As a young boy, Lewis Tewanima was forced from his Hopi village into a government boarding school, where he was prohibited from practicing his native language and traditions. He found that running was a way to bridge the gap between his Indian heritage and American culture, and his talent led him to the 1912 Olympics and a silver medal.
United States
Materials from United States of America
Before You Came This Way
The Runaway Tortilla
In this Southwestern version of the Gingerbread Man, a tortilla runs away from the woman who is about to cook him.
Carlos Y La Feria/ Carlos And The Carnival
Carlos ignores his father’s advice about being careful how he spends his money at the carnival, and soon his pockets are empty.
Dream Feather
Guided by the wisdom within the Grandfathers’ words, a young boy follows the Dream Feather from the quiet of night to the awakening that radiates from the other side of the Sun.
Equality’s Call: The Story Of Voting Rights In America
A powerful look at the evolution of voting rights in the United States, from our nation’s founding to the present day.
Kokopelli
Kokopelli the Cicada leads the Ant People from the Dark World up to various other worlds and finally to the Green World, helping teach them along the way what they will need to know to survive and thrive there as the First People.
César Chávez
A simple biography of the man who worked to win fairer treatment of the migrant farm workers in California in the 1960s and to establish the United Farm Workers union.
Alice Yazzie’s Year
Twelve free verse poems chronicle the events and feelings of a Navajo girl’s eleventh year.
Clatter Bash!: A Day Of The Dead Celebration
Rhyming text presents traditions used to celebrate the Day of the Dead.