· Only book for young readers about Aboriginals pre-contact· Co-written by a Native author· Combination of science and myth· Full-color photos and illustrations· Maps· Further Reading· Index

From healing to astronomy to our connection to the natural world, the lessons from Indigenous knowledge inform our learning and practices today.How do knowledge systems get passed down over generations? Through the knowledge inherited from their Elders and ancestors, Indigenous Peoples throughout North America have observed, practiced, experimented, and interacted with plants, animals, the sky, and the waters over millennia. Knowledge keepers have shared their wisd...

"There is no death. Only a change of worlds.”—Chief Seattle [Seatlh], Suquamish ChiefWhat 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.