Books on American Indians and Eskimos : a selection guide for children and young adults. Mary Jo Lass-Woodfin, ed. Chicago : American Library Association, 1978.
Ref. E77.4 .B66

Includes an introductory essay on book selection and evaluation. The bulk of the work is an annotated bibliography by author, with grade level and evaluative notes. The subject index is "primarily a listing of tribes, persons, and events" for quick reference.

Hearing all the voices : multicultural books for adolescents. Mary Ann Darby and Miki Pryne. Lanham, MD : Scarecrow, 2002.
Ref. Z1037 .A1 D18 2002

Resource guide offering an annotated bibliography of multicultural books for grades six through nine, and information about using multicultural literature in the classroom. Includes appendixes covering "Sample Literary Circles", "Books to Use Across the Curriculum and in Other Reading Groups", "Story Collections", "Good Read-Aloud Books", and "Science Fiction and Fantasy", and author and cultural indexes. Includes an annotated bibliography by title, with assigned subject areas, reading levels and interest levels noted. The term Native American in the culture index offers a selection of relevant titles.

Indian children's books. Hap Gilliland. Billings, MT : Montana Council for Indian Education, 1980.
Ref. E77.4 .G54

Includes information about Problems in the Use of Available Indian Children's Books. Contains an annotated bibliography of books by title, and listings of titles by tribe, region and subject. Also offers maps and an index.

Literature by and about the American Indian : an annotated bibliography. 2nd ed. Anna Lee Stensland. Urbana, IL : National Council of Teachers of English, 1979.
Ref. E77.4 .S7 1979

Published by the National Council of Teachers of English. Part I, Teaching the Literature of the American Indian, discusses themes and stereotypes, includes brief biographies of selected American Indian authors, and presents Aids for the Teacher for planning curriculum and building a library of materials. Part II, the extensive annotated bibliography section, contains books in alphabetical order by author, arranged in subject matter groups, and subdivided by age/grade level. The seven subject-matter groups are described and include Myth, Legend, Oratory and Poetry; Fiction; Biography and Autobiography; History; Traditional Life and Culture; Modern Life and Problems; and Music, Arts and Crafts.

Native American Children's Literature in the Classroom: An Annotated Bibliography
http://library.humboldt.edu/~berman/naclit.htm

By Joan Berman, a member of the American Indian Library Association, who "prepared this bibliography as an introduction to a complex topic... [finding] 'good' Native American children's books."

Selected bibliographies on multicultural literature, which include sections on Native American literature:

Many peoples, one land : a guide to new multicultural literature for children and young adults. Alethea K. Helbig and Agnes Regan Perkins. Westport, CT : Greenwood, 2001.
Ref. PS173 .E8 H45 2001

"Successor to 'This Land is Our Land' (1994)", by the same author. Includes annotated bibliographical entries for books of fiction, oral tradition and poetry covering the four major American ethnic groups - African, Asian, Hispanic and Native-American. Offers title, writer, illustrator, title by grade level, and subject indexes.

Multicultural America : a resource book for teachers of humanities and American studies : syllabi, essays, projects, bibliography. Betty E.M. Ch'maj, ed. Lanham : U P of America, 1993.
Ref. LC1099.3 .M8 1993

Includes bibliographies and checklists on Multicultural American Arts, Fictional Favorites, Musicography, and Videography.

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Biographical Sources:

Native American Authors
http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/

From The Internet Public Library at the University of Michigan's School of Information. "This website provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites." Site can be browsed alphabetically by authors, titles and tribes. Includes a Bibliography of Native American Literature Resources. "Highly recommended for further reading on Native American Literature".

Native American writers of the United States. Kenneth M. Roemer, ed. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, 1997.
Ref. PN451 .D54 v. 175

Part of the Dictionary of Literary Biography series. Each entry includes a list of works, biographical information, literary history and criticism, and references.

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Children's Collection:

Western Libraries Children's Collection
Wilson 4 East

Western Libraries maintain an extensive collection of children's literature on all subjects. The collection is geared primarily toward curriculum support for students enrolled in the Woodring College of Education.

To access the collection to search for children's materials on Native Americans, go to the Western Libraries Online Catalog. In the subject field, type Indians of North America - Juvenile Literature. Also try keyword search terms, such as indian AND history, and limit your search to "Location: Children's Collection".

Selected materials from the Children's Collection, focusing on Native Americans, are on display in the Education Featured Topic area, and are listed under BOOKLIST: Specific Topics & Genres.

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Curriculum Materials:

Western Libraries Curriculum Collection:
Wilson 4 East

Western Libraries offers an extensive collection of curriculum materials on Native Americans, much of it literature-based, for the elementary grades.

To access the collection to search for curricular materials on Native Americans, go to the Western Libraries Online Catalog. In the subject field, type Indians of North America - Juvenile Literature. Then, limit your search to "WHERE Item is located "Wilson 4E - Curriculum".

