The Birchbark House
Book - Fiction. By Louise Erdrich. 1999.
Historical fiction set in the mid-19th century in the Lake Superior area.
Time Periods: 19th Century, Early 19th Century: 1800 - 1849
Themes: Native American
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Chickadee
Book - Fiction. By Louise Erdrich. 2012. 208 pages.
The fourth book in the series following the Ojibwe girl Omakayas and her family as their lands are invaded by white settlers.
Time Periods: 19th Century, Early 19th Century: 1800 - 1849
Themes: Native American
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Dzání Yázhí Naazbaa’: Little Woman Warrior Who Came Home
Book - Fiction. By Evangeline Parsons Yazzie. Illustrated by Irving Toddy. 2005. 32 pages.
Historical fiction for upper elementary about the Navajo Long Walk (forced removal by U.S. soldiers) of 1863-1864.
Time Periods: 19th Century, Civil War Era: 1850 - 1864
Themes: Native American
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The Game of Silence
Book - Fiction. By Louise Erdrich. 2006. 288 pages.
The second in a series of novels for middle school and high school students about an Ojibwe family in the mid-19th century. The story parallels the time of the widely-read Little House on the Prairie series.
Time Periods: 19th Century, Civil War Era: 1850 - 1864
Themes: Native American
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House of Purple Cedar
Book - Fiction. By Tim Tingle. 2014. 326 pages.
A young girl's story of growing up in Indian Territory in pre-statehood Oklahoma.
Time Periods: 19th Century, Industrial Revolution: 1877 - 1899
Themes: Native American
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Hurricane Dancers
Book - Fiction. By Margarita Engle. 2011. 160 pages.
Historical fiction in the form of poetry about the conquest and resistance.
Time Periods: Colonization: 1492 - 1764
Themes: Latinx, Native American, Racism & Racial Identity, Slavery and Resistance
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The Porcupine Year
Book – Fiction. By Louise Erdrich. 2010. 224 pages.
The third in a series of novels for middle and high school students about an Ojibwe family in the mid-19th century. The story parallels the time of the widely-read Little House on the Prairie.
Time Periods: 19th Century
Themes: Native American
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In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
Book - Fiction. By Joseph Marshall III. Illustrations by Jim Yellowhawk. 2015. 176 pages.
A contemporary Native American boy learns about the history of Crazy Horse in a journey with his grandfather.
Time Periods: 19th Century, Reconstruction Period: 1865 - 1876, Industrial Revolution: 1877 - 1899, 21st Century
Themes: Native American
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Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom
Picture Book. By Tim Tingle. 2008. 40 pages.
A picture book that highlights rarely discussed intersections between Native Americans in the South and African Americans in bondage.
Time Periods: Civil War Era: 1850 - 1864
Themes: African American, Native American, Slavery and Resistance
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Alcatraz Is Not an Island
Film. By James M. Fortier. 2001. 60 min.
Documentary on a small group of Native American students and “Urban Indians” who occupied Alcatraz Island in November 1969, and how it forever changed the way Native Americans viewed themselves, their culture and their sovereign rights.
Time Periods: People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974
Themes: Civil Rights Movements, Native American
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Bartolomé de Las Casas: “Devastation of the Indies: A Brief Account”
Film clip. Voices of a People's History.
Dramatic reading of Bartolome de las Casas' "Devastation of the Indies: A Brief Account" (1542) by John Sayles, Viggo Mortensen, and Staceyann Chin.
Time Periods: Colonization: 1492 - 1764
Themes: Democracy & Citizenship, Native American, Slavery and Resistance
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Chief Joseph: “Account of His Trip to Washington, D.C.”
Film clip. Voices of a People's History.
Dramatic reading of Chief Joseph's "Account of His Trip to Washington, D.C." (1879) by Q'Orianka Kilcher.
Time Periods: 19th Century, Industrial Revolution: 1877 - 1899
Themes: Environment, Democracy & Citizenship, Native American
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Chief Tecumseh: “Speech to the Osages”
Film clip. Voices of a People's History.
Dramatic reading of Chief Tecumseh's "Speech to the Osages" (Winter 1811-1812) by Deepa Fernandes.
Time Periods: 19th Century, Early 19th Century: 1800 - 1849
Themes: Environment, Native American
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The Columbus Controversy: Challenging How History Is Written
Film. Written, directed, and produced by Nick Kaufman. 1992. 23 minutes.
Contrasting views and scenes from the classroom on teaching about Columbus.
Time Periods: Colonization: 1492 - 1764
Themes: Native American
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Columbus in America
Film. By Paul Puglisi. 2017. 89 min.
Documentary on the symbol of Columbus in the United States and the campaign for Indigenous Peoples Day.
Time Periods: Colonization: 1492 - 1764
Themes: Native American, Organizing
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First Light
Film. By Upstander Project. 2015. 13 min.
Story of forced removal of Native American children in Maine sent to boarding schools.
Time Periods: 19th Century, 20th Century, 21st Century
Themes: Imperialism, Native American
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Incident at Oglala
Film. By Michael Apted. Narrated by Robert Redford. 1992. 90 minutes.
Documentary about the conviction of Native American activist Leonard Peltier.
Time Periods: 20th Century
Themes: Native American
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Thunderheart
Film. By Michael Apted. 1992. 118 minutes.
Captures some of the conflicts on the Pine Ridge Reservation in the 1970s relating to corporate/government collusion to exploit Native lands for profit.
Time Periods: 20th Century
Themes: Native American
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Unlearning “Indian” Stereotypes
Slideshow on DVD. 1977, updated in 2008. Rethinking Schools and the Council on Interracial Books for Children.
Native American history through the eyes of Native American children.
Time Periods: All US History
Themes: Native American
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We Shall Remain: America Through Native Eyes
Film. 2009. 450 minutes.
Three hundred years of Native American history.
Time Periods: People’s Movement: 1961 - 1974, All US History
Themes: Civil Rights Movements, Laws & Citizen Rights, Native American, Racism & Racial Identity
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