We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain: WE ARE STILL HERE!
Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning WE ARE GRATEFUL: OTSALIHELIGA offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future.
Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including: forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land allotment and Native tribal reorganization, termination (the US government not recognizing tribes as nations), Native urban relocation (from reservations), self-determination (tribal self-empowerment), Native civil rights, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), religious freedom, economic development (including casino development), Native language revival efforts, cultural persistence, and nationhood.
A 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Book
A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
Target age group 7-11
Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning WE ARE GRATEFUL: OTSALIHELIGA offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future.
Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including: forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land allotment and Native tribal reorganization, termination (the US government not recognizing tribes as nations), Native urban relocation (from reservations), self-determination (tribal self-empowerment), Native civil rights, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), religious freedom, economic development (including casino development), Native language revival efforts, cultural persistence, and nationhood.
A 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Book
A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
Target age group 7-11
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CategoryJuvenile Nonfiction
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Age Group9 to 12 yrs
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Grade Level3-5
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LanguageEnglish
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BindingHardcover
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Theme 1Social, Personal & Family Topics
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Theme 2History
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Detailed (BISAC) Subject/ThemeActivism & Social Justice
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AuthorSorell, Traci
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Lexile Level1410
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AR Level5.9
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Dewey973.0497
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PublisherCharlesbridge Publishing
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Publication Date4/20/2021
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Pages40
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Dimensions0.6 H × 10.5 L × 9.7 W
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Case Qty18
