Keepers of life : discovering plants through Native American stories and earth activities for children / Michael J. Caduto and Joseph Bruchac ; foreword by Marilou Awiakta ; story illustrations by John Kahionhes Fadden and David Kanietakeron Fadden ; chapter illustrations by Marjorie C. Leggitt and Carol Wood.
A collection of Native American stories that provide information about botany, plant ecology, and natural history, accompanied by activities for children.
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| Language: | English |
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Wheat Ridge, Colo. :
Fulcrum Pub.,
1998.
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| Edition: | First Fulcrum trade paperback edition. |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 265 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- A guide for using and enjoying this book. Seeds of wisdom : keepers of life on earth
- Tips and techniques for bringing this book to life
- Native American stories and plant activities. The Sky Tree (Huron-Eastern Woodland)
- How Kishelemukong made the people and the seasons (Lenni Lenape-Eastern Woodland)
- The thanks to the trees (Seneca-Eastern Woodland)
- The circle of life and the clambake (Wampanoag-Eastern Woodland)
- Fallen Star's ears (Cheyenne-Plains)
- Koluskap and Malsom (Passamaquoddy-Eastern Woodland)
- Why some trees are always green (Cherokee-Southeast)
- The bitterroot (Salish-Plateau)
- Indian summer (Penobscot-Eastern Woodland)
- The first basket (Mandan-Plains)
- Blue dawn (Isleta Pueblo-Southwest)
- The woman who lives in the earth (Chugach Inuit-Arctic)
- Waw Giwulk : the center of the basket (O'odham-Southwest)
- How fox brought the forests from the sky (Snoqualmie-Pacific Northwest)
- The people of maize (Lacandon Maya-Middle America)
- Waynabozho and the wild rice (Anishinabe (Ojibwa or Chippewa)-Eastern Woodland)
- The Buffalo Bull and the cedar tree (Osage-Plains).