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__Alexis Gonzalez's Websites__

[] This website gives the reader information about famous Indian women. I think this would be a great sight because I personally have not heard of many famous women who were Indians, besides Pocahontas. There are 12 women that are discussed and it also gives the name of the tribe they came from. I think this will be a good site to use because girls can get more information on women and not just famous Native American men. [] I found this website very interesting. It is a culmination of poems and stories of Native Americans. This would be great to incorporate in my reading block, where I could read a short story to the student each day. Some of the stories are geared to older ages, however I really think some of the poems are creative, and would be great for students to do choral readings.
 * Woman Spirit:**
 * NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art: Poetry Stories:**

[] This is an excellent website! It is very simple, but great for the 2nd grade lesson plan that we are planning on using. It has many facts about Native Americans, that are simple, but children can understand. For example, it talks about for Tipis are made and they type of clothing they wore and food they ate, as well as stories and myths of the Plain Indians. [] This website has many different links and facts on it. On the home page, it introduces the Native Americans of the West. It talks about different and important types of Native Americans such as Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse. There is also a section about their art and links about their different types of art such as weaving, and dancing. [] This website is great, especially for students in elementary school! It has many different activities such as crossword puzzles and information on tribes such as the Dine, Muscogee, Tlingit, Lakota and Iroquois Indians. They have links to all the specific tribes just listed, and information about their houses, food and land that they lived on.
 * Native Americans of the plains:**
 * The Wild West-Native Americans:**
 * First Americans:**

__Alexis Gonzalez's Lit List__
 * More Than Moccasins: A Kid’s Activity Guide to Traditional North American Indian Life: By Laurie Carlson-** This is a great interactive book for children. They can find out about the traditions of the first Native Americans in our country, as well as skills and crafts that teachers can do with the students.
 * If you lived with the Cherokees: By Peter and Connie Roop.** This is a book that is in the “If you” series, and it talks about growing up in a Cherokee family a long time ago. There are many facts in the book about games they played, their languages and names. It is a very interesting book with a lot of information, and there are so many books in this series.
 * How the stars fell into the sky: A Navajo Legend. By-Jerrie Oughton, Illustrated by- Lisa Desimini-** This book is a Navajo Legend about the “First Woman” on earth and how she tries to write the laws in the sky so that everyone can see them. Then Coyote offers to help First Woman put the stars in the sky, and when she gets impatient she throws them in the stars in the sky, and it creates much chaos in the world.
 * Squanto’s Journey: The Story of the First Thanksgiving. By-Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by-Greg Shed.** In this picture book, Squanto helps the pilgrims survive the winter in New England. Then one day he was captured and sold as a slave in Spain, and then some men there help him escape, and he becomes a mediator between the English Colonists and Indian tribes.
 * The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush: By Tomie dePaola**- This is a book about a boy named Little Gopher who was very said because the people in his tribe were always telling him that he couldn’t keep up with the other boys in his tribe. One day he finds out that he has a talent of his own which is painting, and he creates a masterpiece which comes to “life.” This book is great and delivers many messages.

**__ Sequoyah : the Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing __**** by James Rumford contains the biography of Sequoyah, a member of the Cherokee tribe who was born in Tennessee in the 1960s and developed the first written alphabet and language for the Cherokee people. This book is presented in both English and Cherokee. It is very appropriate for children in 2nd grade. ** __The Legend of the Bluebonnet__ by Tomie dePaola is a great folklore book that could be used to teach children in second grade about Native American traditions. It is about a young girl who sacrifices her most prized possession, her doll, when the Great Spirits request a sacrifice to restore life to Earth. She wakes up the next day to find a reward for being so generous; large amounts of blue flowers spread over the Texas hills. __The People Shall Continue__ by Simon Ortiz is a nonfiction book that gives an overview of the history of Native Americans. It begins with the story of Creation and continues through the white man's usurpation of Indian lands. It’s repetition and rhythm makes it appropriate for children in second grade. It has strong, vivid colors, and a minimum of pattern and detail. **__ The Range Eternal __**** by Louise Erdrich is a historical fiction book about a mother who recalls her life as a young girl. She remembers a blue enamel stove at her childhood home in the mountains of North Dakota. The stove offers more than heat: ** It provides light and comfort against night fears. It also casts shadows on the wall that turn into pictures of the buffalo on plains long ago. __Krista Quick's Internet Search__
 * __ Krista Quick's Literature List __**
 * __ The Star People : a Lakota story __**** by S.D. Nelson is a fiction book that tells the story of two children, Young Wolf and his sister, who wander from their **village and face the danger of a prairie fire. Suddenly their deceased grandmother, now one of the Star People, appears to guide them.

