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Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
Developed for elementary students, the booklet explains how Winnebago people weave baskets from the bark of the black ash tree. The booklet begins with a poem about Grandma making a basket and a story about how basket-weaving came to the Winnebago people. Both are illustrated with line drawings. The following section uses black and white…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Art Appreciation, Craft Workers

Yellowhair, Marvin – 1984
At one time all Navaho stories were handed down from generation to generation by word of mouth. Some stories were recorded and then trnsalated into English. In the process of translation, the stories often times lost their meaning. To avoid this, the second volume of "Grandfather Stories," which were told by elders living in the vicinity…
Descriptors: American Indian History, American Indian Literature, American Indians, Cultural Context