{"product_id":"we-are-still-here-traci-sorell-9781623541927","title":"We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Book\u003cbr\u003eA 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain: We are still here! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToo often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning \u003ci\u003eWe Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga\u003c\/i\u003e offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future. Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including: forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land allotment and Native tribal reorganization, termination (the US government not recognizing tribes as nations), Native urban relocation (from reservations), self-determination (tribal self-empowerment), Native civil rights, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), religious freedom, economic development (including casino development), Native language revival efforts, cultural persistence, and nationhood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Traci Sorell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623541921\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623541927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlesbridge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.50h x 9.70w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.9\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e515262 \/ We Are Still Here! Native American Truths Everyone Should Know\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e American Indian Youth Literature Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2021 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2021 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2021 pg. 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021 - Outstanding, Noteworthy In Style","brand":"Traci Sorell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054052700415,"sku":"9781623541927","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_24c66025-59ce-43d2-bef0-6051ad8213ff.jpg?v=1685027725","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-are-still-here-traci-sorell-9781623541927","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}