The Birchbark House by: Louise Erdrich
“The novel is organized into four sections, (representing each of the four seasons) creating a story that occurs within a year's natural cycle. This story is about an eight-year old Ojibwa girl who lives with her family in Minnesota around 1849. There is joy but also hardship, especially after white traders bring smallpox to the island.”
Dancing Teepees: Poems of American Indian Youth by: Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
“This book includes thirteen original and tribal poems. The focus is on childhood experiences for American Indians throughout the years and includes titles such as Zuni Corn Ceremony, Cradle Song, Dakota Elk Song, and Osage Prayer Before First Buffalo Hunt.”
Who Was Sacagawea? by Dennis Brindell Fradin
“Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history, traveling 4500 miles by foot, canoe, and horse-all while carrying a baby on her back! Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might have failed. Through this engaging book, kids will understand the reasons that today, 200 years later, she is still remembered and immortalized on a new golden dollar coin.”
Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith "Jenna, a member of the Muscogee, or Creek Nation, borrows jingles from the dresses of several friends and relatives so that she can perform the jingle dance at the powwow.”
Hernando De Soto and the Indians of Florida by Jerald T. Milanich and Charles Hudson
This book takes about Hernando De Soto and the route and journal that they took while leaving Georgia and coming to florida
Florida Indians and the invasion from Europe by Jerald T. Milanich
The book talks about the Indians what they did and how people reacted to the Indians being there.
Indian Art Of Ancient Florida by Barabara A. Purdy
This book has pictures of the art pieces that the Indian made in their spare time
Florida Indians of the Past and Present by Adelaide K. Bullen
This book talks about why the Seminoles survived and what the baby Indians (Youth) did to train or be raised up to be, something like their fathers and forefather
Title: A Boy Called Slow Author: Joseph Bruchac Brief Summary: This book is about a boy who has to follow in his warrior father’s footsteps but instead is mocked and called slow and still has to manage to follow his father’s shadow. You see how the boy successes are shown through he’s efforts. Acting with bravery, he was given his new name Sitting Bull.
Title: Dream Wolf Author: Paul Goble Brief Summary: When two plain Indian children become lost, they are cared for and guided safety home by a friend wolf.
Title: The BlackFeet Indians Author: Ann-Marie Hendrickson Brief Summary: This story provides a history of these buffalo hunters of the northern plains from their possession of horses and forced assimilation by whites to their current life in Montana and Canada.
Title: The Seminole Indians Author: Bill Lund Brief Summary: This book is perfect because it talks about the Indians in Florida. It provides an overview of the past and present lives of the Seminole Native Americans, covering their history, daily life, homes, food, customs, and relations with the United States government.
“The novel is organized into four sections, (representing each of the four seasons) creating a story that occurs within a year's natural cycle. This story is about an eight-year old Ojibwa girl who lives with her family in Minnesota around 1849. There is joy but also hardship, especially after white traders bring smallpox to the island.”
Dancing Teepees: Poems of American Indian Youth by: Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
“This book includes thirteen original and tribal poems. The focus is on childhood experiences for American Indians throughout the years and includes titles such as Zuni Corn Ceremony, Cradle Song, Dakota Elk Song, and Osage Prayer Before First Buffalo Hunt.”
Who Was Sacagawea? by Dennis Brindell Fradin
“Sacagawea was only sixteen when she made one of the most remarkable journeys in American history, traveling 4500 miles by foot, canoe, and horse-all while carrying a baby on her back! Without her, the Lewis and Clark expedition might have failed. Through this engaging book, kids will understand the reasons that today, 200 years later, she is still remembered and immortalized on a new golden dollar coin.”
Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith
"Jenna, a member of the Muscogee, or Creek Nation, borrows jingles from the dresses of several friends and relatives so that she can perform the jingle dance at the powwow.”
Hernando De Soto and the Indians of Florida by Jerald T. Milanich and Charles Hudson
Florida Indians and the invasion from Europe by Jerald T. Milanich
Indian Art Of Ancient Florida by Barabara A. Purdy
Florida Indians of the Past and Present by Adelaide K. Bullen
Title: A Boy Called Slow
Author: Joseph Bruchac
Brief Summary: This book is about a boy who has to follow in his warrior father’s footsteps but instead is mocked and called slow and still has to manage to follow his father’s shadow. You see how the boy successes are shown through he’s efforts. Acting with bravery, he was given his new name Sitting Bull.
Title: Dream Wolf
Author: Paul Goble
Brief Summary: When two plain Indian children become lost, they are cared for and guided safety home by a friend wolf.
Title: The BlackFeet Indians
Author: Ann-Marie Hendrickson
Brief Summary: This story provides a history of these buffalo hunters of the northern plains from their possession of horses and forced assimilation by whites to their current life in Montana and Canada.
Title: The Seminole Indians
Author: Bill Lund
Brief Summary: This book is perfect because it talks about the Indians in Florida. It provides an overview of the past and present lives of the Seminole Native Americans, covering their history, daily life, homes, food, customs, and relations with the United States government.