- Training: Local Learning began as 1993 NEA roundtable idea and now networks resources engaging young people in traditional culture and local knowledge. Its summer 2014 roster of state-by-state opportunities for folk arts, folklife and oral history training is here. http://locallearningnetwork.org/index.php/download_file/-/view/367/
- Oral History: The Center for Studies in Oral Tradition provides interdisciplinary research and scholarship on the world’s oral traditions. Current studies are featured in the online journal here: http://journal.oraltradition.org/ and the multi-platform project connecting oral tradition and the internet is here: http://www.pathwaysproject.org/. The Vermont Folklife Center is conducting a Recording Audio for Ethnography and Oral History in June: http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/education/cultural-sustainability/workshops.php
- Smithsonian: The Smithsonian has a free guide to conduct interviews and further research family or community folklife, and is downloadable here: http://www.folklife.si.edu/education_exhibits/resources/guide/introduction.aspx. Its Borders/Fronteras program features activities for teaching about the culture of the U.S.-Mexico border here: http://www.folklife.si.edu/frontera/start.htm.
- Folktales: Kaidan refers to Japanese ghost or horror folktales that is a focus of study for American writer Zack Davisson. Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai is his website, a collection and discussion of these Japanese paranormal tales: http://hyakumonogatari.com/
- Community legacies: The Local Legacies project documents the crafts and customs representing traditional community life. American Folklife Center resources that connect with Arizona Local Legacy projects are listed here: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/legacies/AZ/index.html
- Education technology: Innovator ePals is partnering with the Smithsonian in a junior folklorist challenge open to ages 8-18. Deadline for submissions is May 26. For more information: http://www.epals.com/challenges/folklife2014/?UA-49242919-1/Education
- Markets: The 93rd annual Santa Fe Indian Market is August 18-24. Learn more here: http://www.swaia.org/
