For this column we continue looking at Native American Legends. As I mentioned in my last column, much can be learned about Native American cultures through the legends of that culture. Links in this post may be affiliate links. Purchases made using these links will not cost you more but may pay me an affiliate… More Learning Native American Culture Through Children’s Literature – Legends
As we continue the series on Learning native American Culture we are looking at Indians of the Northwest Coast, California and Great Basin. In Teaching and Learning About Multicultural Literature, Janice Dressel states, “Teachers need to challenge students’ perceptions that roots of dominant-culture people are ‘American,’ but the roots of people from non-dominant cultures are… More Learning Native American Culture Through Children’s Literature – Indians of the Northwest Coast, California and Great Basin
Today we continue the series on Learning Native American Culture through Children’s Literature. Indians of the Southwest are those who reside in the Four Corners area of the United States. For the most part the Native Americans covered in this column live in New Mexico and Arizona. The Navajo are the largest tribal group in… More Learning Native American Culture Through Children’s Literature – Indians of the Southwest
We are continuing looking at how learning Native American culture through children’s literature is possible. School librarians serve as a resource for the teachers and students we work with. In How to Teach About American Indians, author Karen Harvey addresses some of the roles of the school librarian in regards to Native American literature. We… More Learning Native American Culture Through Children’s Literature – Arctic and Sub-arctic