“Native American Website for Children” **
 * “American Indians” []: This is a great website that lists factual information about the history of Native Americans. On the left side of the page, there are extra links to more information, documents, photos, places, and other resources. I plan to refer to this page to enhance my knowledge of Native Americans. The content is a little too mature for second graders to grasp, but the facts and information can be infused into instruction of a Native American unit. **
 * “Native North America” []: This page lists many different Native American tribes and cultures with links to information about each one. I will refer back to this page when researching specific Native American tribes. I would also recommend this page to students who are doing the same. **
 * “The Cultures of the American Indian Tribes” []: This website contains links to general information about Native Americans, such as clothing, traditions, artifacts and tribes. I plan to use this website for my research on Native Americans. **
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 * I really like this website for children. It is very appropriate for students in 2nd grade. Children can go to this site and click on links which directions them to lots of pictures and basic information about Native Americans. I would definitely recommend this site for my students when doing a unit on Native Americans. **
 * “Social Studies for Kids” [] **
 * This website has many links to information about Native American life with biographies, maps, pictures and many other resources. I would direct students to this website to find information about Native Americans. **

Samantha Weil Literature and Internet Resources

1. **Native American Facts for Kids** [] This site is a great reference and start site for children learning about Native Americans it list tons of different links for everything from different tribes to a dictionary for Native American words and names. The site also includes activities, games, projects and many different interactive activities, which will spark student’s interests as well as give great ideas for teachers to incorporate into their classroom. 2. **Native Americans** [] KidsKonnect.com is a great informational site for children. They can learn and explore many different time periods and famous people. KidsKonnect also adds in fun activities and research information such as patriotic songs, trivia, and Mother Goose. Specifically for Native Americans it lists many different topics that children could take interest in and research. This would be a great introduction site into a project, because it allows students to view information based on what they are interested in.

3. **Kids Info: Native Americans** [] When I did a quick overview of Kids Info: Native Americans I was surprised how much information that it has available to students and teachers. Not only do they have information about tons of tribes, but also early Native Americans, famous events that involved Native Americans, as well as famous chiefs and documents. 4. **NativeAmericans.com: Photo Gallery** [] Though this site would be a great resource for middle school and higher students, and teachers, this site is not for elementary school students to do research. Teachers could still utilize this site very well. This web site is stocked with information and a lot of it directly from Native Americans or from Native American stories. What I liked most about this site was the photo gallery. The pictures shown were not just of famous Native Americans but also people who made a major impact on the Native Americans as well as just common Natives. It showed people of many different ages, times, and tribes. I feel that amongst discussion and lessons on Native Americans teachers could incorporate these pictures to give a visual effect to what they are learning as well as spark new questions.

5. **Legends of America** [] The Legends of America site offers a great timeline of Native American cultures. It covers everything that happens between 1492 to present day at the end of the 20th century. It includes a variety of information from major battles and events to specific information on tribe’s history. This would be a great resource for both teachers and students. Teachers could make a whole lesson of this time line and the information that it in tales. Timelines are fun to use because it lays out information in a systematic way making it easier for students to learn about it. What this time line also offers in link words within the timeline with will give more information about a specific tribe or person.

This story recognizes an old Wampanoag tradition and shows how it is still done today. A clambake is a common event hosed by friends and family to eat good food and be in good company. Who ever know that it is also the Native American tradition called Appanaug? This would be great to use in a classroom because students can research a family tradition to its origins, or one of another culture.
 * Clambake: A Wampanoag Tradition from __We Are Still Here: Native Americans Today__**
 * By: Russell M. Peters Photographs by: John Madama Published by: Lerner, 1992**

This beautifully illustrated biography of Sitting Bull is a great way of teaching historical information in a different way. The story is written in short paragraphs making it easy for a young student to read and understand. There are also more informative pages that can be reviewed with by a teacher or parent. This would make for a great small group read aloud or even a first research book for elementary school students.
 * __Sitting Bull Remembers__**
 * By: Anne Turner Illustrated by: Wendell Minor Published by: Harpercollins Childrens Books**

[] In the Museum of Natural History there are two halls dedicated to Native Americans, the Northwest Coast Indians and the Easter Woodland and Planes Indians. Online there is full description and pictures of these halls as well as historical information of the artifacts displayed. This could be a great way into leading into a project of a class museum.
 * Museum of Natural History Exhibit information**

[] I am extremely excited for this documentary to come out. It looks incredibly interesting but geared for higher elementary students. It tells the stories of major events in history from the Native Americans point of views rather then the usual English views that we usually get. I think that a movie or documentary would add a new perspective on a subject that is usually read up on.
 * “We Shall Remain” PBS Documentary Premiering April 2009**

