Native American Authors - Teacher Resources

Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Native American Author Page. You'll find biography, bibliography, lesson plans, online etexts and critical reviews of selected authors whose works are taught in the public schools or at the university level. Literature includes both adult and juvenile. For general information, see Native Americans - Internet Resources.

The ISLMC is a preview site for librarians, teachers, students and parents. You can search this site, use an index or sitemap. Check your local public or school library to obtain titles. You'll find a good selection for purchase at nativeauthors.com. Page revised 1/22/00.


[General Sites]
[Bibliography]
[Unit/Lesson Plans]
[Paula Gunn Allen]
[Jeannette Armstrong]
[Shonto Begay]
[Kimberly Blaeser]
[Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin)]
[Beth E. Brant (Degonwadonti)]
[Ignatia Broker]
[Joseph Bruchac]
[Chief Seattle]
[Chrystos]
[Ella Deloria]
[Michael Dorris]
[Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve]
[Jimmie Durham]
[Debra Earling]
[Louise Erdrich]
[Diane Glancy]
[Janet Campbell Hale]
[Joy Harjo]
[Jamake Highwater]
[Leanne Howe]
[Beverly Hungry Wolf]
[Emily Pauline Johnson]
[Maude Kegg]
[Winona Laduke]
[John (Fire) Lame Deer]
[D'Arcy McNickle]
[N. Scott Momaday]
[Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket)]
[Simon Ortiz]
[Simon Pokagon]
[Carter Revard]
[Wendy Rose]
[Joe Sando]
[Sequoyah]
[Leslie Marmon Silko]
[Standing Bear (Ponca)]
[John Trudell]
[Velma Wallis]
[Anna Lee Walters]
[James Welch]
[Charles Phillip White (Whitedog)]
[Ray Young Bear]

General Sites

Using Literature by American Indians and Alaska Natives in Secondary Schools. ERIC Digest ERIC document ED348201
Erasing Native American Stereotypes Criteria for evaluation of materials; from Smithsonian Institution, Anthropology Outreach Office
Selective Bibliography and Guide for "I"Is Not for Indian : The Portrayal of Native Americans in Books for Young People From nativeculture.com; Discusses selection of materials
NCTE. Using Themes in Literature to Help Students Cross the Barriers of Time and Culture [Ideas]
Excerpt from Roots and Branches : A Resource of Native American Literature - Themes, Lessons, and Bibliographies
Heath Anthology of American Literature Web Site Syllabus builder; instructor's guide is very useful; texts and contexts; curriculum resources. Useful site for teachers
American Indian Fiction, 1968-1983 Article by Paula Gunn Allen from "A Literary History of the American West" [index]. See the index for other articles
Voice of the Shuttle English Literature : Minority Author links for Native American authors
Western American Indian Writers, 1854-1960 From A Literary History of the American West
American Indian Fiction, 1968-1983 From "A Literary History of the American West
Coyote's Sons, Spider's Daughters. Western American Indian Poetry 1968-1973 From "A Literary History of the American West
Native American Quotes Quotes from Luther Standing Bear, Mourning Dove, Red Cloud, Black Elk and others
Storytellers : Native American Authors Online Many excellent links from Hanksville
Internet Public Library
 Great site! Alphabetical order by name, tribe, titles
NativeWeb
 Books mainly from North America but includes other indigenous peoples
Tse-tsehese-staestse [Cheyenne] Literature
 Stories; quotations; links

