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    Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian, The
      When Junior (Arnold) Spirit chooses to go to school off his North Dakota reservation to attend an all white farm school, he encounters a few new friends and loses an old one as he navigates the worlds of whites and Native Americans.
      Author: Alexie, Sherman HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies

    Black Pioneers
      This well-researched history of African American pioneers, freedom fighters, and participants in the Underground Railroad tells little known stories of brave people who settled the midwest against great odds. The book contains archival photographs, a map
      Author: Katz, William Loren HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Black Star, Bright Dawn
      Bright Dawn, a teenaged Eskimo girl, takes her father's place in the grueling Iditarod, the 1000-mile dogsled race through the cold wilds of Alaska. In the process, she learns about herself, her family, and her culture.
      Author: O'Dell, Scott

    Boy Called Slow, A
      This is the story of Sitting Bull and his amazing story of leadership and bravery. Told in a compelling style this celebration of one of America's heroes should be read by readers of all ages.
      Author: Bruchac, Joseph HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading

    Boy Named Reckoning, A: A: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American Hero
      The author has pieced together the writings of Dr. Carlos Montezuma to tell his life story in letter form. He was a Native American boy who was kidnapped, sold into slavery and eventually educated in Chicago. He devoted the rest of his life to lobbying fo
      Author: Capaldi, Gina HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies

    Cloud Eyes
      A young Indian dreamer named Cloud Eyes uses his understanding of the language of animals to bring honey back to his people.
      Author: Lasky, Kathryn

    Code Talkers
      After attending a white boarding school where his Navajo language and culture were belittled and punished, Ned Begay served as a code talker with the US Marines during operations in the Pacific during World War II. The narrator tells his story to his gra
      Author: Bruchac, Joseph HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Coyote Makes Man
      In this Native American creation myth, when coyote calls all the animals together to create the first human being, each animal models man after himself, causing coyote to resolve the dilemma. The illustrations are beautiful examples of collage.
      Author: Sage, James

    Encounter
      An old Taino man tells a story about his childhood, about the day the invaders came and his people welcomed them. At the end it is clear that he is talking about Columbus. The book ends with an author's note. This is a powerful book with superior illust
      Author: Yolen, Jane HSE Descriptors: social studies

    First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story, The
      A quarrel between husband and wife is resolved when strawberries begin to grow.
      Author: Bruchac, J.

    Full Steam Ahead: The Race to Build a Transcontinental Railroad
      The Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 granted a company in California the right to lay railroad tracks east and another to lay tracks west beginning at the Mississippi River. Payment for the work, in land and money, was based on the number of miles covered. T
      Author: Blumberg, Rhoda HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Gold Rush, The
      This 118-page pictorial history of the California gold rush includes fascinating photographs and artifacts. It is an engaging prose account that includes the stories of Native Americans, Mexicans, and Chinese miners and families.
      Author: Ketchum, Liza HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Good Women of a Well-Blessed Land
      This is a topical history of women in early America (1600s to beginning of American Revolution). Primary source material is used to the extent possible. Lives of White, Black and Native American women are featured. An index, bibliography, and a website b
      Author: Miller, Brandon Marie HSE Descriptors: social studies

    How We Crossed the West
      Colorful illustrations, maps, and journal excerpts invite the reader to accompany Lewis and Clark on their expedition across the plains and the Pacific Northwest in 1804.
      Author: Schanzer, Rosalyn HSE Descriptors: social studies

    I Heard the Owl Call my Name
      Although this book is not universally appealing, some readers respond emotionally and deeply to this story of a young priest's year with the Native American people of British Columbia, his illness, and his acceptance of his fate. The book does not provid
      Author: Craven, Margaret

    I'm in Charge of Celebrations
      A desert (Native American?) woman is asked if she is lonely and replies by telling about all the natural wonders she witnesses. The title comes from her idea of marking the calendar for the following year to celebrate whatever she saw. The illustrations
      Author: Baylor, Bird

    Indian School
      Subtitled "Teaching the White Man's Way," this book chronicles efforts to "civilize" Native American children and youth in the late 19th and early 20th century. Archival photographs, an index, a reading list, a bibliography, and a list of web sites comple
      Author: Cooper, Michael L. HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Indian Winter, An
      In 1833, a German prince and his servant and a Swiss artist traveled up the Missouri River Valley recording their contacts with the Mandan Sioux in journals and sketches. Russell Freedman stimulates the reader's curiosity through well-researched text and
      Author: Freedman, Russell HSE Descriptors: social studies

    It Is a Good Day to Die
      A brief introduction explains why the account of Custer's battle at Little Bighorn is told through individual recollections long after the encounter. In addition to the personal accounts, the book includes a helpful chronology of events, short biographie
      Author: Viola, Herman HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall
      Part creation myth, part father/son initiation story, the book beautifully depicts a journey through the woods as the scene changes from fall to winter.
      Author: Yerxa, Leo HSE Descriptors: science

    Light in the Forest, The
      At 15, true son John Butler is returned to his biological white family by his Native American adoptive father. After he escapes with his friend and rescuer Halt Arrow, he is caught between two families and two cultures.
      Author: Richter, Conrad HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading

    Looks Like Daylight:Voices of Indigenous Kids
      For two years writer and activist Deborah Ellis traveled across the United States and Canada, interviewing Indigenous young people. The result is a collection of frank and often surporising interviews with kids aged 9 to 19, as they talk about their dail
      Author: Ellis, Deborah HSE Descriptors: language arts - writing | social studies | language arts - reading