__The Rough Face Girl__ is a story about a young Native American girl who is poorly treated by her family. She must win over a mysterious being who lives on the other side of the village who the others girls are also trying to win over. The mysterious being makes the Rough Face Girl realize her own true beauty and marries her. Many compare this story to a Native American version of Cinderella. Not only would this be a great story for elementary school student but also create a great compare and contrast lesson for students with the more common story of Cinderella.
 * __The Rough Face Girl__**
 * By: Rafe Martin Illustrated: David Shannon Published by: Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated**

**Cheriessa Lovestrand's Internet Search:** This information comes from the University of Washington, University Library. This site is a compilation of internet sites that are relevant to Native American History. The site is divided into the tribal regions and general history. “Native American History” **- **[|**http://www.americanindians.com/**] This site has information on all of the North American Tribes. It has links to documents and speeches, related sites, government sites, relief efforts, and news sites with information aobut Native American. It has a good photo gallery, as well. “American Indians” This is the official site for the Cherokee nation. It has links to a news room, government, culture, services, and organizations. “Cherokee Nation” - [|**http://www.artnatam.com/tribes.html**] The information on this site is from the Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs. It has updated information on all of the federally recognized tribes. It has Indian entities recognized and eligible to receive services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. It would be a good base list to allow students to pick unfamiliar tribes to do more research on. “Federally Recognized Indian Tribes” -**http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/kids/history-kids/native-americans-kids.html** This site has a short three minute video that introduces Native Americans to younger students. This site has great suplimental information on it, as well. “National Geographic Kids” -[|**http://www.native-languages.org/kids.htm**] “Native American Facts for Kids, Resources on American Indians for Children and Teachers” This site has a “Facts for Kids” section that is designed to provide simple online information about American Indians in an easy to read question and answer format. The site also has links to relevant pages for students and teachers.
 * - **[|**http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/history/tm/native.html**]
 * - **[|**http://www.cherokee.org/**]

 __ North American Indians, __ by Douglas Gorsline (Paperback - April 12, 1978) This is a great picture book that would be helpful in showing young children what the native American culture was like. It only has a few words, but it has many pictures and maps of where Indians lived.   == [|Meet Kaya : An American Girl (American Girls Collection Series: Kaya #1)] , //by// [|Janet Beeler Shaw]  == ==This is a good book for students. It is a fictional account of a young Native American girl named Kaya. This is the first book that introduces Kaya. == <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; color: #5a7d56; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';"> == <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back : A Native American Year of Moons] <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> __, __// by // <span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">[|Joseph Bruchac] <span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext; font-family: Times New Roman; msobidifontweight: bold;">  == ==<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">//<span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext; font-style: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This book shows how many Native Americans share knowledge of the thirteen moons by using a turtle’s back. As children they are taught to examine the segments on the back of a turtle. There are thirteen large segments which represent the thirteen moons which make up the lunar year. By counting the smaller segments around the lower edge of the shell, you will find that there are twenty eight, which represent the twenty eight days between new moons. //<span style="font-weight: normal; color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> ==
 * Cheriessa Lovestrand's Books:**

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<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Through Indian Eyes: The Untold Story of Native American Peoples] <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">__,__ by Editors of Reader's Digest ( Hardcover - April 2, 1996) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a book that I would use for myself to gain a better understanding of Native American cultures and lifestyles. It is by Reader’s Digest. It depicts fine art and accounts of events in Native American history that are more personal than the textbooks portray.

<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|The Very First Americans (Reading Railroad)] <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">__,__ by Cara Ashrose ( Paperback - Sep 15, 1993) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a good book for young children. It is a Reading Railroad story with a fascinating look at how the first Americans lived. It has beautiful paintings that accurately depict clothing, homes, art, tools and other Native American artifacts.

Cherokee, By:Connie Roop The third title in a series about Native American people, this book reveals what it was like to grow up in a Cherokee family long ago. Full-color illustrations by a Cherokee artist complement facts about Cherokee games, language, dwellings, medicine, names, and more.

<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes] <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">__,__ by Carl Waldman and Molly Braun ( Hardcover - Aug 30, 2006)

<span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Native American History: A Chronology of a Culture's Vast Achievements and Their Links to World Events] <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">__,__ by Judith Nies ( Paperback - Dec 3, 1996) <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; msobidifontweight: bold; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; text-underline: none; mso-no-proof: yes;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">[|Spirits of the Earth: A Guide to Native American Nature Symbols, Stories, and Ceremonies] <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">__,__ by Robert Lake-Thom ( Paperback - Aug 1, 1997) <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">