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Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Stories converging at a powwow

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AlbakiReads Editorial

Stories converging at a powwow

Set around the Dance for Mother Earth Powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this collection brings together intersecting stories and poems by Native writers. Native families from Nations across the continent gather in a high school gym filled with dancing, song, beadwork, and books. Young protagonists encounter relatives from far away, unfamiliar people, and one another, linking individual experiences to a shared community setting. The collection’s framing highlights friendship, heritage, resilience, and Native pride, while its many contributors offer a range of perspectives within that common gathering.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Kids ages 9–12 interested in stories about Native families, heritage, and community.
  • Readers who enjoy collections of connected stories and poems by multiple authors.
  • Young readers curious about powwow gatherings and the relationships formed across generations and communities.

Themes

Native identity and prideCommunity and friendshipHeritage and familyResilience

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Book overview

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


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