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Bibliography

See Indians of North America--Bibliography
 Links at this site

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Unit/Lesson Plans

KIDS FROM KANATA
Interested? Sign up now. National telecommunications project linking
urban and rural First Nations and non-Native students and teachers
via the Internet. See also CRADLEBOARD Teaching Project
4Directions Educational Resource Library
Library of curriculum materials contributed by educators of
Native American students
Wiget Essay: A Talk Concerning First Beginnings: Teaching Native American Oral Literature
From Heath's Anthology Newsletter.
Making Indian Literatures Fit
Teaching Native American literature from Heath's Anthology Newsletter
Do's and Don'ts for Teachers
Some advice on teaching about Native Americans
Pojaque High School. Southwest Literature
Good site for teachers. Biography, bibligraphy on Native
American authors and poets taught at the secondary level
Lakota Teaching Project Home Page
Developed to use WWW as a learning tool to help Lakota Middle
School students understand their heritage. Has stories, rituals,
values. Teacher's guide included.
SCORE: Native American Poetry--Teacher Guide
Biography activities and links: Harjo, Momaday, Silko
Using Literature by American Indians and Alaska Natives in Secondary Schools
ERIC digest
Voices and Dreams
Resources for Native American curriculum from Saddleback College

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Paula Gunn Allen

Revised 9/21/02

Paula Gunn Allen

Her official web site; numerous resources;
Poet and author; Biography; bibliography; online poems
"Anagram," "Hoop Dancer," "Taking a Visitor to See the Ruins,"
"Kopis'taya (A Gathering of Spirits"; Awards
Paula Gunn Allen
Biographical sketch from Gale Group
Paula Gunn Allen
Biographical sketch, bibliography from Internet Public Library
Paula Gunn Allen
Biography; bibliography; from Voices from the Gaps
Voice of the Turtle. Interview with Paula Gunn Allen
Native Americans and the Clash of Cultures: Then and Now
Grades 9-12; U.S. History, World History, Law. From Yale New Haven
Advanced Composition
Independent reading assignments; from Cyber School
As Long as the Rivers Flow: Nine Stories of Native Americans
Children's book; ages 9-12; link is to Barnes & Noble catalog

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Jeannette Armstrong

Jeannette Armstrong
Poet and author; Biography; selected bibliography; links.
From Voices from the Gaps
Jeannette Armstrong
Photo; biography; bibliography; writings about Jeannette Armstrong
Aboriginal People Profiles. Jeannette Armstrong
EN'OWKIN CENTRE
Armstrong is the Executive Director of the Centre which provides
specialized education for Native adults.
Jeannette Armstrong
Some biography from Center for Ecoliteracy
Neekna and Chemai
Children's books; ages 9-12. Link is to Amazon books
Heritage (Communities Then and Now)
Third grade social studies; lesson plans from Saskatchewan Education
The Places of Aboriginal Writing 2000 in Canada
Includes analysis of Slash
The Colonisation of Canada's Native Peoples; An Analysis of Jeannette Armstrong's novel Slash...
From Pantagruelle's page
Literary Space in the Works of Josie Boyle and Jeannette Armstrong
By Angeline O'Neill and Josie Boyle; From CLCWeb

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Shonto Begay

Shonto Begay Page
At ISLMC. Biography, lesson plans. See Also: Begay Bibliography

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Kimberly Blaeser

Kimberly M. Blaeser
From Voices from the Gaps

Kimberly Blaeser

Brief biography including text of poem, "'Native Americans' vs 'The Poets' (some thoughts I had while reading Poetry East)" from Trailing You

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Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Simmons Bonnin) 1876-1938

Gertrude Simmons Bonnin
Biography, bibliography, links. From Voices from The Gap
Gertrude Bonnin [Zitkala-Sa] : Classroom Issues and Strategies
By Kristin Herzog. From Heath
Old Indian Legends
Online e-text from Project Gutenberg
Impressions of an Indian Childhood
Online e-text from University of Virginia
The School Days of an Indian Girl
Etext from University of Virginia
The Soft-Hearted Sioux
Etext from UVA
The Trial Path
Etext from UVA
An Indian Teacher Among Indians
Etext from University of Virginia
A Warrior's Daughter
Etext from University of Virginia
Why I Am a Pagan
Etext from UVA
Sample Essays on Rodriguez and Bonnin
From Dr. Tate's American Ethic Literature class.
Compare/contrast experience with assimilation by Richard
Rodriguez and Gertrude Bonnin. Good discussion topic as well.
"Loss in Literature"
Ninth grade thematic unit; By Jonathan Paul and Kyle Toth; James Madison University

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Beth E. Brant (Degonwadonti)

