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	Hands On!
		Manitoba Crafts Museum and Library. Virtual Museum Canada. «Learn about the Crafts Guild of Manitoba from 1928 to 1997, and the rich craft heritage of Manitoba through artifact exhibits, oral histories, demonstrations and student research.» Canadá

	Heroes of Lore and Yore: Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «In some ways the very concept of "hero" seems to conflict with traditional views of what it means to be Canadian. Marshall McLuhan described us as "the people who learned to live without the bold accents of the national ego-trippers of other lands." And even though our history is full of great acts and great people, Northrop Frye contended that we are "a country which has manifested a great deal of courage but has never responded with much warmth to charismatic leadership."» Canadá

	Hispano Music & Culture from the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection
		Library of Congress. «Hispano Music and Culture of the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection is an online presentation of a multi-format ethnographic field collection documenting religious and secular music of Spanish-speaking residents of rural Northern New Mexico and Southern Colorado. In 1940, Juan Bautista Rael of Stanford University, a native of Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico, used disc recording equipment supplied by the Archive of American Folk Song (now the Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center) to document alabados (hymns), folk drama, wedding songs, and dance tunes. The recordings included in the Archive of Folk Culture collection were made in Alamosa, Manassa, and Antonito, Colorado, and in Cerro and Arroyo Hondo, New Mexico.» EEUU - inglés

	Histoires, contes, et légendes de la Matawinie
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «Vous retrouverez dans ces récits des personnages, des animaux, des objets inanimés qui ce mettent tout-à-coup à bouger, à parler et à agir. Les auteurs des ces livres font véritablement oeuvre d'archiviste de la mémoire autochtone.» Canadá

	Holman: Forty Years of Graphic Art
		The Winnipeg Art Gallery. Virtual Museum Canada. «An exploration of the graphic art of Holman, Northwest Territories, in Arctic Canada. Based on the exhibition Holman: Forty Years of Graphic Art organized by The Winnipeg Art Gallery in Winnipeg, Canada which is home to the largest collection of contemporary Inuit art in the Western world. Interviews with artists, photographs and video of the community and of artists at work provide a rare opportunity to experience the art and culture of a remote northern Canadian community. The site also features a thorough educational component, Classroom Connections, for students of all ages and teachers.» Canadá

	Holman: forty years of graphic art-classroom activities-
		The Winnipeg Art Gallery. Virtual Museum Canada. «The exploration of Inuit graphic art, created in Holman, in the Northern Territories of Canada, offers students and teachers, from primary levels to highschool, nine themes to discover through a variety of resources and learning activities.» Canadá

	Iberoamérica mestiza. Encuentro de pueblos y culturas
		Sociedad Estatal para la Acción Cultural Exterior de España, SEACEX. «La muestra, compuesta por 179 piezas, organizada por SEACEX, con la colaboración y el patrocinio de la Fundación Santillana... pretende reflejar la historia que vivieron los pueblos de la Península Ibérica antes y despúes de su vinculación con América para dar a conocer y entender las raíces de una identidad compartida, abierta y plural.» Catálogo completo, visita virtual y relación completa de piezas. América Latina España

	Indian Treaties
		National Archives of Canada. Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «These important documents from Record Group 10 (RG 10, Records relating to Indian Affairs) are a most valuable and timely resource which merits diffusion to a wide Canadian audience. The documents furnish the basis for a better understanding of the relationships between the two negotiating parties within the context of European settlement and land development on Canadian territory.» Canadá

	Inuit 3D
		«Inuit 3D is a collaborative exhibition produced by the Canadian Museum of Civilization and the National Research Council of Canada. It fuses together several technologies to enable visitors to navigate through the virtual museum and interactively examine 3D models of Inuit objects, as well as view introductory movies to each section.» Canadá

	Inuit Games
		Dr. Elliott Avedon. «The web site is a valuable source for researching Inuit games and the Inuit culture culture.» Canadá

	Iroquois Language and Songs
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «In this site, you can get a brief introduction to the Languages and Social Songs of the Iroquois Confederacy. The Iroquois Confederacy is comprised of six different nations. These nations are the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and the Tuscarora. Today, the language fluency level among these nations is extremely low. As of late 1998, the fluency rate at Six Nations of the Grand River was just over 1% out of a population of approximately 20,000. This site is meant to give everyone a start in learning an Iroquoian language. Three of the six languages are represented here.» Canadá

