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Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from Oklahoma
| Author | Genevieve Simermeyer |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Katherine Fogden |
| Language | English |
| Series | My World: Young Native Americans Today |
| Publisher | Council Oak Books |
Publication date | October 1, |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 48 |
| ISBN | |
| Preceded&#;by | Meet Lydia: A Native Girl from Southeast Alaska&#; |
Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from Oklahoma is a book by Genevieve Simermeyer for middle school students.
The book tells the story of Christopher Cote who attends the annual In-lon-shka gathering where he and his family celebrate their Osage heritage by dancing, eating, and wearing traditional garments.[1][2] Christopher also engages in year-round activities to help keep his people's culture vibrant, such as studying the Osage language at a weekly class at his local public library.[3][4]
Meet Christopher is the fourth book in the National Museum of the American Indian's My World: Young Native Americans Today series.[1] Illustrated with photographs by Katherine Fogden, it won the American Indian Youth Literature Award for Best Middle School Book.[3] As of [update], the author, Genevieve Simermeyer, was the school programs manager for the museum.[5]
References
- ^ abCrosetto, Alice; Garcha, Rajinder (). Native North Americans in Literature for Youth: A Selective Annotated Bibliography for K. Scarecrow Press. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
- ^"Meet Christopher". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved February 13,
- ^ abReese, Debbie (January 18, ). "Third American Indian Youth Literature Awards announced by American Indian Library Association". American Indians in Children's Literature. Retrieved February 13,
- ^"What We Are Reading". NIEA News. Summer p.&#;
- ^Ruckdaschel, M. (July 13, ). "Seminar focuses on teaching of Ojibwe history, culture". The Bemidji Pioneer. Retrieved February 13,