Native North American Voices Edition 1. - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0810398192 ISBN 13: 9780810398191

Publisher: U·X·L, 1996

Synopsis

Over the past 200 years the orations of American Indian speakers have powerfully shaped the national consciousness, changed government policy, raised pride and determination among the many groups of native peoples, and countered stereotypes and complacency in the American public. Native North American Voices collects in a single source a wide range of these speeches, complete and excerpted, as they were delivered by Native American tribal leaders, activists, political figures, religious leaders and other prominent men and women from the late 18th century to the present. Entries are arranged alphabetically by speaker and contain:

• Introductory material, providing a brief biography of the speaker and the speech's historical context
• Informative sidebars that expand on topics mentioned within the entries
• A "Sources" section, directing students to further readings

Voices also contains approximately 60 black-and-white photographs, a subject index, a listing of speeches by major topics and a timeline.

About this title

From School Library Journal

Gr 5 Up--This book contains examples of oratory from 20 Native Americans, ranging from historical speeches to contemporary addresses. The earliest speech included was made by Joseph Brant (Thayendanega), a chief of the Mohawk tribe, to American and British negotiators in 1794. The most recent was given by Ada Deer, the first woman to head the Bureau of Indian Affairs, when she was a featured speaker at the 10th annual conference of the Native American Journalists Association in 1994. Each alphabetically arranged entry is attractively laid out with a black-and-white photograph or portrait, a significant contextual setting, and a list of sources. Difficult words appear in boldface and are clearly defined in the margins. The selections are briefly categorized by topic at the beginning of the volume and are thoroughly indexed by subject, making the information readily accessible. A "Timeline of Important Native North American Events, 1750-1996" helps beginning students relate the entries to one another historically. The same background information for the selections in Native North American Voices can also be found in Notable Native Americans (Gale, 1994). However, the examples of oratory cannot easily be located in any one source, making this a useful reference volume.

Margaret Tice, Brooklyn Public Library

Copyright 1997 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: U·X·L
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0810398192
• ISBN 13: 9780810398191
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 235
• Editor: Straub Deborah Gillan