Every student who explores this cultural landscape and its folk traditions will be tremendously enriched. Students will discover a cultural bridge connecting the peoples of North America to those of the countries further south as well as to those of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The cultural expressions, including the folk arts of this people and region, are key to understanding the new national identity which is growing out of the conscious weaving of strengths and resources of its culturally diverse citizenry. It may include the activities by which a people meet their basic needs of food, shelter and clothing as well as any traditional art form such as music, dance or storytelling which enhances the quality of life and gives expression to their soul. Rationale Every culture is a product of its history and its relationship to the natural environment.
Cultures bear the imprint of the land, sky, rivers, deltas, oceans and seas where they developed.