READING LISTS

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Reading List American Indian History

First Peoples: A Documentary Survey of American Indian HistoryColin G. Calloway
In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000-Year History of American IndiansJake Page
American Indian Education: A HistoryJon Allan Allan Reyhner, Jeanne Oyawin Eder
Rethinking American Indian History Donald Lee Lee Fixico
In the Spirit of Crazy HorsePeter Matthiessen
Earth Shall Weep: A History of Native AmericaJames Wilson
American Indian History: Five Centuries of Conflict and CoexistenceRobert W. Venables
Stone Heart: A Novel of SacajaweaDiane Glancy
First Strawberries: A Cherokee StoryRetold by Joseph Bruchac, Anna Vojtech
Trail of TearsJoseph Bruchac, Diana Magnuson (Illustrator)
Dog People: Native Dog StoriesJoseph Bruchac, Murv Jacob (Illustrator
Our Stories Remember: American Indian History, Culture, and Values through StorytellingJoseph Bruchac
PocahontasJoseph Bruchac
Pushing up the Sky: Seven Native American Plays for ChildrenJoseph Bruchac, Teresa Flavin (Illustrator)
History of the American Indians, 1775James Adair, Braund Kathryn E. Holland (Editor
The Last of the Mohicans (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)James Fenimore Cooper, Stephen Railton (Introduction)
The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota HistoryJoseph M. Marshall
Soul of the IndianCharles Alexander Eastman
The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living: Native American Wisdom on Ethics and CharacterJoseph M. Marshall
Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee NationJohn Ehle
Our Hearts Fell to the Ground: Plains Indian Views of how the West Was LostColin G. Calloway (Editor)

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Native American Reading List
Compiled by Lil Manthei
March 05





Native American Author
Grade Level
Native American Theme
Grade Level
Ceremony Leslie Marmon Silko
11-12
Jemmy Jon Hassler
7-12
Legends of the Mighty Sioux
All grades
The Owl Song Janet Campbell Hale
7-12
Indian Why Stories
All grades
The Education of Little Tree Forrest Carter
7-12
Beet Queen Louise Erdrich
11-12
Walk two Moons Sharon Creech
6-9
The Way to Rainy Mountain N.Scott Momady

9-12
The Contract Surgeon Dan O Brien
9-12
Aunt Mary Tell me a Story Mary Regina Ulmer
All grades
When the Tree Flowered John Neihardt
10-12
Winter in the Blood
James Welch
10-12
Buffalo for the Broken Heart Dan O Brien
9-12
Broken Cord Micheal Dorris
9-12
When Legends Die HaL Borland
10-12


