Teacher Resources - 5th Grade Additional American Indian History Lesson Resources
Children's Books & Tapes | Internet Resources
Children's Books/Tapes
1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving. Bruchac, Margaret, and Catherine O’Neill Grace. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2001. (ISBN: 0-7922-7027-4) (For ages 8-12.)
Coyote and the Lizards, retold by Don Mose, Jr. English/Navajo; San Juan School District
Coyote and Louse, retold by Don Mose, Jr. English/Navajo; San Juan School District
Coyote Tosses the Stars, retold by Don Mose, Jr. English/Navajo; San Juan School District
Coyote Tosses the Stars, story told by Don Mose, Jr. English/Navajo; San Juan School District
Navajo Long Walk. Bruchac, Joseph. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 2002. (ISBN: 0-7922-7058-4)
Sunpainters: Eclipse of the Navajo Sun. Whitethorne, Baje. Flagstaff, Arizona: Northland, 1994. (ISBN: I-893354-33-4)
Why the North Star Stands Still and Other Indian Legends. Paiute stories. Palmer, William R. To order call 1-800-635-3959 or e-mail znha@infowest.com
Alice Yazzie’s Year by Ramona Maher, Illustrations by Shonto Begay (ISBN: 1-58246-080-9)
Alone in the Wilderness. Gilliland, Hap. Happy Camp, California: Naturegraph Publishers, 2001. (ISBN: 0879612576)
American Indian Stereotypes in the World of Children. Hirschfelder, Arlene B. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press, 1982. (ISBN: 0394740181)
American Indian Trickster Tales. Erdoes, Richard, and Alfonso Ortiz, eds. New York: Viking, 1998. (ISBN: 0670878294)
The Ancient Child. Momaday, N. Scott. New York: Doubleday, 1989. (ISBN: 0060973455)
And It Is Still That Way: Legends Told by Arizona Indian Children. Baylor, Byrd. New York: Scribner, 1976. (ISBN: 0938317369)
The Arrow Over the Door. Bruchac, Joseph. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1998. (ISBN: 0141305711)
Black Star, Bright Dawn by Scott O’Dell. Story of an Inuit girl. (ISBN: 0449-70340-1)
Gift of the Sacred Dog (ISBN: 0020432801). Goble, Paul.
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses (ISBN: 0689845049) Goble, Paul.
Native American Animal Stories. Joseph Bruchac. (ISBN: 1555912277)
Sing Down the Moon. Scott O’Dell. Reissued in 1999. (ISBN: 0440970757)
Ziiniyah: Hait’eego Naadaa’ Shonaozt’e Zinnia: How the Corn was Saved. Written by Patricia Hruby Powell, Illustrated by Kendrick Benally, Navajo by Peter A. Thomas. (ISBN: 1-893345-38-5)
National Geographic Theme Sets: “The Cheyenne, People of the Central Plains”; “The Nez Perce, People of the Northwest”; “The Pueblos, People of the Southwest”; “The Iroquois, People of the Northeast.”
National Geographic World Explorers: “Expeditions in the Americas, 1492-1700”
National Geographic Reading Expeditions: “The Southwest Today” and “Seeds of Change in American History: Two Cultures Meet—Native American and European.” (See http://www.nationalgeogaphic.com/education)
Internet Resources
American Rhetoric Online Speech Bank: http://americanrhetoric.com/speechbank.html The actual speeches of many chiefs and leaders in written and oral form are available here. Recommended for older learners as well.
Famous Native Americans: http://members.aol.com/circofire/famous.htm
Native American Lore Index/Quotes from Our Native Past: http://www.ilhawaii.net/%7Estony/quotes.html (excellent resource)
Native American Boundaries: http://inkido.indiana.edu/w310work/romac/map.htm.
Navajo website:
http://www.lapahie.comTribal Treaty Rights - PDF
http://washingtonhistoryonline.org/treatytrail/teaching/pdfs/
TribalTreatyRights.pdf
