The National Park Service has created over forty "Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary" guides since the program started, and this recent guide to the heritage of Indianapolis continues in that tradition of quality material. Working together with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources' Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, the guide highlights 59 locations listed in the...

As the second-largest independent research library in the United States, the Newberry Library in Chicago is known as one of America's great repositories of knowledge. This site invites readers to explore the Indians of the Midwest, both past and present. Readers may scout the site's eight informative sections: People, Places, & Time; the Homeland & Its Use; The Marketplace; Treaties; Identities;...

Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and coordinated by the University of Colorado and the University of Arizona, the goal of the Indigenous Foods Knowledges Network (IFKN) is to "develop a network comprised of Indigenous leaders, community practitioners, and scholars (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous) who are focused on research and community capacity related to food sovereignty and...

Researchers and students in geography, science, and technology studies may be interested in Indigenous STS, part of the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta. This "international research and teaching hub [...] for the bourgeoning sub-field" of Indigenous Science, Technology, and Society (STS) is led by its principal investigator Kim TallBear, Canada Research Chair in Indigenous...

Although published in the _Journal of Technology Education_ in the Spring 1995 issue, this historical article is nevertheless timely. Available through Digital Library and Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech, the article reviews the history of the field of industrial arts, once known as "manual arts." The author highlights the similarities between the educational goals of industrial arts...

The primary goal of the Industry Council for Development (ICD) is "to improve public health through practical partnership projects aimed at food safety and nutrition goals." Although the ICD is a private organization, it has official relations with the World Health Organization and the Food and Agricultural Organization. The ICD works with these organizations on practical action-oriented projects...

In order to properly utilize many websites, one must often fill out a number of forms. This can be rather time-consuming and monotonous, but with this latest application, this process can be less onerous. INetForm Filler can be customized to automatically fill out such forms, and also allow users to create individualized settings for specific webpages. Users of this program can also use it to...

The vast array of Native cultures found across North and South America is staggering, and attempting to provide a general overview might seem impossible. This interactive "culture quest" created by the National Museum of the American Indian allows visitors young and old to learn about such cultures. First-timers might start by visiting the object gallery, which contains dozens of headdresses,...

Communication is a central aspect of all our lives. Today, our modes of communication are highly dependent on technologies such as the internet, wireless networks, phones, and computers. This issue of Topic in Depth explores the ways these forms of communication are part of our lives and highlights some new directions in communication technology. WordIQ Dictionary and Encyclopedia (1) offers...

Public perception and understanding of science and technology can be a difficult and daunting subject. This latest report from the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, authored by Dr. Jane Macoubrie, explores public attitudes toward the growing field of nanotechnology. In its 31-pages, the report reveals that the public is interested in the potential advances afforded by this...