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A Kid's Guide to Native American History
A Kid's Guide to Native American History: More Than 50 Activities | Yvonne Wakim Dennis, Arlene Hirschfelder
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Hands-on activities, games, and crafts introduce children to the diversity of Native American cultures and teach them about the people, experiences, and events that have helped shape America, past and present. Nine geographical areas cover a variety of communities such as the Mohawk in the Northeast, Ojibway in the Midwest, Shoshone in the Great Basin, Apache in the Southwest, Yup'ik in Alaska, and Native Hawaiians. Featuring a look at the lives of notable historical and contemporary individuals, including Chief Joseph and Maria Tallchief, this guide also covers a variety of topics, such as first encounters with Europeans, Indian removal, Mohawk skywalkers, and Navajo code talkers. With activities that highlight the arts, games, food, clothing, unique celebrations, language and lifeways of various nations, kids can make Iroquois corn husk dolls, play Washoe stone jacks, design Inupiat sun goggles, or create a Hawaiian Ma'o-hau-hele Bag. A time line, glossary, and recommendations for websites, books, movies, and museums for further study round out this multicultural guide.
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ImperfectCJ
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This is an interesting overview of the cultures that were in what is now the United States before it was the United States and where they are today, and a kid-appropriate but honest look at the ways in which European explorers, settlers, and traders and later the U.S. government exploited and mistreated native peoples. It's also how my son knew about the history of the Cleveland Indians' name before his Ohio Nana did.

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ImperfectCJ
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Mother-son reading time. He's decided that we should read together but silently to ourselves rather than aloud. I love hanging on the couch with him, but I miss reading aloud more than I would have expected.

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ImperfectCJ
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Some homeschool activities will have to wait. I knew I should have had more kids. (jk)

Suet624 😂😂 5y
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We are LOVING this library book, and will probably buy our own copy. History, brief biographies, recipes, *appropriate* activities and crafts (NO "playing Indian") covering many Native cultures across the United States, divided into 9 geographical regions (including Alaska and Hawaii). Highly recommend! #homeschooling #unschooling #indigenouspeoplesday #nativeamericans #history

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