The Seventh Generation: Native Students Speak About Finding the Good Path [Textbook Binding]

Amy Bergstrom (Author), Linda Miller Cleary (Author), Thomas D. Peacock (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003 | ISBN-10: 1880785250 | ISBN-13: 978-1880785256

This book is based on interviews with 120 Native youth from across North America. Written especially for today's Native middle and high school students, the authors share students' stories of life's challenges and their struggles to find and stay on the Good Path. They focus especially on how students developed strong Native identities; coped with troubles in their families, communities, and schools; reached their breaking points or responded resiliently to high-pressure situations; learned to appreciate their own intellectual gifts and abilities; and met the academic and social challenges they encountered in school. Interspersed throughout the book are short fictional "teaching stories" meant to illustrate common dilemmas faced by Native youth and how the characters responded.

Product Details

• Textbook Binding: 212 pages
• Publisher: Eric Clearinghouse on Rural (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880785250
• ISBN-13: 978-1880785256
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,432,474 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Thomas D. Peacock was born in Cloquet, Minnesota (US) in 1951. Several of his books have won awards, including: Ojibwe Waasa Inaabida (Minnesota Book Award), The Good Path (Minnesota Book Award), The Seventh Generation (Children's Multicultural Book Award - National Assn. Multicultural Education). He has co-authored several other books, including: Collected Wisdom (with Linda Miller Cleary), The Seventh Generation (with Amy Bergstrom and Linda Miller Cleary), and edited another, A Forever Story: The People and History of the Fond du Lac Reservation. His latest book, To Be Free (on racism, intended for middle and high schoolers from Afton Press) will be released March 15, 2010.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Seventh Generation--Native Students Speak About Finding, July 23, 2003

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Gina Boltz (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Seventh Generation: Native Students Speak About Finding the Good Path (Textbook Binding)

Hello

I am currently re-reading "The Seventh Generation, Native Students Speak About Finding the Good Path" by Amy Bergstrom, Linda Miller Cleary, and Thomas D. Peacock. Written as a textbook for Native students in j.h and h.s, Seventh Generation goes far beyond these perimeters and offers educators a fascinating exploration into the lives of Native American youth and their attitudes/approaches towards life and education. Seventh Generation also suggests educational ideas and methods to help Native students meet success.

My favorite thing about Seventh Generation?...It's written by both students and educators who share mutual respect for their cultures and each other.

Gina Boltz, Director
Native Village Publications...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Students voices find little..., December 6, 2004

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Boozhoo (Fond du Lac, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Seventh Generation: Native Students Speak About Finding the Good Path (Textbook Binding)

I was looking forward to reading this book after a co-worker had informed me it gave a new voice to Native students so they could inform educators what they needed to succeed. Unfortunately I found the book to only repeat the same themes that many other writers have already put into print. The one good thing about this book is that it does have nice art and is creatively peiced together.