How do you help young children learn more about Native Americans than
the cultural stereotypes found in children's books and in the media?
Lessons from Turtle Island is the first complete guide to exploring
Native American issues with children. The authors--one Native, one
white, both educators--show ways to incorporate authentic learning
experiences about Native Americans into your curriculum. This book is
organized around five cross-cultural themes--Children, Home, Families,
Community, and the Environment. The authors present activities, from
children's books they recommend, to develop skills in reading and
writing, science, math, make-believe, art, and more. The book provides
helpful guidelines and resource lists for selecting appropriate toys,
children's books, music, and art, and also includes a family heritage
project.
[A] marvelous tool that should be in every American school.--Joseph
Bruchac, author of Heart of a Chief and The Winter People
Guy W. Jones, Hunkpapa Lakota, is a full-blood member of the
Standing Rock Sioux Nation. He is a co-founder of the Miami Valley
Council for Native Americans in Dayton, Ohio.
Sally Moomaw teaches at the University of Cincinnati. She is the
co-author of the More Than . . . curriculum series published by Redleaf
Press.