Indian Child Life
Author: Charles A. Eastman
Publisher:
Published: 1913
Total Pages: 192
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStories of the childhood and youth of the author and other Native Americans.
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Indian Child Life
Author: Charles A. Eastman
Publisher: DigiCat
Published: 2022-09-15
Total Pages: 77
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Indian Child Life' is a semi-autobiographical book that depicts life as a boy living in a Native American tribe. The author, Charles Alexander Eastman, was a physician, writer, and social reformer who had Santee Dakota ancestry. He is considered the first Native American author to write American history from the Native American point of view. He also helped found the Boy Scouts of America.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
Author: Sherman Alexie
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2012-01-10
Total Pages: 299
ISBN-13: 0316219304
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA New York Times bestseller—over one million copies sold! A National Book Award winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live. With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.
Walk Two Moons
Author: Sharon Creech
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2009-10-06
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 0061972517
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn her own singularly beautiful style, Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech intricately weaves together two tales, one funny, one bittersweet, to create a heartwarming, compelling, and utterly moving story of love, loss, and the complexity of human emotion. Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, proud of her country roots and the "Indian-ness in her blood," travels from Ohio to Idaho with her eccentric grandparents. Along the way, she tells them of the story of Phoebe Winterbottom, who received mysterious messages, who met a "potential lunatic," and whose mother disappeared. As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe's outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold—the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother.
We, The Children of India
Author: Leila Seth
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2011-01-05
Total Pages: 64
ISBN-13: 8184752539
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWe, the children of India— Former Chief Justice Leila Seth makes the words of the Preamble to the Constitution understandable to even the youngest reader. What is a democratic republic, why are we secular, what is sovereignty? Believing that it is never too early for young people to learn about the Constitution, she tackles these concepts and explains them in a manner everyone can grasp and enjoy. Accompanied by numerous photographs, captivating and inspiring illustrations by acclaimed illustrator Bindia Thapar, and delightful bits of trivia, We, the Children of India is essential reading for every young citizen.
Kitchi
Author: Alana Robson
Publisher: Banana Books
Published: 2021-01-30
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781800490680
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"He is forever and ever here in spirit" An adventure. A magic necklace. Brotherhood. Six-year-old Forrest feels lost now that his big brother Kitchi is no longer here. He misses him every day and clings onto a necklace that reminds him of Kitchi. One day, the necklace comes to life. Forrest is taken on a magical adventure, where he meets a colourful cast of characters, including a beautiful, yet mysterious fox, who soon becomes his best friend. www.kitchithespiritfox.com
Indian Captive
Author: Lois Lenski
Publisher: Open Road Media
Published: 2011-12-27
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 1453227520
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Newbery Honor book inspired by the true story of a girl captured by a Shawnee war party in Colonial America and traded to a Seneca tribe. When twelve-year-old Mary Jemison and her family are captured by Shawnee raiders, she’s sure they’ll all be killed. Instead, Mary is separated from her siblings and traded to two Seneca sisters, who adopt her and make her one of their own. Mary misses her home, but the tribe is kind to her. She learns to plant crops, make clay pots, and sew moccasins, just as the other members do. Slowly, Mary realizes that the Indians are not the monsters she believed them to be. When Mary is given the chance to return to her world, will she want to leave the tribe that has become her family? This Newbery Honor book is based on the true story of Mary Jemison, the pioneer known as the “White Woman of the Genesee.” This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lois Lenski including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.
The Indian Child Welfare Act Handbook
Author: Billy Joe Jones
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781590318584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrevious edition, 1st, published in 1995.
Keepers of the Children
Author: Laura M. Ramirez
Publisher: Walk in Peace
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780974866109
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Keepers of the Children" (subtitle: Native American Wisdom and Parenting) uses little known Native American secrets to teach parents how to raise children who know their nature and use their strengths to create lives of meaning and contribution. By raising children to unfold the uniqueness in their hearts, parents touch the depths of their own. By teaching children the secrets of genuine fulfillment, they grow up to lead purposeful lives and cherish their parents for this gift. ("Keepers of the Children" is the first in a trilogy of parenting books.)
Grandmother's Grandchild
Author: Alma Hogan Snell
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Published: 2001-09-01
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780803292918
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA memoir expresses the poverty, personal hardships, and prejudice of the author's life growing up as a second generation Crow Indian on a reservation, and the bond she formed with her grandmother, a medicine woman.