Beth E. Brant (Degonwadonti)
Biography, bibliography, links

Pathways to the Imagination 'creative Writing 101'

Lesson plan by Gerene Freeman. From Yale-New Haven Lesson Plans. Secondary level

American Indian Curriculum Units

Curriculum units for sale by Minneapolis Public Schools

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Ignatia Broker

Ignatia Broker
From Voices from the Gaps

Ojibway Culture and History

By Kevin Callahan, University of Minnesota

American Indian Curriculum Units

For sale from Minneapolis Public Schools

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Joseph Bruchac

Joseph Bruchac
Biography from McDougall Littell
Joseph Bruchac
Biography from Scott Foresman
Joseph Bruchac Book Talk
Interview from Lee & Low
Joseph Bruchac
From Fulcrum Press; includes some of his awards
Joseph Bruchac
Brief biography; From The Virginia Hamilton Conference
Authors Online: Joseph Bruchac
From Scholastic. Biography; bibliography; interview online
Native American Authors: Joseph Bruchac
From Internet Public Library. Biography, bibliography, links
Joseph Bruchac
From Childrenslit.com
Joseph Bruchac III From University of Omaha
Joseph Bruchac Essay
From Lopez Books
Joseph Bruchac
Author profile; McDougal Littell
Canticle [Poem]
Crossroad American History Curriculum Unit. A World of Their Own. The Americas to 1500
K-2. 2nd grade unit, Lesson 1. Reverence for Nature. Uses
Bruchac's Native American Animal Stories.
Crossroads American History Curriculum Unit. A World of Their Own. The Americas to 1500
Grade 3. Curriculum unit.
SCORE: Haida Teacher Guide
Integrated language arts; uses Keeper of the Animals
Designing Web-Enhanced Learning Environment Strategies for Science, Math, and Technology Educators of Native Americans
Designed for Native American learners but can be used by any
educator combining Native American myths & legends with
science and technology. "Moon" lesson plan uses Kalispell
Idaho Native American Stories by Bruchac.

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Chief Seattle

Chief Seattle
Links at this site

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Chrystos

Chrystos
Biography, Bibliography, links. From Voices from the Gap
Fire Power
Brief biographical info; books
Readings on Cultural Respect
Includes poems, "Shame On!" and "I Am Not Your Indian
Princess"
Native American Authors: Chrystos
Biography, bibliography. From Internet Public Library

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Ella Deloria

Ella Deloria
Biography; Bibliography; Links. From Voices from the Gap
Ella Cara Deloria
Biography, selective bibliography, links. From Celebrating
Women Anthropologists.
Ella Cara Deloria
Biography from KidsCastle. Excerpt from Cricket
Lewis and Clark : Classroom Resources
From PBS. Recommends Waterlily and Dakota Texts
for secondary level.
Waterlily
Recommended for young adults. Link is to Amazon Books
Notes Plus: Using Theme in Literature to Help Students Cross the Barriers of Time and Culture
Waterlily; from National Council of Teachers of English

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Michael Dorris (1945-1997)

Authors Online: Michael Dorris
 From Scholastic. Biography; bibliography; student interview transcript
Michael Dorris
 From Internet Public Library. Brief biography; bibliography; links
A Broken Life
 An account of the tragedy surrounding Dorris' death at the age of 52.
The Young Adult Novels of Michael Dorris
 Article by Jim Charles, ALAN Review
Morning Girl and Star Boy
 Lesson Plan; Grades 5-7
Nancy Keane's Booktalks Quick and Simple
 Includes Morning Girl, Sees Behind Trees
Morning Girl Review, activities from Carol Hurst
American Studies in The Secondary Schools Resource Guide See Course Outline I.Encounter. Morning Girl
American Children's Literature: A Bibliotheraputic Approach Unit plan; from Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute
Morning Girl Second lesson plan from Maine Collaborative Lesson Plans
Morning Girl
 Cyberguide from SCORE; grade 5

