Educator Resources
For extensive resources on teaching Indigenous-centered children’s and YA books, we recommend the blog of Dr. Debbie Reese (Nambé Pueblo), American Indians in Children’s Literature. |
Representation Matters - American Indians in Children's Literature with Dr. Debbie Reese
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We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, illustrated by Michaela Goade
Publishers Suggested Age Range: 3-6
Carole Lindstrom Anishinabe/Metis and is tribally enrolled with the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe.
Michaela Goade is an enrolled member of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
We Are Water Protectors Activity Kit (Roaring Brook Press and Macmillan Publishing)
We Are Water Protectors Literature Guide (Learning to Give)
Exploring Native American Activism and Environmental Justice (The Classroom Bookshelf)
Teaching Standing Rock with Purpose (Learning for Justice)
Educator Guides and Children’s Activity Booklets (Project WET: Water Education Today)
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
Publishers Suggested Age Range: 3-6
Kevin Noble Maillard is an enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
Juana Martinez-Neal is Peruvian American.
Fry Bread Literature Guide (Learning to Give)
Fry Bread Teaching Ideas (The Classroom Bookshelf)
Parent/Family Discussion Guide (Anti-Defamation League)
Fry Bread (Read Across America)
Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young
Publishers Suggested Age Range: 8-12
Brian Young is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.
Healer of the Water Monster (Read Across America)
Educator Guide (Heartdrum Publishing)
Navajo Water Project
American Indian Responses to Environmental Challenges: Teacher Resources (Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian)
How’s My Waterway? (EPA)
Yellow Fever: Uncovering the Navajo Uranium Legacy (PBS)
Native Voice: Brian Young on Writing Healer of the Water Monster (Cynsations)
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Publishers Suggested Age Range: 14 +
Angeline Boulley is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
A Teacher’s Guide to Firekeeper’s Daughter (Macmillan Publishing)
Firekeeper’s Daughter Book Club Kit (We Are Bookish)
Firekeeper’s Daughter: Anishinaabemowin Pronunciation Guide (Ojibwe.net)
The Firekeeper’s Daughter Literature Guide (Learning to Give)
Firekeeper’s Daughter Teacher Resources (Reading Groups for Everyone)
Q&A with Angeline Boulley (We Need Diverse Books)
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Publishers Suggested Age Range: 14 +
Cherie Dimaline is from the Georgian Bay Métis Nation, a part of Métis Nation of Ontario.
Book Backgrounder: The Marrow Thieves (Curio)
Lesson Plan: Exploring the Stories Behind Native American Boarding Schools (Library of Congress)
The Marrow Thieves Reader’s Guide (Kansas State University)
Marrow Thieves: Coming To Story Lesson Plan (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde)
Cherie Dimaline on Erasure, the Power of Story, and The Marrow Thieves (School Library Journal)
Teaching The Marrow Thieves: A Pedagogical Roundtable (Dalhousie Libraries)
Teaching Indigenous Literature for Social Justice: Cherie Dimaline’s The Marrow Thieves in U.S. Secondary Classrooms (Iowa State University)
Rogue Reads: The Marrow Thieves Discussion Guide (Jackson County Library Services)
Publishers Suggested Age Range: 3-6
Carole Lindstrom Anishinabe/Metis and is tribally enrolled with the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe.
Michaela Goade is an enrolled member of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
We Are Water Protectors Activity Kit (Roaring Brook Press and Macmillan Publishing)
We Are Water Protectors Literature Guide (Learning to Give)
Exploring Native American Activism and Environmental Justice (The Classroom Bookshelf)
Teaching Standing Rock with Purpose (Learning for Justice)
Educator Guides and Children’s Activity Booklets (Project WET: Water Education Today)
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal
Publishers Suggested Age Range: 3-6
Kevin Noble Maillard is an enrolled member of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma.
Juana Martinez-Neal is Peruvian American.
Fry Bread Literature Guide (Learning to Give)
Fry Bread Teaching Ideas (The Classroom Bookshelf)
Parent/Family Discussion Guide (Anti-Defamation League)
Fry Bread (Read Across America)
Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young
Publishers Suggested Age Range: 8-12
Brian Young is an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation.
Healer of the Water Monster (Read Across America)
Educator Guide (Heartdrum Publishing)
Navajo Water Project
American Indian Responses to Environmental Challenges: Teacher Resources (Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian)
How’s My Waterway? (EPA)
Yellow Fever: Uncovering the Navajo Uranium Legacy (PBS)
Native Voice: Brian Young on Writing Healer of the Water Monster (Cynsations)
Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Publishers Suggested Age Range: 14 +
Angeline Boulley is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians.
A Teacher’s Guide to Firekeeper’s Daughter (Macmillan Publishing)
Firekeeper’s Daughter Book Club Kit (We Are Bookish)
Firekeeper’s Daughter: Anishinaabemowin Pronunciation Guide (Ojibwe.net)
The Firekeeper’s Daughter Literature Guide (Learning to Give)
Firekeeper’s Daughter Teacher Resources (Reading Groups for Everyone)
Q&A with Angeline Boulley (We Need Diverse Books)
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Publishers Suggested Age Range: 14 +
Cherie Dimaline is from the Georgian Bay Métis Nation, a part of Métis Nation of Ontario.
Book Backgrounder: The Marrow Thieves (Curio)
Lesson Plan: Exploring the Stories Behind Native American Boarding Schools (Library of Congress)
The Marrow Thieves Reader’s Guide (Kansas State University)
Marrow Thieves: Coming To Story Lesson Plan (Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde)
Cherie Dimaline on Erasure, the Power of Story, and The Marrow Thieves (School Library Journal)
Teaching The Marrow Thieves: A Pedagogical Roundtable (Dalhousie Libraries)
Teaching Indigenous Literature for Social Justice: Cherie Dimaline’s The Marrow Thieves in U.S. Secondary Classrooms (Iowa State University)
Rogue Reads: The Marrow Thieves Discussion Guide (Jackson County Library Services)
Personal Histories & Participatory Storygathering with Dr. Estevan Rael-Gálvez