GoodMinds.com presents...The Great Peace...The Gathering of Good Minds CD-ROM
| GoodMinds.com presents... The Great Peace...The Gathering of Good Minds CD-ROM |
FAQ's
In an area known today as the Bay of Quinte on Lake Ontario, a male child was born to a virgin mother of the Wendat Nation. This special child would come to be known as the "Peacemaker." As a young man, the Peacemaker began to deliver a message of peace to all who would listen. He received this message from the Creator. This message eventually brought about an end to the strife and warring and reestablished peace among the Iroquois.
As the people of the different Iroquois Nations accepted the message of peace, they joined together under the Great Peace of the Iroquois Confederacy. It is also referred to as the Great Law. Each of the five nations was given a particular position and role within the governing structure, the Confederacy Grand Council. The Great Law would be the Constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy. With the adoption of the Tuscarora Nation in 1722, this union became the Confederacy of the Six Nations. To this day the Haudenosaunee or People of the Longhouse govern themselves according to the Great Law of Peace.Version 1.0 was PC only. Version 2.0 is available in PC or MAC formats.
Occasionally higher levels of education funding make money available in special cases. If you are a First Nations School in the province of Ontario, an arrangement has been worked out with Indian and Northern Affairs Canada that you will probably receive at least 1 copy of the CD given to your school sometime in April 2000.
A budget plan does exist in cases where you want to purchase just 1 regular priced CD-ROM, either institutional version or personal version. Click here for details
The Personal version is for personal use only and does not include the Resource Guide. This is ideally suited for personal study for anyone interested in Native history and specifically the Iroquois.
The Institutional Version is ideally suited for businesses and organizations including schools, libraries, cultural centres, museums, tribal organizations and lawyers, etc. It contains the CD-ROM and the Resource Guide. The Guide has received high praise from everyone that has seen it. There is no doubt that every teacher using this CD-ROM in combination with the Resource Guide will feel that much of their lesson planning and research has been done for them.
There is an option when purchasing the Institutional version to order extra CD’s licensed for use at the same site. You will find the pricing of these extra CD’s to be very attractive. The factor we consider most important is that every site must have access to the Resource Guide. (Personal version excluded). You are not permitted to buy one Institutional version and one or more extra CD’s and disperse the CD’s between sites that are in physically different locations causing the Resource Guide not always to be readily available.
What is a "Lab Pack"?
The Lab Pack contains 1 copy of the excellent Resource Guide and 5 CD’s for
use at the one site. As an added benefit you have the option to order extra CD’s with
the Lab Pack. This means you can accommodate any lab size. For example, you want the
CD used by 12 students at the same time. just order 1 Lab Pack with 7 extra
CD’s. In total you will receive 1 Resource Guide and 12 CD-ROM’s. We have
established our pricing so that you dictate the exact number of CD’s you need. You
will be amazed at the excellent flexibility and value this option offers. This is ideal
for schools and libraries and any situation where 5 or more users need access at the same
time.
What is the Student Version?
College and university instructors interested in using The Great Peace CD-ROM as a
required reading for a course can contact Jeff
Burnham for ordering details.
During the last half of 1999 we began searching for the best resources available. Teachers can assist us by telling us what they require in the area of Native Studies. Whether it is multimedia material, video, books or teaching kits, let us know your needs so that we can assist you. We may have what you need or we can suggest sources. In either case, we will assist you in locating what you need. As a result, we established an online catalogue of resources, as well as a proven track record for offering the assistance you require. With your feedback we will achieve our goal of becoming the best source in North America for Aboriginal and Native American studies educational resources.
Yes! We also have been doing some custom multimedia programming contracts. Please contact us with your project needs and we can discuss how best we can help. The Great Peace… The Gathering of Good Minds CD-ROM was our first production. While we are extremely pleased with the end result, we now have the ability to extend our creativity. Call us toll free at 1-877-8 NATIVE (1-877-862-8483) from anywhere in Canada or U.S. Ask for Jeff regarding a free consultation on your custom requirements. Distance problems can be overcome by some new innovative techniques. Call us early in your project planning, even if you want to do it in-house, perhaps we can offer suggestions. Our emphasis is to assist other Native groups bring their fully researched projects to CD-ROM or DVD.
Under normal circumstances, no. Contact us if you feel you are in a special situation.
Institutions (schools, libraries etc.) can preview the CD for up to 60 days. All that we ask is that you issue us a Purchase Order clearly marked "preview requested". Should you decide not to purchase the CD-ROM just let us know of your decision. We will not issue an invoice and all you have to do is return the CD to us. Your only obligation is the return postage.
If you agree with us that this will be a great resource for your organization, just let us know and we will send the invoice. We want you to see what you are buying and we want you to be pleased with your purchase. Our preview opportunity gives you that comfort level.
If you want the no obligation preview of the CD please click here
Macintosh FAQ's
- What do I need to run the Great Peace Macintosh version?
The minimum system requirements are
- 68040 Macintosh or a 68k Mac
- 8 megs of RAM
- System 7.1
- QuickTime
- Double speed CD-ROM
- Built-in 16 bit sound card
- Internet connection(optional)
A good rule of thumb is if software currently runs slow on your machine, expect poor performance.
- What is a 68040 Macintosh?
Apple Canada released various versions of the Motorola processor it used within its computers, they are the 68020(SE,SL), 68030(LC) chip as well as the 68030e(Performa), then there is the 68040(Centris, Quadra) processor. Of the older Mac's (before Power PC) the 68040 processor is the fastest. Due to the volume of content as well as multi-media within the Great Peace CD-ROM, the minimum processor was set at the fastest older Mac.
- Do I have a built-in 16-bit sound card?
Unfortunately some Macintosh computers were shipped with only an 8-bit sound processor. Without the ability to play back in 16-bit the Great Peace will not have any audio when it loads up. If you go into control panels and select sound (in system 7.1/7.5) and select sound output, you should have the ability to select between 8 bit and 16 bit audio, if not, then you only have an 8-bit sound processor.
- The Great Peace works on my Mac, but its running slow, can I speed it up?
Yes. Before you run the Great Peace CD-ROM, make sure you have the latest version of QuickTime installed, make sure there are no other programs running in the background, and set you monitors resolution to 256 in your monitor's control panel. Although setting your monitor to 256 will degrade the quality of the video on the CD-ROM, it should enhance the play-back dealing with transitions, and animation.