For further information, consult Curriculum Guides and Materials in Western Libraries (http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/subjguides/ed/curric.html), a Western Libraries research guide. The guide details how to find curriculum materials in the library, using reference sources, the curriculum collections and the online catalog. It also provides links to online resources such as the Washington State Curricular Resources.

Selected materials from the Curriculum Collection are on display in the Education Featured Topic area, and are listed below under BOOKLIST: Specific Topics & Genres - Curriculum Materials.

The Common Curriculum Framework for Aboriginal Language and Culture Programs: Kindergarten to Grade 12
http://www.wcp.ca/languages/abor.pdf

By the Western Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education. Intended "to support the revitalization and enhancement of Aboriginal languages...Consists of learning outcomes in the areas of culture and language, sequenced in six developmental levels." Presents program goals, philosophy, and rationale. Organized into three sections: Aboriginal Perspective; Outcomes: Cultural Outcomes, First Language Outcomes, Second Language Outcomes; Student Development Levels: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12.

A Critical Bibliography of North American Indians, For K-12
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/outreach/Indbibl/index.html

From the Anthropology Outreach Office of the Smithsonian Institution. Introduction includes a descriptive list of evaluative criteria for book selection, and annotated bibliographies subdivided by geographic region.

Selected curriculum materials with a broader focus on multicultural education:

12 multicultural novels : reading and teaching strategies. Monica Wood. Portland, ME : J. Weston Walch, 1997.
Wilson 4E -Curriculum CURRIC S PL JWEW 1997

A chorus of cultures : developing literacy through multicultural poetry. Alma Flor Ada, Violet J. Harris and Lee Bennett Hopkins. Carmel, CA : Hampton-Brown, 1993.
Wilson 4E -Curriculum CURRIC E PLP Hamp 1993

Making Multicultural Connections Through Trade Books.
http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/MBD/Books_Begin.html

The Program of Assessment, Diagnosis and Instruction (PADI) developed Making Multicultural Connections Through Trade Books, a database featuring multicultural trade books for elementary students. The database information can be accessed by title, author, illustrator, cultural group, and grade level/subject. Under "Cultural Group - Native American" many of the titles contain lesson plans.  Further subdivisions present titles by specific tribal or sub-ethnic group. The lesson plans present aspects of the Native American culture. PADI is a program of the Department of Academic Programs, Division of Enriched and Innovative Instruction within the Montgomery County Public Schools in Rockville, Maryland.

Multicultural explorations : joyous journeys with books. Mary Ann Heltshe and Audrey Burie Kirchner. Englewood, CO : Teacher Ideas, 1991.
Wilson 4E -Curriculum CURRIC E H TEAC 1991

Multicultural information quests : instant research lessons, grades 5-8. Marie E. Rodgers. Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 2000.
Wilson 4E - Curriculum Curric E LB LIBU 2000

Multicultural literature, multicultural teaching : units for the elementary grades. James Zarrillo. Fort Worth : Harcourt Brace College, 1994.
Wilson 4E -Curriculum Curric E PL HARC 1994
Wilson 4E -Books LB1575 .Z37 1994

Selected multi-ethnic, multi-cultural events and personalities. rev. ed. Seattle, WA : Seattle Public Schools, Multi-Ethnic Curriculum Office, 1979.
Wilson 4E -Curriculum CURRIC E H WASE 1979

Multicultural Education Research Guide
http://www.library.wwu.edu/lmt/page.phtml?page_id=59

Western Libraries research guide. A bibliography of multicultural materials found in the Western Libraries. Provides bibliographies of multicultural literature, guides for classroom use, resources for multicultural activities, and web links to other resources.

Selecting/Evaluating Multicultural Literature
http://www.library.wwu.edu/lmt/page.phtml?page_id=444

Western Libraries research guide. Offers criteria for today's classroom and library. Includes children's book awards and selected articles, books and websites.

Teaching reading with multicultural books kids love. Carol J. Fuhler. Golden, CO : Fulcrum Resources, 2000.
Wilson 4E -Curriculum CURRIC E PR FULC 2000

For additional curriculum resources, consult the following online databases:

• ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)

  Consists of the Resources in Education file of document citations, and the Current Index to Journals in education file from over 750 professional journals. Citations with an ED number (located at the bottom of the record) correspond to the ERIC microfiche collection located in Media Collections, Wilson 2 West. Search the database, for example, using the descriptor American Indian Literature and publication type Guides: Classroom.

• KCDLonline (Kraus Curriculum Development Library).

  Provides online access to more than 300 full-text curriculum documents that make up the 20th Edition of the Kraus Curriculum development Library. It also allows you to search through detailed descriptions of nearly 4500 curricula and standards dating back as far as 1983. Try searching under subject American Indian Studies for a broad focus.

