Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Native American history for kids, with 21 activities, Karen Bush Gibson

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-117) and index

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index present

Ages 9 & up

non fiction

Native American history for kids

bibliography

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Karen Bush Gibson

with 21 activities

Chronicles American indigenous life through profiles of the complex societies that lived in North America when European settlers first arrived, providing capsule biographies of famous Native Americans and informative hands-on activities from planting a Three Sisters Garden to weaving a basket using newspaper strips

Native American history time line -- The first people -- Origins of people -- Chronology of a lifetime -- Pictographs -- It's tool time -- In search of the City of Gold -- The three sisters garden -- Weaving -- Tell a story -- Europeans settle on the Eastern Shore -- Communicate without speaking -- Build a Native American community -- Play ball-and-triangle -- Fighting the White man's wars -- Design a trading post -- Heading West -- Make jerky -- Create a totem pole -- Arapaho fry bread -- Destruction of a way of life -- Journaling at Indian school -- Decipher a code -- Change in Indian Country -- Native American numbers -- What's in a name? -- Tribal rights and cultural pride -- A family tree -- Celebrate your heritage -- Exhibit your life -- Glossary

juvenile

Native American history