Canyons Gary Paulson
7-9


The Night the White Deer Died Gary Paulson
7-9









Native American Non Fiction Resources
1. .The American Indians - People of the Lakes. Time Life Books.
2. Native Time - A Historical Timeline by Native Americans / by Lee Francis. - New York : St. Martins Griffin
3. Atlas of Indians of North America / by Gilbert Legay. - Barrons
4. The Apache Indians; raiders of the southwest / by Gordon Cortis, 1908- Baldwin. - New York : Four Winds Press.
5. The American Heritage Book of Indians / by William. Brandon, Alvin M., 1915- Josephyed, American Heritage.. - New York : American Heritage Pub. Co.
6. Sitting Bull and Other Legendary Native American Chiefs / by Bree.Burns. - Crescent Books.
7. Indians / by Benjamin, 1922 Capps-, Time-Life Books.. - Time-Life.
8. Scholastic Encyclopedia of the North American Indian / by James.Ciment. - New York : Scholastic Reference.
9. The Encyclopedia of Native America / by Trudy. Griffin-Pierce. - NewYork : Viking.
10. Buffalo / by Francis. Haines. - New York, Crowell
11. Geronimo; Apache freedom fighter / by Spring. Hermann. - Enslow Publishers.
12. Great Lakes Indians; a pictorial guide / by William J. Kubiak. - Grand Rapids, Mich., Baker Book House.
13. Indians on Horseback / by Alice Lee, 1910- Marriott. - New York, T.Y. Crowell Co.
14. America's Fascinating Indian Heritage / Reader's Digest., James A., ed. Maxwell. - Reader's Digest Association.
15. Through Indian Eyes; the untold story of Native American peoples /Reader's Digest.. - Pleasantville, New York : Reader's Digest
16. Sitting Bull; Sioux leader / by Elizabeth. Schleichert. - Enslow Publishers.
17. Traditional Crafts from Native North America / by Florence. Temko, Randall, illu Goochs.. - Minneapolis : Lerner Publications.
18. The Navajos; the past and present of a great people / by John Upton, 1900- Terrell. - New York, Weybright and Talley.
19. Great Chiefs / Time-Life Books., Benjamin, 1922 Capps-. - Time-Life.
20. Indians of North America / by Geoffrey. Turner. - Poole [Eng.] : Blandford Press.
21. Indians of the Arctic and Subarctic / by Paula. Younkin. - New York: Facts on File.
22. Atlas of the North American Indian / by Carl. Waldman. - New York: Facts on File.
23. Indian Chiefs / by Russell. Freedman. - New York : Holiday House.
24. The Life and Death of Crazy Horse / by Russell. Freedman, Amos, 1869-1913, il Bad Heart Bulllus.. - Holiday House.
25. American Indian Warrior Chiefs; Tecumseh, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, Geronimo / by Jason. Hook, Richard, ill Hook.. - Poole, Dorset : Firebird Books ; New York, N.Y. : Distributed in the United States by Sterling Pub.
26. The McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians / by James David, 1914 Horan-, Thomas Loraine, 1785-18 McKenney59. History of th. - New York, Crown Publishers.
27. American Indian Children of the Past / by Victoria. Sherrow. - Brookfield, Connecticut : The Millbrook Press.
28. Native Indian Wild Game, Fish & Wild Foods Cookbook; recipes from North American Native cooks / by David. Hunt. - New Jersey : Castle Books.
29. Early Native American Recipes and Remedies / by Duane R. Lund. - Cambridge, MN. : Adventure Publications.
30. Indian Signals and Sign Language / by George. Fronval, Daniel. DuBois. - New York : Bonanza Books.
31. Indian Clothing of the Great Lakes: 1740-1840 / by Sheryl. Hartman, Greg, illus Hudson., Joe, il Leelus.. - Liberty, UT : Eagle's View Publishing Co.
32. Encyclopedia of American Indian costume / by Josephine. Paterek. - New York : Norton,.
33. American Indian Needlepoint Workbook / by Margaret. Boyles. - New York : Collier Books.
34. Indian Handcrafts / by C. Keith. Wilbur. - Old Saybrook, Connecticut : The Globe Pequot Press.
35. Native Americans: the Indigenous People of North America / by Colin F. Taylor. - London: Salamander Books.
36. Indian Dances of North America; their importance to Indian life / by Reginald. Laubin, Gladys. Laubin. - University of Oklahome Press.
37. Turtle Island Alphabet; a lexicon of Native American symbols and culture / by Gerald. Hausman. - New York : St. Martin's Press.
38. From Abenaki to Zuni; a dictionary of Native American tribes / by Evelyn. Wolfson, William Sauts, 193 Bock9- illus.. - New York, N.Y. : Walker.
39. Encyclopedia of Michigan Indians. - St. Clair Shores, Michigan: Somerset Pub.
40. Encyclopedia of North American Indians / by Frederick E., 1947 Hoxie-. - Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company.
41. The Native Tribes of North America; a concise encyclopedia / by Michael G. Johnson. - New York : Macmillan Publishing Co.
42. The Magic of Spider Woman / by Lois, 1934- Duncan, Shonto, illu Begays.. - Scholastic.
43. Indian Games and Crafts / by Robert. Hofsinde. - New York, Morrow. 126 p. illus 22 cm.
44. Cherokee Removal, 1838; an entire Indian nation is forced out of its homeland / by Glen. Fleischmann. - New York, Watts.
45. Indians of the Plateau and Great Basin / by Victoria. Sherrow. - New York: Facts on File.
46. Indians of the Plains / by Elaine. Andrews. - New York: Facts on File.
47. Black Elk Speaks; being the life of a holy man of the Oglala Sioux / Black Elk, John Gneisenau, 1881-19 Neihardt73.
48. American Heritage History of the West / by David. Lavender. - New York: Bonanza Books.
49. Indians on Horseback / by Alice Lee, 1910- Marriott. - New York, T.Y. Crowell Co.
50. Plains Warrior; Chief Quanah Parker and the Comanches / by Albert. Marrin. - New York : Atheneum.
