Our Stories Remember: American Indian History, Culture, and Values through Storytelling

By Joseph Bruchac

Book Overview

Through his retelling of traditional Native American stories, Joseph Bruchac offers readers a rich mix of American Indian history, culture and values.

A diverse range of Native groups is included - Tlingit, Navajo, Cree, Abenaki, Yupik, Seminole, Sioux, Cherokee and many more - with questions asked and answered such as:

* What do the ancient stories mean?

* How do the Indians define themselves?

* What are the Native attitudes toward life and death?

* What was the impact of the coming of the Europeans?

* How do Native Americans relate to the natural world?

* How do traditional stories sustain tribal American peoples even today?

Our Stories Remember is an illuminating look t Native origins and lifeways, a treasure for all who value Native wisdom and the stories that keep it alive.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555911293
• ISBN13: 9781555911294
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 15 years and under
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 10