Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask
Young Readers Edition
Montclair : Levine Querido, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: Young readers edition.
Description: xv, 383 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
A "book of questions and answers for Native and non-Native young readers alike. Ranging from 'Why is there such a fuss about nonnative people wearing Indian costumes for Halloween?' to 'Why is it called a traditional Indian fry bread taco?' to 'What's it like for Natives who don't look Native?' to 'Why are Indians so often imagined rather than understood?' and beyond, [this book] does exactly what its title says for young readers"--Publisher marketing.
Contents:
Terminology -- History -- Religion, culture, & identity -- Powwow -- Tribal languages -- Politics -- Economics -- Education -- Social activism -- Perspectives: coming to terms and future directions -- Finding ways to make a difference.
Subjects:
Indians of North America -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
Indians in popular culture -- Juvenile literature.
Children's questions and answers.
Indians of North America.
Indians in popular culture.
Questions and answers.
Indians of North America -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature.
Indians in popular culture -- Juvenile literature.
Children's questions and answers.
Indians of North America.
Indians in popular culture.
Questions and answers.
ISBN:
9781646140459
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
T HISTORY Tre | Sandhills Indoors | Display, Teen Nonfiction | In |
"Based on the [adult-level] book [of the same name] ... published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2012"--Copyright page.
"This is an Arthur A. Levine book"--Copyright page.
Includes filmography and bibliographical references (pages 352-355) and index.
"This is an Arthur A. Levine book"--Copyright page.
Includes filmography and bibliographical references (pages 352-355) and index.