	Jüdische Museum München
		«Spuren jüdischen Lebens sind in der Geschichte der Stadt München seit dem Mittelalter verbürgt. Die Geschichte dieser Stadt ist ohne die prägenden Einflüsse jüdischer Bürgerinnen und Bürger nicht zu denken. Bereits in den 20er Jahren entstand daher die Idee, Geschichte und Kultur der jüdischen Bürgerinnen und Bürger Münchens in einem eigenen Jüdischen Museum zu dokumentieren und auch zu präsentieren.» Alemania

	Keystone of the Arch: The Stewart Collection
		Museum of Indian Arts & Culture. «During the Depression era, the Laboratory of Anthropology, then a private museum, received an outstanding collection of weavings and jewelry from Mr. and Mrs. Philip B. Stewart. The collection was was so outstanding that Jesse L. Nusbaum, museum director at the time, likened the "The Stewart Collection" to the keystone of an arch. To him, the objects comprised the essential component that united and immeasurably strengthened the Laboratory's early holdings.» EEUU - inglés

	Kiowa Drawings
		National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution. National Anthropological Archives. «The Smithsonian’s collections of Kiowa drawings include works of art on buffalo hide and more recent examples on paper, a medium that Kiowa artists adopted after it became widely available in the late nineteenth century. Together, these drawings offer a unique source of information on tribal social and artistic traditions.» EEUU - inglés

	Kispiox Valley Rodeo: The Biggest Little Rodeo in the West
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «The Kispiox Valley Rodeo is an annually anticipated event that draws spectators and performers from all across the country for one weekend a year. Horses, cowboys, and contestants of all types gather here to compete in this important community occasion. The rodeo and campgrounds are located right along the banks of the Kispiox River with the Rodeo arena within minutes of your campsite.» Canadá

	Kootenay: an Exploration of Historic Prejudice and Intolerance
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «A presentation of the diverse situations of five ethnic groups who, in the past, suffered from intolerance. The ethnic groups are Chinese, Italian, British Remittance Men, First Nations and Sikh.» Canadá

	La infancia en el Pirineo
		«La exposición recoge fotografías antiguas y piezas procedentes de cuatro museos de la provincia de Huesca, que nos ayudan a reconstruir esta etapa de la vida en los pueblos y aldeas del Alto Aragón. Sus distintas secciones temáticas se detienen en los hitos más significativos de su evolución hacia la adolescencia y muestra las actividades características de cada una de ellas.» España

	La trilla tradicional en Castroviejo
		La Rioja. «. En Castroviejo la trilla con trillo de pedernal desapareció como labor dominante a principios de los años cincuenta, siendo sustituida por las trilladoras mecánicas. Se mantuvo sin embargo de forma puntual durante los años sesenta, tanto para el trillado de cereales tempranos como para otros cultivos de producción más reducida, garbanzos o habas. La siega a mano, con hoz, pervivió como único método de recolección hasta mediados de los años setenta, momento en que se abandona la agricultura en el término municipal.» España

	Le masque au Burkina Faso
		Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication. Musées imaginaries. «Cette exposition virtuelle est temporaire. Voulant rappeler les usages conférés aux masques, elle présente actuellement une sélection de masques du Burkina Faso exposés ou en réserve au Musée National des Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie de Paris. Grâce à l'intérêt que prêteront les conservateurs au projet que sous-tend l'exposition, nous espérons l'enrichir des photographies accompagnées de leurs commentaires scientifiques, de masques burkinabés conservés dans les autres musées français, puis étendre peu à peu cette présentation à d'autres masques africains issus des collections des musées de part le monde. A terme, cette exposition deviendra un site de référence sur le Masque africain proposant deux niveaux de lecture : une information générale de type didactique et une base scientifique pour les conservations et les chercheurs. Un forum de discussion favorisera les échanges entre spécialistes.» Africa Francia

	Les traditions de Noël en France et au Canada (1995)
		Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication. Musées imaginaries. «Cette exposition imaginaire vous présente les traditions de Noël en France et au Canada. Noël est l'une des fêtes calendaires les plus célébrées dans le monde entier. Des manifestations et des réjouissances diverses soulignent aux quatre coins du globe, la fête de la Nativité. La France et le Canada vous proposent ici un aperçu de la variété de leurs coutumes et traditions de Noël. Trois grands aspects y sont abordés : les manifestations sociales et communautaires, la fête familiale et les célébrations religieuses.» Canadá Francia

	Lil'wat Nation: Past, Present and Future
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «We claim that we are the rightful owners of our tribal territory, and everything pertaining thereto. We have always lived in our country; at no time have we ever deserted it, or left it to others. We have retained it from the invasion of other tribes at the cost of our blood. Our ancestors were in possession of our country centuries before the whites came. It is the same as yesterday when the latter came, and like the day before when the first fur trader came. Stl’atl’imx Nation Chiefs, 1911 (Declaration of the Lillooet Tribe) Canadá

