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This collection of biographies for kids explores 15 Native Americans and some of the incredible things they achieved. Kids will explore the ways each of these people used their talents and beliefs to stand up for what's right and stay true to themselves and their community.
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Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
143 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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An accessible and educational illustrated book profiling 50 notable American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people, from NBA star Kyrie Irving of the Standing Rock Lakota to Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. Celebrate the lives, stories, and contributions of Indigenous artists, activists, scientists, athletes, and other changemakers in this illustrated collection. Also offers accessible primers on...
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English
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"The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American pro baseball players to face off in a World Series, teaches important lessons about resilience, doing what you love in the face of injustice, and the fight for Native American representation in sports"--
Author
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
1992
Physical Desc
xx, 252 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the lives and accomplishments of outstanding Native Americans from the eighteenth century to the present, including Wilma Mankiller, Billy Mills, Sacagawea, Louis Ballard, and Will Rogers.
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Series
Publisher
Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Did you know that Lozen ecame an Apache warrior to protect her way of life? Or that Cherokee engineer Mary Ross helped put humans on the moon? These women, and others, played a key role in the story of North America's Indigenous Peoples. They were super SHEroes of history! Could they be your inspiration?"--Back cover
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English
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Best known as a leader of the Indian takeover of Alcatraz Island in 1969, Adam Fortunate Eagle now offers a memoir of his years as a young student at Pipestone Indian Boarding School in Minnesota. He lives up to his reputation as a "contrary warrior" by disproving the popular view of Indian boarding schools as bleak and prisonlike. Fortunate Eagle attended Pipestone between 1935 and 1945, just as Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier's pluralist...
12) Jim Thorpe
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Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
95 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
40 unnumbered pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 x 30 cm
Language
English
Description
"Using rhyming lyrics from a previously written rap song, Midewin author, Manitoba politician, and creator Kinew tells the stories of diverse Indigenous heroes both historical and contemporary from the U.S. and Canada." --
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Publisher
Aladdin Books
Pub. Date
1986, c1983
Edition
1st Aladdin Books ed.
Physical Desc
192 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the American Indian known as one of the best all-round athletes in history, for his accomplishments as an Olympic medal winner as well as an outstanding professional football and basebell player.
15) Wilma Mankiller
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Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1997
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the life of the Indian activist who became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"From the copper canyons of Mexico her swift footsteps echo. Clip clap, clip clap. Experience a 60-mile run with indigenous athlete Lorena Ramirez, who captured the world's attention when she won an ultramarathon in Mexico wearing a skirt and rubber sandals-the traditional clothes of the Rarámuri, "the light-footed people.""--
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Publisher
Bushel & Peck Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
63 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"The founding of America was not accomplished by a handful of people; it required the heart, soul, and grit of an entire nation. Today, we rightfully honor the efforts of the Founding Fathers, but what about everyone else who sacrificed for the cause? Introducing 'Forgotten Founders', the inspiring book of stories about the heroic women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and others who played pivotal roles in America's birth. Make no...
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