Bibliograph

Voices of the people, Joseph Bruchac ; editor/curator, Wiley Blevins

Type

Label

Voices of the people, Joseph Bruchac ; editor/curator, Wiley Blevins

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

540L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

9-up, Reycraft Books

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Voices of the people

Oclc number

1353219162

Responsibility statement

Joseph Bruchac ; editor/curator, Wiley Blevins

Summary

"Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller. Each poem is illustrated by a modern-day tribally enrolled artist." --Book jacket

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- About the art -- The Peacemaker -- Jikonsahseh -- Malintzin / La Malinche -- Pocahontas -- Tisquantum -- Po'pay -- Kateri Tekakwitha -- Pontiac / Obwandiyag -- Samson Occum -- Ganio-Dai-Yo / Handsome Lake -- Nancy Ward / Nanyehi -- Sacajawea -- Sequoyah -- Ely Parker Donehogawa -- Geronmio / Goyathlay -- Standing Bear / Ma-Chu-Na-Zhe -- Sitting Bull / Ttanka Iyotake -- Crazy Horse / Tashunka Witco -- Buffalo Calf Road Woman -- Quanah Parker -- Chief Joseph / In-Mut-Too-Yah-Lat-Lat -- Lozen -- Sarah Winnemucca / Thocmetony -- Wovoka -- Charles Alexander Eastman / Ohiyesa -- Susan La Flesche -- Elizabeth Burton "Lyda" Conley -- Gertrude Simmons / Zitkala-Sa -- Jim Thorpe -- Gladys Tantaquidgeon -- Elizabeth Wanamaker Peratrovich -- Maria Tallchief -- Chester Nez -- Wilma Mankiller

Target audience

juvenile

Classification