Books & Resources for Native American Heritage Month 2009

Book Lists & Reviews

• Our Stories: Native Americans in Books for Children (San Francisco Public Library)
• Children’s Books with Native American Themes (Amerindianarts.com)
• Recommended Books about Thanksgiving (Oyate)
• Books to Avoid (Oyate)
• Best Native American Books for Children and Young Adults (Children’s Literature Network)
• Native American Cultures Books and Resources (Scholastic)
• Native American Stories (Reading Rockets)
• From Wild Rose Reader: Historical Fiction by Joseph Bruchac for Native American Heritage Month

Resources and Activities for Native American Heritage Month

• From the Library of Congress: Native American Heritage Month--Celebrating Tribal Nations
• From the National Museum of the American Indian: Native Words, Native Warriors (Honoring Code Talkers)
• From the Smithsonian: American Indian Heritage Teaching Resources
• From Plimoth Plantation: Wampanoag Homesite
  Native American Children’s and Young Adult Literature (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• From Read. Write. Think: November Is National American Heritage Month
• From Education World: Activities to Celebrate Native American Heritage and Lesson Planning Article Recommendations and Sources for Native Children’s Books (Northern Arizona University’s American Indian Education)
• Links to Resources (American Indian Library Association)
• Thanksgiving Resources (Oyate)American Indians in Children’s Literature (Debbie Reese’s Blog)
• From School Library Journal (11/1/1008): Native Voices—An Article by Debbie Reese
• Teacher and Librarian Resources for Children's and YA Books with Native Themes (Cynthia Leitich Smith)
• From Crayola: Craft Ideas & Lesson Plans