Native Americans of the Southwest

Multicultural Bibliography includes Athabascan, Ute, Paiute, Apache, Rancheria, Hopi, Navajo, Pueblo, Taos Pueblo, Pima and other tribes of the Southwest.

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• Archaeological Sites of the Southwest
  

  Folktales

  Baylor, Byrd. And It Is Still That Way, Legends Told by Arizona Indian Children. Trails West Pub.
  

  Begay, Shonto. Ma'ii and Cousin Horned Toad; A Traditional Navajo Story. Illus. by Begay. Scholastic, 1992.
  A lazy, conniving coyote habitually takes advantage of his animal cousins until his cousin, Horned Toad, teaches him a lesson.
  

  Duncan, Lois. The Magic of Spider Woman Illus. by Shonto Begay. New York: Scholastic, 1996.
  Tells the Navajo tale of how a stubborn girls learns from the Spider Woman how to keep life in balance by respecting its boundaries.
  

  Lacapa, Michael. Antelope Woman; An Apache Folktale Northland Pub., 1992. Grades 3 up. Rev. Blkst.
  Carries a feeling of reverence for the earth and its beauty.
  

  Lacapa, Michael. The Flute Player; An Apache Folktale Northland Pub., 1990. Rev. SLJ.
  An Apache pourquoi tale for young readers.
  

  Mayo, Gretchen. That Tricky Coyote! Ill. by author. Walker, 1993. K-4. Rev. in Bklst.
  Tales from various tribes as Apache, Zuni, and Ute.
  

  Seymour, Tryntje Van Ness. The Gift of Changing Woman Holt, 1993. Illus. by Apache artists. Grades 5-8.
  Apache Indian legends, rites and ceremonies. Rec. BCCB.
  

  Shaw, Anna Moore. Pima Indian Legends University of Arizona Press. For adults.
  A collection of twenty-four stories which the author gathered from her relatives in the 1930's. Includes Pima, Yumas and Apache. Good read aloud tales for children.
  

  Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. The Hopis. Holiday House, 1995. Intermediate level. A picture book re-creation of a Hopi creation myth with descriptions of their lives and culture. 1996 Notable Children's Trade Book in the Social Studies.
  

  Poetry

  
  

  Begay, Shonto. Navajo; Visions and Voices Across the Mesa Scholastic Hardcover, 1995. A Best Book for YAs. Intermediate and Advanced Levels. An illustrated collection of Navajo poetry reflecting love and hope. Begay, a well known artist, has illustrated his original poetry. Rec. by Utah State Library.
  

  Philip, Neal, ed. Singing America; Poems that Define a NationIll. by Michael McCurdy. Viking, 1995. 1996 Notable Children's Trade Book in the Social Studies. Collection of poems with spirituals, anthems and songs of the Pueblo and Sioux Indians.
  

  Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk, comp. Dancing Teepees; Some Poems of American Indian Youth. Illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Holiday House, 1989. Rev. in BCCB.
  A collection of Sneve's verses, tribal songs and prayers and contemporary poets' works.Includes many tribes, as Sioux, Dakota, Zuni, Navajo and others.
  

  Wood, Nancy C. Dancing Moons Paintings by Frank Howell. Doubleday Book for Young Readers, 1995. 80 p. 1996 Notable Children's Trade Book in the Social Studies. A collection of poems based on the spirituality and teachings of the Taos Indians of New Mexico.
  

  Nonfiction

  Ayer, Eleanor. The Anasazi Walker & Co., 1993. Juvenile Nonfiction. 124p.
  Somewhat dry in the telling, but packed with information about the Anasazi over a 2,000 year period.
  

  Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane. Apache Rodeo Photos by Lawrence Migdale. Holiday House, 1995. Grades 4-6. Rec. in SLJ.
  Felecita describes training for the rodeo while giving glimpses of Apache history and culture.
  

  Swentzell, Rina. Children of Clay; A Family of Pueblo Potters With photos by Bill Steen. Lerner Publications. Children 8-12.
  Gia Rose lives at the Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico. She gathers clay with her family to create pottery. Includes brief description of the pueblos of New Mexico.
  

  Trimble, Stephen. The People; Indians of the American Southwest Words and Photographs by Stephen Trimble. School of American Resources Press, 1993. Young Adult. Rev. LJ
  Interviews with people in fifty reservation communities and cities in the Southwest.
  

  Fiction

  Sauerwein, Leigh. The Way Home Illus. by Miles Hyman. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1994. Grades 7-12. Short Stories. Rec. in SLJ.
  A series of short stories about the struggles of frontier life in addition to some contemporary stories. Includes a story about Geronimo.
  

  Finley, Mary Peace. Soaring Eagle Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers., 1993. Grades 5-9. Rec. in Booklist.
  Fourteen-year-old Julio hates those different from himself. Set in the conflict between Native Americans [Apache], Mexicans and the advancing American settlers.
  

  Biography

  Kent, Zachary. The Story of Geronimo Children's Press, 1989. Grades 3-5. Rev. in SLJ.
  A fact filled account of the Indian leader's life.
  

  References

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