This is a 12-minute DVD narrated by Native children about Native American history and racial stereotypes in the United States. Also included with the DVD are a transcript of the content and variety of articles and resources that can be used for background and class discussion.
This historical fiction novel tells the story of the Long March of the Navajo of 1864. In this event, the Navajo were forced to leave their land in Arizona/New Mexico, to walk 450 miles to a camp near Fort Sumner in present-day New Mexico. The story is told through the eyes of a 15-year-old girl experiencing the events.
This book maps twenty journeys that have shaped our national past--from the journeys Native Americans to those of migrant workers and modern-day immigrants. The journeys of various famous Americans, including Ben Franklin and Harriet Tubman, are mapped out as well. Every one of the journeys is recast from actual historical accounts, including oral histories or eyewitness descriptions.
This picture books recounts the boyhood Sitting Bull, explaining how the Lakota Sioux chief, who was originally called "Slow," gained his adult name.
Beginning with the colonization of the "New World," this book recounts U.S. history in the voices of Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, Irish Americans, Asian Americans, and Latinos. The updated edition (2008) includes new pieces on: the role of Black soldiers in preserving the union; Chinese American history from 1900-1941; the issue of "illegal" immigrants from Mexico; and a look at the sudden visibility of Muslim refugees from Afghanistan.