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Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
From Voices from the Gaps
Native American Authors: Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Biography, bibliography from Internet Public Library
Joseph Harper Cash Memorial Lecture
Brief biography.
Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota
Historical information on the Sioux Nation, including
timeline; Powwows, Lakota Spirituality; Sicangu Arts &
Crafts; other tribal information
The Crossroads Classroom - Native American Music
The Seminoles; recommends book, The Seminoles
American History. Early Native Americans
Third grade; includes Southwest
Empires and Cultures of The Americas
Unit & lesson plans suggestions on the Plains
Indians.Includes Dancing Teepees : Poems of American Indian
Youth.
Introduce Students to Native American Culture

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Jimmie Durham

Native American Authors: Jimmie Durham
Biography; bibliography; links from Internet Public Library
Christopher Columbus
Includes poem by Jimmie Durham, "Columbus Day"
Galerie Nordenhake. Press Release
Brief biography of Jimmy Durham; plus an example of his art work
Rooseum. Exhibit. A House Is Not a Home
Example of Durham's art, "Spydereyes"
Reconciling Race Issues in the U. S.
Unit and lesson plans; secondary.

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Debra Earling

Debra Magpie Earling
Resume; University of Montana
NOTES Plus: Using Theme
Lesson plans from National Council of Teachers of English.
Selection "Perma Red"

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Louise Erdrich

Louis Erdrich
 Biography, bibliography & links. From Voices from the Gaps
Native American Authors: Louise Erdrich
 Biography; Bibliography; links; from Internet Public Library
More Love Medicine
 Interview, article about Erdrich in Minnesota Daily
Louise Erdrich
 Manifest Destiny and Native Narratives Course. Includes other sites of interest when studying Erdrich's novels
The SALON Interview: Louise Erdrich
 Interview with Erdrich
Reader's Choice Network. Louise Erdrich
 Readers rate Erdrich's novels
Review. The Birchbark House
 From Carol Hurst's Children's Literature
Heath Teaching the American Literatures. Love Medicine
 Major themes, historical perspectives and personal issues. Suggestions for teaching.

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Diane Glancy

Macalester College. Diane Glancy. Curriculum Vitae
Biography, bibliography
Diane Glancy
Biography; Bibliography; Links. From Voices from the Gap
Native American Authors: Diane Glancy
Biography; bibliography; links from Internet Public Library
Diane Glancy
Biography, bibliography, online e-texts. From
Hanksville
Diane Glancy
Includes texts, "NOah's akR", "Leeroy's Wife Paint Nails", "Primer of the Obsolete"
Sycamore Review
Space down for poem, "Mine."
Star Tribune Online
Audio clip of Glancy's reading, "The West Pole"

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Janet Campbell Hale

Janet Campbell Hale
Native American Authors: Janet Hale
Biography; bibliography; links from Internet Public Library
Janet Campbell Hale
Comprehensive site from Hanksville. Biography, online e-texts,
books, bibliography.

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Joy Harjo

Joy Harjo and Poetic Justice

Her own page and information on the musical group Poetic Justice
Joy Harjo
Comprehensive site from Hanksville. Biography, awards,
links, bibliography, etexts of a number of her works.
Native American Authors: Joy Harjo
Biography, bibliography, links from Internet Public Library
ELF: "A Song to Call the Deer in Creek"
Review of Harjo's poety by Kevin Bezner, reviewer for the
Eclectic Literary Forum
Joy Harjo
From Academy of American Poets. Biography; commentary by
Harjo on Deer Dancer, read by the author; with The Bonds of Living
Things: Poems of Ancestry
Joy Harjo
Biography; bibliography. From Voices from the Gaps
Joy Harjo : Classroom Issues and Strategies
By C. B. Clark; from The Heath Anthology of American Literature
Excerpt. Secrets from the Center of the World
By Joy Harjo and Stephen Strom. From University of Arizona Press.
"Grizzly Tracks" by Susan J. Tweit
Includes excerpt from Secrets from the Center of the
World
SCORE: Native American Poetry--Teacher Guide
Literature unit using Harjo's poetry
Finding New Voices : Native American Poets
Unit and lesson plans by Lynne M. Baine from Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. Uses "Eagle Poem" and "Remember"

