What the eagle sees [eBook - NC Kids Digital Library] : Indigenous stories of rebellion and renewal

"Indigenous people across Turtle Island have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, they kept their cultures alive, and they survived. Key events in Indigenous history with accounts of the people, places, and events that have mattered from the 12th century to present day are told from a vastly under-represented perspective--an Indigenous viewpoint."--;Eagle's tale -- The story of the Old North Trail -- First come the Vikings: we fight them off -- Slavery: rebellion -- Old nations crumble: we forge new ones -- Invaders' battle: We walk the war road -- New days: new ways -- They took our land: victory is survival -- Assimilation: we resist -- Our day is not over: we dance! -- The eagle has landed: understanding the past, soaring into the future. "There is no death. Only a change of worlds. Chief Seattle [Seatlh], Suquamish Chief What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous people have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, and they kept their cultures alive. When the only possible victory was survival, they survived. In this brilliant follow up to Turtle Island, esteemed academic Eldon Yellowhorn and award-winning author Kathy Lowinger team up again, this time to tell the stories of what Indigenous people did when invaders arrived on their homelands. What the Eagle Sees shares accounts of the people, places, and events that have mattered in Indigenous history from a vastly under-represented perspectivean Indigenous viewpoint. Eagle's tale The story of the Old North Trail First come the Vikings: we fight them off Slavery: rebellion Old nations crumble: we forge new ones Invaders' battles: We walk the war road New days: new ways They took our land: victory is survival Assimilation: we resist Our day is not over: we dance! The eagle has landed: understanding the past, soaring into the future "What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous people have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, and they kept their cultures alive. When the only possible 'victory' was survival, they survived. ...[The authors] tell the stories of what Indigenous people did when invaders arrived on their homelands. [This book] shares accounts of the people, places, and events that have mattered in Indigenous history from a vastly under-represented perspective--an Indigenous viewpoint."-- Provided by publisher "Indigenous people across Turtle Island have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, they kept their cultures alive, and they survived. Key events in Indigenous history with accounts of the people, places, and events that have mattered from the 12th century to present day are told from a vastly under-represented perspective--an Indigenous viewpoint."-- Provided by publisher