Native American Almanac: More Than 50,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples (The Multicultural History & Heroes Collection) - Softcover

Yvonne Wakim Dennis; Arlene Hirschfelder

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157859507X ISBN 13: 9781578595075

Publisher: Visible Ink, 2016

Synopsis

A primer on the Native American experience, presenting the rich history and continuing legacy of the indigenous and tribal nations. Fascinating biographies, insightful quotes, detailed data and absorbing narratives bring the stories of indigenous people to life, bringing unique insight into the American nation.

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Review:

... a sweeping historical overview of Native communities ... provides a wealth of information about all aspects of Native American life. "New York Journal of Books"
This is a book that belongs in every Indian education program. "IC Magazine: A Publication of the Center for World Indigenous Studies"
The subtitle suggests the inclusive scope of this magisterial volume ...
" --"Chronogram"

About the Author:

Yvonne Wakim Dennis is an award winning author of non-fiction books for children and adults, many coauthored with Arlene Hirschfelder. Dennis interweaves environmental justice into all she writes and credits her diverse family (Cherokee/Sand Hill/Syrian) for piquing her interest in an inclusive and multicultural world. Although most of her publications have been about Indigenous peoples of the U.S., she has also penned books about the many different cultures of America. She serves as the Education Director for the Children s Cultural Center of Native America and is a board director of Nitchen, Inc. an advocacy organization for Indigenous families in the New York City metro area. In 2014, Dennis received the National Arab American Museum s Best Children s Book of the Year Honor ("A Kid s Guide to Arab American History"), a Sanaka Award and the David Chow Humanitarian Award.
Arlene Hirschfelder is the author or editor of over twenty-five books about Native peoples, including "Native Americans: A History in Pictures" and "The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists." She and Yvonne Dennis have authored five books together, including the award-winning "Children of Native America Today" and "A Kid's Guide to Native American History." She worked at the Association on American Indian Affairs (a civil rights organization), for over 20 years and has years of experience consulting with publishers, museums, schools, and universities. In addition to being an author, Hirschfelder is series editor of It Happened to Me, which includes 46 nonfiction books (and still counting) for teen readers and is published by Rowman & Littlefield.
Shannon Rothenberger Flynn has authored lifestyle and design books for Hearst and contributed writing and editorial services to "The Native Americansan Illustrated History," which became a cable network series. She was project editor for the "Scholastic Encyclopedia of the North American Indian" and served as Native American consultant on books for young readers. Flynn teaches writing at Dutchess Community College and English at Westchester Community College in New York. She also writes and performs stories with the TMI Project in Ulster County, New York, where she lives.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Visible Ink
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 157859507X
• ISBN 13: 9781578595075
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 550