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Jamake Highwater

Jamake Highwater
Resume; book and media list; photographs; response to
Highwater/Markopoulos hoax.
Jamake Highwater Papers
From New York Public Library. Includes biography
Jamake Highwater. Bibliography
ERIC resources and links
Spiritual Themes in Young Adult Books
By K. L. Mendt in ALAN Review. Includes Anpao :
An American Indian Odyssey.
Jamake Highwater. Pathfinder
List of reference books for biographical research on Highwater.
Celebrate Native American Culture
Fouth grade; by Sue Hollenbeck, Liz Sullan & Ann Scheckel for Wisconsin
lesson plans. Many Smokes, Many Moons recommended for arts & crafts
Ancient India
Sixth grade; students retold Rama, A Legend
Native Americans-Impact of Climate on Culture
Interdisciplinary; English; language arts; earth science; by
Shanna E. Henry & Jeffrey T. Miller.
Snake Boy
EDSITEment. What They Left Behind: Early Multi-National Influences in the United States
Recommended reading includes The World in 1492 by Jean Fritz,
Katherine Patterson, Patricia and Frederick McKissack, Magaret Mahy
& Jamake Highwater.

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Leanne Howe

Leanne Howe's Home Page
Syllabi, publications, films, radio, grants & awards
Leanne Howe
Biography; Bibliography; Links. From From Voices from the Gap
Native American Authors: LeAnne Howe
Biography; bibliography; links from Internet Public Library

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Beverly Hungry Wolf

Beverly Hungry Wolf
Biography; Bibliography; Links. From Voices from the Gap
Native American Authors: Beverly Hungry Wolf
Biography; bibliography links from Internet Public Library
Understanding the Native American Experience
Sophomore literature & language. From North Dakota Dept. of
Public Instruction Independent Studies Programs. Uses
Children of the Sun by Adolph and Beverly Hungry Wolf.

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Emily Pauline Johnson

The Pauline Johnson Archive
Biography, bibliography, online etexts, letters.
Has "Song My Paddle Sings"
Emily Pauline Johnson
Biography; Bibliography; Links. From Voices from the Gaps
Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake)
Online etext of her writings, poetry, articles. Poetry, "The
Cattle Thief," "And He Said Fight On," "The Corn Husker," "The
Trail to Lillooet"; Journalism: "Coaching on the Cariboo
Trail," "On the Indian Girl in Modern Fiction"; Fiction: "The
Wolf Brothers'; Other: Fan Letters; Reviews of Pauline
Johnson; End Notes. From SchoolNet. Canada's Digital Collections
Native American Authors: Pauline Emily Johnson
Biography; bibliography; links from Internet Public Library
"The Song My Paddle Sings"
Poem text, "The Song My Paddle Sings"
Iroquois Creation
Introduction to the Iroquois people of Canada.
From SchoolNet Digital Collections Curriculum Units
Roots and Identity
A unit on identity; From University of Saskatchewan; uses
film on Pauline Johnson
The Read to Write Project: Lyric Poetry
Uses Johnson's "The Train Dogs" for grades 5 and 6. pdf file.
Multicultural Stories">Multicultural Stories
Intermediate English; Canadian history; from SchoolNet
Digital Collections Curriculum Units

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Maude Kegg, Naawakamigookwe (Middle of the Earth Lady)

Maude Kegg
Biography; Bibliography; Links. From Voices from the Gaps
Native American Authors: Maude Mitchell Kegg
Biography; bibliography; links from Internet Public Library
Syllabi. Ojibwa Women's Lives and Literature
College course; by Professor Julie Tharp.
Ojibway Culture and History
By Kevin L. Callahan. University of Minnesota
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Includes educational materials as comic books, video
documentary, songbook and cassettes as well as history,
schools and other material.

