The heartbeat of Wounded Knee : life in Native America / David Treuer ; adapted by Sheila Keenan.

"Since the late 1800s, it has been believed that Native American civilization has been wiped from the United States. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee argues that Native American culture is far from defeated--if anything, it is thriving as much today as it was one hundred years ago. The Heartbeat of Wou...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Main Authors: Treuer, David (Author)
Keenan, Sheila (Adapter)
Language:English
Published: New York : Viking, 2022.
Series:MSU Children's & YA Literature Collection.
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples of North America > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Social conditions > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples of North America > History > 21st century > Juvenile literature.
Indigenous peoples of North America > Social conditions > 21st century > Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America > History > 20th century.
Indians of North America > Social conditions > 20th century.
HISTORY / United States / General.
Indians of North America.
Indians of North America > Social conditions.
First Nations.
1900-1999
Young adult literature.
History.
Juvenile works.
Young adult nonfiction.
Genre:
Juvenile literature.
Young adult literature.
History.
Juvenile works.
Young adult nonfiction.
Physical Description:275 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Prologue
  • Fatal encounters, 10,000 BCE-1890
  • The "Indian problem", 1891-1934
  • Fighting life, 1914-1945
  • Moving on up, 1945-1970
  • Becoming Indian, 1970-1980
  • The sovereignty surge, 1980-2015
  • Digital Indians, 2015 onward
  • Epilogue.