The game of lacrosse is a gift from the Creator, given to the American Indians in the long ago. But Travis Skinaway doesn't know the full story of the game: he only knows that he struggles to catch the ball and tends to throw it over the other boys' heads. Maybe he's not built right to run the field. His teammates and coach seem to think he's hopeless, anyway. Travis is ready to hang up his gear, but then his grandfather appears in a dream, explaining to him that lacrosse is a spiritual quest, just like a prayer, a song, or a dance. Mom doesn't believe Travis's story, but Grandma knows: she says dreamtime is just as real as awake time. Grandpa continues to visit Travis, sharing details about the different styles of play, the types of equipment, the various traditions among the tribes. Wearing his grandfather's gear, Travis gains confidence as he practices with the team. When opportunity strikes at the big game, he carries the durable weight of tradition onto the field with him, celebrating skills handed down through generations.

The Creator's Game: A Story of Baaga’adowe/Lacrosse

Children's Books

Coulson, Art

Literature & Fiction

Minnesota Historical Society Press

"Chooch is reluctant about many things. He is reluctant to be a storyteller like the rest of his Cherokee family, and he is reluctant to spend spring break in the small town of Greasy, Oklahoma, with Uncle Dynamite. But Chooch will find out theres more than one way to tell a story"--Page [4] of cover.

The Reluctant Storyteller | Multigenerational Juvenile Fiction of Family, People & Places | Reading Age 8-12 | Grade Level 3-4 | Reycraft Books

Geography & Cultures

Reycraft Books

Chooch Tenkiller is not thrilled to be spending some of his summer with his Cherokee story-telling uncles and cousin Janees at a convention in North Carolina. While there, the uncles want to visit Judaculla Rock, a place of spiritual significance to the Cherokee people. Little does Chooch know that he has his own connection to the rock--a connection that could put him in mortal danger.

Chasing Bigfoot

Chooch Tenkiller is not thrilled to be spending some of his summer with his Cherokee story-telling uncles and cousin Janees at a convention in North Carolina. While there, the uncles want to visit Judaculla Rock, a place of spiritual significance to the Cherokee people. Little does Chooch know that he has his own connection to the rock―a connection that could put him in mortal danger.\nFrom School Library Journal\nGr 5 Up—Cherokee Nation middle schooler Maurice "Chooch" Tenkiller wakes up gagged and tied to a chair with a cloth over his head in a dank, smelly basement. He doesn't know what happened or where he is. He gradually remembers he and his cousin Janees, almost 13, and their uncles were on a road trip returning to Minnesota from North Carolina, where his professional storytelling uncles spoke at a conference. While there, they'd visited a sacred Cherokee site, Judaculla Rock, that's covered by mysterious carvings and petroglyphs. It's said that Tsul'kalu, a giant also known as Bigfoot, made his mark on the rock. Tsul'kalu and the Cherokee Little People have foreseen that Chooch is destined to carry their message out to the world. A Little Person that only Chooch can see gives him Ulvsati, a sacred crystal that, when held up to the rock, brings all the rock's markings alive and allows him to hear the message. Unbeknownst to Chooch and his family, the unscrupulous Dr. Almasty and his henchmen intend to kidnap Chooch, because they believe he can read the rock's markings that they think are a map to hidden gold. Coulson, of the Cherokee Nation, keeps the action moving in short chapters, told alternatingly by Chooch, Janees, Dr. Almasty, and Tsul'kalu. The fact that the villains are cartoonishly buffoonish serves to counter the young heroes' actions. The character Chooch was also featured in Coulson's novella The Reluctant Storyteller. VERDICT An appealing addition to the growing body of middle grade fiction by and about Indigenous peoples.—Sharon Rawlins

Chasing Bigfoot | Multicultural Juvenile Fiction of Family, People & Places | Reading Age 10-14 | Grade Level 4-6 | Reycraft Books

In the autumn of 1912, the football team from Carlisle Indian Industrial School took the field at the U.S. Military Academy, home to the bigger, stronger, and better-equipped West Points Cadets. Sportswriters billed the game as a sort of rematch, pitting against each other the descendants of U.S. soldiers and American Indians who fought on the battlefield only 20 years earlier. But for lightning-fast Jim Thorpe and the other Carlisle players, that day's game was about skill, strategy, and determination. Known for unusual formations and innovative plays, the Carlisle squad was out to prove just one thing -- that it was the best football team in all the land.

Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Defeated the Army (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)

History

Capstone Editions

Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! (Storytelling Math)

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! Bo wants to find the perfect container to show off his traditional marbles for the Cherokee national Holiday. It needs to be just the right size- big enough to fit all the marbles, but not too big to fit in his family's booth at the festival for the Cherokee National Holiday. And it needs to look good! With his grandmother's help, Bo tries many containers until he finds just the right one. A playful exploration of volume and capacity featuring Native characters and a glossary of Cherokee words. Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

Education & Reference

Charlesbridge

Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! Bo wants to find the perfect container to show off his traditional marbles for the Cherokee national Holiday. It needs to be just the right size: big enough to fit all the marbles, but not too big to fit in his family's booth at the festival for the Cherokee National Holiday. And it needs to look good! With his grandmother's help, Bo tries many containers until he finds just the right one. A playful exploration of volume and capacity featuring Native characters and a glossary of Cherokee words. Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

¡Mira, abuela! / Look, Grandma! / Ni, Elisi! (Storytelling Math)

Celebremos la diversidad, las matematicas y el poder del cuento! Celebrating diversity, math, and the power of storytelling in Spanish bilingual editions! Bo quiere encontrar el recipiente perfecto para mostrar sus canicas tradicionales en la Fiesta Nacional Cheroqui. El recipiente debe tener el tamano justo- lo suficientemente grande como para que quepan todas las canicas y lo suficientemente pequeno como para caber en el puesto de venta que su familia tendra en el festival cheroqui. Ademas debe ser bonito! Con la ayuda de su abuela, Bo encuentra lo que necesita. Este cuento es una exploraci n divertida sobre los conceptos de capacidad y volumen, que incluye personajes nativos americanos y un glosario de palabras cheroquis. La serie Storytelling Math (Cuentos Matematicos) celebra el uso de las matematicas en las aventuras diarias de ninos y ninas, a medida que juegan, construyen y descubren el mundo que los rodea. La serie contiene historias divertidas y actividades para que ninos y adultos compartan las matematicas de la vida diaria. Fue desarrollada junto a expertos en el curriculum STEM, pertenecientes a TERC Inc., organizaci n sin fines de lucro, bajo una subvenci n otorgada por Heising-Simons Foundation. Bo wants to find the perfect container to show off his traditional marbles for the Cherokee National Holiday. It needs to be just the right size- big enough to fit all the marbles, but not too big to fit in his family's booth at the festival. And it needs to look good! A playful exploration of volume and capacity featuring Native characters and a glossary of Cherokee words. Storytelling Math celebrates children using math in their daily adventures as they play, build, and discover the world around them. Joyful stories and hands-on activities make it easy for kids and their grown-ups to explore everyday math together. Developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC, under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.

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The Creator's Game: A Story of Baaga’adowe/Lacrosse

The Reluctant Storyteller | Multigenerational Juvenile Fiction of Family, People & Places | Reading Age 8-12 | Grade Level 3-4 | Reycraft Books

Chasing Bigfoot

Chasing Bigfoot | Multicultural Juvenile Fiction of Family, People & Places | Reading Age 10-14 | Grade Level 4-6 | Reycraft Books

Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Defeated the Army (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)

Unstoppable: How Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Defeated the Army (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)

Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! (Storytelling Math)

Look, Grandma! Ni, Elisi! (Storytelling Math)

¡Mira, abuela! / Look, Grandma! / Ni, Elisi! (Storytelling Math)

¡Mira, abuela! / Look, Grandma! / Ni, Elisi! (Storytelling Math)