In 1863 General James Carleton, military commander of the U.S. territory of New Mexico issued an order that all Navajos were to be rounded up and forced to live on a reservation that was some 400 miles from their homeland. He, like most white people at the time, thought that the Navajos were lawless raiders who needed to be "weaned of their old ways." He felt it was his job to "kill the Indian" and "save the man." If Carleton had taken time to find out about the Navajo people, he would have lear...
Secrets of Mesa Verde: Cliff Dwellings of the Pueblo (Archaeological Mysteries)
by Gail Fay
Who Are the Cherokee Indians? Native American Books Grade 3 Children's Geography & Cultures Books
by Baby Professor
Remember Little Bighorn, maintains the momentum of this award-winning National Geographic series, which continues to set new standards in nonfiction history books for middle-grade students. Author Paul Robert Walker draws on scores of eyewitness accounts of the Battle of the Little Bighorn from Indians, soldiers, and scouts, measuring their testimony against the archaeological evidence to separate fact from fiction. From this wide kaleidoscope of testimony, the author focuses his narrative i...
Stones, Bones, and Petroglyphs
by Susan E Goodman and Michael Doolittle
Yokut (Checkerboard Social Studies Library) (Native Americans)
by Barbara A Gray-Kanatiiosh
The history of the Lakota people—one of the best-known Native peoples in America—is often understood solely through conflict. Legendary figures such as Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse, as well as the clashes with the United States at Little Big Horn and Wounded Knee, have defined the Lakota Sioux for many. However, The Lakota Sioux presents a broader history, including the Lakota's evolving relationships with other Indian groups, Europeans, and Americans and their critical role in the 19th-century...
Songs from the Loom (We Are Still Here) (We Are Still Here: Native Americans Today)
by Monty Roessel
A Primary Source Investigation of the Trail of Tears (Uncovering American History)
by Jeremy Klar
The Creek (First Books--Indians of the Americas)
by Shirlee Petkin Newman
Discusses the history, culture, and daily life of the Creek Indians.
Discusses the history, practices, and current status of the Pomo of California.
Native American Writers covers the established and newly emerging authors who have made significant contributions to American literature. Sherman Alexie, Michael Dorris, Louise Erdrich, Joy Harjo, Rigoberta Menchu, N. Scott Momaday, Carter Curtis Revard, Leslie Marmon Silko, Gerald Vizenor, and James Welch are profiled with their essential works commonly assigned in today's classrooms.
Life in the Far North (Native Nations of North America (Pb)) (Native Nations of North America S.)
by Bobbie Kalman and Rebecca Sjonger
"Life in the Far North" combines striking images and easy-to-follow text to describe the Native nations that have lived in the northernmost part of present-day North America for thousands of years. The frigid climate has impacted every element of daily life for groups such as the Inuit, Yup'ik, and Inupiat. Children will be keen to learn about: dwellings such as snow houses; hunting and fishing; the daily lives of men, women, and children; the making of crafts and clothing using natural material...
The Apache (True Books: American Indians )
by Mark Friedman and Peter Benoit
Rhode Island Native Americans! (Native American Heritage)
by Carole Marsh