Literature by and about the American Indian: An Annotated Bibliography for Junior and Senior High School Students
- ISBN-10
- 0814129846
- ISBN-13
- 9780814129845
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / Native American
- Pages
- 382
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1979
- Publisher
- National Council of Teachers of English
- Authors
- Anna Lee Stensland, Aune M. Fadum
Description
Annotations include myth, legend, oratory, poetry, fiction, biography, history, culture, modern life, music, and arts and crafts with aids for teaching this literature.
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