Episode 4: Native American books every elementary school library should have
There are many books about the Native American experience. What are the best ones for young children? In this episode of Books are Good Medicine, hosts Allison Waukau and Odia Wood-Krueger share their picks for the top books about Native Americans that every elementary school library should have.
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This podcast is sponsored by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and produced by Goff Public. Our theme music is “Stomp Dance” by Bluedog.
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NATIVE AMERICAN BOOKS EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY SHOULD HAVE
A Letter for Bob by Kim Rogers
Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome by Nancy Cooper
Herizon by Daniel Vandever
How the Birds Got Their Songs by Travis Zimmerman and Sam Zimmerman
I Am Loved by Kevin and Mary Qamaniq-Mason
I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett
Mashkiki Road: The Seven Grandfather Teachings by Elizabeth S. Barrett
Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk
Taos Pueblo Four Seasons series by Taos Pueblo Tiwa Language Program
The Moccasins by Earl Einarson
The Secret Pocket by Peggy Janicki
We Dream Medicine Dreams by Lisa Boivin
When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton
RESOURCES
· Retro Report video and lesson plan: Forced Into Federal Boarding Schools as Children, Native Americans Confront the Past
· The Cooperative Children’s Book Center: Diversity Statistics
· A Guide to Reliable Native American-Related Teaching Resources