Lasting Echoes: An Oral History of Native American People [School & Library Binding]

Joseph Bruchac (Author), Paul Morin (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1999 | Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up

From Abenaki to Lakota to Navajo, Native Americans have a rich and complex history. Geronimo, Chief Little Robe--they speak of their respect for the land, of tradition, and of how the colonization of America changed their lives forever. With sensitivity and grace, Native American author, poet, and storyteller Joseph Bruchac combines these stirring memoirs to create a compelling portrait of a proud and determined people.

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 5 Up?This noted author and poet presents a history of the treatment afforded America's original inhabitants as seen through the eyes of American Indians, from the first European settlements to the current day. The chapters are arranged to loosely correspond with the seven generations and the changes in attitudes and responses between the native and non-native populations. The narrative is enhanced and explicated by numerous poems, songs, speeches, and writings of Native Americans from each era. The beauty of the language is on display, as well as the strength of the words and the power of the emotions, as differences between the cultures in interpretation and approaches to life, the land, and one's own people are discussed. Compelling monochrome illustrations begin each chapter, and evoke a sense of history and mysticism; they represent combined images of the modern and the ancient, artifact and nature, humans and their art and words. The text is meticulously documented and supplemented with dates, tribal affiliations, and both the English and Native language names for many of the people quoted. An intriguing and useful, as well as poetic, addition to all collections.?Darcy Schild, Schwegler Elementary School, Lawrence, KS
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Kirkus Reviews

This scholarly history provides a starting place for learning about the impact on Native Americans of the arrival of Europeans and other settlers. It is not one protracted oral history, as the title implies; in fact, neither the scope nor the organization of the book is clear from the book's title. Instead, Bruchac (Bowman's Store, p. 1453, etc.) generously quotes from speeches, letters, journals, reports, and other sources documenting the arrival of and welcome extended to settlers in America; a description of how native people viewed land (not as something to own but something to share); the greed and dominance of the settlers; and the resistance to this brutality by the Native Americans. Included are treaties, reservations, Indian rights, and the activism of the last decades. The writing is clear, but the breadth of the book, encompassing many tribes and a collapsed history, from the first white settlers' arrival to the present, won't allow the book to stand alone for this age group. Bruchac recommends only two books for further reading, there is no map, and the list of speakers is woefully lacking in information--e.g., the century in which a speaker lived is not always included. The volume shows passion; detailed notes on the sources for the many excerpts are quite helpful and make interesting reading in their own right. For use in conjunction with other, more rooted texts. (b&w illustrations, not seen, notes) (Nonfiction. 12+) -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• School & Library Binding
• Publisher: Tandem Library (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0613218825
• ISBN-13: 978-0613218825
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,700,791 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Joseph Bruchac is a highly acclaimed Abenaki children's book author, poet, novelist and storyteller, as well as a scholar of Native American culture. Coauthor with Michael Caduto of the bestselling Keepers of the Earth series, Bruchac's poems, articles and stories have appeared in over 500 publications, from Akwesasne Notes and American Poetry Review to National Geographic and Parabola. He has authored more than 50 books for adults and children. For more information about Joseph, please visit his website www.josephbruchac.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This book is informative and interesting., December 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lasting Echoes: An Oral History of Native American People (Hardcover)

Lasting Echoes is an very informative book which offers alot of quotes taken from the native americans on their feelings of the explorers that took over their land. It is a great book to let us know about the other side of history that many of us do not usually think about. This book made me better appreciate the people that owned this land before us.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars The cover gets your attention but the content does not., December 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lasting Echoes: An Oral History of Native American People (Hardcover)

Lasting Echos is a book of true stories with many facts. The way that the stories are formed is interesting but it drags on. If you are someone that is interested in Native culture this could be the book for you. The discription of what happen in different situations is well written. I think younger people might like it because they can create images of the stories. Teenagers probally would not relate to it and not keep their interest.