Found by freealan in Exploration and Expansion (1783-1860)
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Teach science in homeschool by purchasing high school science
text, which includes labs, or by logging on to the Internet to purchase
science equipment and textbooks. Enroll at a local community college and develop important science skills with tips from a homeschool teacher in this video. English Captions. (1:47)
Found by grazianione in Homeschool Science
April 15, 2010 at 11:21 AM
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This resourceful elementary school teacher shares her thrifty tips and tricks for obtaining classroom materials, supplies, and decor items. Visiting the thrift store is a great way to stretch your discretionary classroom budget; watch this video to see what one teacher was able to purchase with less than than 15 dollars! (09:11)
Found by teresahopson in Classroom Decoration
August 17, 2014 at 02:53 PM
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When making a lesson plan for a homeschool student, purchase user-friendly curriculum books or create your own using various textbooks.
Linda Wooldridge has been homeschooling since 1998, and she has been on the PPEA board for three years as the orientation coordinator for Pinellas County.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz (02:13)
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April 17, 2010 at 03:42 PM
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A homeschooling curriculum can be created from scratch or
purchased at teacher-supply stores. Create a homeschooling curriculum
with tips from a homeschooling mother in this video. (01:40)
Found by grazianione in Curriculum Overview
April 19, 2010 at 12:38 PM
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In this video, Madame Thomas works with her students to review items in the market and to purchase those items with euros. (4:15)
Found by MadameThomas in French Vocabulary-Money
November 7, 2009 at 03:53 PM
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This video is an advertisement for six books in the "I Like Money Math" series written by Rebecca Wingard-Nelson. It provides a short overview of the book series and a Web address to download worksheets and teacher's guides. Information about the author is provided as well as information on how to purchase the books. (01:34)
Found by shogan in Money
November 28, 2010 at 03:53 PM
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This video tells the story of Christian the Lion, a lion cub purchased by two men in London in 1969. The men raised the lion as a pet , released him in Africa, and later reunited with him. The video shows actual film footage along with words on the screen that tell the story. Teachers could use this video to enrich students' enjoyment of Christian the Lion books. ( 3:04)
Found by michellehoggard in Literature
February 24, 2011 at 09:03 PM
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Miss Jenny teaches children how to blend sounds to make words in "Build a Word." NOTE: This video cuts off abruptly because the rest is only available after purchase. (00:47)
Found by Mrs Jefferies in Phonics
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Director Reed Smoot's account of frontier settlement uses excerpts from diaries and letters. This is an excellent doucumentary hosted by HULU. The opening sequence is in French for dramatic effect. This IS an english language version.Starting with the Louisana Purchase, this wonderfully photographed movie spans the evolution of the American west and is based on diaries and letters of the times.Note: This video includes brief commercial interruptions. (40min)
Found by Mrs Jefferies in Westward Expansion
November 13, 2011 at 10:32 PM
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