5/11/2023 0 Comments We are still here traci sorellIt is a horrifying tale, of course, although Sorell doesn’t go into sordid details. Each section ends with “We are still here!” Using colorful folk-art style illustrations by Frané Lessac, Sorell lays out the history of Native America by enumerating some of the assaults on tribal people and culture through the years, including forced relocation, forced assimilation, and broken treaties. The author writes that she was motivated by the fact that “Most people do not know what happened to Native Nations and our citizens after treaty making stopped in 1871.” She wants to remedy that and show that “We are still here!” This book for older young readers covers twelve topics relating to the experiences of Native Americans: Assimilation, Allotment, Indian New Deal, Termination, Relocation, Tribal Activism, Self-Determination, Indian Child Welfare and Education, Religious Freedom, Economic Development, Language Revival, and Sovereign Resurgence.
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