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Author
Pub. Date
1992
Description
"This book is the first life history of a Northwest Coast Indian woman. Florence Davidson, daughter of noted Haida carver and chief Charles Edenshaw, was born in 1896. As one of the few living Haida elders knowledgeable bout the culture of a bygone era, she was a fragile link with the past. Living in Masset on the Queen Charlotte Islands, some fifty miles off the northwest coast of British Columbia, Florence Davidson grew up in an era of dramatic...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Description
"A contemporary retelling of an ancient Haida story, featuring the Japanese-inspired illustrations of an artist trained in the Haida tradition. The story - retold in an English text by the artist, based on ancient oral tradition - is accompanied by three translations, into the three remaining dialects of the Haida language: the Old Masset, Skidegate and Kaigani (Alaskan) dialects, approved by Elders fluent in these dialects."--
5) Storm boy
Author
Pub. Date
1999
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A story drawn from Haida Indian literary tradition in which a boy falls from his canoe into a world of 18-foot tall human-like creatures who welcome him and eventually return him to his village.
7) Native American stories for kids: 12 traditional stories from Indigenous tribes across North America
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape. What sets this book apart from other Native American books for kids: Tales from 12 tribes--Kids will embark on a literary adventure with 12 stories from tribes around America, exploring lore about how the mountain Denali formed, why the...
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