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22) Quanah Parker
Author
Pub. Date
c1987
Description
Traces the life of the American Indian chief who led the Comanches in the battle for their homeland and remained their leader on the reservation where he guided the people in accepting their new life.
Author
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
While walking through a forest of sequoias, a father tells his family the story of the tree's namesake. Sequoyah was a Cherokee man who invented a system of writing for his people. His neighbors feared the symbols he wrote and burned down his home. All of his work was lost, but, still determined, he tried another approach. The Cherokee people finally accepted the written language after Sequoyah taught his six-year-old daughter to read.
28) Sacagawea
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2003]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
This is a biography of Sacagawea, the Shoshoni woman who accompanied explorers Lewis and Clark on their expedition in the early 1800s.
Author
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A collection of short, illustrated biographies of sixteen influential Native Americans, from Tisquantum, who helped the Pilgrims survive the winter of 1622, to Sherman Alexie, a contemporary poet, novelist, and screenwriter.
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
From Squanto to Sacagawea, Sitting Bull to Crazy Horse, Louise Erdrich to Deb Haaland and many more, readers will be introduced to artists, activists, scientists, and icons throughout history. Organized chronologically, 100 Native Americans Who Shaped American History offers a look at the prominent role these men and women played and how their talents, ideas, and expertise have influenced the country from its very beginnings all the way through the...
Author
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
Description
Brief biographies of people of mixed Native American and African ancestry who, despite barriers, made their mark on history, including trader Paul Cuffe, frontiersman Edward Rose, Seminole leader John Horse, and sculptress Edmonia Lewis.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
In the 1960s and 1970s, Dennis Banks and Russell Means helped lead the fight for Native civil rights. They organized protests and asked the US government to stop mistreating Native Americans. This book explores these activists' lives and their legacies. Includes text, images, and back matter, plus a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index.
34) Native Americans
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
Examines the experiences of Native Americans along with biographies of seven contemporary members of the ethnic group.
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
"A biography of Native American Ira Hayes, a shy, humble Pima Indian who fought in World War II as a Marine and was one of six soldiers to raise the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima, an event immortalized in Joe Rosenthal's famous photograph"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Celebrating the stories of Indigenous people throughout time, Wab Kinew has created a powerful rap song, the lyrics of which are the basis for the text in this beautiful picture book, illustrated by the Joe Morse. Including figures such as Crazy Horse, Net-no-kwa, former NASA astronaut John Herrington and Canadian NHL goalie Carey Price, Go Show the World showcases a diverse group of Indigenous people in the US and Canada. Individually, their stories...
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
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
[1996]
Description
Through the centuries and across tribal boundaries, countless Native Americans have made history, despite prejudices against them. The nine men and women in this collection are just a few of them. Jim Thorpe, a Sac and Fox, won the 1912 Olympic decathlon and is considered by many experts to be the greatest athlete the United States has ever known. Will Rogers, often billed as "The Cherokee Kid", was the most popular entertainer in America in the early...
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