Indians of North America Rita Miller West Carrollton Middle School Centerville CRC Content Pathfinder: Indians of North America Eighth Grade Social Studies Native Americans Indians of North America General Information This guide is to help middle school students locate resources on Native Americans by using Internet media and print resources. The primary focus of this pathfinder is the history and culture of Native Americans. Reference Books: R 920 AVE Avery, Susan, 1949-. Extraordinary American Indians. Chicago : Childrens Press, c1992. Text and accompanying photographs discuss 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. R 970.004 AME America's fascinating Indian heritage. Pleasantville, NY : Reader's Digest Association, c1978. Profusely illustrated text discusses the history, daily lives, art, customs, and traditions of numerous American Indian tribes. R 970.004 WAL Waldman, Carl. Atlas of the North American Indian. New York : Facts on File, c1985. Over 100 maps cover the history, culture, and tribal locations of Indians in the U.S., Canada, and Middle America from ancient times to the present. R 970.004 WAL Waldman, Carl. Encyclopedia of Native American tribes. New York : Facts on File, c1988. An alphabetical encyclopedia covering the history, culture, and present status of more than 150 Indian tribes of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. R 970.004 WOL Wolfson, Evelyn. From Abenaki to Zuni : a dictionary of native American tribes. 1st pbk. ed. New York : Walker, 1995. An alphabetical identification of sixty-eight of the larger North American Indian tribes, describing their habitats, social life and customs, food, means of travel, and modern descendants. R 970.1 JOH Johnson, Michael, 1937 Apr. 22-. The native tribes of North America : a concise encyclopedia. New York : Macmillan, c1993. Text and accompanying photographs present basic information on the identity, kinships, locations and populations, and cultural characteristics of extinct and surviving Native American peoples from the Canadian Arctic to the Rio Grande. R 970.1 YEN Yenne, Bill, 1949-. Encyclopedia of North American Indian tribes. New York : Crescent Books : distributed by Crown Publishers, 1986. Books: 299 BON Bonvillain, Nancy. Native American religion. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c1996. Surveys the religious beliefs, practices, and ceremonies of various Native American groups. 299 BUR Burland, C. A. (Cottie Arthur), 1905-. North American Indian mythology. New ed. London : Hamlyn, 1968. Contains stories passed down from generations. 398.2 MAR Martin, Rafe, 1946-. The rough-face girl. New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c1992. In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being. 615.8 BON Bonvillain, Nancy. Native American medicine. Philadelphia : Chelsea House, c1997. Surveys the Native American healing and health care practices from the time of first European contact up to the present. Includes a chapter profiling some Native American healers. 811 BRU Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-. Thirteen moons on turtle's back : a Native American year of moons. New York : Philomel Books, c1992. Celebrates the seasons of the year through poems from the legends of such Native American tribes as the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux. 920 HEU Heuman, William. Famous American Indians. New York : Dodd, Mead, [1972]. King Philip -- Pontiac -- Joseph Brant -- Sequoyah -- Tecumseh -- Osceola -- Chief Joseph -- Crazy Horse -- Sitting Bull. Biographies of nine famous American Indians. 920 ROL Roland, Albert. Great Indian chiefs. New York : Crowell-Collier Press, [1966]. Hiawatha -- Powhatan -- Philip of Pokanoket -- Pope of the Pueblos -- Pontiac -- Maquinna -- Tecumseh -- Sequoyah -- Sitting Bull. The stories of nine great Indian chiefs. 970.004 ALE Alexander, Bryan. What do we know about the Inuit? New York : Peter Bedrick Books, c1995. Presents the history and culture of the Inuit, the native people who inhabit the Arctic regions of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Siberia. 970.004 BON Bonvillain, Nancy. The Hopi. New York : Chelsea House, c1994. Examines the history of the Hopi Indians who have been loyal to their religion and culture resisting outside influences. 970.004 BON Bonvillain, Nancy. The Inuit. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c1995. Portrays the history, social life, and customs of the Inuit (or Eskimos) of the Arctic regions. 970.004 BON Bonvillain, Nancy. The Santee Sioux. Philadelphia, PA : Chelsea House, c1996. Presents a history of one division of Dakota Indians of the northern plains and prairies including their traditions, the impact of reservations, and current way of life. 970.004 BON Bonvillain, Nancy. The Teton Sioux. New York : Chelsea House, c1994. History of the Teton Sioux from their life before contact with Europeans to the present day as they continue to fight for justice and Native American rights. 970.004 DEN Densmore, Frances, 1867-1957. Chippewa customs. St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1979. Examines all aspects of Chippewa culture. 970.004 DRA Dramer, Kim. The Shoshone. Philadelphia : Chelsea House Publishers, c1997. Examines the history, culture, changing fortunes, and current situation of the Shoshone Indians. 970.004 FIR The First Americans. Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1992. Discusses the origin of native Americans and their history from ancient times to the present day. 970.004 FIR The First Americans. Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1992. Discusses the origin of native Americans and their history from ancient times to the present day. 970.004 HUB Hubbard-Brown, Janet. The Shawnee. New York : Chelsea House, c1995. Uncertain origins -- To be Shawnee -- This land is our land -- The Revolution and its aftermath -- Recording traditional life -- Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa -- Nowhere left to go. Presents the history of the Shawnee, discussing their culture and how they have lived, including their relationship with early settlers and the present-day United States government. 970.004 HUG Hughes, Jill. Eskimos. Rev. ed. New York : Gloucester Press, 1984. Portrays aspects of Eskimo life such as food, housing, clothing, work roles, hunting methods, recreations, and changing ways. 970.004 IVE Iverson, Peter. The Navajos. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c1990. Into the Fourth World -- The evolution of Navajo culture -- The long walk -- The weaving together of a people -- The time of livestock reduction -- From silver and wool -- The modern Navajo era begins -- The Navajo Nation. Examines the history, culture, changing fortunes, and current situation of the Navajo Indians. 970.004 LIP Liptak, Karen. Indians of the Southwest. New York : Facts on File, c1991. Examines the history, culture, changing fortunes, and current situation of the various Indian peoples of the Southwest. 970.004 MIH Mihesuah, Devon A. (Devon Abbott), 1957-. American Indians : stereotypes & realities. Atlanta, GA : Clarity, c1996. Attempts to refute some of the most common misconceptions and stereotypes people have about Native Americans and their culture. 970.004 OJI Ojibay indians. St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society, 1979. Examines all aspects of the Ojibay culture. 970.004 ORT Ortiz, Alfonso, 1939-. The Pueblo. New York : Chelsea House, 1994. The mysterious north -- Resisting the invader -- Slaving for God -- Era of accommodation -- The oldest architects -- Under the Mexicans -- The Americans come. Examines the history, culture, and traditions of the Pueblo. Includes a photo essay on their crafts. 970.004 PEO People of the desert. Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1993. Chronicles the history and cultures of the Pueblo, Apache, Navajo, and other Indian tribes of the American Southwest. 970.004 PER Perdue, Theda, 1949-. The Cherokee. New York : Chelsea House, c1989. Discusses the significant place the Cherokee Indians have had in our society, the changing relationship with the government, and their culture. 970.004 SPI The Spirit world. Alexandria, Va. : Time-Life Books, c1992. Discusses the spirit world rites of the Indians of North America with information on visions, relationship to animals, and more. 970.004 TAN Tanner, Helen Hornbeck. The Ojibwa. New York : Chelsea House, c1992. Examines the culture, history, and changing fortunes of the Ojibwa Indians. 970.004 TRA Trafzer, Clifford E. The Nez Perce. New York : Chelsea House Publishers, c1992. Examines the history, culture, and changing fortunes of the Nez Perce tribe. Includes a picture essay on their crafts. 970.004 WOR The world of the American Indian. Rev. ed. Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, 1993. Authoritative text with more than 440 illustrations provide an account of the American Indian. Includes a tribal supplement to discover details about nearly 600 tribes of the United States and Canada. 970.1 BRA Brandt, Keith, 1949-. Indian homes. [Mahwah, N.J.] : Troll Associates, c1985. Describes the characteristics of the different types of dwellings used by various Indian tribes throughout North America. 970.1 BRA Brandt, Keith, 1949-. Indian festivals. Mahwah, N.J. : Troll Associates, c1985. Gives brief descriptions of the major festivals celebrated by various Indian tribes throughout North America. 970.1 ECH Echo-Hawk, Roger C. Battlefields and burial grounds : the Indian struggle to protect ancestral graves in the United States. Minneapolis : Lerner, c1994. Describes the efforts of Native Americans to rebury ancestral human remains and grave offerings held by museums and historical societies, with particular emphasis on the Pawnees and their struggle to reclaim their dead. 970.1 ENG Engel, Lorenz. Among the Plains Indians. Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Co., [1970, c1967]. Describes briefly the way of life of various Plains Indians. Each descriptive passage is illustrated with a painting by Karl Bodmer or George Catlin. 970.1 FIC Fichter, George S. How the Plains Indians lived. New York : D. McKay Co., 1980. Discusses the way of life of the Plains Indians before the coming of the white man, including hunting, farming, clothing, customs, crafts, and the importance of the buffalo in their life. 970.1 WER We rode the wind : recollections of nineteenth-century tribal life. Minneapolis, MN : Lerner Publications Co., [1975]. Eastman, C. A. Selections from Indian boyhood.--Stands in Timber, J. Selections from Cheyenne memories.--Two Leggings. Selections from Two Leggings.--Standing Bear, L. Selections from My people, the Sioux, and Land of the Spotted Eagle.--Warren, W. W. Selections from History of the Ojibway Nation.--Waheenee. Selections from Waheenee.--Whitewolf, J. Selections from Jim Whitewolf.--Black Elk. Selections from Black Elk speaks. 