American Indian Stories
Title | American Indian Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Zitkala-Sa |
Publisher | DigiCat |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 2022-05-28 |
Genre | Fiction |
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American Indian Stories is a collection of stories by Zitkála-Šá. The author was a Sioux historian and recounts here several colorful legends and tales from American Indian oral tradition.
Our Stories Remember
Title | Our Stories Remember PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph Bruchac |
Publisher | Fulcrum Publishing |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781555911294 |
Our Stories Remember retells Native American stories.
American Indian Stories of Success
Title | American Indian Stories of Success PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald E. Gipp Ph.D. |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 458 |
Release | 2015-05-26 |
Genre | Social Science |
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For the first time, American Indian leadership theory is connected with practice. Featuring 24 perspectives, this book provides the most comprehensive look at contemporary American Indian leadership ever published. This book is written primarily for those young leaders who are beginning careers where they work with Indian tribes and organizations. Each of the stories found in the book represent significant challenges and barriers, along with the reflections of having lived these experiences to become a stronger leader. This book can help younger leaders avoid the mistakes of the past and will help them develop the skills that will sustain them. The book is organized around four styles of leadership found in American Indian society. It presents a graphic model of leadership style and then provides examples of each specific type of leadership through stories from recognized leaders in various professions. Because one precept of tribal communities is that elders are responsible for teaching the next generation, the stories are presented in a narrative style. The stories themselves reflect comprehensive assessments of historical pivot points for tribal sovereignty in this country.
American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings
Title | American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings PDF eBook |
Author | Zitkala-Sa |
Publisher | Penguin |
Pages | 330 |
Release | 2003-02-25 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9780142437094 |
A thought-provoking collection of searing prose from a Sioux woman that covers race, identity, assimilation, and perceptions of Native American culture Zitkala-Sa wrestled with the conflicting influences of American Indian and white culture throughout her life. Raised on a Sioux reservation, she was educated at boarding schools that enforced assimilation and was witness to major events in white-Indian relations in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Tapping her troubled personal history, Zitkala-Sa created stories that illuminate the tragedy and complexity of the American Indian experience. In evocative prose laced with political savvy, she forces new thinking about the perceptions, assumptions, and customs of both Sioux and white cultures and raises issues of assimilation, identity, and race relations that remain compelling today.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner)
Title | The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner) PDF eBook |
Author | Sherman Alexie |
Publisher | Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
Pages | 299 |
Release | 2012-01-10 |
Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
ISBN | 0316219304 |
A New York Times bestseller—over one million copies sold! A National Book Award winner A Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by Ellen Forney that reflect the character's art, chronicles the contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break away from the life he was destined to live. With a forward by Markus Zusak, interviews with Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney, and black-and-white interior art throughout, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.
The Other One Percent
Title | The Other One Percent PDF eBook |
Author | Sanjoy Chakravorty |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 385 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0190648740 |
In The Other One Percent, Sanjoy Chakravorty, Devesh Kapur, and Nirvikar Singh provide the first authoritative and systematic overview of South Asians living in the United States.
Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories
Title | Living Ghosts and Mischievous Monsters: Chilling American Indian Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Dan SaSuWeh Jones |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Pages | 185 |
Release | 2021-09-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 133868163X |
Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! A shiver-inducing collection of short stories to read under the covers, from a breadth of American Indian nations. Dark figures in the night. An owl's cry on the wind. Monsters watching from the edge of the wood. Some of the creatures in these pages might only have a message for you, but some are the stuff of nightmares. These thirty-two short stories -- from tales passed down for generations to accounts that could have happened yesterday -- are collected from the thriving tradition of ghost stories in American Indian cultures across North America. Prepare for stories of witches and walking dolls, hungry skeletons, La Llorona and Deer Woman, and other supernatural beings ready to chill you to the bone. Dan SaSuWeh Jones (Ponca Nation) tells of his own encounters and selects his favorite spooky, eerie, surprising, and spine-tingling stories, all paired with haunting art by Weshoyot Alvitre (Tongva). So dim the lights (or maybe turn them all on) and pick up a story...if you dare.