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Winona LaDuke

Winona LaDuke
Biography; Bibliography; Links. From Voices from the Gaps
The Indigenous Women's Network Our Future, Our Responsibility
Speech by Laduke at the UN fourth World Conference on Women
Winona LaDuke Biography
From Ralph Nader's Green Party, vice presidential candidate in 1996.
"Indigenous Mind"
Article by LaDuke in Resurgence Magazine
Activist/author looks to the future
Article from seattletimes.com
Winona LaDuke : An Interview
Reprinted from Healing Currents Magazine
Book Review Last Standing Woman
From American Indian Computer Art Project (AICAP)
White Earth Reservation
From Minnesota Indian Affairs Council. Basic facts

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John (Fire) Lame Deer

Native American Authors: John (Fire) Lame Deer
Biography, bibliography and links from Internet Public Library
Native Camp Map
Site dedicated to John (Fire) Lame Deer, his family and
the Lakota Stories and Myths including Lame Deer's
retelling of "White Buffalo Calf Women."
"Little Mouse Counting Coup" [Brule Sioux]
Children's song written in the old style of warrior songs
American Nature Writing Home Page
Readings include John Fire/Lame Deer & Richard Erdoes
Lame Deer: Seeker of Visions with Thoreau, Cather and
Leopold, Abbey and others.
Reconciling Race Issues in the U. S.
Secondary unit & lesson plans. From Dr. Allain's secondary
methods class

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D'Arcy McNickle

Manifest Technology Article by Jon-K Adams from Node9. Analysis of technology and the the Native American using fiction, The Surrounded by McNickle and Love Medicine by Erdrich.
Curriculum Workshop: Native American Literature Suggestions on reading Native American texts; includes McNickle's The Surrounded
The Search for Self: "The Surrounded" An analysis by Susan Ruyle, Saddleback College
Notes Plus: Using Theme From National Council of Teachers of English. Runner in the Sun
D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian History From The Newberry Library, Chicago

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N. Scott Momaday

Review from Dark Moon Rising
N. Scott Momaday Biography, profile, interview from Academy of Achievement
Native American Authors: N. Scott Momaday
 Biography; bibliography; links from Internet Public Library
N. Scott Momaday Brief biography
N Scott Momaday : Classroom Issues and Strategies By Kenneth M. Roemer. From Heath Anthology of American Literature
American Studies in the Secondary Schools Resource Guide. Course Units See I.Encounter. Momaday's "Way to Rainy Mountain" & other selections.
Seeing with the Heart; Poetry in the Classroom
 Unit plan. By Lorna Dils. Seventh grade talented and gifted. From Yale New Haven Lesson Plans.
Finding New Voices: Native American Poets Unit & lesson plans by Linn M. Bayne; 8th grade English, language arts. From Yale New Haven Lesson Plans
Excerpt. The Names : A Memoir
 From University of Arizona Press
Perennial Classics. Reader's Guide to House Made of Dawn Brief biography of Momaday; plot summary; discussion questions
Place Portraits..from House Made of Dawn From Paint A Portrait [form an accurate mental portrait of a place]. From CyberSchool
"Spoken Word Is Powerful, Poetry Is Found in Life" Momaday's address at Kansas State University, 1995. From Student Publications, KSU
Book Review. The Ancient Child
N. Scott Momaday. Selective Bibliography Primary works; selective bibliography. From PAL: Perspectives in American Literature
SCORE: Native American Poetry Cyberguide unit: Song of the Sky Loom by Tewa Indian and New World by Momaday
Research, Myth and Memory Interdisciplinary unit on astronomy and literature

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Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket) (1888-1936)

Mourning Dove

Biography; bibliography. From Voices from the Gaps
Native American Authors: Mourning Dove
From Internet Public Library. Biography; bibliography; links
Mourning Dove : Coyote Stories
Brief biography and etexts of several traditional stories. Not
all stories are for younger children. Page from Thomas
Shoemaker
Native American Quotes
Includes quotations from Mourning Dove
The Diversity Connection. "Taking Responsibility for What We Teach"
Article by Eileen I. Oliver, ALAN Review. Discusses
selection of problem novels and preparation of students for
the reading process. Recommends Cogewea : The Half
Blood for young readers.

