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edition:eBook
category: Children's Nonfiction
published: Oct 2012
ISBN:9781926920863
publisher: Second Story Press

Great Writers from our First Nations

by Kim Sigafus & Lyle Ernst

tagged: native canadian, literary, native american
Description

Ten short and engaging biographies of First Nations/Native writers complete with photographs, sidebars, and a complete catalog of their work. These writers draw on their cultural history to create novels, poetry, and plays, and are an inspiration to any aspiring writer or avid reader. Includes Sherman Alexie, Louise Erdrich, Joseph Boyden, N. Scott Momaday, Marilyn Dumont, Tomson Highway, Joseph Bruchac, Maria Campbell, Nicola Campbell, and Tim Tingle.

About the Authors
Kim Sigafus is an award-winning freelance writer and photographer from Warren, Illinois. She is an Ojibwa and her family is from the White Earth Indian Reservation in the northwest region of Minnesota.

Lyle Ernst is a member of the Native American Coalition of the Quad Cities based in Moline, Illinois. He is a free-lance journalist who has contributed news stories, feature stories, and columns to various newspapers.
Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
8 to 14
Grade:
3 to 8
Reading age:
9 to 12

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