51. Life Among the Great Plains Indians / by Earle. Rice. - San Diego, CA: Lucent Books.
52. Buffalo Hunt / by Russell. Freedman. - New York : Holiday House. Buffalo Hunters. - Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books.
53. History of the Indians of the United States / by Angie, 189 Debo0-. - Norman, University of Oklahoma Press.
54. A Pictorial History of the American Indian / by Oliver, 1901- La Farge. - New York, Crown Publishers.
55. First Americans. - Alexandria, VA: Time Life Books.
56. 500 Nations; an illustrated history of North American Indians / by Alvin M., 1915- Josephyed.. - New York : Alfred A. Knopf.
57. American Indian Almanac / by John Upton, 1900- Terrell. - New York, World Pub. Co.
58. Complete How-To Book of Indiancraft / by W Ben, 188 Hunt8-1970.. - New York: Macmillan.
59. Mighty Chieftains. - Alexandria, VA: Time Life Books. 184p. 28cm.
60. American Indian Prose and Poetry; an anthology / by Margot Luise Therese (Kr"ger) 1908- ed. Astrov. - New York, John Day Co.
61. Indian Tales of North America; an anthology for the adult reader / by Tristram Potter, 1922- Coffin comp.. - Austin : University of Texas Press.
62. People of the Short Blue Corn; tales and legends of the Hopi Indians / by Harold, 1908- Courlander. - New York, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
63. The Girl Who Married a Ghost, and other tales from the North American Indian / by Edward S., 1868- Curtis1952.. - New York : Four Winds Press.
64. The Sound of Flutes and Other Indian Legends / by Richard. Erdoes, Paul. Goble. - New York : Pantheon Books.
65. Once Upon a Totem / by Christie. Harris. - New York, Atheneum.
66. Turtle Island Alphabet; a lexicon of Native American symbols and culture / by Gerald. Hausman. - New York : St. Martin's Press.
67. Myths and Legends of the Mackinacs and the Lake Region / by Grace Franks. Kane. - Black Letter Press.
68. American Indian Mythology / by Alice Lee, 1910- Marriott, Carol K., joint Rachlinauthor.. - New York, Crowell.
69. Native American Myths and Legends / by Colin F. Taylor. - Salamander Books, Limited.
70. Legend of Sleeping Bear / by Kathy-jo. Wargin. - Chelsea, MI: Sleeping Bear Press.
71. Michigan Indians; a way of life changes / by Donald. Chaput. - Hillsdale, Mich., Hillsdale Educational Publishers.
72. Legend of Mackinac Island / by Kathy-jo. Wargin. - Chelsea MI: Sleeping Bear Press.
73. Native American Myths and Legends / by Colin F. Taylor. - Salamander Books, Limited.
74. Indians of the Pacific Northwest / by Karen. Liptak. - New York: Facts on File.
75. Chippewa Child Life and Its Cultural Background / by M. Inez. Hilger. - St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Press.
76. American Indian Prose and Poetry; an anthology / by Margot Luise Therese (Kr"ger) 1908- ed. Astrov. - New York, John Day Co.
77. Song of Hiawatha / by Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 Longfellow.. - New York : Houghton.
78. Earth Always Endures; Native American poems / by Neil, com Philp.. - New York : Viking.
79. The McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians / by James David, 1914 Horan-, Thomas Loraine, 1785-18 McKenney59. History of th. - New York, Crown Publishers.
80. North American Indian Mythology / by C. A. (Cottie Arthur), 1905- Burland. - New York : P. Bedrick Books.
81. Indians of the Southeast / by Richard E. Mancini. - New York: Facts on File.
82. The Trail of Tears / by David K. Fremon. - New York : New Discovery Books.
83. Indians of the Southwest / by Karen. Liptak. - New York: Facts on File.
84. The Pueblo / by Charlotte. Yue, David. Yue. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin.
85. American Indian Warrior Chiefs; Tecumseh, Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, Geronimo / by Jason. Hook, Richard, ill Hook.. - Poole, Dorset :
86. Firebird Books ; New York, N.Y. : Distributed in the United States by Sterling Pub.
87. Way of the Warrior. - Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books.
88. War for the Plains. - Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books.
89. American Heritage History of the West / by David. Lavender. - New York: Bonanza Books.
90. Cowboys, Indians, and Gunfighters; the story of the cattle kingdom / by Albert. Marrin. - Atheneum.
91. Artists of the Old West / by John Canfield. Ewers. - Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday.
92. American Indian Women; telling their lives / by Gretchen M. Bataille, Kathleen Mullen. Sands. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press.
93. Indians of the Americas / by Edwin R. Embree. - Houghton Mifflin Co.

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Native American Authors:
[Paula Gunn Allen][Jeannette Armstrong][Shonto Begay][Kimberly Blaeser][Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin)][Beth E. Brant (Degonwadonti)][Ignatia Broker][Joseph Bruchac][Chief Seattle][Chrystos][Ella Deloria]
[Michael Dorris][Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve][Jimmie Durham][Debra Earling][Louise Erdrich][Diane Glancy][Janet Campbell Hale][Joy Harjo][Jamake Highwater][Leanne Howe][Beverly Hungry Wolf][Emily Pauline Johnson][Maude Kegg][Winona Laduke]
[John (Fire) Lame Deer][D'Arcy McNickle][N. Scott Momaday][Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket)][Simon Ortiz][Simon Pokagon][Carter Revard][Wendy Rose][Joe Sando][Sequoyah][Leslie Marmon Silko][Standing Bear (Ponca)][John Trudell][Velma Wallis][Anna Lee Walters][James Welch][Charles Phillip White (Whitedog)][Ray Young Bear]