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Curriculum
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Keepers Series: Keepers of the Earth, Keepers
of the Animals, Keepers of the Light |
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Caduto, Michael and Bruchac, Joseph. Golden, CO: Fulcrum
Publishing. |
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Indian Country: Teacher's Guide |
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Harvey, Karen, and Lisa Harjo. Golden, CO: North American
Press, 1994. |
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The Truth About Columbus: A Subversively True Poster Book
for Dubiously Celebratory Occasions |
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Loewen, James. New York: The New Press, 1992. |
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The Wabanaki of Maine and the Maritimes |
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Passamaquoddy/ Maliseet Bilingual Program. P.O. Box 295, Perry, ME 04667.
(Available at The Children's Museum Shop) |
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Teaching American Indian Students |
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Reyhner, J. University of Oklahoma Press, 1992. |
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Thanksgiving: A Native Perspective |
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Seale, Doris, Beverly Slapin, and Carolyn Silverman. Berkley, CA: Oyate,
1995. |
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"Indains of the Northeast Coast," |
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Yoder, Carolyn, Ed., Cobblestone, Vol. 15, Number 9., November 1994. |
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Evaluating
Resources for Stereotypes |
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American Indian Stereotypes in the World of
Children, A Reader and Bibliography |
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Hirshfelder, Arlene. New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1982. |
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How to Tell the Difference: A Guide to Evaluating
Children's Books for Anti-Indian Bias |
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Slapin, Beverly, Doris Seale, and Rosemary Gonzales. Berkeley, CA:Oyate,
1996. |
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Books without Bias: Through Indian Eyes |
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Slapin, Beverly and Doris Seale. Berkeley, CA: Oyate, 1987. |
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Cookbooks |
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Wampanoag Cookery |
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Attaquin, Helen; Akins, Cynthia; Bingham, Amelia; Jeffers, Rachel;
Jeffers, Lorenzo; Morgan, Virginia; Red Wing; Widdiss, Gladys, contributors. Boston:
American Science and Engineering, 1974. |
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Native Harvests |
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Kavaseh, Barrie. New York: Vintage Books, 1979. |
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Wampanoag Cooking |
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Tavares, Joan. North Falmouth, MA: Word Studio, 1993. |
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20th Century
Fiction The following are books by contemporary Native American writers. They
explain both historical and contemporary issues and allow the reader a more personal and
human understanding of these important realities. Listed by author. |
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Sherman Alexie (Coeur d'Alene)
The following books discuss contemporary reservation life, social realities, and
humor:
- Tonto and the Lone Ranger Fist Fight in Heaven
- Reservation Blues
- Indian Killer
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Michael Dorris (Modoc)
- A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (three generations of lakota women tell their lives)
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Louise Erdrich (Anishinabe)
The following books discuss historical and contemporary community life and issues:
- Love Medicine
- Beet Queen
- Bingo Palace
- Antelope Wife
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Linda Hogan (Chickasaw)
- Mean Spirit (the discovery of oil, native difficulties and resistance
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Thomas King (Cherokee)
The following books discuss conflicts, humor, and survival in the modern world:
- Green Grass, Running Water
- Medicine River
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Darcy McNickle (Cree/Salish)
Complexities of contemporary reservation life:
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N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa)
- House Made of Dawn (Pulitzer Prize) (identity in contemporary Native America)
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Leslie Marmon Silko (Laguna)
The following books discuss survival in contemporary Native America:
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Anna Lee Walters (Otoe/Pawnee)
- Ghost Singer (Native American views on skeletons in the Smithsonian)
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General -
Children's Books |
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To Live in Two Worlds: American Youth Today |
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Ashabranner, B. New York: Dodd, Mead, and Company, 1984. |
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Before You Came this Way |
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Baylor, Bryd. New York: Dutton, 1969. |
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Hawk I Am Your Brother |
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Baylor, Bryd. New York: Aladdin Books, 1976. |
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A River Ran Wild |
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Cherry, Lynne. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. |
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Morning Girl |
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Dorris, Michael. New York: Hyperion, 1992. |
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Gift of the Sacred Dog |
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Goble, Paul. Scarsdale, NY: Bradbury Press, 1980. |
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Less than Half, More than Whole |
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Lacapa, K and Lacapa, M. Flagstaff: AZ: Northland Publishing Co., 1994. |
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Columbus Day |
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Leistman, Viki. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 1991. |
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Where Did You Get Your Moccasins? |
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Wheeler, B. Winnepeg, Manitoba, Canada: Pemmican Publications, 1986. |
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Tinker and the Medicine Men |
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Wolf, Bernard. New York: Random House, 1973. |
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