500 Años del Pueblo Chicano /500 Years of Chicano History
Hundreds of photos, paintings, drawings, political cartoons, and text in Spanish and English about truths long denied, this is a huge photoessay and a family album, about the Mestizo people in whom Indian blood runs strong... |
500 Years of Chicana Women’s History/500 Años dela Mujer ChicanaIf one thing can be said of Betita Martinez in particular and Chicanas as a group, it’s this: They’re no wimps. And this book is proof. |
A Native American Thought of ItDid you know that Native peoples developed their own sign language, syringe needles and a secret ingredient in soda pop? |
A People’s Ecology: Explorations in Sustainable LivingPresents a tapestry of perspectives on the interplay of health, cultural ecology, diet, agriculture, and environment, which are foundations of sustainable living, rooted in the historical traditions and practices of Indigenous peoples. |
A Time of Resistance: California Indians During the Mission Period, 1769-1848The only curriculum unit that tells the ways in which the Native peoples here resisted and survived Spanish colonialism, this is essential for fourth-grade teachers teaching about “California Indians.” |
American Indian AstronomyFocuses on the knowledge American Indians contributed to the field of astronomy and introduces some of the tools Indian people used to observe the sky. |
American Indian Communication SystemsFocuses on the ways Indian people communicate in addition to spoken language including hand signs, images and other tangible expressions. |
American Indian Contributions to the World (5-Volume Set)This five-volume set is accessible to students from fourth grade through high school. |
American Indian Themes in Young Adult LiteratureAnalyzes contemporary literature, historical fiction and non-fiction in young adult “books about Indians,” with a discerning eye. |
American Indian Timekeeping DevicesFocuses on the ways Indian people have understood and recorded the passage of time, and how events were documented and are remembered. |
American Indian Toys and GamesFocuses on some of the toys and games developed by Indian people for the dual purposes of having fun and developing important life skills. |
And Grandma Said...:Iroquois Teachings as Passed Down Through the Oral Tradition“Grandma says” is Tom Porter’s story of a lifetime of learning and teaching, a gift from generations who have not forgotten how we were meant to be on this earth. |
Being a Responsible Person, Grades 3-6This curriculum helps students understand what it means to be a responsible person, based on the cultural values of the Hupa Tribe. |
Being a Responsible Person, Grades 7-10This curriculum helps students understand what it means to be a responsible person, based on the cultural values of the Hupa Tribe. |
Chief Ninham Forgotten HeroAuthor Eva Jean Bowman wrote this historical non-fiction book to empower Native and non-Native children. Illustrated by the students of Bowler Elementary. |
Columbus: His Enterprise: Exploding the MythShould be required reading in every classroom where the “Columbus encounter” is taught. |
Contemporary Voices Along the Lewis & Clark TrailTakes viewers through landscapes rich with the living legacy of people whose lifeways have been dramatically altered since their first contact with Europeans. |
CURE Analysis: Houghton Mifflin History/Social Science SeriesA group of parents, students, and educators calling themselves Communities United against Racism in Education (CURE) analyze kindergarten through fifth-grade texts. |
Do All Indians Live in Tipis? Questions & Answers from the National Museum of the American IndianFew questions about Indians are too ridiculous to ask. The answers here are well-researched, thoughtful and informative. |
Eaglecrest Leveled Readers - 30 SETDepicts real Indian children, belonging to real communities, with real lives. No made-up “myths and legends,” no ethnographic expositions. |