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Book

3 of 3 Copies Available

  • CENTRAL: Children's Collection
  • EASTWOOD: Children's Collection
  • OSHTEMO: Children's Collection
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Ancestor approved : intertribal stories for kids

Call Number

  • J ANCE (CEN, EAS, OSH)

Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York, NY : Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]

Physical Description

310 pages ; 22 cm

Audience

Ages 8-12

Summary

Edited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.

Contents

  • Foreword
  • What is a Powwow? / Fancy dancer / Flying together / Warriors of forgiveness / Brothers / Rez dog rules / Secrets and surprises / Wendigos don't dance / Indian price / Senecavajo: Alan's story / Squash Blossom bracelet: Kevin's story / Joey reads the sky / What we know about glaciers / Little Fox and the case of the missing regalia / The ballad of Maggie Wilson / Bad dog / Between the lines / Circles

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