We Are Still Here! // Native American Truths Everyone Should Know

Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain: We are still here!

Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winningWe Are Grateful: Otsaliheligaoffers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people’s past, present, and future. Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including: forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land allotment and Native tribal reorganization, termination (the US government not recognizing tribes as nations), Native urban relocation (from reservations), self-determination (tribal self-empowerment), Native civil rights, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), religious freedom, economic development (including casino development), Native language revival efforts, cultural persistence, and nationhood.

• Publisher:Charlesbridge (April 20, 2021)
• Language:English
• Hardcover:40 pages
• ISBN-10:1623541921
• ISBN-13:9781623541927
• Reading Age:7 – 10 years
• Grade Level:2 – 5
• Item Weight:1.22 pounds
• Dimensions:9.88 x 0.45 x 10.81 inches