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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Books, Books, Books

 Did you know? The Office of Public Instruction Indian Education Division has class sets of the following books available for borrowing for use in your classroom. OPI has lesson plans on its IEFA website to go with these titles, which you can reserve for up to three months, by e-mailing Joan Franke.

  • As Long as the Rivers Flow by Larry Loyie
  • Beaver Steals Fire by the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
  • The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
  • Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac
  • Counting Coup by Joseph Medicine Crow
  • Fools Crow by James Welch
  • The Gift of the Bitterroot as told by Johnny Arlee and Antoine Sandoval
  • The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo
  • Jim Thorpe’s Bright Path by Joseph Bruchac
  • Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith
  • Killing Custer by James Welch and Paul Stekler
  • The Little Duck Sikihpsis by Beth Cuthand
  • The Moccasins by Earl Einarson
  • Red Parka Mary by Peter Eyvindson
  • Sweetgrass Basket by Marlene Carvell
  • Two Old Women by Velma Wallis
  • The War Shirt by Bently Spang
  • Where Did You Get Your Moccasins? By Bernelda Wheeler
  • Wind from an Enemy Sky by D’Arcy McNickle

As always, I'm eager to hear from you. If you've taught some of these titles, are there any you'd particularly recommend?


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