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We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know Audio CD – Unabridged, June 30, 2021

by Traci Sorell (Author), Frane Lessac (Illustrator), Garrett Abel (Narrator),
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From the creators of Odyssey Honor-award WE ARE GRATEFUL: OTSALIHELIGA comes this companion book of truths about the history, contemporary laws, polices and struggles, and victories of Native Americans, presented by children and adults of Cherokee, Navajo, Choctaw and Chickasaw heritages. And all with the powerful refrain: We Are Still Here!
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  1. Reading age
    7 - 11 years
  2. Language
    English
  3. Grade level
    3 - 4
  4. Dimensions
    5.1 x 0.2 x 4.9 inches
  5. Publisher
    Live Oak Media
  6. Publication date
    June 30, 2021
  7. ISBN-10
    1430144653
  8. ISBN-13
    978-1430144656
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Live Oak Media; Unabridged edition (June 30, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1430144653
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1430144656
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 11 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 3 - 4
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.1 x 0.2 x 4.9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 287 ratings

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  1. Frane Lessac

    Frane Lessac

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    Frané Lessac is an artist, author and illustrator, having created around fifty children's books. She was born in the USA and lived on the Caribbean Island of Montserrat and the United Kingdom before moving to Australia. As a child, Frané toyed with the idea of becoming a veterinarian, and had many pets including a monkey, snakes and a camel. She attended film school in California before turning her efforts to painting and publishing. Frané was awarded the Muriel Barwell Award for Distinguished Service to Children's Literature. She was the inaugural Regional Advisor Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators for Australia West and joined the National Year of Reading initiative as a State Ambassador. Her contribution to Amnesty International’s “We Are All Born Free,” celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has been translated into more than 30 languages and an USBBY Outstanding International Book. Frané constantly visits schools, libraries and festivals in metropolitan, rural and remote communities sharing the process of writing and illustrating books empowering both children and adults.The many countries she visits continue to provide a major influence for Frané's artwork and books. For more info go to: https://www.franelessac.com

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  2. Traci Sorell

    Traci Sorell

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    Best-selling author Traci Sorell writes inclusive, award-winning historical and contemporary fiction and nonfiction in a variety of formats for young people. She is a two-time Sibert Medal and Orbis Pictus honoree as well as an award-winning audiobook narrator and producer. Her first five books have received awards from the American Indian Library Association. Other accolades include Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor, International Literacy Association's Social Justice Literature Award Winner, Reading The West’s Picture Book Winner, and many Best-of and Notables lists.

    In 2024, she shares two fiction picture books - Being Home illustrated by Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade and Clack, Clack! Smack! A Cherokee Stickball Story illustrated by Joseph Erb. She also has On Powwow Day, a numbers-colors-sound words concept board book illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight, and a boxed mini four board book set - We Are Grateful Otsaliheliga Seasons - illustrated by Frané Lessac.

    A former federal Indigenous law attorney and policy advocate, Traci is a Cherokee Nation citizen and first-generation college graduate. She lives with her family within her tribe’s reservation in northeastern Oklahoma.

    For more about Traci and her work, visit tracisorell dot com.

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Nostradamus
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book!
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2023
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I am in college to be an Elementary Teacher, and I am currently in a Children’s Literature class. We had an assignment to read a multicultural book and I chose this one from the list. I am 1/4 Navajo, so this book really hit home.
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Deb
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome book!
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2023
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A most wonderful book to teach our children the *truth!
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Jane Healy
5.0 out of 5 stars What You Don't Know About Native Americans
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2022
The subtitle of We Are Still Here! explains the book in a nutshell: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know. This non-fiction picture book, illustrated by Frane Lessac, the same artist as We Are Grateful, has won Honor awards for the Siebert Informational Book Award and the American Indian Youth Literature Award. The audiobook was selected as an ALA Notable Children's Recording.

This book is easy to read and comprehend about things often not taught or covered by media. This book belongs in every public and school library.

