Resources

Myths and folklore of Native American Peoples

"Coyote Stories/Poems" http://www.indigenouspeople.net/coyote.htm

• Animals play an important part in Native American culture and in understanding how different aspects of life and the earth came to be. This website has links to coyote folktales from Native American peoples of North and South America.

"Legends and Folklore" http://www.merceronline.com/Native/native06.htm

• Hear Native American chanting and read Native American folktales at this site.
• The folktales are from Native American tribes from across North America.

"Native American Myths" http://www.livingmyths.com/Native.htm

• Why are animals so important in the myths and legends of Native Americans?
• Find out this and more when you go to this website!

Coyote Resources

"National Geographic's Creature Feature: Coyotes" http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/0005/coyote.html

• Listen to coyotes howl, watch pups playing.
• Send a coyote postcard to a friend.
• Learn interesting facts about coyotes

"Desert USA" http://www.desertusa.com/june96/du_cycot.html

• Learn all about coyotes living in the desert.

"Desert USA" http://www.desertusa.com/june96/du_cycot1.html

• View a coyote movie.

"Coyotes Take Up Residence in Suburbia" http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/2006-02-28/murphy-coyotes

• Check out this article to find out about where coyotes live today. It may be near you!

"Eastern Coyote Home Page" http://www2.bc.edu/~wayjo/mainpage.html

• Ever since he was a high school student, Jon Wey was fascinated by coyotes. Now Jon is a graduate student at Boston College studying how coyotes live in suburban and urban areas, like Cape Cod and Boston, Massachusetts. He also is raising coyote pups for the Stone Zoo.
• Learn all about this project at Jon's web site.

Chipmunks

"National Geographic: Chipmunk" http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/chipmunk.html

• Includes images of chipmunks, profiles, and fast facts
• Listen to the sounds a chipmunk makes

"YouTube: Alvin and the Chipmunks" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npObNVS6Gck

• View the theme song to the popular 1980s children's cartoon about chipmunks (58 sec.)

Images of Robins

"All About Birds: American Robin" http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/American_Robin.html#fig1

• Includes description and "cool facts"
• Listen to the sounds a robin makes
• Watch a video of a robin

"YouTube: Robin Bird Having a Bath" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVyYhEleLGg

• Watch a robin take a bath (10 sec.)