When Bear Stole the Chinook

When Bear Stole the Chinook
Author: Harriet Peck Taylor
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1997
Genre: Chinook winds
ISBN: 9780374109479

Because the long, hard winter caused scarcity of firewood and food, a poor Indian boy and his animal friends journey to the lodge of the Great Bear to release the chinook.

The Destruction of the Bison

The Destruction of the Bison
Author: Andrew C. Isenberg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 235
Release: 2020-03-26
Genre: History
ISBN: 110881672X

A concise environmental history of the near-extinction of the bison from the mid-eighteenth century to the present.

Multicultural Picturebooks

Multicultural Picturebooks
Author: Sylvia S. Marantz
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2005
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780810849334

"Picturebook," spelled as a single word to identify its unique qualities and to differentiate the genre from other books with illustrations, is one that tells a story either in pictures alone or in almost equal partnership with text. The picturebook has great potential for bridging the differences among us; the concept of a story is one common to all, a shared experience that sets the stage for communication. And the goal of multiculturalism is to emphasize the positive attributes of human society, the outstanding, rather than the stereotype. Because children born today will interact with people from different cultures much more than previous generations, it is important that they are taught about other cultures, starting at a young age. Multicultural picturebooks are, therefore, an excellent teaching tool for meeting this educational challenge. The picturebooks profiled are appropriate for children in grades K - 4 but can be used with older children, depending on the curriculum and the students' comprehension level. Books covering Asia and the Pacific, The Middle East, Africa, South America, North America (Native Americas, Inuit, etc.), and books specific to the immigrant experience are profiled. Each book is described in one paragraph that includes an engaging review of the story line, special features of the content, the look and style of the artwork, interior design, and layout of the book. The authors emphasize that the visual qualities of picturebooks affect their ability to tell stories about people whose values and behaviors are different from those of the reader. The analyses, therefore, used in selecting the books include not only the informational content, but also the emotional content--the feelings generated by the text and art. In choosing books for this volume, the authors have used the following criteria: ]Does the book tell an engaging story?]Do the illustrations convincingly portray and represent humans, animals, and objects?]Is the use of the media consistent?]Do the text and the pi

Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians

Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians
Author: Clark Wissler
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780803297623

Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians, originally published in 1908 by the American Museum of Natural History, introduces such figures as Old Man, Scar-Face, Blood-Clot, and the Seven Brothers. Included are tales with ritualistic origins emphasizing the prototypical Beaver-Medicine and the roles played by Elk-Woman and Otter-Woman, and a presentation of Star Myths, which reveal the astronomical knowledge of the Blackfoot Indians. Narratives about Raven, Grasshopper, and Whirlwind-Boy account for conditions in humanity and nature. Many of the stories in the concluding group-like "The Lost Children" and "The Ghost-Woman"-were tales told to Blackfoot children. Clark Wissler notes that these narratives were collected very early in the twentieth century from the Piegans in Montana and from the North Piegans, Bloods, and Northern Blackfoot in Canada. Most were translated by D. C. Duvall and revised for Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians by Wissler. Wissler (1870-1947) was curator at the American Museum of Natural History and chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University. Among his major works are North American Indians of the Plains and Man and Culture. Introducing this Bison Book edition is Alice B. Kehoe, a professor of sociology and anthropology at Marquette University and the author of North American Indians: A Comprehensive Account.

Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians

Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians
Author: Clark Wissler
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2008-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780803260467

Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians, originally published in 1908 by the American Museum of Natural History, introduces such figures as Old Man, Scar-Face, Blood-Clot, and the Seven Brothers. Included are tales with ritualistic origins emphasizing the prototypical Beaver-Medicine and the roles played by Elk-Woman and Otter-Woman, as well as a presentation of Star Myths, which reveal the astronomical knowledge of the Blackfoot Indians. Narratives about Raven, Grasshopper, and Whirlwind-Boy account for conditions in humanity and nature. Many of the stories in the concluding group, such as ?The Lost Children? and ?The Ghost-Woman,? were tales told to Blackfoot children. ø These narratives were collected early in the twentieth century from the Piegans in Montana and from the North Piegans, the Bloods, and the Northern Blackfoot in Canada. Most were translated by D. C. Duvall and revised for Mythology of the Blackfoot Indians by Clark Wissler. Darrell Kipp provides an introduction to the new Bison Books edition.

When Bear Stole the Chinook

When Bear Stole the Chinook
Author: Harriet Peck Taylor
Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR)
Total Pages: 32
Release: 1997
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780374305895

Because the long, hard winter caused scarcity of firewood and food, a poor Indian boy and his animal friends journey to the lodge of the Great Bear to release the chinook.

EcoJustice, Citizen Science and Youth Activism

EcoJustice, Citizen Science and Youth Activism
Author: Michael P. Mueller
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 459
Release: 2014-12-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3319116088

This volume draws on the ecojustice, citizen science and youth activism literature base in science education and applies the ideas to situated tensions as they are either analyzed theoretically or praxiologically within science education pedagogy. It uses ecojustice to evaluate the holistic connections between cultural and natural systems, environmentalism, sustainability and Earth-friendly marketing trends, and introduces citizen science and youth activism as two of the pedagogical ways ecojustice philosophy can be enacted. It also comprises evidence-based practice with international service, community embedded curriculum, teacher preparation, citizen monitoring and community activism, student-scientist partnerships, socioscientific issues, and new avenues for educational research.

Trickster

Trickster
Author: Matt Dembicki
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2016-07-06
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1938486714

2010 Maverick Award winner, 2011 Aesop Prize Winner – Children's folklore section, and a 2011 Eisner Award Nominee. All cultures have tales of the trickster – a crafty creature or being who uses cunning to get food, steal precious possessions, or simply cause mischief. He disrupts the order of things, often humiliating others and sometimes himself. In Native American traditions, the trickster takes many forms, from coyote or rabbit to raccoon or raven. The first graphic anthology of Native American trickster tales, Trickster brings together Native American folklore and the world of comics. In Trickster, 24 Native storytellers were paired with 24 comic artists, telling cultural tales from across America. Ranging from serious and dramatic to funny and sometimes downright fiendish, these tales bring tricksters back into popular culture.

Summer of the Painted Horse

Summer of the Painted Horse
Author: Nancy Sanderson
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2009-10-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1449023134

When 16-year-old Amy Brooks travels to Glacier Park, Montana, to learn about her Blackfeet heritage, she meets a grandmother who has been missing her for ten years and an uncle who wishes she'd never come back. She has wonderful daytime adventures on a paint horse named Twinkle and terrifying nighttime dreams that leave her shaken and crying. She meets Native Americans who play golf and others who cling tenaciously to the old ways. Like Montana, a land of many contrasts, Amy's life becomes a mixture of great joy and deep sadness. Join Amy and her cousins, Paul and Shirley, as they ride free in flower-decked meadows, and follow them to parades and powwows. Find out if this Southern California teenager can adapt to her new life in the north. Will she unlock the mystery of her mother's tragic death? Discover the answers in Summer of the Painted Horse by award-winning author, Nancy Sanderson.