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Young Agrarians was created as a tool to introduce young people to a new way of looking at agriculture and food production. The project grew out of several concerns: the demise of family farms in America, the rising average age of farmers (65% of U.S. farmers are over 55), and the fact that young people are unaware of the many opportunities in sustainable agriculture and local food systems. Shot during the spring and summer of 2003 on a road trip from Palmer, Alaska, to Tumacacori, Arizona, the film relates the stories of small-scale farmers, ranchers and market gardeners of all ages and backgrounds who have been drawn by their love for the land to undertake the most noble of occupations - growing food. This film expresses both the aesthetic and ethic of small-scale, sustainable farming. America is home to the quintessential industrial farm model, featuring the lonely farmer perched atop multi-zillion dollar farm equipment spreading chemical fertilizers on a 10,000 acre farm. I wanted young people to see something new, to see other young people excited about reconnecting to their roots and to the agricultural history of America. The people in this film have found that growing food is something a little more community-minded, healthful, and reasonable in scale than the industrialized farming we are so aware of today. It is what Wendell Berry calls "the complex accomplishment of knowledge, cultural memory, skill, self-mastery, good sense and fundamental decency - the high and indispensable art - for which we probably can find no better name than 'good farming.'" The most rewarding aspect of production was the opportunity to get to know the individuals who opened their homes, farms, and fields to me. The energy of young people like Dove Miller from the Food for Lane County Youth Farm in Eugene, Oregon, who has since started college; and Kelly Humphry, a fourth generation family farmer from Illinois who moved to California to study organic agriculture and start her own farm is truly inspiring. Most of these folks are still working the same land, getting ready for another busy season. I wanted this film to encourage people to get to know where their food comes from and to support the good farmers who grow it. (7mins)
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September 26, 2011 at 10:29 PM
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In this video, teenage students will be introduced to "The River" by Mary Jane Beaufrand. What's not to like about beautiful, scenic, rural Oregon? For starters, it's not Portland, where all Ronnie's friends are. It's also not the intellectual/cultural/hipster hub where Ronnie pictured herself developing into her pre-college self. And then there's the dead girl in the river ... As avid readers of fiction will suspect early on, the scenic beauty of Ronnie's new town is merely a façade for some pretty horrifying activity, which quickly sweeps Ronnie into its dangerous whirlpool. Mary Jane Beaufrand's "The River" is a troubling book to be sure, but some of its grim-ness is counterbalanced by dark humor and beautiful writing. Best of all is the (semi-predictable) high school romance that's both sweet and satisfying. This is a great resource for motivating upper grade readers. (1:25)
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September 30, 2011 at 07:02 PM
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Hixon's film documents a real-life wedding in the Old Believer settlements of Marion County, Oregon, in the years 1979 and 1980. The film briefly touches on a wealth of traditional arts (embroidery, clothing construction, weaving, vernacular architecture, folk song and foodways) and beautifully presents a whole series of rituals -- the "devichnik" (engagement party), "selling" the bride and her braid, the wedding feast, the bargaining over the dowry, and the ceremony of bestowing gifts and advice to the newlyweds. In English and Russian with subtitles or voice-over translations.
Arts & Crafts, Traditional, Ethnic & Immigrant Cultures, Religion, Women, Costume/Dress, Family, Festivals/Customs / West / 1981
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February 14, 2012 at 07:47 PM
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At the Heritage Place Community in Bandon Beach, Oregon, Lucky brightens the residents' day. Witness the power of pet therapy and learn the meaning of the phrase "Dog Bless You."(5:47)
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October 23, 2011 at 03:09 PM
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Slideshow of images of the Trail of Tears. President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced the removal of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma in 1838. Nearly a quarter of the Cherokee died during the Trail of Tears. This video is suitable for middle and high school students. No narration but is accompanied by music by Europe called 'Cherokee'. (Amateur video with slides, music, and a little text) (04:13)
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The Trail of Tears as the Cherokee forced to leave their homeland. The sad tale of what happened during this action and what happened to them as they were forced off their land. Very good video that clearly shows what they lost.
