Fry Bread
Using illustrations that show the diversity in Native America and spare poetic text that emphasizes fry bread in terms of provenance, this volume tells the story of a post-colonial food that is a shared tradition for Native American families all across the North American continent. Includes a recipe and an extensive author note that delves into the social ways, foodways, and politics of America's 573 recognized tribes. Available at your local public library. |
Fry Bread read by Kevin Noble Mallard available from the PBS Let's Learn website, https://www.pbs.org/video/fry-bread-english-captions-kutu0t/
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My Kalo Has Lau, Big and Green
This book demonstrates to keiki how each part of the Kalo plant is symbolized by the different generations within the Hawaiian ‘ohana. It also shows keiki how to grow and care for the Kalo plant. Available at your local public library. |
My Kalo Has Lau, Big and Green book reading by Pua Aquino, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bcbxeeo2R4Y
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Manu, the Boy Who Loved Birds
As he discovers the meaning of his Hawaiian name, a young boy learns about an ancient, now extinct, Hawaiian forest bird and the importance of bird conservation. Available at your local public library. |
Manu, the Boy Who Loved Birds book reading by the author and artist, Caren Loebel-Fried, https://youtu.be/y9fRllhlQO4
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Okinawan Princess: Da Legend of Hachiji Tattoos
An illustrated, transpacific feminist fairy tale for all readers that illuminates an ancient tradition and pushes back against normative standards of beauty. When Gramma notices how much her granddaughter wishes she could look like a supermodel, Gramma shares how her own mother was made fun of when she moved to Hawaiʻi from Okinawa due to the bold blue hajichi tattoos on the back of her hands. Gramma then reveals the legend behind those mysterious markings. When the Okinawan Princess is kidnapped by Japanese pirates, will she wait for someone to save her or will she be able to outwit her captors? Available at your local public library. |
Okinawan Princess: Da Legend of Hachiji Tattoos book reading by Lee A. Tonouchi, https://youtu.be/SXvpfY0lpPs
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Living Nations, Living Words
A powerful, moving anthology that celebrates the breadth of Native poets writing today. Joy Harjo, the first Native poet to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate, has championed the voices of Native peoples past and present. Her signature laureate project gathers the work of contemporary Native poets into a national, fully digital map of story, sound, and space, celebrating their vital and unequivocal contributions to American poetry. This companion anthology features each poem and poet from the project to offer readers a chance to hold the wealth of poems in their hands. With work from Natalie Diaz, Ray Young Bear, Craig Santos Perez, Sherwin Bitsui, Layli Long Soldier, among others, Living Nations, Living Words showcases, as Joy Harjo writes in her stirring introduction, "poetry [that] emerges from the soul of a community, the heart and lands of the people. In this country, poetry is rooted in the more than 500 living indigenous nations. Living Nations, Living Words is a representative offering. Available at your local public library. Learn more about the Living Nations, Living Words project. |
The above recording is from the Library of Congress.
The above recording is from the Library of Congress.
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Nānā I Ke Kumu: Helu ʻEkolu
This third volume of Nānā i ke Kumu presents ancient and fundamental Hawaiian values and traditions associated with grieving and healing practices with the goal of addressing modern-day family conflicts, including drug addiction, abandonment, divorce, incarceration, and domestic violence. This book is intended to inspire those who work with Hawaiian families as well as individuals—teachers, clergy, medical practitioners, social workers, law enforcement, and community leaders. It will empower individuals who seek to integrate a more meaningful understanding of Hawaiian beliefs into their lives. The authors have strived to represent the collective mana‘o of Tūtū Pukui and their respective kūpuna, and the individuals with whom they have worked for decades. Available at your local public library. |