Ethnography of Magnolia Plantation On-Line
The National Park Service Archeology and Ethnography Program’s website is the new home of the Magnolia Plantation Ethnography (www.cr.nps.gov/aad/PUBS/studies/STUDY04A.htm). The Magnolia Plantation is part of the Cane River Creole National Historical Park, at Natchitoches, Louisiana. The ethnography brings together the different, and sometimes uneasy, histories and recollections of the Magnolia Plantation’s French Creole owners, Creoles of color, and African American descendants. By combining this rich history with present-day urban and rural Natchitoches society and culture, this study recommends how the Cane River Creole National Historical Park can best use its cultural resources to accommodate all perspectives and educate the public about a painful, but highly human, aspect of our nation’s history.

African American Resources Featured
African American Archaeology, History and Cultures is featured in a comprehensive web site, which contains links to hundreds of useful resources including magazine articles, bibliographies, web sites, museum exhibits and more. The site is divided into six sections: African American Archaeology; African American History and Cultures; Slavery, Resistance and Abolition; African Archaeology; and African History and Culture. It is a great resource for students, teachers, the general public, and scholars. Check the web site out at https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/cfennell/www/bookmark3.html.

The Archaeology Channel Continues to Grow
New additions to The Archaeology Channel, the streaming video web site are now available at www.archaeologychannel.org, as follows:

• Louisiana’s Historic Places—The Archaeology Channel feels a strong commitment to support the efforts of teachers and their students in the classroom. That’s why they’re proud to bring you Louisiana’s Historic Places, an animated film by an enterprising teacher and her grade school class from Prairieville, Louisiana, as their latest video offering. Debbie Buco’s students in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades at Galvez Primary School learned about various cultural heritage sites in Louisiana and learned about the state's unique architecture, archaeology, and cultural landscapes. Supported by a Heritage Education mini-Grant, Debbie and her students studied the subject matter and made this video about Poverty Point, Los Adaes, Evangeline Oak, Laura Plantation, Oakley Plantation, Fort Butler, and the Sylvest House. The video demonstrates the instructional potential of film projects for kids and it’s just plain fun to watch. We hope Debbie and her kids will inspire others to do similar projects.