    Musicians of the Sun
      This beautifully illustrated book of an Aztec myth of the beginning of the earth celebrates Native American folktales.
      Author: McDermott, Gerald HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    My Heroes, My People
      Portraits of native American, Africans, and people of mixed race--both images and brief biographies--present a less well-known history of the American West. A Note on Sources and Further Reading and an index promote classroom use. The unusual illustratio
      Author: Monceaux, Morgan & Katcher, Ruth HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Native Americans
      Rather than focus on individual tribes, the editors chose to organize the text and illustrations by cultural topics such as dress, transportation, rituals, and livelihood. Information boxes augment the brief text, giving the appearance of an intermediate
      Author: Thomas, David & Pendleton, Lorann (Eds.) HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Navajo: Visions and Voices Across the Mesa
      Shonto Begay's artwork has been celebrated throughout the southwestern U.S. for decades. Twenty of his paintings are the illustrations for this book. Each painting is accompanied by a poem.
      Author: Begay, Shonto

    Nickommoh! A Thanksgiving Celebration
      The Native American harvest celebration, Nickommah, is described in simple text accompanied by interesting illustrations. Other information about Native American culture is also shared; a glossary of Native American terms concludes the book.
      Author: Koller, Jackie French HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Rio Grande Stories
      In Albuquerque, 7th grade students decide to write a book on their diverse heritage to raise money for the school. As they research traditions and family stories, they learn unexpected things about themselves. Chapters alternate between stories about th
      Author: Meyer, Carolyn

    Roanoke
      Based on extensive research, this book explores the political intrigue surrounding the disappearance of the first American colony at Roanoke, in what is now North Carolina. The suspenseful text is supplemented with archival photographs and paintings, a t
      Author: Miller, Lee HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Salt: A Story of Friendship in Time of War
      Set in the Indiana Territory, this story of two friends - Anikwa, a Miami Indian and James, the son of a white trader become friends despite the conflict of their heritage. This book is uniquely crafted in two style of poetic verse. Salt plays a symbolic
      Author: Frost, Helen HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading

    Sees Behind Trees
      A blind Native American boy learns to "see behind trees", guided by his mother, to use his other senses. He uses his gift to help an old warrior find a land of mystery and beauty that he'd discovered years ago, and could not find again himself.
      Author: Dorris, Michael HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading | social studies

    Shin-chi's Canoe
      Shin-chi's toy canoe, given to him by his father, sustains him during his first year at an Indian residential school. This story occurs when Native Americans were forced to attend Indian residential schools where they were made to learn the white man's w
      Author: Campbell, Nicola I. HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Sioux, The
      This book is part of the "Lifeway Series," which also includes titles called The Cherokee, The Iroquois, and The Navajo. This title examines the origins, history, culture, beliefs, and language of the Native American tribe the S
      Author: Bial, Raymond HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Song of Hiawatha, The
      Excerpts from the long poem have been selected to tell the story of Hiawatha. Detailed illustrations accompany each excerpt.
      Author: Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Spirit Walker
      This stunningly illustrated book of poetry celebrates a physical relationship with the earth and the philosophies, vision, and perspectives of Native Americans, especially the women.
      Author: Wood, Nancy HSE Descriptors: language arts - reading

    Streams to the River, River to the Sea
      This is a fictional recounting of Sacagawea's association with Lewis and Clark. Although some Reading Group members were concerned about the accuracy of the portrayal, in the introduction, the author cites several references used in crafting the story.
      Author: O'Dell, Scott HSE Descriptors: social studies

    This Land is My Land
      By telling his own story in words and in art, Littlefield describes what it is to be Native-American in the United States. He pays tribute to his ancestors and to the Native-American culture and history.
      Author: Littlechild, George

    This Vast Land
      A fictional account of a young man on the real Lewis and Clark Expedition emphasizes and personalizes the confrontation of races and the conflict between civilization and the wilderness. There are allusions to sex, though minimal.
      Author: Ambrose, Stephen HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Touching Spirit Bear
      Cole, a juvenile "delinquent," is offered jail or "circle justice," a system based on Native American traditions that attempts to provide healing for the criminal, his victim, and the community. Cole's time at a remote Alaskan island and his interactions
      Author: Mikaelsen, Ben

    Unbreakable Code, The
      A young Navajo boy, who must leave his Southwest home, draws courage from his grandfather's story about being a "Code Talker" during WWII.
      Author: Hunter, Sara HSE Descriptors: social studies

    Walking the Choctaw Road
      A collection of twelve stories from the Mississippi and Oklahoma branches of the Choctaw People, including traditional lore arising from beliefs and myths, historical tales pased down through generations, and personal stories of contemporary life.
      Author: Tingle, Tim HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading

    Winter People, The
      Historical Fiction: As the French and Indian War rages in October of 1759, Saxso, a 14 year old boy, pursues the English rangers who have attacked his village and taken his mother and sisters hostage.
      Author: Bruchac, Joseph HSE Descriptors: social studies

Ethnic Groups > Native American > well-known people
    Boy Called Slow, A
      This is the story of Sitting Bull and his amazing story of leadership and bravery. Told in a compelling style this celebration of one of America's heroes should be read by readers of all ages.
      Author: Bruchac, Joseph HSE Descriptors: social studies | language arts - reading

Ethnic Groups > Native American > well-known people > Begay, Shonto


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