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Simon J. Ortiz

Native American Authors: Simon J. Ortiz
Biography; bibliography; links from Internet Public Library
Simon J. Ortiz
Some biography; literary criticism; his contributions to
Native American literature. By Robert M. Nelson, U. of Richmond
Simon Ortiz : Classroom Issues and Strategies
By Andrew O. Wiget. From Heath
Coyote and His Tales
Coyote in myth; Ortiz's use in his book, Woven Stone
Excerpt. Speaking for the Generations
From University of Arizona Press
Excerpt. Men on the Moon : Collected Short Stories
From University of Arizona Press
Sand Creek, poems
Review with excerpts. By Joe Napora, from Mid-American Review
Simon Ortiz
Biography; criticism; includes passage from "A New Story"
Book Review. Goat Stories Etcetera
By Steven Robert Allen. From WeeklyWire
The Use of Puppetry to Increase Self-worth Through the Windows of Poetry
By Geraldine Martin. Younger children. From Yale-New Haven
Lesson Plans

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Simon Pokagon

Simon Pokagon
Biography; etexts; from this site

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Carter Revard

A Message from Carter Revard
Revard discusses influences on his writing; includes his
poems, "Coyote Tells Why He Sings," "Firewater" and "Skins"
Missouri Authors. Carter Revard Biography
Native Authors: Carter Revard
Biography, bibliography, links to his online etexts as
"Why Some of These Poems Are Funny," "Birch Canoe,"
"Dancing with Dinosaurs" and others
Excerpt. Family Matters, Tribal Affairs
From University of Arizona Press.
Poetic Lyrics
"To The Muse, In Oklahoma" & "Coyote Tells Why He Sings".
From CANUUK~~Maliseet pages

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Wendy Rose

Wendy Rose
Biography; Bibliography; Links. From Voices from the Gap
Native American Authors: Wendy Rose
Biography; bibliography; links from Internet Public Library
Wendy Rose
Includes texts, "Itch Like Crazy: Resistance", "Margaret
Opens the Bon Ton Saloon Bear Valley, Mariposa Land Grant,
California 1859", "Alien Seeds"
Wendy Rose : Classroom Issues and Strategies
By C. B. Clark; from Heath Anthology of American Literature
The Use of Puppetry to Increase Self-worth Through the Windows of Poetry
By Geraldine Martin. Younger children; from Yale-New Haven
Lesson Plans

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Joe Sando

Native American Authors: Joe S. Sando
From Internet Public Library. Biography, bibliography
Joe S. Sando
Brief biography from Clearlight Books
Joe Sando : An American Indian's View of History
Article. From New Mexico CultureNet
Heard Museum. Curriculum. Rain
K-3 curriculum; includes the Pueblo Peoples
@marillo Globe-News: Beliefs & Ethics in New Mexico, American Indian, Catholic Traditions Coexist
Sando and others discuss religion

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Sequoyah

Smithsonian. Native Americans
Brief biography & portrait; links to many famous Native Americans
Sequoyah
From North Georgia Notables. Biography
Talking Leaves and the Cherokee Phoenix
From North Georgia. Development of the Cherokee alphabet
Sequoyah
Biography

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Leslie Marmon Silko

Leslie Marmon Silko Biography; bibliography
Interview with Leslie Marmon Silko
 Part l of an interview with Silko. Born in Albuquerque, NM in 1948 she has mixed ancestry [Laguna, Pueblo, Mexican and white]. She grew up on the Laguna Pueblo Reservation.
Interview with Leslie Marmon Silko
 Part II of Silko interview
Border Patrol: Cover Story
 Article from Tucson Weekly
Fences Against Freedom
 Hungry Mind Book Review
In the Combat Zone
 Book review. Essay by Silko

