A total of 202 entries published mostly in the 1950's and 1960's are included in this annotated bibliography. The listings are divided into categories which include 88 non-fiction books, 35 biography and fiction books, 11 recordings, 4 filmstrips, 8 films, and 52 professional education books. In addition, the bibliography cites 4 learning…

Written for students in grades five and up, this biography focuses upon the later years of the Algonquin chief, Powhatan, and his efforts to achieve peace with the Jamestown, Virginia colonists around 1607. As the chief ruling over 32 separate tribes in the Powhatan Confederacy, Powhatan's dedication to peace is described in terms of the sacrifice…

Discusses the general unfamiliarity of American Indian prophets, religions, and spiritual beliefs and attributes that lack of knowledge to the difficulty scholars have had in examining the social and cultural systems of Indians. Sums up the role and the importance of religious movements and prophets in American Indian history. (JHZ)

Chronicles the life of Josiah Francis, renowned Creek Prophet and leader. Describes his rise to power in the War of 1812 and his subsequent history as ardent advocate of war against the White man. Characterizes him as a charismatic and intelligent, if sometimes foolish, leader. (JHZ)

Daughter of a chief and educated in two cultures, Marguerite LaFlesche Diddock served as an Indian field matron for the Office of Indian Affairs (OIA) from 1896-1900, providing the women of her Omaha community with an accessible Euro-American domestic role model with ties to the tribal past. Her role in OIA's Americanization attempts often caused…

Sitting Bull was a complex man, living in complicated times. A Hunkpapa Sioux, he grew up on the Great Plains of South Dakota. His early years, as described in this biography, were taken up with the hunt, forays against Crow Indians, and his development as a warrior and leader through the Vision Quest and Sun Dance. A man of considerable talents,…

Approximately 367 books on American Indians, published between 1931 and 1972, are listed in this annotated bibliography and are graded for students between the primary and 12th grade level. This bibliography is a supplement to "An Annotated Bibliography of Young People's Fiction on American Indians," Curriculum Bulletin No. 11, published…

Twenty-six selections by 15 contemporary American Indian authors are given in this book. The selections--legends, ceremonial chants and prayers, poems, and stories--are accompanied by topics for discussion. Some of the selections deal with the supernatural, and some tell an actual story about the author. Pictures and short biographies of each…

Daper, a prominent New York schoolman and advocate of Indian assimilation between 1886 and 1913, as a public school educator, specifically urged the use of schooling to instill Anglo-American sociocultural values in minority group members especially American Indians, and therefore to facilitate their assimilation into society. (Author/JM)

Examines the life of Gertrude Bonnin (Zitkala-Sa), Sioux activist, educator, orator, and lobbyist. Describes her early insistence on a "white" education, her association with Carlisle Indian School and Carlos Montezuma, and her advocacy of American Indian education and self-determination, peyote suppression, and the BIA's abolition.…

Presents a biographical sketch of Wanda Belgarde, a Native American (Turtle Mountain Chippewa) science teacher and mentor to minority teachers in Clark County School District, Nevada. Discusses her family, athletic and academic experiences in high school, exchange student experience to Norway during college, and multifaceted teaching experiences.…

In American history and myth, Plains Indian society tends to be portrayed by the primary (and often solitary) figure of the male warrior. Images of the lives of Indian women in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as well as earlier, come largely from western texts: the writings of travelers, missionaries, military officers, ethnographers and…

Sarah Winnemucca was a full-blood Paiute Indian born in 1844 in Nevada. The Paiute hunted and gathered and lived in wigwams constructed of branches, brush, and hides. Sarah's grandfather, Captain Truckee, befriended the explorer John C. Fremont and went with him to California. Captain Truckee admired White people's clothing and houses and,…

Susan LaFlesche Picotte was born in 1865 on the Omaha Reservation in Nebraska. Her father was chief of the Omahas even though he was only part Omaha. She liked school, and was educated at the reservation school, the Elizabeth Institute for Young Ladies in New Jersey, and the Hampton Institute in Virginia. Her desire to become a doctor began in…

Biographies of 77 Indian women highlight professional and personal accomplishments as well as contributions to the Indian community. Biographies are arranged by area of professional achievement in eight chapters: tribal government and politics, law, administration, education, communications, special fields (the arts, armed forces, and independent…