Bibliography
SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Whiteman’s Gospel by Craig Stephen Smith
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Neither Wolf Nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder by Kent Nerburn
On the Rez by Ian Frazer
One Church Many Tribes by Richard Twiss
Education for Extinction (American Indians and the Boarding School Experience 1875-1928) by David Wallace Adams
Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong by James W. Loewen
The Wisdom of the Native Americans, edited by Kent Nerburn
Dull Knives of Pine Ridge by Joe Starita
The Education of Little Tree by Forest Carter (fiction)
Trail of Tears: The Rise and Fall of the Cherokee Nation by John Ehle
500 Nations by Alvin M. Josephy, Jr (Illustrated History of North American Indians)
James Mooney’s History, Myths, and Sacred Formulas of the Cherokee by James Mooney
Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper (fiction)
1491 New Revelations of the Americas before Columbus by Charles C. Mann
Through Indian Eyes, the Untold Story of Native American Peoples Reader’s Digest Association, Inc
Native American, A History in Pictures, by Arlene Hirschfelder (Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc)
Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux by Black Elk, John G. Neihardt
Foreign to Familiar, A Guide to Understanding Hot and Cold Climate Cultures, by Sarah A. Lanier
Out of Bondage: Finding the Path out of Indian Religion and Into the Kingdom of God, by Adolphus Kootenay
Lakota Woman by Mary Crow Dog (adult reading)
Dances WithWolves, by Michael Blake (fiction)
Converting the West-a Biography of Narcissa Whitman by Julie Roy Jeffrey
The Holy Road by Michael Blake (Sequel to Dances with Wolves)
Grieving Indian by Arthur H. with George McPeek
Chief Joseph by Bill Dugan
God’s Warrior by Alta Tanis
American: The Life Story of a Great Indian by Frank B. Linderman (Written in 1930-Chief Plenty-coups of the Crow nation tells his story to Linderman)
What Every Church Member Should Know about Poverty by Bill Ehlig & Ruby K. Payne, Phd.
MOVIES
Education of Little Tree (excellent family movie)
Smoke Signals (for adult viewing-movie made by Native Americans about Native Americans. Will give you insight into how the history of Native America affects the modern Indian’s struggles.)
Last of the Mohicans (There are many similarities in the traditional Cherokee culture and the Mohicans. This film was made near Cherokee and many of the cast members were Cherokee.)
Into the West (Six hours, Produced by Stephen Spielberg) Excellent for families, some violence but made to be used in schools. Drama/documentary, historically accurate.
The Appalachians (www.wnpt.net/appalachians) Excellent for families. Insightful into Native American and mountain culture.
500 Nations Excellent!!! Book also available-see above.
“500 Nations is an eight-part documentary that explores the history of the indigenous peoples of North and Central America, from pre-Colombian times through the period of European contact and colonization, to the end of the 19th century and the subjugation of the Plains Indians of North America. 500 Nations utilizes historical texts, eyewitness accounts, pictorial sources and computer graphic reconstructions to explore the magnificent civilizations which flourished prior to contact with Western civilization, and to tell the dramatic and tragic story of the Native American nations’ desperate attempts to retain their way of life against overwhelming odds.”
http://www.500nations.tv/home.htm
DRAMA
“Spirit-the Seventh Fire takes you on a journey of self-discovery through live concert, epic film and spectacular Native American dance. Spirit travels with its own intimate, state-of-the-art climate-controlled theater equipped with comfortable seating, surround sound, and a unique panoramic projection system. The live band, Native dancers in full regalia, and vista-screen movie interact in a way that bring the adventure of reconnection to our First Nations not just to life, but into your life. Spirit-the Seventh Fire is truly unique and immersive experience not to be missed.”
http://www.spirit7thfire.com/ Available now on DVD
LIST OF FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES
http://500nations.com/500_Tribes.asp
Tribes by State: http://500nations.com/tribes/Tribes_States.asp
http://500nations.com/500_Tribes.asp
Department of the Interior List: http://www.census.gov/pubinfo/www/FRN02.pdf
Alphabetical list of Tribes in Lower 48 and Alaska: http://www.healing-arts.org/tribes.htm