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Cinco de Mayo

Celebrating the Traditions of Mexico

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Every Cinco de Mayo, Rosa and her family cheer at a parade and enjoy delicious Mexican food. But what exactly is Cinco de Mayo? Although many people think May ...

Celebrating a Quinceañera

a Latina's fifteenth birthday celebration

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Describes the customs and traditions connected with the celebration of a Mexican-American girl's fifteenth birthday, marking her coming of age.

Celebrating Ramadan

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane

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Las Posadas

An Hispanic Christmas Celebration

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Follows a Hispanic American family in a small New Mexican community as they prepare for and celebrate the nine-day religious festival which occurs just before ...

Lacrosse

The National Game of the Iroquois

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Describes the sport of lacrosse, its origins, and connections to the Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee, peoples.

Potlatch

A Tsimshian Celebration

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Describes the traditions of the Tsimshian Indians living in Metlakatla, Alaska, and, in particular, those connected with a potlatch they hold to celebrate thei...

Apache Rodeo

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

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Day of the dead

a Mexican-American celebration

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

Explores the November 1 and 2 Mexican holidays through the eyes of twin American girls whose father and grandmother were born in Mexico.

Cherokee Summer

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

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Arctic hunter

by Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane & Migdale, Lawrence

A ten-year-old Eskimo (Inupiat) boy who lives far north of the Arctic Circle describes his family's annual spring trip to their camp, where they hunt and fish ...