Research Springboard

To help get you started on your topic, below are some reliable websites and databases. 

EPIC - a compilation of databases for NZ students
Username: cuthberts Password: 42cuthberts 

• Britannica School Middle
• National Geographic Kids - try refining your search by selecting "Explore Topics" and then "People and Cultures"
• World History - this can be a little overwhelming, so try searching in one particular Encyclopedia eg - Cultures and Daily Life 

After finding information through EPIC, check the information against another site like:

• Yao (Vietnamese) - New World Encyclopedia 
• Tibetan - BBC Bitesize
• Amish - Elizabethtown College - Amish Studies 
• Maasai - UNESCO - Intangible Cultural Heritage 
• Inuit - (please note, there is little on Inuit Rites of Passage). Countries and their Cultures
• Afghani - Countries and their Cultures
• Hasidic Jews (or Traditional-Orthodox) - Encyclopedia.com
• Reform Jews - BBC Bitesize
• Nepalese - New Internationalist
• Japanese geiko (or geisha) - New World Encyclopedia 
• Native American Indians - Encyclopedia.com
• Niuean - Rotorua Museum
• South India eg Hinduism - BBC Bitesize
• Norway - Countries and their Cultures
• Irish Catholic - Countries and their Cultures
• Jordan - Countries and their Cultures
• South Pacific (Pentecost island) - Countries and their Cultures
• South America - US Conference of Catholic Bishops
• Hamar (Africa) - Express news article
• Zulu - Encyclopedia.com