In this book, fictional students present facts to their classmates and families for their Indigenous People's Day Project. While the students and project are fictional, each spread gives brief bulleted facts about a topic concerning Native Americans in the United States, followed by the refrain, "We are still here!" For example, one timely topic is the Indian Child Welfare & Education Act, now before the U.S. Supreme Court. Other topics include relocation, allotment, religious freedom, and language revival. A timeline at the back helps readers understand the sequence of events. Back matter also includes a glossary, sources, and an author's note.

The "More Information" section summarizes each topic and gives context to the illustrations. Illustrator Lessac based her illustrations on actual people, places, and events to help readers visualize the content. She brings the topics together in a joyful final spread that shows the students at their topic tables on Presentation Night. Diverse families mill about, learning what the students have discovered.

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Ingrid
5.0 out of 5 stars Native learning in a colorful new light
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2023
A colorful and insightful deep dive into the history of Native Americans post-Trail of Tears. This was presented in such a clear and concise way major props to illustration, and research. I particularly didn’t know how casinos were so integral to the financial restoration of Native communities. I am looking forward to reading more about Native people and the origins of their land
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Andrea Doyon
5.0 out of 5 stars Important Native History
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2021
Traci Sorell has written another wonderful picture book that celebrates the strength of the Native history and cultures of this country.

We Are Still Here! is a valuable text in any library and classroom because it encompasses the points of view of the many Native groups which still reside in the U.S. Written as though students are presenting information to their classmates, the book delves into 12 topics of Native history. Each topic is a mix of paragraph and bulleted formats, and speaks of the on again/off again relationship the Native people have with the government. At times supportive, but most times destructive, the government seems to have wavered in its commitment to the Native people over the past 200 years. Sorell is honest about both the gains and the setbacks. The theme is clear: despite the hardships and injustices incurred since Europeans landed on this continent, Native people are still here, fighting for their land, rights and culture.

In addition to the 12 sections, there is a three page timeline in the back matter. It does a wonderful job supplementing the information in the book (I was left wondering about the chronological order of some of the events and the timeline answered those questions). Teachers will want to use that in their lessons. The author's note is also something not to overlook as it highlights Sorell's journey as a dual citizen of both the Cherokee and U.S. nations. Her point of view is critical, especially when explaining and teaching this topic to students. This is the story of her people.

Thank you to the author, illustrator, Charlesbridge publishing and Netgalley for an early copy to review. I will certainly be purchasing for my classroom.
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Cassie Webb
5.0 out of 5 stars Important and informative
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2022
We are Still Here audiobook has children reading many of the historical segments. I enjoyed the brief insights provided and the historical timeline presented. The information was easy to follow and provided enough foundation to encourage young readers to find additional areas to research and learn.

Some topics include The native children seized from their reservation homes, treaties not being maintained by the US government, land set aside for Indians later sold away to non-natives, and forced assimilation in schooling, language, and heritage. It's a sad tale of native-born people in America, but this book presents the information without causing tears.
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Candace
4.0 out of 5 stars A much-needed perspective for homes and classrooms
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2021
One of the consistent problems with how the United States education system teaches about Native American is that it often leaves students with the impression that Native Americans ONLY exist in history, which is why the proclamation (and title of this book) “We are still here!” is so important.

This non-fiction children’s book is smartly formatted as if it were a series of short student presentations for Indigenous People’s Day. Each topic is accompanied by beautiful illustrations that underscore the book’s message that Indigenous people are indeed still here today, fighting to keep their traditions, languages, and cultures alive, despite government policies and societal attitudes that actively work against Native American sovereignty and wellbeing.

This book is not formatted as a cohesive story, and therefore may not work very well as a read-aloud for younger children, but would make excellent supporting material for a home or classroom. “We are Still Here” introduces important concepts such as assimilation, tribal activism, self-determination, language revival, and sovereign resurgence. This is a worldview-expanding book that provides children (and adults!) a framework through which they can better understand and think critically about future education and messages they receive about Indigenous peoples both past and present.
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