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Living in the Americas
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Resources for avatars, homesite graphics, names, etc., and groups information.
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The #1 board for your Americas living needs. Here we list resources for avatars, graphics, names, groups, help, etc.
If you wish to contribute additional resources of any kind, please make a post on the thread below and a Scribe will summarize in this message header.
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Resource Topics: Site Help | Groups | Names | Graphics | Links
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Site Help
Groups of the Americas:
- Library of the Americas - General academic. Resources for study of the Americas pre-Columbian times.
- Museum of the Americas - General academic. Museums and art of the Americas.
- Tenochtitlan - Aztec history, precursors, and culture.
- Anahuac
- Calakmul - Maya history, precursors, and culture.
- Turtle Nations - North Native Americans, their history and culture.
- Tahuantinsuyu - Inca history, precursors, and culture.
- Virtual Archaeology - Mostly 3-D artwork, focused on architecture and archaeology.
- White Wolf Circle - Spirituality.
- The Bone Yard - For dog lovers.
- Michinpaqui - Social Americas, with chocolate.
- The Temple of Tezcatlipoca - Social Americas.
- Velvet Glove - Roleplay, Chicago 1926
- Moquihuix - Roleplay in the Americas.
Outside Groups of Interest to the Americas:
Family Names:
Given Names:
Nahuatl (Aztec/Valley of Mexico)
Maya Names
North American Names
Quechua Names (Inca/Peruvian)
Names from all over the Americas
Domicile Names:
Aztec / Olmec:
Yutacan/Maya:
Incan:
Avatars:
North Native American:
Plaques and Sources for Home Graphics:
Family Plaques
Neighborhood Plaques
Aztec / Olmec:
Maya:
North American:
Searchable Image Databases:
- MorgueFile. "Where photo reference lives". Selections may be erratic.
- Stock.xchng. Similar to MorgueFile, though some photos have restrictions.
- Clipart.Com (Jupiter Images). Costs $$ but you can get a one-week membership, handy for those periodic fest and hood drives.
Links to Research Sites:
- FAMSI, Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc.
- Inca Glossary, Glossary of Terminology of the Shamanic & Ceremonial Traditions of the Inca Medicine Lineage as Practiced in the United States
Note: graphics sources, other than where noted, indicate that their images are free, at least for educational purposes. Credit/links are sometimes requested.
Created by: * Mangas Cochise, Mar 12, 2005 - 15:42
T~Y, Moonbeam & Apo! (* Night~Owl Yazzie, Jun 22, 2011 - 00:42 )
MorningStar Family Plaques (* Apo Mayta Huacac, Jun 9, 2011 - 12:01 )
A new family plaque for MorningStar (* Moonbeam MorningStar, Jun 9, 2011 - 11:19 )
Good idea (* Apo Mayta Huacac, Apr 29, 2011 - 19:05 )
Perfect Apo! (* Feiyan Zhou, Apr 28, 2011 - 22:43 )
Jump to discussion (* Apo Mayta Huacac, Apr 28, 2011 - 15:32 )
FAB~U~LOUS! (* Night~Owl Yazzie, Mar 28, 2011 - 16:38 )
Looks beautiful... (* XQUIQ MorningStar, Mar 27, 2011 - 03:28 )
Or maybe (* Feiyan Zhou, Mar 26, 2011 - 23:05 )
Content heavy header (* Apo Mayta Huacac, Mar 26, 2011 - 16:44 )
So much good information here (* Tsi-gi-li Sequoyah, Mar 26, 2011 - 16:27 )
Looking good (* Izhinawensiwag Sealth, Mar 25, 2011 - 11:52 )
Beta (* Apo Mayta Huacac, Mar 25, 2011 - 10:10 )
Crisp, clean and clear (* Moonbeam MorningStar, Mar 24, 2011 - 18:54 )
In a word, . . . (* Night~Owl Yazzie, Mar 24, 2011 - 18:45 )
Yes! (* Anarane Burgundian, Mar 23, 2011 - 22:21 )
DOH! Update on the update update (* Anarane Burgundian, Mar 21, 2011 - 15:34 )
Update on the update (* Anarane Burgundian, Mar 21, 2011 - 14:04 )
Lovely masthead, Apo (* Izhinawensiwag Sealth, Mar 21, 2011 - 13:04 )
Wado, Apo! (* Moonbeam MorningStar, Mar 15, 2011 - 08:21 )