Delaware County District Library

Voices of the people, Joseph Bruchac ; [editor/curator, Wiley Blevins ; illustrators, Sonny Assu, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Jeffrey Gibson, [and others]]

eng

illustrations

no index present

Ages 9-12

non fiction

Voices of the people

Joseph Bruchac ; [editor/curator, Wiley Blevins ; illustrators, Sonny Assu, Cannupa Hanska Luger, Jeffrey Gibson, [and others]]

Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to 34 famous indigenous leaders, from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller. With each poem illustrated by a modern-day tribally enrolled artist, this collection is intended to both help non-Native readers begin to grasp a deeper understanding of who Native Americans were and who they still are, and to inspire indigenous young people with stories of heroes from their own histories

Introduction -- About the art -- 1. The Peacemaker -- 2. Jikonsahseh -- 3. Malintzin / La Malinche -- 4. Pocahontas -- 5. Tisquantum -- 6. Po'pay -- 7. Kateri Tekakwitha -- 8. Pontiac / Obwandiyag -- 9. Samson Occum -- 10. Ganio-Dai-Yo / Handsome Lake -- 11. Nancy Ward / Nanyehi -- 12. Sacajawea -- 13. Sequoyah -- 14. Ely Parker Donehogawa -- 15. Geronmio / Goyathlay -- 16. Standing Bear / Ma-Chu-Na-Zhe -- 17. Sitting Bull / Ttanka Iyotake --18. Crazy Horse / Tashunka Witco -- 19. Buffalo Calf Road Woman -- 20. Quanah Parker -- 21. Chief Joseph / In-Mut-Too-Yah-Lat-Lat -- 22. Lozen -- 23. Sarah Winnemucca / Thocmetony -- 24. Wovoka -- 25. Charles Alexander Eastman / Ohiyesa -- 26. Susan La Flesche -- 27. Elizabeth Burton "Lyda" Conley -- 28. Gertrude Simmons / Zitkala-Sa -- 29. Jim Thorpe -- 30. Gladys Tantaquidgeon -- 31. Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich -- 32. Maria Tallchief -- 33. Chester Nez -- 34. Wilma Mankiller

juvenile