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ERIC Number: EJ751318
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-0300
Talking with Children about the Columbian Exchange
Field, Lynette; Singer, Judith Y.
Social Studies and the Young Learner, v18 n4 p24?26 Mar-Apr 2006
In this article, the authors discuss children's books which they believe can help elementary school teachers present the complexity of Native American points of view and offer students a fuller understanding of the long-term impact of the Columbian exchange on Native Peoples. The first set of books explores encounters between Native Peoples and Europeans. The second set looks at the cultural and tribal wealth generated by the coming of horses, particularly for the Plains Indians. The final set recounts forced marches from fertile fields to barren land and children forcibly separated from their parents in an effort to wipe out memories of their language and culture. (Contains 15 notes.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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