970.3 FLE Fleischmann, Glen. The Cherokee removal, 1838 : an entire Indian nation is forced out of its homeland. New York : Watts, [1971]. Describes the Cherokee people and culture, traces the events that led to their controversial removal from their homeland, debates the necessity of this action, and examines its tragic results. 970.3 LOH Loh, Jules. Lords of the earth : a history of the Navajo Indians. New York : Crowell-Collier, [1971]. Examines the culture of the avajo Indians. 970.3 VIZ Vizenor, Gerald Robert, 1934-. The everlasting sky : new voices from the people named the Chippewa. New York : Crowell-Collier Press, [1972]. An account of the Anishinabe people of Minnesota, the Woodland Indians known as the Chippewa, their relations with the white man and their struggle for identity. 970.4 RAC Rachlis, Eugene. Indians of the plains. New York : American Heritage Pub. Co. ; book trade distribution by Golden Press, [1960]. An account of the Plains Indians their history, tribal life, customs, warfare, ceremonies and relations with white men. 970.6 GLU Glubok, Shirley. The art of the North American Indian. New York : Harper & Row, [1964]. Shows the influence of nature and natural materials in the handcrafting of masks, totems, beaded and quill-designed clothing, kachinas, pottery, weapons, and other objects by the North American Indian. 970.6 GLU Glubok, Shirley. The art of the Southwest Indians. New York : Macmillan, [1971]. Describes and discusses wall and sand paintings, Katchina dolls, pottery, and other forms of Southwest Indian art. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Biographies: B BLA Black Elk, 1863-1950. Black Elk speaks : being the story of a holy man of the Oglala Sioux. Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press, [1988]. Black Elk, a Sioux holy man, imparts his own life story and the story of the Oglala Sioux during the tragic decades of the Custer battle, the ghost dance, and the Wounded Knee massacre, and relates many aspects of Native American spirituality. B CRA Freedman, Russell. The life and death of Crazy Horse. 1st ed. New York : Holiday House, c1996. A biography of the Oglala leader who relentlessly resisted the white man's attempt to take over Indian lands. B MAN Schwarz, Melissa. Wilma Mankiller : principal chief of the Cherokees. New York : Chelsea House, c1994. Text and accompanying photographs describe the life and career of the first woman to head the Cherokee nation. B SIT St. George, Judith, 1931-. To see with the heart : the life of Sitting Bull. New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c1996. Biography of Sitting Bull, showing him as a boy of courage who grew up to be a vital and vigorous warrior and leader who cared deeply for his family and people. Fiction: E BRU Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-. Crazy horse's vision. 1st ed. New York : Lee & Low Books, c2000. A story based on the life of the dedicated young Lakota boy who grew up to be one of the bravest defenders of his people. F DEW PB Dewey, Jennifer. Navajo summer. 1st Boyds Mills Press pbk. ed. Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills Press, 2000, c1998. The story of a young girl who runs away from home to live with a Navajo family. F MAR PB Markle, Sandra. The fledglings. 1st Boyds Mills Press pbk. ed. Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, 1998. Orphaned after the death of her mother, fourteen-year-old Kate runs away to live with her grandfather, a Cherokee Indian who is trying to stop the poaching of predator birds. Multimedia: CDR 970.004 AME The American Indian. Facts on File, Inc., 1996. This resource weaves words, images and sound in this facinating journey through the history and culture of the native peoples of the Americas. VC 970.1 MOR More than bows and arrows : The legacy of the American Indians. Los Angeles, CA : Wood Knapp Video, c1994. Narrated by Kiowa author and poet, Dr. N. Scott Momaday. Journey into the past and learn about these magnificent people in this award winning video and the profound impact they had on the development of the United States and Canada. Recognizing that there is a natural order to the universe, the Indians attempted to live in harmony with it and were the first environmentalists. Internet Resources: The web sites listed below are a place to start on the Internet American Memory This site is from the Library of Congress and contains rich primary source materials of the history and culture of the United States. Awesome Library Awesome Library organizes the Web with 24,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education. Britannica Online School Edition This site is one the core collection resources of INFOhio. Britannica allows students to access the encyclopedia appropriate for each grade level. This site is good for a general overview of the topic with links to quality sites outside of Britannica. Native Web Teachers will find information to help develop lesson plans. The site links to many other web sites developed by Native Americans. Net Trekker All the web sites listed are reviewed and rated by educators. It has both elementary and secondary levels that are clearly marked on each site annotation. Net Trekker, also, contains lesson plans, pictures, maps, and charts. Just Curious: Native Americans The Suffolk Web Public Library site contains many resource links to quality Native American web sites for students. Other Resources: Additional resources can be found at public libraries under the Dewey Decimal Classification System call numbers 970.004, 970.1, and 970.2. When looking in the local OPAC, Sears subject headings are Native Americans and Indians of North America.