An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry Joy Harjo, the first Native poet to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate, has championed the voices of Native peoples past and present. Her signature laureate project gathers the work of contemporary Native poets into a national, fully digital map of story, sound, and space, celebrating their vital and unequivocal contributions to American poetry. This companion anthology features each poem and poet from the project, including Natalie Diaz, Ray Young Bear, Craig … [Read more...] about “Living Nations, Living Words”
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“We are still here!”
Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain: We are still here! Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, … [Read more...] about “We are still here!”
“Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story”
by Kevin Noble Maillard Fry bread is food. It is warm and delicious, piled high on a plate. Fry bread is time. It brings families together for meals and new memories. Fry bread is nation. It might look or taste different, but it is still shared by many, from coast to coast and beyond. Fry bread is us. It is a celebration of old and new, traditional and modern, similarity and difference. Find it n Juvenile Non-Fiction here. … [Read more...] about “Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story”
“We are Grateful: Otsaliheliga”
by Traci Sorell 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. The word otsaliheliga (oh-jah-LEE-hay-lee-gah) is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences. Written by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, this look … [Read more...] about “We are Grateful: Otsaliheliga”
“Apple Cake” by Dawn Casey
In this simple rhyming story from the author of Held in Love, a child says thank you for the gifts nature provides, from hazelnuts in the hedge to apples from the tree, eggs from the hens to milk from the cow. Eventually, the family has enough ingredients to make something special ... a delicious apple cake! Find it in Picture Books/J EASY CAS here. … [Read more...] about “Apple Cake” by Dawn Casey
“Thankful” by Eileen Spinelli
Celebrate everyday blessings, practice thankfulness, and observe the wonderful acts of service that keep us going each and every day. Eileen Spinelli, bestselling and award-winning children's author, charms with rhymes and whimsy in Thankful, perfect for any young reader and their family. Find it in Picture Books/J EASY SPI here. … [Read more...] about “Thankful” by Eileen Spinelli