	Living Traditions: Museums Honour the North American Indigenous Games
		Canadian Heritage Information Network; The Canadian Canoe Museum; The Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games; Musée des Abénakis; Museum of Anthropology; St. Boniface Museum; Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian; Woodland Cultural Centre; Sport Canada; 2002 North American Indigenous Games Host Society; North American Indigenous Games Council; Aboriginal Sport Circle. Virtual Museum Canada. «Learn about the spirit and diversity of Indigenous culture and heritage. Join seven museums from across the continent in honouring the North American Indigenous Games by exploring the traditions and histories of sporting events and games of yesterday and today.» Canadá

	Livres illustrés de la Bibliothèque du Musée de l'Homme
		Gallica. Bibliothèque Nationale de France. 296 documentos. Francia

	Lobo Altuna: del mirar de frente
		Centro Virtual Cervantes. «Frente a la tendencia de silenciar el lado menos amable de las cosas, la mirada arriesgada de José Ignacio Lobo Altuna (Tolosa, Guipúzcoa, 1967) ahonda en su dolorosa verdad. De formación autodidacta, sus imágenes se centran en la especie humana. Narra fotográficamente lo que queda velado para el forastero o lo que todo el mundo conoce pero sobre lo que no se habla. Los carnavales, los hospitales, las tradiciones vascas, las peregrinaciones, los milagreros son los temas habituales de sus instantáneas.» España

	Looking Both Ways. Heritage and Identity of the Alutiiq People of Southern Alaska
		National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution. Alaska Native Heritage Center. «Alutiiq people are Alaska Natives who live in villages, towns, and cities along the southern coast of Alaska -- from Prince William Sound to the Kenai Peninsula, the Alaska Peninsula, and Kodiak Island. The Alutiiq population in this region was about 3,100 in 1990. Other Alutiit reside elsewhere but look back to these shores as their true homeland. This country of stormy seas and jagged mountains, glaciers, tundra, and forest has been home for 10,000 years. Elders say, "This is the land that we belong to, not the land that belongs to us."» EEUU - inglés

	Luxton Museum of the Plains Indian
		Banff, Alberta. Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «The Buffalo Nations Cultural Society invites you to explore the extraordinary history of the Indians of the Northern Plains and Canadian Rockies.» Canadá

	Macleay Museum
		A Museum of the History of Science. University of Sydney. «Alexander Macleay was a collector as well as a bureaucrat of science. For 27 years he was honorary secretary of the Linnean Society of London. His serious minded pursuit of collecting meant that by 1805 his collection was one of the more important in England. When William Kirby and William Spence collaborated to produce an 'Introduction to Entomology' Macleay's collection was a crucial source for the scheme. By 1825 his insect collection was now without parallel in England, not merely because of its size but also for its range and importance of specimens. Over 9000 of them were specimens from which the first published descriptions were made.» Australia

	Magic Assembly: Storefronts to Culture
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «Grab your shoes, don't worry about directions, and get ready to be your own tour guide to one of Canada's many multicultural communities. Magic Assembling is a dynamic collection showcasing the multicultural complexity of Metro Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as it represents our global community.» Canadá

	Malpeque - People of a Sacred Bay
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «Untold generations of Aboriginal people have respected and cherished these lands and waters. Archeological evidence and oral traditions indicate a native presence on the shores of the Bay dating back 10,000 years. The Mi’kmaq have a permanent settlement on Lennox Island since at least the early 19th century. Their spiritual attachment to this place endures Malpeque Bay with a significance which all Canadians can appreciate.» Canadá

	Manitoba Aboriginal Artist Archive
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «Aboriginal art is a recording of Aboriginal culture, history and teachings of the Aboriginal people. The Manitoba Aboriginal Artist Archive profiles 30 Manitoba Aboriginal Artists with their works. Each work is accompanied by an abstract that explains its cultural, spiritual and/or historical significance. We invite you to visit this archive and learn more about Manitoba's Aboriginal people and their Art.» Canadá

	Marischal Museum
		University of Aberdeen. «The museum was founded in 1786, with material that has been donated by generations of friends and graduates of the University. This has resulted in collections of high quality material, most notably Egyptian and Classical antiquities, non-Western ethnography, Scottish prehistory and numismatics, that rank alongside the largest in Scotland. Today, the care of these collections is enhanced by a purpose-built conservation laboratory.» Reino Unido

