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Read this for one of the reading challenges I'm doing: indigenous children's book. It explains the relationship between Native Americans and the government over the years, the injustices the community has faced, and how to help fight for them today. The storytelling style was just lacking here. It was literally written as a school presentation and felt too dry. More could be done to make this interesting for kids.

This is my favorite type of book to use at my middle school classes: Twelve students present science-fair style presentation on a variety of topics that affect Native Nations. This book serves as a springboard for anyone who wants to learn more about these topic.
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A highly informative picture book framed as a series of presentations by children attending an urban community school for various Indigenous Peoples. 12 historic topics (ie assimilation, relocation & activism) are covered succinctly, with further details in the back matter. Each topic is shown to have contemporary relevance, ending with the refrain WE ARE STILL HERE. Brightly coloured naïve art, mostly based on archival photos. #kidlit #AllAges

White people wanted to control and sell even more of our tribal lands. Native Nations had already given up larger pieces of land for smaller ones in treaties. In fact, the US passed laws that
- Divided up the remaining allotted lands of many tribes.
- Gave a certain amount of land to each tribal citizen.
- Sold the “leftover” land to white settlers and railroad companies.

Megan, @TheKidUpstairs , has alerted me to a historic event related to the Cherokee language: TheKidUpstairs's post on Litsy https://litsy.com/p/azEwOFR4RVJx

(Image from tagged picture book)

Termination
In order to save money, the US government decided to stop honoring treaty agreements with more than 100 Native Nations. This terminated our relationship with the federal government and no longer allowed our tribes or citizens to be legally separate in the United States.

A book of nonfiction that could be used as part of Native American curriculum required in the U.S. I would not read the whole book as a read aloud, but use it as a model of project possibilities. A crucial introduction to how the U.S. has tried to subdue native culture. Having it in your library would speak volumes to native students. Also a great starter for conversations about diversity: we can make ALL people feel welcome/seen.

The joys of being #fullyvaxxed! First time having coffee at Barnes and Noble since last year‘s lockdown. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