Adult

 A look at how the Indigenous civilizations of North America transformed Europeans into Euro-Americans.(History/Native American Culture) 

A collection of Traditional Native American stories with the interrelatedness of all life as a theme. Stories from Indigenous cultures contain an intrinsic sort of wisdom that provides opportunities for new insights and meanings at each new telling. An overarching theme herein might be stated as: “We Are All Related” or “All Things Are Related”. This book and the stories included have applications for all subject areas and promote the ethics of responsible stewardship for the environment. 

An attempt to describe Indigenous educational pedagogy and make it understandable by identifying points of commonality between it and the educational paradigm of the so-called “American Mainstream” of education.(Indigenous Teaching/Best Practices) 

 A collection of stories from ten Anishinabe elders  living at Leech Lake, White Earth. Mille Lacs, Red Lake and St. Croix reservations, presented in a bilingual anthology. Treuer introduces each speaker, offering a brief biography and noting important details concerning dialect or themes and then allows the stories to speak for themselves.( Ojibwe/ Anishinabe history/language) 

Easily one of the most illuminating books about American History ever written.Cuts through the hype right to the bare bones of the story.History is more often used to justify what has happened than to inform people about the past, and not knowing the lessons of history consigns a people to a repeat of their mistakes.Mr. Loewen opines that History’s lack of popularity with many students is a result of the teaching of history that neither makes sense nor requires people to really think about the causes of events and the motivations of the History makers.History/Education) 

An interesting examination of one hundred historical sites across America. The theme is to overturn myths and misinformation that often pass for American History, and in so doing, to get people to think critically and ask questions rather than just accept whatever they read or are told.(History) 

Activity-oriented , experiential curriculum that focuses on introducing young children to Native Americans. Contains lots of advice and ideas for including authentic learning experiences about Native Americans in your overall curriculum. 

Winona LaDuke’s first effort at fiction/novel writing. Chronicles the lives of seven generations of Anishinabe on the White Earth reservation and their struggle to regain their land and culture in the face of the relentless oppression of a colonial empire.(literature/History) 

 Biography of Lakota medicine man John (Fire) Lame Deer . An intimate sort of look at Lakota culture and comtemporary life, with a good portion of Native humor included.(Indigenous Culture and Worldview) 

The first autobiography of Mary Crow Dog, a Lakota activist involved in the tumultuous events of the 1970s. This story provides a good look at reservation life and one person’s journey back to her Lakota culture and how her story reflects the journey of others on a similar path.(History/Literature)