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Dd8 and by default dd6 want to focus on Native American history this term. Dd8 far prefers to use picture books for her historical studies. So I'm looking for great recommendations. Most books I've found so far are focused on folklore, we'd really love some historical or cultural books too. Any suggestions?
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Just wanted to share, I've been doing lots of searching and have found a few possibilities. Amazon has a nice collection. Native American Children and YA Literature has so many links. Cynthia Leitich Smith is a successful Native American writer. My favourite site was Native American books at Embracing the Child..
So going on the last sites rec's I'm looking at Paul Goble and Joseph Bruchac as perhaps good possibilities. Does anyone have any experience, opinions? Better suggestions?
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Oh, gosh, Erin, I just packed up all my Native American books!!! We have a bunch. One of the books my oldest liked when he was that age was the Brown Paper School Book of American Indians. It would definitely be a read aloud, but it is also historical and it has projects. (It also has drawings.) Many of the books we enjoyed came from Sonlight Core 3, but I believe most of those were read alouds.
What else? Hmmm... The Discovery of the Americas is pretty good. The same authors have another book entitled _Exploration and Conquest_ and also one about the French/Indian War... but I'm not sure how deeply you want to go into those events.
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Thank you  The brown paper school book has gone into my cart  I also found Naya Nuki from your Sonlight list, was that popular?
How's the book packing going?
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Erin, your question came when I was in and out for a few weeks so didn't have a chance to address it. Still need some suggestions?
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What you have found - that a majority are focused on folklore/legends - is pretty accurate. That seems to be what the bulk of picture books address. There is much culture represented in those books though since the stories/legends reflect their beliefs. The historic and cultural information/material is mainly in the non-fiction juvenile which is not picture book style. There were a few picture books I thought of right away and I did some looking around and found a few more. So here are some others to add:
When the Shadbush Blooms - Delaware tribe, customs/history, 1500's & present time
The Buffalo Jump (Peter Roop) - Blackfoot tribe, pre-1500's
Priscilla and the hollyhocks (Anne Broyles) - Cherokee tribe , mid 1800/s, Trail of Tears
Cheyenne Again (Eve Bunting) - Cheyenne tribe, 1880s, history, Indian schools
Knots on a Counting Rope - Navajo tribe, culture/beliefs,
Buffalo Song (Joseph Bruchac) - Nez Perce tribe, 1870s, buffalo, history
Itse Selu: Cherokee Harvest Festival (Daniel Pennington) - Cherokee tribe, 1500s, culture
Moonstick: The seasons of the Sioux (Eve Bunting) - Sioux tribe, culture
The Unbreakable Code (Sara Hunter) - Navajo, recent history/WWII
There are also some picture book biographies which definitely cover the historical.
Squanto's Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving (Joseph Bruchac)
Sequoyah: the Cherokee Man Who Gave his People Writing (James Rumford)
Sitting Bull Remembers (Ann Turner)
Sacagawea (Liselotte Erdrich)
A Boy Named Beckoning: The True Story of Dr. Carlos Montezume, Native American Hero (Gina Capaldi)
Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer (Bill Wise)
Jim Thorpe's Bright Path (Joseph Bruchac) or Bright Path: Young Jim Thorpe (Don Brown)
She Sang Promise: The Story of Betty Mae Jumper, Seminole Tribal Leader (J.G. Annino)
As with all books on this topic best to preview and realize bias. Sometimes this topic is covered from the "evil Europeans/colonization" viewpoint or on the other side caricatures/stereotyped images of Native Americans. Hard to find a balance. I included a couple which tend toward the "bad/oppressive white man" (Sitting Bull and Cheyenne Again - and a bit in the Thorpe books) because they still are beautiful books and it can promote good discussion of the negative impact and sometimes harsh policies of the whites. Knots on the Counting Rope is also included but I've heard it is viewed negatively by Native Americans as not being accurate and promoting stereotypes.
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I forgot to answer this. I like the Joseph Bruchac books we've read. He seems to be well respected and authentic/fair in his writing. He has a mix of historical and folk tale books.
Paul Gobel books are good as well - pretty much all folk lore/legend books.
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Mary
What a great list! The biographies look particularly interesting. Yesterday I read about Sequoyah in dd's book and in the afternoon I stumbled across a book on him in the adult section of the library.
Thought I'd share what I eventually bought.
We already had Moonstick - Eve Bunting
So I bought
Crazy Horse's Vision- Joseph Bruchac
The Girl Who Loved Horses - Paul Goble
The Trail of Tears - Joseph Bruchac(early reader)
Not picture books but I also bought
Children of the Longhouse - Joseph Bruchac
and American Indians, Brown Paper School (Ref Bk)
I have to admit I prefer Joseph Bruchac as they are very detailed and historical.
Yesterday we started the reader Trail of Tears! Oh what a terribly horrible story what happened to the Cherokee nation, they had farms, were educated, they even dressed like their neighbours and were betrayed by Andrew Jackson. They won their court case to stay and were still betrayed. I had no idea of this, I'm still stunned.
Another tribe we seem to be reading lots on, is the Mohawks. We are reading Kateri Tekakwitha and the Children of the Longhouse both are on the Mohawk people, so one backs up the other in learning culture.
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Erin wrote:
Another tribe we seem to be reading lots on, is the Mohawks. We are reading Kateri Tekakwitha and the Children of the Longhouse both are on the Mohawk people, so one backs up the other in learning culture.
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St Isaac Jogues ministered among the Mohawks so the Vision book about him covers them as well.
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Two more:
Annie and the Old One (miska Miles) - A Caldacott Honor book, modern day, Navajo tribe, culture, about relationships and death
The Stone Cutter & the Navajo Maiden (Vee Browne) - written in both English and Navajo, culture/tradition
Both really good books covering the Navajo people. I can't believe I had never read Annie and the Old One. I've seen it on lists many times. Really touching story with nice line drawings - especially for us having lost a grandparent this year. 
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Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison. This is based on a true story and happened in Ohio and here in New York. Mary Jemison was buried in Letchworth Park. You can see her grave there.
Another possibility would be books on Kateri Tekakwitha.
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