Pub Date: January 1, 2025
Dewey: 971.20049732
LCCN: 2024036526
Lexile Code: 0760
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
Target Age Group: 07 to 10
Physical Info: 0.30" H x 8.20" L x 8.10" W ( 0.55 lbs) 24 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science | Customs Traditions Anthropology | Indigenous | General | First Nations | Readers | Intermediate
Series: 21st Century Junior Library: Indigenous Peoples of North America
Description: "The Cree make up the largest First Nations group in Canada today. In this introduction, readers will learn about Cree people, land, history, and accomplishments. Written by Indigenous author and public historian, Heather Bruegl, a citizen of the Oneida Nation and first-line descendent Strockbridge-Munsee, this series provides a simple and authentic introduction to the unique cultures and peoples that have made this continent home for thousands of years, and are still here today"--
Brief description: Heather Bruegl, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin/Stockbridge-Munsee, is a Madonna University graduate with a Master of Arts in U.S. History. Heather is a public historian and decolonial educator and travels frequently to present on Indigenous American history, including policy and activism. In the Munsee language, Heather's name is Kiishookunkwe, meaning sunflower in full bloom.