Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
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About this ebook
Edited by award-winning and bestselling author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of intersecting stories by both new and veteran Native writers bursts with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.
Native families from Nations across the continent gather at the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
In a high school gym full of color and song, people dance, sell beadwork and books, and celebrate friendship and heritage. Young protagonists will meet relatives from faraway, mysterious strangers, and sometimes one another (plus one scrappy rez dog).
They are the heroes of their own stories.
Featuring stories and poems by:
Joseph Bruchac
Art Coulson
Christine Day
Eric Gansworth
Carole Lindstrom
Dawn Quigley
Rebecca Roanhorse
David A. Robertson
Andrea L. Rogers
Kim Rogers
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Monique Gray Smith
Traci Sorell,
Tim Tingle
Erika T. Wurth
Brian Young
In partnership with We Need Diverse Books
Cynthia L. Smith
Cynthia Leitich Smith is the bestselling, acclaimed author of books for all ages, including Rain Is Not My Indian Name, Indian Shoes, Jingle Dancer, On a Wing and a Tear, Sisters of the Neversea, the Blue Stars series, Harvest House, and Hearts Unbroken, which won the American Indian Youth Literature Award. Cynthia is also the anthologist of Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids and was named the NSK Neustadt Laureate. She is the author-curator of Heartdrum, a Native-focused imprint at HarperCollins Children's Books, and served as the Katherine Paterson Inaugural Endowed Chair on the faculty of the MFA program in writing for children and young adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Cynthia is a citizen of the Muscogee Nation and lives in Austin, Texas.
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Reviews for Ancestor Approved
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Really strong collection of stories, and a really beautiful group effort in the writing. I love how the stories speak to one another -- there are little shout-outs -- like the book Skeleton Man (by Joseph Burchac) in one of the other stories, or the recurring rez dog in a t-shirt that says "Ancestor Approved" on it, or the way the characters see each other as part of the larger tapestry of the pow-wow. It could be laborious and heavy-handed, but with these stellar authors it becomes a brightly woven tale. There are some characters with larger stories out in the world, there are some new ones we will only meet for the space of the story.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Booktalk: One of the biggest Indian powwows in the country is taking place in Michigan. Native American kids are coming from all over: Michigan, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, even Canada. They are from tribes such as the Cherokee, Choctaw, Cree, Navajo, Ojibwe, and Seneca. They have come to celebrate their native culture and participate in the dance competitions: smoke dance, jingle dress, fancy dance and grass dance. In this collection of short stories, all kinds of things happen at the powwow. Some kids are nervous about dancing for the first time. Other kids are helping their families sell art, books, t-shirts, and of course, food--including the World’s Best Fry Bread. New friends are made and one kid even solves a crime. If you’ve never been to a powwow, reading these stories will make you want to go to one. And if you do, look out for the little dog wearing a t-shirt that says ANCESTOR APPROVED...
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This collection of short stories by indigenous authors all across the U.S. tell the stories of several Native children, generally between the ages of 9 and 12, who are all going to a powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The stories really showcase the depth and breadth of the experiences of Native people today. Some kids live in a tribal community, some do not. The shared space of the powwow allows some overlap in the stories, and it was fun to see a character from one pop up in the other. The quality of stories varied - none were bad, but some had the stilted sort of writing of an adult not sure how to write for kids, or someone used to novels unsure with a short story format. My favorites were "Rez Dog Rules" by Rebecca Roanhorse, in which the main character was indeed the dog, and "Bad Dog" by Joseph Bruchac, in which a boy named Wendell has an encounter with an older man who imparts some wisdom. I'll look forward to checking out some of the longer works by the authors included here.