{"id":1182,"date":"2023-10-09T00:10:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T00:10:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/home\/?p=1182"},"modified":"2025-09-01T18:17:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T18:17:36","slug":"native-american-childrens-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theradicalagenda.com\/home\/native-american-childrens-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Native American Children’s Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_post_title][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]

There are so many high quality Native American children’s books available, it was hard to pick my favorite 10! While there are several fun and special children’s books about Native Americans (like this one<\/a>), I wanted to keep this list to specifically historical people.<\/p>\n

Any study of American history has to include learning about the Native Americans from their perspectives. In this list you will find stories of inspiring chiefs, barrier-breakers, even a current Congresswoman.<\/p>\n

Be sure to pin this post to reference during Native American History Month (November)!<\/p>\n

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Read more: Indigenous History\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation<\/h1>\n
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Alice B. McGinty\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>(Author)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Shonto Begay\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>(Illustrator)\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Darlene Arviso is a member of Navajo Nation. The majority of the Navajo people do not have running water. Darlene continues to serve her people by driving a water truck to almost a dozen homes a day, providing each home with a month’s supply of water.<\/p>\n

Check out Darlene’s story here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Wilma’s Way Home: The Life of Wilma Mankiller<\/h1>\n
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Wilma Mankiller was the first woman elected to be Chief of Cherokee Nation. This children’s book is a thorough biography of her life, starting as a child living in Cherokee Nation in Okalahoma, her experience of being relocated to California by the government, and her return to her heritage and her people.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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I Am Not a Number<\/h1>\n
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I Am Not A Number is about author Jenny Kay Dupuis’ grandmother, Irene. At age eight, Irene was forcibly removed from her home with her family and taken to one of the residential schools. This book is told simply and honestly.<\/div>\n
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