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Author
Publisher
Ginn & Co
Pub. Date
[1907]
Language
English
Description
The Indian peopled the world with wonder-folk --gods and monsters, ghosts and spirits. His myths give us a glimpse into his thought. They are his oral literature, the wisdom of the elder-men, handed down by mouth. The myths are taken from the lore of several tribes. A brief explanatory note accompanies every story. Each note explains some custom or belief of Indian life or some fact of woodcraft mentioned in the story.
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In this magisterial history of the continent, Kathleen DuVal traces the power of Native nations from the rise of ancient cities more than 1000 years ago to the present. She reframes North American history, noting significantly that Indigenous civilizations did not come to a halt when a few wandering explorers or hungry settlers arrived, even when the strangers came well-armed. A millennium ago, North American cities rivaled urban centers around the...
Author
Series
Amerind Foundation publication volume no. 7
Publisher
Amerind Foundation
Pub. Date
1956.
Language
English
12) My powerful hair
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After generations of short hair in her family, a little girl celebrates growing her hair long to connect to her culture and honor the strength and resilience of those who came before her.
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"In the 19th century, Americans focused on westward expansion. But as settlers stretched the limits of the frontier, they pushed many American Indians out of their homelands. For American Indians, it was a century of hardship. Yet through it all, they endured. They held on to their native cultures."--Provided by publisher.
19) Being home
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
On a day filled with anticipation, a young Cherokee girl bids farewell to her familiar city life and documents the changing landscape through drawings as her family moves to their ancestral land and embraces their new home.