Book
List
We get a lot of requests for assistance with school reports and assignments. Unfortunately, as much as we'd like to, we are just not able to provide personal assistance on each report. What we can do is offer the following advice:
Start Early!!
Check out the web pages on our site first! Then visit your local school library, public library, and college libraries. They have a great selection of Native American books. Talk to the librarians about your project; they can also give you different ideas. Many libraries also have computers that will connect you to the world wide web. If you wish to buy books like the ones below, please contact us and for a variety of Native written books please visit Oyate.
When
the Shadbush Blooms is available at your local bookstore,
Oyate
or
you may purchase a signed/dedicated copy from us, just send us an email
for more information. 
Books
about the Lenape / Delaware people that are interesting and helpful are:
Elementary School:
Dickon Among the Lenape (sub title - The Indians of New Jersey) by M. R. Harrington.
A Coloring Book of the First Americans - Lenape Indian drawings by Wm. S. Bock.
When the Shad Bush Blooms (Fall 2007) by Carla Messinger & Sue Katz.
High School / Adult:
William Penn's Own Account of the Lenni Lenape or Delaware Indians by William Penn.
Indian Paths of Pennsylvania by Paul A. W. Wallace.
A History of the Indian Villages and Place Names in Pennsylvania by Dr. George P. Donehoo.
Walking Purchase Hoax of 1737 by Ray Thompson.
The Indian Wars of Pennsylvania by C. Hale Sipe.
The Indian Chiefs of Pennsylvania by C. Hale Sipe.
A Delaware - English Lexicon by Zeisberger & Whritenour.
The Lenape and Their Legends, With Text & Symbols By Daniel G. Brinton
The White Deer and Other Lenape Stories, Edited by John Bierhorst
Legends of the Delaware Indians & Picture Writing by Richard C. Adams, Edited by Deborah
Mythology of the Lenape by John Bierhorst.
Teedyuscung: King of the Delawares by Anthony F.C. Wallace.
Red Men on the Brandywine by C.A. Weslager
Folk Medicine of the Delaware and Related Algonkian Indians by Gladys Tantaquidgeon.
Projectile Point Typology for Pennsylvania and the Northeast by Gary L. Fogelman.
The Encyclopedia of Native American Religions by Arlene Hirschfelder and Paulette Molin.
Into the American Woods: Negotiations on the Pennsylvania Frontier by James H. Merrell.
The Ambiguous Iroquois Empire by Francis Jennings.
The Crucible of War: 7 Years War & the Fate of the British Empire in British North American 1754-1766 by Fred Anderson
At The Crossroads: Indians & Empires on a Mid-Atlantic Frontier, 1700-1763 by Jane T. Merritt
Gods of War, Gods of Peace by Russell Bourne
Our Savage Neighbors: How the Indian War Transformed Early America by Peter Silver Excellent book!
Native American Ethnobotany by Daniel E. Moerman - covers 4,029 plants, with 44,681 uses! The definitive book on Native American plants!
March Toward the Thunder by Joseph Bruchac. An Abenaki boy joins Union in Civil War battle. Fiction for older youth/young adult. Good teaching resource.
The Winter People by Joseph Bruchac - Fiction about Abenaki youth, good for teens.
A Nation of Women -
Gender
and Colonial Encounters
Among the Delaware Indians
Colonialism in the Margins: Cultural Encounters in New Sweden and Lapland
by Gunlög Fur
Arts & Crafts
Indian Handcrafts: How to Craft Dozens of Practical Objects Using Traditional Indian Techniques by C. Keith Wilbur, MD
The Woodland Indians: An Illustrated Account of the Lifestyles of America’s First Inhabitants by C. Keith Wilbur, MD
Teachers/Leaders/Parents
Rethinking Columbus: Teaching About the Anniversary of Columbus's Arrival In America. A general reference for teachers.
Books Without Bias: Through Indian Eyes, Edited by Beverly Slapin and Doris Seale. A Great resource for teachers, librarians, Group Leaders and parents.
For Schools
Let the River Run Silver Again! How One School Helped Return the American Shad to the Potomac River -- And How You Too Can Help Protect and Restore Our Living Waters
Other Books of Interest
Spirited
Encounters: American Indians Protest Museum Policies and Practices
by Karen Coody Cooper
Ancient North America
Fagan
The Unequalled Self, An Autobiography of Samuel Pepys by Claire Tomalin
Audubon, the Making of an America by Richard Rhodes