Indigenous Firsts: A History of Native American Achievements and Events

(Hardback)

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Description

• 2000 history-making achievements, ground-breaking successes, pioneering accomplishments, and historic firsts
• Thoroughly researched and documented history
• History made accessible with fascinating stories of accomplishment, richly illustrated text, colorful personality studies, and fun facts.
• Written for and aimed at general audiences
• The first, best place to turn for an overview of history basics
• Authoritative reference on Native-American history and powerful, lesser-known stories
• Logical organization makes finding information quick and easy
• Clear and concise answers
• Numerous black-and-white photographs
• Thoroughly indexed
• Authoritative resource
• Written to appeal to anyone interested in Native American achievements, history, and prideincluding students, teachers, and researchers
• Publicity and promotion aimed at the wide array of websites devoted to history and education
• Back-to-school promotion targeting more mainstream media and websites on a popular topic
• Promotion targeting magazines and newspapers

Reviews

Honorable Mention 2023 Dartmouth Medal for most outstanding reference work. a comprehensive and carefully researched compendium that celebrates the vast achievements of Indigenous Americans throughout history and into the present day. This highly accessible work is suitable for learners of all ages. Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association

"Dennis, a writer, multicultural consultant, curriculum developer, and teacher trainer, et al. present events and pioneering achievements of about 2,000 Native Americans who contributed to the arts, business and economics, government, health, literature, ..." Book News

" an impeccably documented and inspirational survey of the groundbreaking accomplishments and achievements of Indigenous peoples. painstakingly researched compendium, compiled by authors who are themselves Indigenous firsts, is an affordable and essential purchase " Library Journal

Author Bio

Yvonne Wakim Dennis (Cherokee/Sand Hill/Syrian) is an award-winning author of nonfiction books for children and adults, many written with Arlene Hirschfelder, including Native American Almanac, Native American Landmarks and Festivals, the award-winning Children of Native America Today and A Kid's Guide to Native American History; and she also wrote a biography of Sequoyah. She currently serves as the Education Director for the Childrens Cultural Center of Native America and is a columnist for Native Hoop Magazine. She resides in New York City. Arlene Hirschfelder was the author or editor of over twenty-five books about Native peoples, including Native American Almanac, Native American Landmarks and Festivals,Native Americans: A History in Pictures, andThe Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists. She worked at the Association on American Indian Affairs (a civil rights organization) for over 20 years, and she co-curated exhibits at the Sequoyah National Research Center in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian in Evanston, Illinois. Her family in Teaneck, New Jersey, miss her greatly. Paulette F. Molin, a citizen of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe from White Earth, is an award-winning author and curator. Her writings include The Encyclopedia of Native American Religions and The Extraordinary Book of Native American Lists, both coauthored with Arlene Hirschfelder, as well as American Indian Themes in Young Adult Literature. She and Hirschfelder also co-curated exhibits such as Contemporary Native Women Opening Doors to Change at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian. She lives in Hampton, Virginia, where she has served as an educator and completed writings and curatorial work on boarding school history.