	Meeting God. Elements of Hindu Devotion
		American Museum of Natural History. «Hinduism is sometimes said to be a religion of millions of Gods. Yet it is based on a firm belief in the Absolute Divine—the singular force that joins all facets of existence. Most Hindus believe that the Absolute takes on many forms, however, and so worshippers pray to different Gods and Goddesses who embody the power of the Divine.» «Explore the heart of Hindu life through the photographs of cultural anthropologist Stephen P. Huyler and a range of devotional objects from the Museum's collection.» EEUU - inglés

	Mennonites in Canada
		Mennonite Historical Society of Canada. Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «The Mennonite story is about a people on the move. From their Anabaptist beginnings in Switzerland, Holland, and Germany, Mennonites have now spread virtually all around the world. But how did this movement start? Why are there so many different groups? Well, the best place to start is at the beginning...» Canadá

	Metepenagiag New Brunswick Oldest Village
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «Welcome to Metepenagiag, New Brunswick's Oldest Village. Located on the Northwest Miramichi river, Metepenagiag (meh-deh-b'nag-ghee-agh) has been home to the Mikmaq people for the last 3000 years. Since 1975 over one hundred archaeological sites have been discovered in the immediate area. Two sites, the Augustine Mound and the Oxbow site, have been declared National Historic Sites.» Canadá

	Mi'kmaq Portraits Collection
		Nova Scotia Museum. Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «For thousands of years before the arrival of European settlers, the Mi'kmaq called themselves L'nu'k, which simply means 'the people,' 'human beings.' Their present name, Mi'kmaq, derives from nikmaq, meaning 'my kin-friends.' Their descendants are still living in what are now Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and parts of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Québec.» 800 portraits Canadá

	Mi'kmaq and Maliseet Cultural Objects on the Web
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «The Mi’kmaq and Maliseet of eastern Canada lived off the land to survive. Whether it was along the coast, on the river systems, or in the inland forests, Aboriginal people developed a way to sustain themselves despite the harsh conditions of the changing climate. Several times a year the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet gathered at strategic locations throughout the Maritime region.» Canadá

	Mi-Carême: a Mid-Lenten Celebration on Cape Breton Island (La)
		Canada's Digital Collections. Government of Canada. «Mi-Carême is an ancient tradition developed in France to relieve people of the sacrifices of Lent. Since this time, this event has been lost in several places and modified in others. The Acadian region of Northern Cape Breton has successfully kept it alive for over 200 years and celebrates it quite vigorously!» Canadá

	Michigan State University Museum
		«The museum, founded in 1857, is one of the oldest museums in the Midwest and is accredited by the American Association of Museums. Designated an anchor organization by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, the museum is Michigan's leading public natural and cultural history museum. The museum is a public steward for 2.5 million objects or specimens of cultural and natural history from around the world.» EEUU - inglés

	Mingei: Japanese Folktoys
		Department of Anthropology at the California Academy of Sciences. «Festivals, religious shrines, folk tales, and mythical heroes are all an integral part of Japanese culture. Throughout Japan, local craftsmen produce hundreds of small figurines, carvings, paper constructions and other souvenirs to commemorate, celebrate, or simply remind people of these traditions. Collectively, these objects are called folk toys, but few of them are intended as children's play things. This exhibit discusses the cultural importance of these seemingly simple "toys", drawn from the Academy's collection of more than 500 examples.» EEUU - inglés

	Museo Histórico y Antropológico de Nindirí
		Nicaragua. «En la sala, que apenas tendrá cuatro por cinco metros, se aprecian las urnas y roperos que guardan, bajo llave, las más valiosas piezas; otras, como las piedras de moler y los morteros están sobre una mesa, en tanto que ídolos y ollas funerarias yacen en el suelo. En las paredes aparecen colgadas de clavos máscaras coloridas de madera de distintos tamaños, cuadros con referencias históricas, fotografías remotas, penachos de plumas y varios mosquetes del siglo XVII.» América Latina

	Museo "Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo"
		Universidad de Colima. « Alejandro Rangel Hidalgo (1923-2000) artista Colimense que vivió aquí en Nogueras, en esta ex-hacienda. La casa que habitaron él y su esposa Margarita Septien Rul es hoy un Centro Universitario de estudios e Investigación. El lugar en donde ahora se encuentra el Museo, fue muy probablemente parte de la casa de los Franciscanos que evangelizaron esta tierras. Este Museo expone principalmente tres facetas del artista Rangel: la de diseñador y fundador de la escuela de Artesanías Comala en la primera sala de la entrada, la de pintor en la sala 2 y la de coleccionista admirador de la cerámica prehispánica encontrada en los alrededores de esta lugar, salas 3 y 4.» México

