Indian Literature

Just as a quick side note to our states unit, since so many (if not all) of the United States have Indian history, we have tried to incorporate some "Indian Literature" into each state unit. We read about the Ute's with the state of Utah, including some of the actual documents that passed between the Indians and Brigham Young. Then for Oklahoma and Minnesota I found books about Indian legends. For Oklahoma we read the Legend of the Indian Paintbrush. The kids loved this story that describes the beautiful flower and how it came into being after a small Indian boy left his paintbrushes on the hill after painting the sunset. In fact, after we read it, they insisted on taking a night to paint the sunset themselves.



Then for the state of Minnesota, I found a book called The Legend of the Lady Slipper. The Pink Lady Slipper is the state flower of Minnesota , so this book also captured the kids attention. Hopefully we can continue to incorporate some of this Indian literature as we go throughout the rest of the year--both for our own enjoyment, and because it is part of the school curriculum!