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Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Handbooks:

Native American literatures : an encyclopedia of works, characters, authors, and themes. Kathy J. Whitson. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, 1999.
Ref. PS153 .I52 W47 1999

An encyclopedia of Native American literatures featuring articles on individual authors, on individual works, on important characters in works, and on terms and events of historical significance that figure in many of the works. Includes bibliographical references and an index. Three articles that deal specifically with children's literature are about the works Coyote Stories, Indian Boyhood, and My Indian Boyhood. Many other works, themes, characters and authors included may also be of interest to adolescent and young adult readers.

Native Americans in children's literature. Jon C. Stott. Phoenix, AZ : Oryx, 1995.
Ref. PS173 .I6 S76 1995

Presents chapters on "The Way It Wasn't: Stereotypes and Misrepresentations", "Imaging Native Worlds", "Native Tricksters and Legendary Heroes in Children's Stories", and "Cultures in Conflict: Native Experiences in Children's Novels". Also offers an appendix on "Incorporating Native Stories in the Language Arts Program". Includes bibliographical references, a combined author, illustrator and title index, and a subject index.

Through Indian eyes : the native experience in books for children. 3rd. ed. Beverly Slapin and Doris Seale, eds. Philadelphia : New Society, 1992.
Ref. PS173 .I6 T487 1992

Presents articles, essays, fiction, poetry, and book reviews. Offers a section titled "How to Tell the Difference", to help evaluate children's books American Indians, including books to avoid. It provides a "list of criteria...to [help] choose non-racist and undistorted books about the lives and histories of the People." Includes an annotated list of resources, a selected bibliography, an annotated bibliography of American Indian authors for young readers, and an index.

Traditional storytelling today : an international sourcebook. Margaret Read MacDonald, ed. Chicago : Fitzroy Dearborn, 1999.
Ref. GR72.3 .T73 1999

Offers essays on traditional storytelling subdivided by geographic region, with a separate section on Native America. Also includes essays on storytelling Theory. Notes and references accompany each essay, and a useful index is included.

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Web Resources:

American Indian Library Association
http://www.nativeculture.com/lisamitten/aila.html

AILA is an affiliate of the American Library Association. The site offers organization highlights, links to Other Native and Minority Library and Literature Organizations and Resources.

Native American Themes in Books for Children and Teens
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/NativeThemes.htm

From award-winning children's and young adult book author Cynthia Leitich Smith's web site. Offers annotated bibliographies of contemporary and historical books with Native American Indian characters and themes, as well as books by native authors and illustrators.

The Common Curriculum Framework for Aboriginal Language and Culture Programs: Kindergarten to Grade 12
http://www.wcp.ca/languages/abor.pdf

By the Western Canadian Protocol for Collaboration in Basic Education. Intended "to support the revitalization and enhancement of Aboriginal languages...Consists of learning outcomes in the areas of culture and language, sequenced in six developmental levels." Presents program goals, philosophy, and rationale. Organized into three sections: Aboriginal Perspective; Outcomes: Cultural Outcomes, First Language Outcomes, Second Language Outcomes; Student Development Levels: K-1, 2-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12.

A Critical Bibliography of North American Indians, For K-12
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/outreach/Indbibl/index.html

From the Anthropology Outreach Office of the Smithsonian Institution. Introduction includes a descriptive list of evaluative criteria for book selection, and annotated bibliographies subdivided by geographic region.

Native American Authors
http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/

From The Internet Public Library at the University of Michigan's School of Information. "This website provides information on Native North American authors with bibliographies of their published works, biographical information, and links to online resources including interviews, online texts and tribal websites." Site can be browsed alphabetically by authors, titles and tribes. Includes a Bibliography of Native American Literature Resources. "Highly recommended for further reading on Native American Literature".

Native American Children's Literature in the Classroom: An Annotated Bibliography
http://library.humboldt.edu/~berman/naclit.htm

By Joan Berman, a member of the American Indian Library Association, who "prepared this bibliography as an introduction to a complex topic...[finding] 'good' Native American children's books."

Native Americans: A Resource Guide - Literature
http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/subjguides/nativeamer.html#lit

Western Libraries research guide. The literature section lists reference sources, selected general works, and web resources on Native American literature in general. Subheadings include Bibliographies; Biographies; Dictionaries, Encyclopedias and Handbooks; Literary Criticism; and Anthologies-Myth & Folklore.

Oyate
http://www.oyate.org/

A Native organization whose "work includes evaluation of texts, resource materials and fiction by and about Native peoples; conducting of teacher workshops, in which participants learn to evaluate children's material for anti-Indian biases; administration of a small resource center and library; and distribution of children's, young adult, and teacher books and materials, with an emphasis on writing and illustration by Native people." The section Our Catalog includes annotated lists of books deemed worthy for preschool through high school-up age groups, as well as teacher materials, audios and videos, reference and humor books. Also presented is a reviewed section on books to avoid.

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