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-- Twelve authors who changed the worldc2016., Pre-adolescent, 12-Story Library Call No: 920 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Showcases the work and achievements of 12 of the world’s most influential authors. Contains fascinating facts about each author and how their accomplishments helped change the world.
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By Harjo, Joyc2012., W. W. Norton Call No: NL B HAR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)
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-- One day we will all be dead and none of this will matter2017., Picador Call No: B Koul Edition: First U.S. edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: A collection of essays revealing humorous stories from the life of BuzzFeed culture writer Scaachi Koul, speaking to her heritage as the daughter of Indian migrants and the struggles and hilarity she endured growing up in Western culture, involving sexism, culture class, and all the awkwardness of becoming an adult.
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2012, Juvenile, Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Born into the Northern Paiute tribe of Nevada in 1844, Sarah Winnemucca straddled two cultures: the traditional life of her people, and the modern ways of her grandfather's white friends. Sarah was smart and good at languages, so she was able to link the two worlds. As she became older, this made her a great leader. She used letters, speeches, and her autobiography, Life among the Piutes, to provide detailed accounts of her people's starvation and unjust relocations.
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2012., Juvenile, Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Born into the Northern Paiute tribe of Nevada in 1844, Sarah Winnemucca straddled two cultures: the traditional life of her people, and the modern ways of her grandfather's white friends. Sarah was smart and good at languages, so she was able to link the two worlds. As she became older, this made her a great leader. She used letters, speeches, and her autobiography, Life among the Piutes, to provide detailed accounts of her people's starvation and unjust relocations.
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c2011., Juvenile, Carolrhoda Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Explores the life of Gertrude Simmons, also known as Zitkala-Sa, meaning Red Bird. Discusses how she discovered her love for music after leaving her native Sioux home and attending a boarding school in Indiana. Follows Zitkala-Sa as she uses her musical and writing talents to become an activist for Native American rights.
