Vincent Schilling, an enrolled member of the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe, lives in Virginia Beach with his wife Delores. He is Executive Vice President of Media and Public Relations for Schilling Media, Inc. He is the award-winning book author a few of the titles in the Native Trailblazers Series of books and an award-winning radio show host.
Vincent is also a professional photographer and journalist for several national and regional news publications including Indian Country Today and Tribal College Journal. He serves as the Arts and Entertainment, Sports and Pow-wow's editor for Indian Country Today Media Network.
Vincent is the author of Native Athletes in Action! Revised, Native Men of Courage, Revised, Native Defenders of the Environment, and Native Musicians in the Groove.
Vincent Schilling
The revised edition of Native Athletes in Action! includes two new and exciting young basketball players added to the roster of outstanding Native athletes already included in the book. Shoni Schimmel, a tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla in eastern Oregon, has earned the nicknames “The Umatilla Thrilla” and “Showtime” in the world of women’s basketball. To people in Indian Country, Shoni is an absolute hero. Kenny Dobbs, aka “The Dunk Inventor,” is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and has toured the globe with the National Basketball Association as a celebrity dunker for sold-out shows. The biographies of all 13 athletes describe the hard work, determination, and education it took to accomplish their dreams and become the champions they are. Listed below are the other athletes who are profiled: Ross Anderson (Cheyenne-Arapaho/Mescalero Apache), Naomi Lang (Karuk) Jordin Tootoo (Inuit) Cory Witherill (Navajo) Stephanie Murata (Osage) Beau Kemp (Choctaw/Chickasaw) Alwyn Morris (Mohawk) Shelly Hruska (Métis) Cheri Becerra-Madsen (Omaha) Delby Powless (Mohawk) Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox Nation)
Awards 2007 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award: Multicultural Nonfiction Young Adult - Bronze
Age: 12 to 16
Reading level: 6.0
Character Education Health & Physical Ed: Sports Language Arts: Biography Social Studies: Native American Culture
ISBN: 9781939053145
Author: Vincent Schilling
Lexile Level: 1020L
Page Count: 128
Width: 6.00
Height: 9.00
Publication Year: 2016
Publisher: 7th Generation
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Vincent Schilling
The amazing stories of ten influential contemporary Native heroes spark both pride and awe. This revised edition includes two new profiles: Oren Lyons, Faith keep of the Turtle Clan of the Onodaga and Seneca Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, and Tony Belcourt, who has played a key role in establishing a national voice for Canada's Métis and non-status Indians. this inspiring collection chronicles outstanding leaders in all walks of the Native community. Their stories are tales of courage, determination, and honesty. Other men who are profiled include: Larry Merculieff (Aleut) Raymond Cross (Mandan/Hidatsa) Mark Bowman (Choctaw) Frank Abraham (Ojibwe) Golden Eagle Hotshots (Sycuan) Stanley Vollant (Innu) Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell (Cheyenne) Chief Tom Porter (Mohawk)
Age: 12 to 16
Reading level: 6.0
Character Education: Citizenship, Courage
Language Arts: Biography
Social Studies: United States, Native American Culture
ISBN: 9781939053169
Lexile Level: 1020L
Page Count: 132
Width: 6.00
Height: 9.00
Publication Year: 2008
Publisher: 7th Generation
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Music is their passion! Follow the journeys of ten talented musicians from the Native community as they make their way to the top. All of them, whether their music is traditional drumming or mainstream rock, bring their own cultural traditions to their music.
The full list of musicians profiled:
Shane Yellowbird (Cree)
Michael Bucher (Cherokee)
Crystal Shawanda (Ojibwe)
Mato Nanji (Nakota Sioux)
Jamie Coon (Creek/Seminole)
Gabriel Ayala (Pascua Yaqui)
Mary Youngblood (Seminole/Aleut)
Leela Gilday (Dene)
Blackfire (Navajo)
Four Rivers Drum (multitribal)
Awards
2010 Independent Book Publishing Professionals Group Next Generation Indie Book Award - Finalist
2010 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards: Multicultural Nonfiction Young Adult - Bronze
Age: 12 to 16
Reading level: 6.0
Character Education
Language Arts: Biography
Social Studies: United States, Native American Culture
The Arts: Music
ISBN: 9780977918348
Author: Vincent Schilling
Lexile Level: 1080L
Page Count: 128
Width: 6.00
Height: 9.00
Publication Year: 2009
Publisher: Native Voices
The men and women profiled here are united by their work to protect the environment and to support indigenous rights. Their stories take us from the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to the Black Mesa in Arizona.
The full list of environmentalists profiled are:
Melina Laboucan-Massimo (Lubicon Lake Band of Cree)
Winona LaDuke (White Earth Band of Ojibwe)
Clayton Thomas-Muller (Mathais Colomb Cree Nation)
Ben Powless (Six Nations)
Tom Goldtooth (Navajo and Dakota)
Grace Thorpe (Sac and Fox)
Sarah James (Gwich’in)
Enei Begaye (Navajo)
Evon Peter (Gwich’in)
Klee Benally (Navajo)
Teague Allston (Nottoway Indian Tribe of Virginia)
Awards
2012 American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Young Adult Honor Book
2012 Next Generation Indie Book Award Multicultural Non-Fiction – Finalist
2012 Next Generation Indie Book Award Science/Nature/Environment – Finalist
2011 ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award Juvenile Non-Fiction – Finalist
Reviews
"These short biographies of environmentalists are sure to engage a whole classroom of readers. From the focus on a particular environmental crisis, to a description of each person's native heritage, to the writing style and level, the stories are accessible to readers young and old." - Canadian Teacher Magazine, 03/01/2012
Age: 14 to 18
Reading level: 9.0
Character Education
Language Arts: Biography
Science: Earth Sciences, Environmentalism
Social Studies: United States, Native American Culture
ISBN: 9780977918379
Author: Vincent Schilling
Lexile Level: 1130L
Page Count: 128
Width: 6.00
Height: 9.00
Publication Year: 2011
Publisher: 7th Generation