The Chattahoochee, Georgia, Sacred Harp Musical Convention has been held annually since 1852. Its tunebook uses a shape-note solmization system introduced to America in the seventeenth century. This article describes the history of shape-note tunebooks; some Sacred Harp songs, modern singing events, and teaching techniques. Resources are listed.…

Considers both the recent critical and older, more favorable evaluations of Canadian Indian policy and contrasts Canadian policy with that that developed in the United States. (DR)

Employs a theoretical combination of political economy and the cultural history of communication to locate the origins of the concept of literary property. Reveals that the rise of capitalism and the development of the printing press are the keys to understanding the emergence of intellectual property law. (RS)

The impetus giving rise to U.S. outdoor education was composed of the organized camping program and educators who saw possibilities of using a camp setting to provide students with real experiences in the out-of-doors, while the major push in Canada came from the public's growing concern with the need for conservation of natural resources. The…

Surveys important music styles that preceded the emergence of rock and roll in the 1950s. Included are swing, bebop, rhythm and blues, country-western, gospel, and urban folk music. Lists of selected readings and recordings are appended. Part of a theme issue on popular music. (Editor/SJL)

Analyzes the way in which schooling has traditionally been used in the United States to inculcate national identity and culture. The analysis is based on research about political socialization at different time periods and on widely used textbooks. Also discusses questions of indoctrination. (DB)

Traces the involvement of the Gros Ventres in the Canadian fur trade from 1754, when the Hudson's Bay Company began wooing Great Plains tribes to English commercial interests, to 183l, when the tribe migrated south. Describes the mutual suspicions of traders and Indians and intertribal hostilities. Contains 20 references. (SV)

Discusses the history of the Canadian Space Agency. Explains that Canada's space program grew out of the need to manage resources and communicate over large distances. Reports that the small Canadian space industry is growing rapidly. Describes Canadian cooperation in international space programs. Identifies space careers and examines the future…

A short history of black pop music includes artists who have changed pop music or culture and highlights from the 1920s into the 1980s, from Fats Waller to Michael Jackson. In black pop music, there is a direct line of influence from the sharecropper to the current Top 40. (SLD)

The 17th century Dutch colony of New Netherland, which was located between New England in the north and Maryland and Virginia in the south, has received little attention from most historians of colonial America. The New Netherland Project was formed in 1974 under the sponsorship of the New York State Library and the Holland Society of New York…

Social historians are taught that historical changes are caused by large social and economic forces, rather than great individuals; and so they study groups of people, broad economic movements, and underlying institutional structures that change slowly over time. But the general public demands information about the individual person told through…

Following passage of legislation to end the practice of drawing up treaties with the American Indians in 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant implemented a "Peace Policy" aimed at persuading the Indians of the uselessness of resistance. The Indian delegations' visits to Washington were one tactic in the control strategy the government used…

Reviews the life of Columbus and European conditions that led to the age of exploration. Discusses how the ethnocentric legend of the "discovery" of America grew as part of the glorious history of Western civilization. Examines the doctrine of discovery as a European agreement legitimizing exploitation of indigenous peoples. (SV)

Reconsiders myths about Christopher Columbus. Discusses the importance of presenting students history in all its complexity. Suggests that students must see that the people who have occupied center stage at crucial moments are not without weakness and fears. Urges students to raise critical questions concerning historical figures. (MG)

Examines what happened to a little-known black newspaper, the "Provincial Freeman," which was published between 1853 and 1860 in what is now Canada's Ontario Province. Describes an uphill battle waged by editors and publishers to build a subscription base, solicit donations, recruit advertisers, and receive payment for their product. (TB)