Biographies of Indigenous Women

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Biographies of Indigenous Women

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Autumn Peltier, water warrior
Lindstrom, Carole
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Bridget George comes a must-read companion to the powerful, award-winning picture book We Are Water Protectors. Telling the story of reall-ife water protectors, Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior celebrates...
Sharice's big voice : a native kid becomes a congresswoman
Davids, Sharice
Paper Book
This acclaimed picture book autobiography tells the triumphant story of Sharice Davids, one of the first Native American women elected to Congress, and the first LGBTQ congressperson to represent Kansas. When Sharice Davids was young, she never thought she'd be in Congress. And she never...
Deb Haaland
Goodluck, Laurel
Ebook
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Deb Haaland! A 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Honor Book! ...
Wilma Mankiller
Sorell, Traci
Audiobook
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger comes a chapter book series, adapted for audio, about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Wilma Mankiller! The descendant of Cherokee ancestors...
Ella Cara Deloria : Dakota language protector
Wilson, Diane
Paper Book
Ella Cara Deloria loved to listen to her family tell stories in the Dakota language. She recorded many American Indian peoples' stories and languages and shared them with everyone. She helped protect her people's language for future generations. She also wrote many stories of her own. Her story...
Maria Tallchief
Day, Christine
Paper Book
Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who stood up, spoke up and rose up against the odds--including Maria Tallchief! A 2024 American Indian Youth Literature Honor Book!...
Peggy Flanagan : Ogimaa Kwe, Lieutenant Governor
Engelking, Jessica
Paper Book
Peggy Flanagan is the Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. This is the second-highest office in the state. She is the first Native woman to hold such a high elected statewide office in the United States. Her whole life she knew that the school system doesn't tell American Indian stories in a true way....
Native women changing their worlds
Cutright, Patricia J.
Paper Book
Key Selling Points Provides an in-depth look at the lives of Indigenous women. Many of these women have faced unimaginable hardships--racial and gender discrimination, abuse and extreme poverty--but ultimately became leaders in their fields and communities. The...
Classified : the secret career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee aerospace engineer
Sorell, Traci
Paper Book
An American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Picture Book Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her...
Wilma's way home : the life of Wilma Mankiller
Rappaport, Doreen
Paper Book
In 1956, the federal government uprooted Wilma Mankiller's family and moved them to California, wrenching them from their home, friends, and traditions in Oklahoma. Wilma found refuge in the Indian Centre in San Francisco, where, she worked to build and develop the local Native community and...
Buffalo Bird Girl : a Hidatsa story
Nelson, S. D.
Paper Book
This fascinating picture book biography tells the childhood story of Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born around 1839. Through her true story, readers will learn what it was like to be part of this Native American community that lived along the Missouri River in the Dakotas, a society that...
Native women of courage
Fournel, Kelly
Paper Book
Native Women of Courage profiles ten outstanding women leaders in the Native community. All of these successful, trailblazing women are stellar role models who have raised the profile of indigenous culture in North America. From heroines of the past to women making history today, this exciting work...
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