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| Contentid | 1746 |
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| Title | Native American Resources |
| Body | New Book: The Seventh Generation: Native Students Speak About Finding the Good Path This book is based on interviews with 120 Native youth from across North America. Written for today's Native middle and high school students, the authors share students' stories of life's challenges and their struggles to find and stay on the Good Path. They focus especially on how students developed strong Native identities; coped with troubles in their families, communities, and schools; reached their breaking points or responded resiliently to high pressure situations; learned to appreciate their own intellectual gifts and abilities; and met the academic and social challenges they encountered in school. Interspersed throughout the book are short fictional "teaching stories" meant to illustrate common dilemmas faced by Native youth and how the characters responded. The final chapter, written for teachers and youth workers, provides information about how to help Native youth develop resilience. It also describes the research methods and philosophy underlying this unusual project. Although written with Native youth in mind, practicing teachers and teachers in training may benefit from the inner view into the daily experiences of Native students this work provides. To view the table of contents and chapter 1, visit: http://www.ael.org/pdf/7thgen.pdf To order a copy of this book, call: Tel: (800) 624-9120 Or visit: http://www.ael.org/webstore/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=45 To request review copies and discounts for schools, contact: Pat Cahape Hammer Email: hammerp@ael.org New Learning Resource on Native Americans [Source: New Learning Resources: Science and Social Studies (June 16, 2004)] A new learning resource on Native Americans has been added to the Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) Web site. It is described below. "The People ... Native Americans" offers more than 30 collections of photos, essays, and other resources for learning about American Indians. Topics include daily life for Native American women in the late 1800s, the Wounded Knee Massacre, Custer's Last Stand, and Pocahontas. Resources include a tribe locator, recordings of Native American music, and an exhibit of flutes. To view this Web site, visit: http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_nativeamerican.php |
| Source | OELA Newsline - June 22 |
| Inputdate | 2004-06-24 21:29:00 |
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