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October 17, 2010 at 10:09 PM
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Trail of Tears
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In this video segment adapted from American Experience: "We Shall Remain," reenactments help tell the story of how the Cherokee people were forced from their lands in the southeast. The U.S. government initially promised the Cherokee and other Native American tribes that if they could assimilate into European Americans lifestyles, they would be considered equals. But a new movement in the late 1820s, supported by President Andrew Jackson, promoted removal of Native Americans from the eastern U.S. The Indian Removal Act, passed in 1830, called for the tribes to leave peacefully. Feeling that removal from their own lands was not an option, the vast majority of people stayed. When the deadline to leave passed, federal troops and state militia forcefully assembled the Cherokee people, letting them take nothing but the clothes on their backs, and made them march an 850-mile trek to new lands. Many died on this march, known as the Trail of Tears, which lasted through one of the hardest winters the region had ever experienced. (5:24)
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Slideshow of images of the Trail of Tears. President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced the removal of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma in 1838. Nearly a quarter of the Cherokee died during the Trail of Tears. This video is suitable for middle and high school students. (04:40)
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This student-made video uses artist renderings to tell the story of the Trail of Tears. (02:15)
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This introductory video explores one of America's darkest periods: President Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the forced removal of the Cherokee Nation to Oklahoma in 1838. Nearly a quarter of the Cherokee died during the Trail of Tears. This video (some of which is a re-enactment) is suitable for high school students. (7:10)
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This slideshow is a personal interpretation of the song "Trail of Tears" from the album Dying For The World (2002) by W.A.S.P. The slideshow features images a small portion of the Trail and as well as maps of the Trail. Suitable for middle school and high school students.
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August 8, 2009 at 12:15 PM
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U.S. Frontier Roads and trails from 1820 - present. Major trails and roads are traced using maps, slides, and narration. (03:18)
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May 14, 2010 at 08:43 AM
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A three-hour trail walk in Switzerland's Engadin Valley takes tourists on a tour of climate change and its real life effects.
Found by Mrs Jefferies in European Geography
May 22, 2012 at 11:18 PM
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Isaac and Bjornen come across a group of wolf pups right off the trail in this clip from Nature. (01:13)
Found by Rockefellerteacher in Foxes / Wolves
January 15, 2013 at 12:04 PM
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This is a video in a series of videos about animal tracking. This one explains how to read a trail width to determine the what animal left the tracks. (01:45)
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April 30, 2012 at 02:03 PM
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In this So You Want to Be President video clip, provided by the History Channel, Michael Dukakis discusses a little bit about the pressures candidates deal with on the campaign trail. (3:06)
Found by CourtneyMorrison in 1988 Campaigns
June 24, 2012 at 12:53 PM
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Corporal Cup walks us through the creation of Trooper's Trail Mix recipe, an excellent source of energy. (2:13)
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February 26, 2012 at 03:18 PM
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Angela Davis and other professors, authors and historians trace the story of Black Wall Street all the way from 1832’s Trail of Tears to the day O.W. Gurley purchased the allotment of land that would become Tulsa’s booming Greenwood District. (05:09)
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June 5, 2021 at 03:45 PM
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Kate Humble retraces the steps of 15th-century explorers, setting out on a trail that takes her to India and Sri Lanka, the birthplaces of pepper and cinnamon. (57:44)
Found by teresahopson in History of Food
June 25, 2022 at 09:28 AM
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This paper and pencil puzzle is explained in depth as part of the four minute video. It is a good test for students and the video does stop and why it may be impossible.
Found by freealan in Magic
July 23, 2011 at 11:50 AM
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For many years a plaque has marked the spot where the donner party presumably spent their tragic winter of 1846-47 trapped by the heavy snows of the Sierra Nevada. The Tahoe National Forest working with archaeology students from the University of Nevada, investigate and excavate the site looking for clues. (29min)
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November 26, 2011 at 10:49 PM
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Enjoy this compilation of several interesting views filmed during the recent Pleiades - Venus Conjunction as seen from Santa Clarita, California. Students will enjoy the real life footage of these beautiful images. What a great resource to help build background knowledge and to help make real world connections between Earth and the classroom. (03:42)
Found by porter1526 in Venus
July 13, 2012 at 08:40 PM
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In this video clip, learn more about whether or not John Wilkes Booth really did die 12 days after assassinating Abraham Lincoln, or did he secretly escape with Confederate aid. (02:11)
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June 8, 2012 at 03:33 PM
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It was the campaign speech that transformed a Hollywood actor into a national political figure. On October 27, 1964 Ronald Reagan delivered "The Speech." In this video clip, listen to clips of his famous speech and learn more about how powerful it was to the American public. (4:42)
Found by CourtneyMorrison in 1964 Campaigns
June 29, 2012 at 01:41 AM
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There's a tight and surprising link between the ocean's health and ours, says marine biologist Stephen Palumbi. He shows how toxins at the bottom of the ocean food chain find their way into our bodies, with a shocking story of toxic contamination from a Japanese fish market. His work points a way forward for saving the oceans' health -- and humanity's. TED.com (15:43)
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January 19, 2012 at 11:19 AM
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