Native+American+Legends+-+Text+Set

[|Crazy Horse's Vision] By Joseph Bruchac 2002
 * Narrative: **


 * Crazy horse is one of the best-known Native American heroes. His name as a boy was curly; inspired by his curly hair. Curly was a leader even as a young boy, but all his bravery could not prepare him for the trouble he and the other Lakota Indians would face with the white settlers. Wanting to help his people after a fierce battle that mortally wounded Chief Conquering Bear, Curly defied traditional custom and risked his own life by running away, up to the hills, to seek a vision.
 * Targeted ELP level 4

[|The Rough Face Girl] By Rafe Martin 1998
 * Narrative: **
 * A Native American adaption of the classic Cinderella story.
 * Targeted ELP level 3

Totem Pole by Diane Hoyt-Goldsmith. Published March 1990.
 * Informational: **
 * A son narrates the process of his father carving a Totem Pole for the Klallam Indian Tribe.
 * Targeted ELP level 3

By Tomie Depalo 1996
 * Narrative: **
 * [|The Legend of the Bluebonnet]**
 * A Comache tribe is struggling with drought and famine. A young girl in the tribe chooses to sacrifice her favorite possession in order to bring rain to her peoples land. This legend explains the bluebonnet flower's creation.
 * Target ELP level 3

By Douglas Gorsline 1978
 * Informational: **
 * [|North American Indians] **
 * Description of more than a dozen Native American tribes and their various cultures and differences. Breaks the characteristics into 5 distinct regions with illustrations to reference.
 * Target ELP level 2


 * Video:**

Trail of Tears Video PBS
 * Tells the story of the way the Cherokee people were forced from their land in 1830.
 * Targeted ELP level 4