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Working with animals: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 7; In addition to providing labor, water buffalo also sometimes are eaten at major community feasts. Traditionally, buffalo were a major source of wealth for Southeast Asian families. They still are favored in highland wet-rice areas where neither humans not...; By Lorraine Aragon.

The Town of Secota: "The Tovvne of Secota." Theodor de Bry's engraving of the American Indian town of Secota, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. A wide foot path extends from the center foreground of...; Format: image/illustration

Close-up view of the front half of a water buffalo at Mai Chau: A water buffalo tethered at Mai Chau village is seen in a close-up view of his head and front legs. A locally-made fiber harness is tied around the buffalo's head and large horns. Water buffalo are mostly gentle creatures used to pull plows and turn soil in...; Format: image/photograph

Native American Village of Secoton: Hand-colored version of Theodor de Bry's engraving depicting the American Indian town of Secota. De Bry's engraving, "The Tovvne of Secota," was originally published as an illustration in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New...; Format: image/illustration

Piedmont cultures graphic organizer: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 2.3; This activity will assist students in understanding Piedmont cultures as they read the article "Peoples of the Piedmont."; Format: /lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

A person in a sunhat walks a water buffalo by wet-rice fields in Mai Chau: A person in a sunhat walks a water buffalo by wet-rice fields in Mai Chau. The farmer and young buffalo are walking on earthen dykes constructed both as dry paths and as walls to contain standing water needed by the rice plants during certain stages of their...; Format: image/photograph

Their Dances Which They Use at Their High Feasts: "Their Danses VVhich They Vse att Their Hyghe Feastes." Theodor de Bry's engraving of American Indians dancing in a circle, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. Fourteen Indians are...; Format: image/illustration

The Town of Pomeiooc: "The Tovvne of Pomeiooc." Theodor de Bry's engraving of the American Indian town of Pomeiooc, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the center of the image stands Pomeiooc, which...; Format: image/illustration

The Arrival of the Englishmen in Virginia: "The Arriual of the Englishmen in Virginia." Theodor de Bry's engraving of English ships arriving in North America, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. The image shows several ships...; Format: image/illustration

A Weroan or Great Lorde of Virginia: "A Weroan or Great Lorde of Virginia." Theodor de Bry's engraving of an American Indian man with a bow and arrow, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. In the foreground, the man is...; Format: image/illustration

Teaching about Thanksgiving: Resources and activities to help you bring historical accuracy, cultural sensitivity, and a broader context to discussions about the quintessentially American holiday.; Format: article; By Kathryn Walbert.

Peoples of the Piedmont: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.4; In the years between 1000 and 1200 CE, Native life in the north and central Piedmont hadn’t changed much from prior Woodland times. People still lived in small hamlets whose houses strung out along river and stream banks. At times, the hamlets sat empty when people left to hunt and gather wild foods. But times were about to change. Around 900 CE, corn agriculture began. As a result, population began to grow, people began gathering in larger villages, and conflicts erupted.; Format: article

The life of a Civil War soldier: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.1; Article describes the food, equipment, camp life, drill, and discipline of soldiers in the U.S. Civil War. Includes video of a Civil War reenactment.; Format: article

The village farmers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.5; North Carolina sat on a crossroads by AD 1000. Cultural ideas from other places breezed through it and around it: how to decorate pottery, how to orient political and social life, how to honor the dead, how to structure towns.

The pottery makers: In Intrigue of the Past, page 3.4; Archaeologists do a bit of shrugging when asked about the Woodland—that time and lifeway tucked between 1000 BC and AD 1000. Some things they readily understand, but others leave them wondering.

Olaudah Equiano remembers West Africa: In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.4; Excerpt from a book written by a freed slave in the late eighteenth century, with memories of his boyhood in Guinea. Describes the government, culture, religion, architecture, and agriculture of the region. Primary source includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.

Among the Tuscarora: The strange and mysterious death of John Lawson, gentleman, explorer, and writer: They've taken his clothes, picked the straight razor out of his pocket: one brave fingers it, touches the blade — bright blood springs from his thumb and he laughs. The pitch pine split by the women is ready, a clay pot full...; Format: article; By Marjorie Hudson.

Resources on the web

Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia: The Appalachian people and their way of life in West Virginia's Big Coal River Valley are documented with photographs and audio recordings. (Learn more); Format: website/general; Provided by: Library of Congress