Turtle Island: The Story of North America's First People canada Writings by Gertrude Bonnin (Zitkala-Sa)

Writings by Gertrude Bonnin (Zitkala-Sa)

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Illustrated with 70 color images of visually powerful historical and contemporary works

Turtle Island: The Story of North America's First People canada Writings by Gertrude Bonnin (Zitkala-Sa)Unlike most books that chronicle the history of Native peoples beginning with the arrival of Europeans in 1492, this book goes back to the Ice Age to give young readers a glimpse of what life was like pre contact. The title, Turtle Island, refers to a Native myth that explains how North and Central America were formed on the back of a turtle. Based on archaeological finds and scientific research, we now have a clearer picture of how the Indigenous