Spotlight on Native Americans
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1) Cherokee
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Explore the rich history, language, legends, and lives of America's largest Native American nation: the Cherokee. Inside this book, the gripping saga of a proud people unfolds in detail, including their greatest strife along the Trail of Tears. This volume also includes a deep exploration of the Cherokee's most treasured traditions. From earliest Cherokee history to their modern lives today, this richly illustrated book paints a portrait of the fascinating...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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The history of the Muscogee (Creek) people-Muscogee is their ancestral name-and their traditions, mythology, and art date back to around AD 1500 with roots buried deep along the Mississippi River. In this richly illustrated exploration of Muscogee culture and history, readers will discover that these traditions are alive today. However, difficulties are not unknown to the Muscogee people. They suffered great losses along the Trail of Tears, but as...
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Shoshone
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Apache
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Aztec
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Blackfoot
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7) Cheyenne
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Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Once a powerful nation commanding the Great Plains of the United States throughout the nineteenth century, the story of the Cheyenne people is one of challenges and acceptance. The strong and proud Cheyenne have encountered many hardships throughout their history, including dangerous battles, the loss of land, and modern-day economic struggles. Beautiful artwork and eye-catching photography thrust readers into Cheyenne culture and way of life, spanning...
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Chickasaw
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9) Choctaw
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
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This book introduces readers to the Choctaw tribe, a Native American group originally from the Southeastern United States. This text discusses traditional clothing, diet, customs, and housing of the Choctaw tribe, as well as how their way of life changed after interactions with European peoples. This book also covers what the Choctaw tribe is like today, including where they live and how they keep their past alive. Readers will find a rich learning...
10) Comanche
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.7 - AR Pts: 1
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This book explores the great culture of the Comanche, a Great Plains tribe. Readers will learn about traditional Comanche ways of life, and how they changed after European contact. This book also teaches readers about the Comanche migration, conflicts, and the importance of horses to their culture. Captivating text is brought to life through photographs, which help readers grasp the Comanche's past and present. This exciting book provides a scope...
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Cree
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
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The Delaware people are a group of Native Americans also known as the Lenape people. Their name comes from the Delaware River valley, which is where many of them lived before Europeans came to North America. Readers explore these and many other facts about the Delaware's history, culture, and modern life. The detailed, accessible text is accompanied by both historical images and full-color photographs. Readers are given a focused look at the essential...
13) Hopi
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 1
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The Hopi settlement of Oraibi in Arizona is the oldest surviving Native American settlement in the United States. Today, the vibrant traditions of the Hopi people are still celebrated on the desert mesas that the Hopi Nation calls home. This book presents the endurance of the Hopi people, casting a spotlight on their historical milestones, such as battles with the Spanish in the 1600s, to the modern-day trials of balancing tradition against tourism...
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Inuit
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 1
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The six tribes that make up the Iroquois Confederacy (Haudenosaunee) dominated the land that's now New York State for thousands of years before Europeans arrived. Though united as the Six Nations, the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora Nations each developed a unique culture with a shared set of customs. This volume traces the history of the Iroquois people, from their storied past through the contributions of Native Americans...
16) Navajo
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Within this carefully researched and detailed account of the Navajo people, readers will learn the origins and history of what is today the largest reservation-based Native American group in North America. The experiences of generations of Navajo have culminated in a people that today are fiercely proud of their heritage and of protecting their traditions and way of life in the modern world. This fascinating story invites readers to understand the...
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Nez Perce
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Ojibwe
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19) Pueblo
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Native American tribes have occupied the Southwestern United States long before record keeping began. Many of them are Pueblo, including the Hopi, Zuni, and Taos people. This title explores the history of the Pueblo people, from their contact with the Spanish in the 17th century through modern times. Readers learn about Pueblan customs and traditional ways of life. Social studies-focused text explains the effect of Europeans on Pueblan ways of life,...
20) Seminole
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Readers will find a rich learning experience in this book about the Seminole, a Native American tribe originally from Florida. Readers will learn about how the Seminole tribe developed their own identity, as well as their colorful traditions and customs. This book also explains how the Seminole tribe changed after contact with the European settlers, and what life is like for the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and the Seminole Tribe of Florida today....
21) Shawnee
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Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
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Introduces the Shawnee people, discussing their history, traditions, and daily life.
22) Sioux
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Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
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The history of the Sioux people is deeply connected to the history of the United States as a whole. Some of the most well-known conflicts between the U.S. military and Native Americans-including the Battle of the Little Bighorn-involved members of the Sioux tribe. These conflicts are only part of the rich history of the Sioux. Readers discover that history through engaging text, historical images, and colorful photographs. Readers also learn important...
23) Ute
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Utah is named after the Ute people. This fun fact is one of many waiting for readers to discover with each turn of the page. Through text that reflects essential social studies curriculum topics, readers explore the history and culture of the Ute people. Vibrant photographs and detailed historical images accompany the text. Readers are introduced to important figures in Ute history, as well as contemporary members of this Native American group who...
24) Wampanoag
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Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Introduction the the Wampanoag Indians.