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Native Americans are the First People who inhabited the United States. They have been here since the beginning and carry in their hearts, souls and genes the wisdom of Nature and the Great Spirit. Warriors, hunters, gatherers, artists, poets, shamen, shawomen, healers, weavers, potters and prophets, Native Americans embody strength, vision and perseverance. Native Americans have much to teach for those who listen - especially the children.
Native American mythology is a living part of their culture, ritual and belief systems. Native stories provide insight and understanding about their world and spiritual views, while offering life-affirming, planet-saving philosophy and ideology. Tricksters, warrior-heroes, heroines, animals and people share knowledge about why we are here and how to live in a healthy, Earth-honoring manner. Native American nations although different in many ways, share the most life-affirming vision: all humanity is joined as a part of Nature - and all of Nature matters. Below please find gorgeous, sometimes funny, always enlightening myths, folklore and stories from Native American cultures. By viewing OneWomansMind.net has partnered with Amazon.com to offer product previews using simple mouseovers. Just roll your mouse over a book title and the product information and associated links are provided. Any item linked from this site and purchased from Amazon.com helps support and maintain OneWomansMind.net.
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The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble |
Teaching and Education Materials
Folktale Themes and Activities for Children, Volume 1: Pourquoi Tales by Anne Marie Kraus
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Storytellers
Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnell![]()
Original
I'm in Charge of Celebrations by Byrd Baylor and Peter Parnell![]()
Boat Ride with Lillian Two Blossom by Patricia Polacco
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The Story of Jumping Mouse by John Steptoe
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North Central
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom by Tim Tingle, illus by Jeanne Rorex Bridges![]()
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul Goble
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A Boy Called Slow: the true story of Sitting Bull by Joseph Bruchac, illus by Bocoo Raviera (Lakota)
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Crazy Horse's Vision by Joseph Bruchac, illus by S. D. Nelson (Lakota)
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Iktomi and the Boulder by Paul Goble
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The Mud Pony by Caron Lee Cohen (Author), Shonto Begay (Illustrator) (Pawnee)
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Northwest, Inuit and Canada
Tiktala by Margaret Shaw-MacKinnon ; paintings by Laszlo Gal![]()
Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse ; illustrated by Barbara Lavallee.
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Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest by Gerald McDermott
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When Bear Stole the Chinook: A Siksika Tale by Harriet Peck Taylor
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Rainbow Crow by Nancy Van Laan, illus by Beatriz Vidal
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The Wave of the Sea-Wolf by David Wisniewski
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Northeast
The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin ; illustrated by David Shannon![]()
Pocahontas: Princess of the New World by Kathleen Krull, illus by David Diaz
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Bears Make Rock Soup: And Other Stories by Lisa Erdrich, illus by Lisa Fifield
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The Legend of the Bluebonnet by Tomie dePaola
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How the Bat Got Its Wings & Young Bear's Lesson by Paul Williams (Cherokee)
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Great Rabbit and the Long-Tailed Wildcat retold by Andy Gregg ; illustrated by Cat Bowman Smith
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Southeast
How Chipmunk Got His Stripes by Joseph Bruchac and James Bruchac, illus by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey![]()
Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing by James Rumford
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How Turtle's Back Was Cracked: A Traditional Cherokee Tale by Gale Ross, illus by Murv Jacob
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The First Strawberries A Cherokee Story by Joseph Bruchac, illus by Anna Vojtech
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Southwest
The Turkey Girl: A Zuni Cinderella Story by Penny Pollock, illus by Ed Young![]()
Coyote and the Laughing Butterflies by Harriet Peck Taylor
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Baby Rattlesnake told by Te Ata, adapated by Lynn Moroney, illus by Veg Reisberg
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The Magic Of Spider Woman by Lois Duncan, illus by Shonto Begay
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Snail Girl Brings Water: A Navajo Story retold by Geri Keams ; illustrated by Richard Ziehler-Martin ![]()
Native American nations although different in many ways, share the most life-affirming vision:
all humanity is joined as a part of Nature - and all of Nature matters.
- Paula Vaughan
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