Smith, Cynthia Leitch,

Ancestor approved : intertribal stories for kids / edited by Cynthia Leitch Smith. - 310 pages ; 20 cm.

What is a Powwow? / Fancy dancer / Flying together / Warriors of forgiveness / Brothers / Rez dog rules / Secrets and surprises / Wendigos don't dance / Indian price / Senecavajo: Alan's story / Squash Blossom bracelet: Kevin's story / Joey reads the sky / What we know about glaciers / Little Fox and the case of the missing regalia / The ballad of Maggie Wilson / Bad dog / Between the lines / Circles / Kim Rogers -- Monique Gray Smith -- Kim Rogers -- Tim Tingle -- David A. Robertson -- Rebecca Roanhorse -- Traci Sorell -- Art Coulson -- Eric Gansworth -- Brian Young -- Brian Young -- Dawn Quigley -- Christine Day -- Erika T. Wurth -- Andrea L. Rogers -- Joseph Bruchac -- Cynthia Leitich Smith -- Carole Lindstrom. Foreword --

Edited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride. Native families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan. n a high school gym full of color and song, people dance, sell beadwork and books, and celebrate friendship and heritage. Young protagonists will meet relatives from faraway, mysterious strangers, and sometimes one another (plus one scrappy rez dog). They are heroes of their own stories. Featuring stories and poems by:Joseph Bruchac, Art Coulson, Christine Day, Eric Gansworth, Carole Lindstrom, Dawn Quigley, Rebecca Roanhorse, David A. Robertson, Andrea L. Rogers, Kim Rogers, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Monique Gray Smith, Traci Sorell, Tim Tingle, Erika T. Wurth, Brian Young. In partnership with We Need Diverse Books -- Amazon.

0062869957 9780062869951

JFIC SMITH Baker & Taylor SMITH Baker & Taylor


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PZ5 / .A53 2022

398.2/08997