Native Voices

Native Voices
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Maybe you grew up thinking of Native Americans as people who lived hundreds of years ago. Maybe you think of Native cultures and civilizations as outdated or incompatible with the modern world. Although you would be correct in remembering that many Native civilizations were nearly eradicated, it is also true that many Nations continue to exist and coexist with the earth and other civilizations in autonomous and indigenous ways. Authors of these books and stories tell how Native American young people are learning to navigate two cultures – their tribal culture and 21st century Western culture. These stories remind us that there are Native Americans and Native civilizations living all around us, in cities and in small towns, on the reservations and in neighborhoods nearby. Native Americans exist outside of your history books. Pick up these stories and read about how the civilizations and nations of the first Americans continue.