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Native American Heritage for Kids

We are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

We are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell; illustrated by Frané Lessac

The Cherokee community is grateful for blessings and challenges that each season brings. This is modern Native American life as told by an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

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Maria Tallchief: Prima Ballerina

Maria Tallchief: Prima Ballerina
by Kate Moening

Explore the life of the Native American dancer considered America’s first major prima ballerina.

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At the Mountain's Base

At the Mountain's Base
by Traci Sorell; illustrated by Alvitre Weshoyot

At the mountain's base lives a family. The strength in their song sustains them as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war.

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Dragonfly kites = Pimithaagansa

Dragonfly kites = Pimithaagansa
by Tomson Highway; illustrated by Julie Flett

Two Cree brothers in northern Manitoba fly kites during the day, but at night fly themselves in their dreams.

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Wilma's Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller

Wilma's Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller
by Doreen Rappaport; illustrated by Linda Kukuk

Learn about the life of Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation.

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Hiawatha and the Peacemaker

Hiawatha and the Peacemaker
by Robbie Robertson; illustrated by David Shannon

The Great Peacemaker enlists Hiawatha to help bring the nations together to share his vision of a new way of life marked by peace, love, and unity.

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Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes

Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes
by Wab Kinew

Using rhyming lyrics from a previously written rap song, Kinew tells the stories of Indigenous heroes from the U.S. and Canada.

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Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Defeated Army

Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Defeated Army
by Art Coulson

When the Carlisle Indian School football team took on West Point, they were out to prove themselves the best team in the country.

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We Are Water Protectors

We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom; illustrated by Micaela Goade

Inspired by indigenous-led movements across North America, this book issues a rallying cry to safeguard water from harm and corruption.

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