Native American Children Literature

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Tales of the Iroquois by tehanetorens

      This book is about the Iroquoise tribe and their creation tales. I think that it is good because it tells the story like the Iroquois with pictographs.

 Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles Illus. Peter Parnall

    This book is about a story of a young girl and her love for her grandmother. I think this book is good because it teaches children about dying. The illustration, especially of the elders is a bit scary. The book is in English.

 Saad ak'e'elchi' - Navajo/English Poetry

     This is a short book of peotry collection by children and Venaya J. Yazzie. My favorites are Kayla's dog poem, Poems by Quinn- mosi, crickett and leechaa'i. Poems by Taylor M.-The mountain and Mourning Glory.

 Dzani Yazhi Naazbaa': Little Woman Warrior Who Came Home by Evangeline Parsons Illus. Irving Toddy

     A story of a girl who was captured and taken to Hweeldi (Fort Sumner) and her survival through the Long Walk.

Navajo ABC-A Dine Alphabet Book by Lucy Tapahonso and Eleanor Schick Illus. Eleanor Schick

     Teaching the alphabet using Navajo related materials. I think that the glossary should have been intertwined with the letter is was teaching instead of at the end.

 The Nez Perce by Sharlene and Ted Nelson

      A historical timeline of the Nez Perce before, during and after the English invasion. It also talked about how the Nez Perce tribe lives today.

 Water Girl by Joyce Carol Thomas

      A story about a girl who trying to find where she belongs in life. It was not about Native Americans. I was fooled by the cover, title and the brief summary.

 Navajo Nation Government 4th edition Office of Navajo Government Development.

     Excellent book on the Navajo Government. I liked the background explanations of the Dine, the creation stories  etc.

 Food and Recipes of the Native Americans by George Erdosh

      A coffee table book. I was very inaccurate on the recipe for the Navajo Fry Bread. I was dissappointed all around.

 Navajo Sheepherder by Peggy Thomas Photos by Paul Canklin

      I did not get to finish reading this book because it was one of Jean Whitehorses books. I did think that it was a great explanation of Katie, an elderly Navajo sheepherder life and how she herds sheep for a living.

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