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​
• World History - this can be a little overwhelming, so try searching in one particular  Encyclopedia eg - Cultures and Daily Life (enter your culture into the top righthand side search bar where it says: SEARCH WITHIN PUBLICATION

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

• Yao (Vietnamese) - New World Encyclopedia 
• Tibetan - Countries and their Cultures
• 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
• Quinceañeras - Britannica and a bonus magazine article below

embracing_traditions_-_quinceaneras.pdf
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Bonus content: Educational Videos
​Clickview - a compilation of videos created by teachers for students
To login use your MyCollege details and search for your culture/country's Rite of Passage. Unfortunatety, not all cultures have content on this topic. 


Please note: Books from the National Library, Auckland Libraries and our Collection on this topic will be library use only.
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