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This display is in honor of Native American Indian Heritage Month

"You're walking through places that not only have stories to tell, but are doing so with the language the people who told them understood, not the one you were born with. We should all do the same. We might understand things better......” ― P Edmonds Young

Proudly Red and Black : Stories of African and Native Americans Brief biographies of people of mixed Native American and African ancestry who, despite barriers, made their mark on history.
Notable native people : 50 indigenous leaders, dreamers, and changemakers from past and present An accessible and educational illustrated book profiling 50 notable American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people.
The deetkatoo : Native American stories about little people Twenty-two stories retold from fourteen Native-American groups from Alaska to mid-South America. Little people predate the Europeans in the Western Hemisphere.
--Walking along-- : Plains Indian trickster stories Six of the best Iktomi stories compiled onto a compendium of trouble, disaster, fun, and examples from which to learn.
Treaty words : for as long as the rivers flow On the banks of the river that have been Mishomis's home his whole life, he teaches his granddaughter to listen--to hear both the sounds and the silences, and so to learn her place in Creation.
Black Indians Traces the history of relations between blacks and American Indians, and the existence of black Indians, from the earliest foreign landings through pioneer days.
Geronimo A visit by his grandson helps Geronimo the Apache warrior face his imprisonment after leading a fighting battle with the soldiers.
We are grateful : otsaliheliga Otsaliheliga is a Cherokee word that is used to express gratitude. Journey through the year with a Cherokee family and their tribal nation as they express thanks for celebrations big and small.
A boy named Beckoning : the true story of Dr. Carlos Montezuma, Native American hero This story reveals the life of a Native American boy named Wassaja, who was kidnapped from his tribe and sold as a slave.
#NotYourPrincess Voices of Native American Women "Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future, the powerful voices of Indigenous women across North America resound in this book.
ᑕᑲᓐᓈᓗᒃ / ᑎᑎᕋᖅᑐᖅ ᕼᐃᕐᕕ ᐸᓂᐊᖅ ; ᑎᑎᖅᑐᒐᖅᑐᖅ ᔨᕐᒪᐃᓐ ᐊᕐᓇᑦᑕᐅᔪᖅ. ; Takannaaluk "'Takannaaluk' means 'the one down there'--a term used in the High Arctic to refer to the mother of sea mammals, the most important being in Inuit mythology.
Thirteen moons on turtle's back : a Native American year of moons Celebrates the seasons of the year through poems from the legends of such Native American tribes as the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux.
Indian no more In 1957, ten-year-old Regina Petit's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and forced to leave Oregon, but in Los Angeles her family faces prejudice.
Sweetgrass "It's early July, and for Matthew and his Auntie that means one thing: time to go sweetgrass picking.
I am not a number Removed from her family to live in a residential school when she was eight years old, Irene Couchie Dupuis, an Anishinabe girl.
You hold me up An evocative picture book intended to foster reconciliation among children and encourage them to show each other love and support.
When we were alone "When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious.
Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People Sitting Bull (c. 1831-1890) was one of the greatest Lakota/Sioux warriors and chiefs who ever lived. From Sitting Bull's childhood -- killing his first buffalo at age 10 -- to being named war chief to leading his people against the U.S. Army, this book brings the story of the great chief to light
Thunder Boy Jr. Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name...one that's all his own. Dad is known as big Thunder, but little thunder doesn't want to share a name.
When the shadbush blooms A young Lenni Lenape Indian child describes her family's life through the seasons. Includes facts about the Lenni Lenape Indians.
My heart fills with happiness The sun on your face. The smell of warm bannock baking in the oven. Holding the hand of someone you love. What fills your heart with happiness?
Fatty legs : a true story This book chronicles the unbreakable spirit of an Inuit girl bullied by a teacher while attending an Arctic residential school.
Crazy horse's vision A story based on the life of the dedicated young Lakota boy who grew up to be one of the bravest defenders of his people.
Sacajawea : the story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition Sacajawea, a Shoshoni Indian interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, and William Clark alternate in describing their experiences on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest.
Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness Into Light Bee stings on the backside! That was just the beginning. Tim was about to enter a world of the past, with bullying boys, stones and Indian spirits of long ago.
Hiawatha and the Peacemaker Born of Mohawk and Cayuga descent, musical icon Robbie Robertson learned the story of Hiawatha and his spiritual guide, the Peacemaker, as part of the Iroquois oral tradition.
This Land is My Land Using text and his own paintings, the author describes the experiences of Indians of North America in general as well as his experiences growing up as a Plains Cree Indian in Canada.
One land, Many Nations Many people think of the USA as one country and one land, but it is actually a land made up of many nations.
Resurgence : engaging with Indigenous narratives and cultural expressions in and beyond the classroom Resurgence is an inspiring collection of contemporary Indigenous poetry, art, and narratives that guides teachers in bridging existing K–12 curricula with Indigenous voices and pedagogies.
Race to the sun Guided by her Navajo ancestors, seventh-grader Nizhoni Begay discovers she is descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father.
The cloud artist "Leona, a little Choctaw girl, is the first cloud painter to be born in generations. She likes nothing better than to use the big blue sky as a canvas to the delight of her people.
Girl Who Helped Thunder Twenty-four Native American legends and tales from across the United States capture a wide range of belief systems and wisdom from the Cherokee, Cheyenne, Hopi, Lenape, Maidu, Seminole, Seneca, and other tribes.
Young Native Activist: Growing Up in Native American Rights Movements Eleven-year-old Aslan Tudor describes his life as an activist for Native American rights.
Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid To Ask: Young Readers Edition "Anton Treuer is a renowned author, speaker, language preservationist, scholar, etc. This young readers edition of the original book for adults from a university press includes new material for the younger lens.
Apple Skin to the Core "The term 'Apple' is a slur in Native communities across the country. It's for someone supposedly 'red on the outside, white on the inside.'
Jingle Dancer Tink, tink, tink, tink, sang cone-shaped jingles sewn to Grandma Wolfe's dress. Jenna's heart beats to the brum, brum, brum, brum of the powwow drum as she daydreams about the clinking song of her grandma's jingle dancing.

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