	Museo Africano
		«Museo dedicado a las culturas africanas y organizado cronológicamente desde la prehistoria hasta nuestros días, con un montaje temático. Se acompaña con explicaciones por medio de mapas, fotografías y maquetas. Destacan las colecciones de ajuares femeninos e indumentaria de diversos países africanos, la colección de fotografías dedicadas a los tipos de viviendas, y las colecciones dedicadas a armas, a música, a esculturas talladas en marfil y ébano y la colección de fetiches, amuletos, máscaras y otros objetos religiosos.» España

	Museo Americanista
		«El museo expone material perteneciente a las diversas comunidades indígenas que poblaron nuestro territorio, como máscaras, cestería, tejidos, arcos, flechas, urnas, etc.; la historia del Municipio, con mobiliario, indumentaria, documentos, fotografías y armas, entre otros, y grabados y esculturas de artistas como Pío Collivadino y Arturo Dresco. Consta de una Biblioteca abierta al público donde se puede consultar sobre Historia, Geografía, Arqueología, Etnografía y Sociología, entre otros temas.» Argentina

	Museo Antropológico - Guayaquil
		Banco Central del Ecuador. «Patrimonio histórico de la ciudad de Guayaquil, contiene valiosos documentos que datan desde el siglo XVI en adelante, y un fondo de microfilms de otros repositorios como el del Archivo General de Indias, de Sevila, Archivo Nacional de Lima y de Bogotá. También dispone de una biblioteca especializada en historia de la ciudad y del país, una interesante hemeroteca que contiene revistas, diarios locales y nacionales, y una mapoteca con documentos cartográficos de América y del Ecuador.» Ecuador

	Museo Antropológico R. P. "Sebastián Englert" de la isla de Pascua
		«Fundado en 1973 con el nombre del sacerdote capuchino Sebastián Englert, quien dedicó parte de su vida a la investigación y estudio de las manifestaciones culturales del pueblo Rapa Nui, nombre con el que también se conoce a la isla. Entre dichas manifestaciones, destacan el gran número de megalitos y las tablillas con un sistema pictórico de escritura, posiblemente polinésico. El museo dispone en la actualidad de más de 6.000 piezas.» Chile

	Museo Antropológico e Historia de Rivas
		Nicaragua. «En este Museo se puede apreciar una muestra de la herencia cultural de nuestros antepasados representada por su cerámica y utensilios domésticos encontrados en la zona y que datan desde el año 400 antes de Cristo hasta la llegada de los españoles. La entrada cuesta cinco córdobas para los nacionales, un dólar para los extranjeros y un córdoba para los estudiantes.» América Latina

	Museo Arqueológico La Entrada
		Honduras

	Museo Arqueológico San Miguel de Azapa
		Universidad de Tarapacá. Departamento de Arqueología y Museología. «Este museo resguarda uno de los más importantes conjuntos patrimoniales relativos a la arqueología y antropología de Chile, evidenciando un desarrollo cultural de más de 10.000 años de historia. Se ubica en el Valle de Azapa a 12 km. de la ciudad de Arica, en el extremo norte de Chile.» Chile

	Museo Arqueológico, Etnográfico e Histórico Vasco
		«El museo ocupa tres plantas, en las que se exponen mediante una organización temática los interesantes fondos que posee; en la primera planta se encuentran las salas dedicadas a armería vasca, cerámica y artesanía textil, y otra de reciente creación dedicada a la cultura pastoril, que en el caso del País Vasco data del año 3500 a.C.; en la segunda planta, además de la sala dedicada a la arqueología de la provincia, se encuentran las salas dedicadas a la navegación y comercio y a las ferrerías; y, por último, en la tercera planta se pueden contemplar los fondos históricos de Vizcaya, entre los que cabe resaltar la maqueta del Territorio Histórico de Vizcaya y las salas dedicadas al Consulado de Bilbao.» España

	Museo Arqueológico, Etnográfico e Histórico Vasco
		«Nuestro Museo se halla enclavado en un edificio de estilo barroco en el Casco Viejo de Bilbao y fue construído para ubicar una iglesia y Colegio de los Padres Jesuitas bajo el nombre de Colegio de San Andrés. En 1921 y ocupando la planta baja del claustro, se abre al público el Museo Arqueológico de Vizcaya y Etnográfico Vasco bajo el patrocinio de la Diputación Foral de Bizkaia y el Ayuntamiento de Bilbao. Poco a poco el museo irá ocupando los edificio anexos y aumentando sus colecciones, colecciones que abarcan la arqueología de Bizkaia y la etnohistoria del País Vasco.» España

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