Powwow's Coming

Powwow's ComingCut paper collage illustrations and engaging verse give young readers a new look at American Indian culture today. Frustrated as a school teacher unable to find good instructional materials on American Indians, the author bypassed the tired stereotype of Indians on horseback game and placed them in the setting of a powwow. Here, she provides children with a foundation for understanding and celebrating the enduring culture and heritage of American

his thoughtful study also chronicles Indigenous women's long and ultimately successful struggle to transform the way that historians portray American Indian peoples and their pasts

and American identities

For her first five decades

(50 Dialogues) with companion audio CD

John Neihardt's popular narrative addressed the youth and early adulthood of Black Elk

the grass that grew a little through the night

a seething history uncoils

and restaurateurs comes richly to life in this fascinating book

(pronounced "NAW-PEA") He's a trickster

Filled with inspiring testimonies of struggles for survival

Read about his inspiring experiences in the Oceti Sakowin Camp at Standing Rock

a possible girlfriend — the adjustments prove overwhelming