Leslie Marmon Silko Biography by Davona Brown. From Southwestern Literature Homepage
Leslie Marmon Silko Index
 Essays, poetry, critical reviews, syllabi and more
Native American Authors: Leslie Marmon Silko
 From Internet Public Library; reviews, bibliography
Lee Marmon, Southwestern Photographer From The Blue-Eyed Indian Bookshop
Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony and the Effects of White Contact on Pueblo Myth and Ritual
 By Suzanne M. Austgen. Destruction of Pueblo ceremonies
Laguna Woman Article on Silko's work by Robert M. Nelson, University of Richmond
Curriculum Workshop: Native American Literature Suggestions on reading Native American literature; includes Almanac of the Dead; from Susan Ruyle, Saddleback College
Leslie Marmon Silko. Classroom Issues and Strategies From Heath Anthology of American Literature
Seeing with the Heart; Poetry in the Classroom
 Unit Plan. By Lorna Dils. Seventh grade gifted and talented. From Yale New Haven Lesson Plans
Finding New Voices : Native American Poets Grades 6 to 12. By Linn M. Bayne. From Yale-New Haven Lesson Plans

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Standing Bear (1868?-1939)

Luther Standing Bear
Quotation from Standing Bear
Standing Bear
Quotations from Standing Bear
An Introduction to Dakota Culture and History
From Kevin Callahan, Upper Midwest Rock Art Research Association
A Literary History of the American West
Heath. Teaching the American Literatures. Standing Bear (Ponca)
Teaching guide; major themes,
historical perspectives, and personal issues.
Lewis and Clark : Classroom Resources
From PBS. Recommdnds My Indian Boyhood and
Stories of the Sioux for middle school; and Land of
the Spotted Eagle for secondary level.
American Studies. Indians
Outline, lecture notes, links. What are the major arguments
Indians used to defend their land, culture, and way of life
from Anglo-Americans?

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John Trudell

John Trudell
His commercial page; news/reviews; biography; discography;
tour schedule
John Trudell's Home Page
Visit his home site
Native American Authors: John Trudell
Biography; bibliography; links from Internet Public Library
Concerning John Trudell
From FirstNations page. Article on death of Trudell's family; free Leonard Peltier movement, including online petition
John Trudell Speaks at Judi Bari Memorial
Address at memorial for Judi Bari, long-time activist
Reconciling Race Issues in the U.S.
Secondary literature unit; unit and lesson plans from
Dr. Violet Allain's methods classes

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Velma Wallis

Velma Wallis
Biography; Bibliography; Links. From Voices from the Gap
Native American Authors: Velma Wallis
Biography; bibliography; From Internet Public Library
Velma Wallis
Brief biography from Heartland
Excerpt: Bird Girl and the Man who Followed the Sun [An Athabaskan Legend]
By Velma Wallis with illustrations by James A. Grant, Sr.; site
includes information about the Gwich'in and Inupiat Peoples
Bush Middle School Course Descriptions
See 7th grade English; Wallis's Two Old Women

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Anna Lee Walters

Anna Lee Walters
Brief biography; bibliography; From InterNet Public Library
Anna Lee Walters
Biography, online etexts, bibliography, awards. From Hanksville
Two Legged Creature
Teaching materials including technology connections from Montgomery County Public Schools

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James Welch

James Welch
From Internet Public Library. Biography; bibliography
James Welch's Introduction...
Article by Welch introducing Lopez Books third catalog of
Native American Literature. Welch discusses his early attempts
at writing
James Welch : Classroom Issues and Strategies
By Linda Wagner-Martin. From Heath Anthology of American Literature
Curriculum Workshop: Native American Literature
Suggestions for reading Native American literature;
includes Fool's Crow; from Susan Ruyle, Saddleback College
Mosaic America : Paths to the Present
Seventh grade; by Ida Hickerson; from Yale-New Haven Lesson Plans
Understanding the Native American Experience
Sophomore English; North Dakota Division of Independent Study; Fool's Crow, Winter in the Blood

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Charles Phillip White (Whitedog)

Charles Phillip Whitedog, Ojibway
Traditional stories online; other writings
NASA Story
A funny story retold by Whitedog from the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab

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Ray Young Bear

Ray A. Young Bear
Biography, bibliography, online etexts. From Hanksville

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