Native Women of Courage
Kelly Fournel
The ten biographies of outstanding Native women leaders recount the extraordinary work of women in such diverse fields as the arts, education, the environment, the media, women’s rights, and tribal leadership. The inspirational women are both heroines from the past and modern trail blazers who are making history today. Suzanne Rochon-Burnett (Metis), Thocmetony (Sarah) Winnemucca (Paiute), Pauline Johnson-Tekahionwake (Mohawk), Maria Tallchief (Osage), Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee), Lorna B. Williams (Lil’wat First Nation), Sandra Lovelace Nicholas (Maliseet), Mary Kim Titla (Apache), Susan Aglukark (Inuit), and Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabeg).
Age: 12 to 16
Reading level: 6.0
Character Education: Citizenship, Courage
Language Arts: Biography
Social Studies: United States, Native American Culture
ISBN: 9780977918324
Author: Kelly Fournel
Lexile Level: 1190L
Page Count: 84
Width: 6.00
Height: 9.00
Publication Year: 2007
Publisher: 7th Generation
E-book available here or through your favorite platform.
Kelly Fournel
The ten biographies of outstanding Native women leaders recount the extraordinary work of women in such diverse fields as the arts, education, the environment, the media, women’s rights, and tribal leadership. The inspirational women are both heroines from the past and modern trail blazers who are making history today. Suzanne Rochon-Burnett (Metis), Thocmetony (Sarah) Winnemucca (Paiute), Pauline Johnson-Tekahionwake (Mohawk), Maria Tallchief (Osage), Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee), Lorna B. Williams (Lil’wat First Nation), Sandra Lovelace Nicholas (Maliseet), Mary Kim Titla (Apache), Susan Aglukark (Inuit), and Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabeg).
Age: 12 to 16
Reading level: 6.0
Character Education: Citizenship, Courage
Language Arts: Biography
Social Studies: United States, Native American Culture
ISBN: 9780977918324
Author: Kelly Fournel
Lexile Level: 1190L
Page Count: 84
Width: 6.00
Height: 9.00
Publication Year: 2007
Publisher: 7th Generation
E-book available here or through your favorite platform.
Kelly Fournel
The ten biographies of outstanding Native women leaders recount the extraordinary work of women in such diverse fields as the arts, education, the environment, the media, women’s rights, and tribal leadership. The inspirational women are both heroines from the past and modern trail blazers who are making history today. Suzanne Rochon-Burnett (Metis), Thocmetony (Sarah) Winnemucca (Paiute), Pauline Johnson-Tekahionwake (Mohawk), Maria Tallchief (Osage), Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee), Lorna B. Williams (Lil’wat First Nation), Sandra Lovelace Nicholas (Maliseet), Mary Kim Titla (Apache), Susan Aglukark (Inuit), and Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabeg).
Age: 12 to 16
Reading level: 6.0
Character Education: Citizenship, Courage
Language Arts: Biography
Social Studies: United States, Native American Culture
ISBN: 9780977918324
Author: Kelly Fournel
Lexile Level: 1190L
Page Count: 84
Width: 6.00
Height: 9.00
Publication Year: 2007
Publisher: 7th Generation
E-book available here or through your favorite platform.