Hamilton-Wenham Public Library

Native American picture books of change, the art of historic children's editions, by Rebecca C. Benes ; with a foreword by Gloria Emerson

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 148-152) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Native American picture books of change

bibliography

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by Rebecca C. Benes ; with a foreword by Gloria Emerson

"This is the story of the children's books of the last century beautifully illustrated by Native American artists." "In the era beginning with the 1920s, a quiet revolution was stirring the U.S. federal government's approach to Indian education. Radical for its time, the Bureau of Indian Affairs adopted a policy that brought together writers, ethnologists, linguists, and emerging Indian artists to create and illustrate a literature for Indian students based on Native oral traditions and narratives about Indian life." "Native American Picture Books of Change documents four decades of these storybook for Pueblo, Hopi, Navajo, and Sioux children. A body of work largely lost to history with the dismantling of the programs that brought them forth, these classics of Indian art and Indian-centered cultural education are presented collectively for the first time and placed in the context of Native American self-determination." "These English and bilingual books showcase many of the important emerging Indian artists of the period, including Andrew Tsinajinnie, Hoke Denetsosie, Velino Herrera, Oscar Howe, Allan Houser, Pablita Velarde, and many other exceptional illustrators and painters. Writers and folklorists include Elizabeth DeHuff, who collected oral folklore for Taytay's Tales, illustrated by Hopi artist Fred Kabotie; and the prolific Ann Nolan Clark, a talented teacher whose lyrical In My Mother's House has remained in print for more than sixty years." "Native American Picture Books of Change presents one hundred fifty illustrations drawn from fifty historic children's editions that gave us some of the finest, most inspired picture books ever published."--Jacket

the art of historic children's editions

This volume describes the history and motivation behind some of the most exceptional children's books published in the United States. These picture-book readers, originally developed for use in Indian schools during the New Deal era, represent the first "Native-centered" texts used in Bureau of Indian Affairs curriculum. They were written by lauded writers, ethnologists and linguists, and illustrated with the stunning work of emerging and prominent Native American artists. The author includes paintings and historical photographs, some from as early as 1922 to accompany the text

Telling grandfather's stories. Taytay's tales (1922) ; Taytay's memories (1924) ; Swift Eagle of the Rio Grande (1928) ; Five little katchinas (1930) -- Picture books of Pueblo life. Komoki of the cliffs (1934) ; School days at San Juan (n.d.) ; Feast day at Nambe (n.d.) ; Shaker our monkey (n.d.) ; Shaker's health book (n.d.) ; I am a Pueblo Indian girl (1939) ; In my mother's house (1941) -- Indian life readers : Pueblo series. Little boy with three names/El muchachito con tres nombres (1940) ; Young hunter of picuris/El cazadorcito de picuris (1943) ; Sun journey/La jornada del sol (1945) -- Indian life readers : Navajo series. Little herder in autumn/Aak'eedgo na'nitkaadi yazhi (1940) ; Little herder in winter/Haigo na'nitkaadi yazhi (1940) ; Little herder in spring/Daago na'nitkaadi yazhi (1940) ; Little herder in summer/Shiigo na'nitkaadi yazhi (1940) ; Who wants to be a prairie dog?/Haisha t'aa k'ad dloo silii? (1940) ; Little man's family/Dine yazhi ba'atchini (1940) ; Coyote tales (1949) ; Primer (1946) ; Pre-primer (1946)Indian life readers : Sioux series. Brave against the enemy/T'oka wan itkok ip ohitike kin he (1944) ; Pine Ridge porcupine/Wazi ahanham p'ahin k'un he (1942) ; Slim butte raccoon/Paha zizipela wic'iteglega kin (1942) ; The grass mountain mouse/He p'eji it'unkala kin (1943) ; The hen of Wahpeton/Unjincala Wahpet'un etanhan kin he (1943) ; There still are buffalo/Nahanheci pte yuk'anpi (1943) ; Bringer of the mystery dog/Sunka wan wak'an agli kin he (1943) ; Sioux cowboy/Lak'ota pte'ole hoksila (1945) ; Singing Sioux cowboy/Lak'ota pte'ole hoksila lowansa (1947) -- Indian life readers : Hopi series. Field mouse goes to war/Tusan homichi tuwvota (1944) ; Little Hopi/Hopithoya (1948) -- Native American illustration at mid-century. Ay-Chee, son of the desert (1935) ; Spin a silver dollar (1944) ; Paint the wind (1958) ; Geronimo, the last Apache war chief (1952) ; Cochise : Apache warrior and statesman (1953) ; Runner in the sun (1954) ; Blue Canyon horse (1954) ; The desert people (1962) ; Joe Sunpool (1956) ; The cave (1958) ; The little Indian basket maekr (1957) ; A hogan for the bluebird (1969) ; The ordeal of the young hunter (1954) ; Shush'ma (1964) -- Circle of change. Old father, the story teller (1960) ; Black Mountain boy (1968) ; Grandfather stories of the Navajo (1974) ; Gullible Coyote/Una'ihu (1985) -- Appendix A: Selected picture books by author -- Appendix B: Selected picture books by artist