Native American Night Before Christmas

Native American Night Before ChristmasAn innovative retelling of the classic Christmas tale, this full color book takes a whimsical look at what Christmas Eve might be like for a Native American family when Old Red Shirt (the Native American Santa Claus) comes a calling with his team of flying white buffalo to deliver fry bread, commodities and other goodies. Renowned Cherokee artist Jesse Hummingbirds inspired illustrations transform the authors playful adaptation into a fresh and modern

flavorful recipes such as: Chicken con Chochoyotes  (Chicken and Corn Masa Dumplings)

and influences from other cultures and regions in the United States

Nine geographical areas cover a variety of communities like the Mohawk in the Northeast

What do you get when you cross a read-aloud storybook with a write-in memory book

who were now evolving into a working class

San Francisco's Prayer: "Lord

As you held the child jesus in your arms so take us in your arms

the hinterland mining camps

and life ways of various nations

troops slipped behind enemy lines in the Philippines

daughter to a Mohawk chief and an Algonquin mother in 1656

and museums round out this multicultural guide