We Are Still Here!
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We Are Still Here! by Traci Sorell
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!An ideal nonfiction picture book for 7-10-year-old future activists and changemakers! An inspiring read by best-selling and award-winning Cherokee author Traci Sorell.
Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful- Otsaliheliga offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future.
Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including-
- Assimilation
- Allotment
- Termination
- Relocation
- Economic Development
- Language Revival
- Sovereign Resurgence
- and more
A 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Book
A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book
Traci Sorell is the author of Sibert, Orbis Pictus, an AILA American Indian Youth Literary Award winner, and We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga, a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book. She is a Cherokee Nation enrolled citizen who resides in northern Oklahoma, where her tribe is located.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781623541927 |
| ISBN 10 | 1623541921 |
| Title | We Are Still Here! |
| Author | Traci Sorell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. |
| Year published | 2021-04-20 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Prizes | Commended for Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award (Children's Book) 2022, Commended for American Indian Youth Literature Award (Picture Book) 2022 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |