Teaching K-12 Indigenous History & Culture Critically

#OwnVoices, #Nativereads & Indigenous Authors

This guide provides information, topical issues, and resources about Native American/Indigenous culture, history, and politics.

Corinne Davis: #OwnVOices
Background information about the #Ownvoices Movement.
YALSA: Why the #OwnVoices Movement Is Crucial for Young Readers
Lee & Low: The Diversity Gap in Children's Literature
Native American Authors and Illustrators: Picture Books
Books listed here are either by North Native American Indian authors or illustrators or both, including books that also feature non-Indian authors and Native illustrators. Where tribal affiliations are known, they are noted.
How to tell better stories from Indian Country

#NativeReads
Information about the hashtag, celebrating and sharing authentic resources about Native histories, cultures, and peoples.

American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL)
American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) provides critical perspectives and analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books, the school curriculum, popular culture, and society.
Oyate
Oyate provides resources that can help the Native peoples and the community at large. We strive to provide resources that teach respect for Native peoples, and help parents and educators to provide their children with historically accurate, culturally appropriate information about Native peoples.

Native Writers-Voices of Power by Kim Sigafus; Lyle Ernst
Call Number: Educational Resource Center PS153.I52 S56 2012
ISBN: 9780977918386
Publication Date: 2012-04-01
Discover the life events and aspirations that shaped the voices of ten influential Native writers, whose novels, short stories and plays encompass the soul of Native life. Learn how these writers draw from personal experience to create situations and characters that are entertaining and poignant. Featured writers include; Sherman Alexie (Spokane/Coeur d'Alene), Marilyn Dumont (Cree/Metis), Joseph Boyden (Cree/Metis), Louise Erdrich (Ojibwa), Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki), Tomson Highway (Cree), Maria Campbell (Metis), N. Scott Momaday (Kiowa/ Cherokee), Nicola Campbell (Interior Salish Thompson and Okanagan/Metis) and Tim Tingle (Choctaw).Many individuals portrayed in the Native Trailblazers series surmounted adversity and humble beginnings in their journey for personal success.