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The North American Indian has so long been an object of the deepest interest that the neglect of his picturesque and original mythologies and the tales to which they have given rise is difficult of comprehension. In boyhood we are wont to regard him as an instrument specially designed for the execution of tumultuous incident, wherewith heart-stirring fiction may be manufactured. In manhood we are too apt to consider him as only fit to be put aside...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 3
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1030L
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Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival is a classic Athabascan Indian tale of survival, filled with suspense and wisdom as told by Velma Wallis, an outstanding Native American writer. Her style is a refreshing blend of contemporary and traditional, and her choice of subject matter challenges the taboos of her past. Yet her themes are modern -- empowerment of women, the aging of America, and a growing interest in Native American...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 10
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680L
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"Guided by her Navajo ancestors, seventh-grader Nizhoni Begay discovers she is descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father. Includes glossary of Navajo terms"--
5) Skeleton man
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Skeleton Man (Joseph Bruchac) volume 1
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 3
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730L
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After her parents disappear and she is turned over to the care of a strange "great-uncle," Molly must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety and maybe even for her life.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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AD 560L
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Wampanoag children listen as their grandmother tells them the story about how Weeâchumun (the wise Corn) asked local Native Americans to show the Pilgrims how to grow food to yield a good harvest--Keepunumuk--in 1621.
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En el México colonial durante el apogeo de la Santa Inquisición un séptimo hijo bastardo es acusado de nahual por los indios y de lobizón por los criollos. El que sufra cierto grado de autismo solamente lo puede perjudicar. Su historia, la de una niña española encontrada al lado de su madre moribunda, su lucha por no perder su amor y sus peripecias para salir adelante.
8) Scar-face
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A young brave named Scar-face with heavy facial scars from a fight with a bear, falls in love with the chieftain's daughter, Aponi, but is forbidden to marry her by the Sun-god. He sets out to find the Sun-god and get permission to marry his love and eventually comes to a deep lake and is transported across it by two swans. He meets the Sun-god and goes hunting with the Sun-god's son, Apisirahts, the Morning Star. During the hunt Apisirahts is attacked...
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On the day that they are to be married the fiancé of a great hunter dies. Devastated by his loss the young brave sets out to find the Spirit-world in the hope of finding his lost love. He experiences himself becoming a spirit and is taken across a great lake in a white stone canoe and sees the spirit of his beloved accompanying him. But simply reaching the Spirit-world isn't enough to unite the young brave with his dead fiancé forever. A North American...
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Will and Tom speak in a whisper. "Uncle, tell us the story of the Windigo." The boys look behind them for something they can't see. When Uncle shares the story of the Windigo, the cousins get more than they expect. That night something strange scratches at the frost on their bedroom window. In the morning, they find huge tracks in the snow. The Wandering Night Spirit of Winter!
Tom and Will know what good Trackers would do, so they follow the trail...
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The Gift Is in the Making retells previously published Anishinaabeg stories, bringing to life Anishinaabeg values and teachings to a new generation. Readers are immersed in a world where all genders are respected, the tiniest being has influence in the world, and unconditional love binds families and communities to each other and to their homeland. Sprinkled with gentle humor and the Anishinaabe language, this collection speaks to children and adults...
12) Pocahontas
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Pocahontas was the daughter of Chief Powhatan, the leader of many tribes. Pocahontas loved nature and spent much time at the creek watching the beavers. She meets a small beaver and they become friends. One day, while visiting the beaver, she realized hunters have destroyed the beaver's lodge. Her friend is alive but has been injured. Pocahontas nurses him back to health but becomes distraught when she learns her tribe as agreed to give food to the...
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Pendant quatre ans, les écrivaines Joséphine Bacon et Laure Morali ont sillonné les dix communautés innues du Québec. Elles ont rencontré plus d'un millier d'enfants et de jeunes qu'elles ont accompagnés dans l'écriture. Nin auass •Moi l'enfant fait battre le cœur de la jeunesse de tout un peuple.
Anthologie bilingue innu-aimun, français
Dirigée par Joséphine Bacon et Laure Morali, et illustrée par Lydia Mestokosho-Paradis
En collaboration...
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Pinéshish, la pie bleue, a besoin d'aide. Un vent fort et chargé de verglas a imbibé ses ailes d'eau et rend le vol impossible. Elle doit trouver un refuge. Qui du bouleau, qui de l'érable ou du sapin lui offrira protection et sécurité?
Une magnifique légende autochtone qui explique pourquoi les feuillus perdent leurs feuilles à l'automne, alors que les conifères conservent leur ramure.
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Michel Noël nous a quitté le 12 avril dernier,...
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Chulyen the trickster raven loses his nose one day, but he vows to get it back. Luckily he has some special powers to help him! How Raven Got His Crooked Nose is a modern retelling of a traditional Native American fable. Part picture book and part graphic novel, this beautifully illustrated story teaches an important lesson to children through Dena'ina mythology and includes a glossary of Dena'ina words to learn.
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In this Inuit tale, the actions of a hare and a fox change the Arctic forever by creating day and night. In very early times, there was no night or day and words spoken by chance could become real. When a hare and a fox meet and express their longing for light and darkness, their words are too powerful to be denied. Passed orally from storyteller to storyteller for hundreds of years, this beautifully illustrated story weaves together elements of
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A frustrated king flies into a rage and turns his mischievous daughters into oranges. The gruesome monsters Grim and Grunt decide they'd like to get their hands on the princesses, and bully their little brother, Grizzle-Tail, into stealing the girls. Who will rescue the princesses from the monsters' clutches?
Fran Parnell has always loved monster tales, "the bigger and badder the better!" Previously a Barefoot Books editor, Fran is now a writer...
19) Thunderbird
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Janine Prentiss is tired of spending her summers digging up dinosaur bones with her single-parent father, an eminent paleontologist. But neither does she want to spend her summer vacation listening to her shaman grandfather's lame tales of spirit quests and totem creatures who talk.
Justin Prentiss thinks his twin sister is nuts. What kid in their right mind wouldn't love field camp? The wild beauty of Montana mountains, fresh air, and adults too...
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Amina y Camu se embarcan en la misión más importante y gratificante de sus vidas: enseñar a los demás cómo cuidar el planeta, pues ambas piensan que nuestro planeta seguirá perdurando si sabemos cuidarlo y protegerlo entre todos, ya que es nuestra casa en este gigantesco y maravilloso universo.
VALORES IMPLÍCITOS:
Este cuento pretende concienciar de que entre todos debemos rescatar los espacios de la naturaleza y valorar el contacto con la...
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