Traci Sorell
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Language
English
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All Ages Native American Heritage
Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
Native American Heritage - Juvenile & Middle Grade
Children's Authors and Illustrators Week
Native American Heritage - Juvenile & Middle Grade
Description
A group of Native American kids from different tribes presents twelve historical and contemporary time periods, struggles, and victories to their classmates, each ending with a powerful refrain: we are still here.
2) Powwow day
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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Description
Because she has been very ill and weak, River cannot join in the dancing at this year's tribal powwow, she can only watch from the sidelines as her sisters and cousins dance the celebration--but as the drum beats she finds the faith to believe that she will recover and dance again.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
"The word otsaliheliga is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences. Written by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, this look at one group of Native Americans is appended with a glossary and the complete Cherokee syllabary, originally created by Sequoyah"--Provided by publisher.
4) Being home
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
On a day filled with anticipation, a young Cherokee girl bids farewell to her familiar city life and documents the changing landscape through drawings as her family moves to their ancestral land and embraces their new home.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American pro baseball players to face off in a World Series, teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"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 look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation"--OCLC.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Historical Fiction - JF
If You Like Front Desk, Read These!
Native American Heritage - Juvenile & Middle Grade
If You Like Front Desk, Read These!
Native American Heritage - Juvenile & Middle Grade
Description
Regina Petit's family has always been Umpqua, and living on the Grand Ronde reservation is all ten-year-old Regina has ever known. Her biggest worry is that Sasquatch may actually exist out in the forest. But when the federal government signs a bill into law that says Regina's tribe no longer exists, Regina becomes "Indian no more" overnight--even though she was given a number by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that counted her as Indian, even though...
9) Mascot
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Six eighth graders outside Washington, DC, navigate through conflict and division focused on their school district's Native American mascot"--Provided by publisher.
10) Indio no más
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
"When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian despite being so far from home"--OCLC.