NAMINET (North American Institute)

http://www.cec.org/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: NAMINET is an organization which studies the emerging regional space of Canada, the United States, and Mexico and the development of a North American community. The emphasis is on trade and the environment, institutional developments, social-cultural roots. Standards 10.10.3, 11.9.7, 12.6.1 economics

Resource Type: Compilation of Links.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2237

Organization of American States

http://www.oas.org/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This is the organization representing most countries of the American continents. Information sections: Programs and Issues, Public Information, and Current Issues. Check for current problems and issues facing this part of the world. Standards 10.9.8, 10.10.1, and 11.9.3

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2382

Report on the Americas

http://www.nacla.org

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This site is operated by a non profit organization called the North American Congress on Latin America. Its bimonthy journal provides perspectives on social and economic issues in modern Latin America. Standards 10.10.3, 11.9.7, 12.6.1 economics

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 2631

The U.S./Mexico Border

http://www.lanic.utexas.edu/la/Mexico/usmex/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: Collection of links to U.S./Mexico border issues. Includes sections on economy, environment, health, politics, plus a nice selection of online news sources in both English and Spanish. Standards 10.10.3, 11.9.7, 12.6.1 economics

Resource Type: Secondary Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3103

U.S.-Latin America Policy

http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rt/

Rating: 2, High!

Description: This site has policy summaries, speeches, maps and background notes by the U.S. Department of State on Latin America. Standards 11.9.3 and 11.9.7

Resource Type: Mix of Text and Graphics.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3268

U.S. Interventions

http://zompist.com/latam.html

Rating: 3, Medium.

Description: This document lists the military interventions by the U.S. into Latin America or Spanish owned land in North America 1806-1876. It was used in an 87th Congress hearing of the Committee on Foreign Relations September 17, 1862. Standards 11.9.3, 11.9.7, and 12.9.6 civics

Comments: This document gives important background to a study of the Monroe Doctrine and U.S.-Latin American relations.

Resource Type: Primary Source Text.

Graphics content: High.

Resource ID: 3259