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Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: we are still here"--
2) First people
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
With the help of modern and historic images, innovative page layouts, and compelling first-person accounts, an eye-opening look at the richness and variety of North American natives presents each tribe as an individual, evolving culture, with its own history, artwork, and traditions.
3) Shawnee
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education, Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"An introducion to the Shawnee lifestyle and history, including their forced relocation and how they keep traditions alive today. A Shawnee story recounts the importance of family." --
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"People may have been living in North America 30,000 years ago! Archaeologists are constantly looking for information about how these early people arrived and how they survived. What is known is that the arrival of Europeans forever changed the lives of the Indigenous tribes living in America, often with tragic results. Still, many cultures endured with their languages, customs, and spiritual beliefs intact. This essential book, replete with fascinating...
Author
Series
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
[2015].
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recounts the first camps established by European settlers in what would become the United States. This book includes the voyages of Christopher Columbus and Jacques Cartier, as well as other key events in the early settlement of the nation.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Native American culture has been passed on for centuries through the arts and crafts of each group. The Ojibwe made dream catchers, and fringed tunics were made and worn by the Sioux. Readers learn to make various crafts inspired by different groups of Native Americans, and they learn important facts about Native American history along the way. Sidebars and fact boxes complement engaging main text, and historical images show the history of the cultures...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous people have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, and they kept their cultures alive. When the only possible "victory" was survival, they survived. In this follow up to Turtle Island,...
Author
Lexile measure
1250L
Language
English
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Description
From the acclaimed Ojibwe author and professor Anton Treuer comes an essential book of questions and answers for Native and non-Native young readers alike. Ranging from "Why is there such a fuss about nonnative people wearing Indian costumes for Halloween?" to "Why is it called a 'traditional Indian fry bread taco'?" to "What's it like for natives who don't look native?" to "Why are Indians so often imagined rather than understood?", and beyond, Everything...
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