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school, and their jobs.




Booklets available in the Level I sequence are listed below. Numbers refer to the planned sequence of use as
outlined in the Teacher’s Manual. Materials developed by these tribes and others in the Northwest will

appear in the Levels II and III sequence.

1 Coyote and the Stars
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
2 How Wild Horses Were Captured
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
3 School
Blackfeet Tribe

4 Philene and Buttons
Northern Cheyenne Tribe

5 Insects Off to War
Northern Cheyenne Tribe

6 Why Bluejay Hops
Skokomish Tribe

‘T Indian Festival
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the
Fort Hall Reservation

8 Helpers
Blackfeet Tribe

9 Far Out, A Rodeo Horse
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission

10 Tales of Coyote and Other Legends

The Confederated Tribes of the
‘Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

11 Birds and People
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission
12 Chipmunk Meets Old Witch
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
13 My Name Is Pop
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission
14 Santa Claus Comes to the Reservation
Crow Tribal Historical and Cultural
Commission
15 How Cottontail Lost His Fingers
The Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
16 Friends
Blackfeet Tribe
17 How Daylight Came to Be
Skokomish Tribe
18 A Little Boy’s Big Moment
Blackfeet Tribe
19 Skunk
Muckleshoot Tribe
20 Raven Helps the Indians
Skokomish Tribe

For order information and prices of the above booklets and the Teacher’s Manual, contact the publisher:

Educational Systems, Inc.
2360 Southwest 170th Street
Beaverton, Oregon 97005

(503) 649-7516


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i) THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
EY Stories and Legends of the Northwest



Developed by the Pacific Northwest Indian Reading and Language Development Program
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 710 Southwest Second Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97204

Copyright © 1977 by the Blackfeet Tribe
Allrights reserved.

‘The work upon which this publication is based was performed pursuant to Contract
No. 400-76-0048, with the Educational Equity Group/Multicultural/Bilingual Division
of the National Institute of Education. It does not, however, necessarily reflect the
views of that agency.

This publication is not printed at the expense of the Federal Government.
Published by Educational Systems, Inc. 2360 Southwest 170th Street, Beaverton, Oregon 97005
Printed and bound in the United States of America


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THE INDIAN READING SERIES:
Stories and Legends of the Northwest

Helpers
Level I Book 8

Developed by the Blackfeet Indians

Joan Kennerly
Carmen Marceau
Doris Old Person
June Tatsey

Illustrated by Melvin Tailfeathers

Joseph Coburn, Director
Pacific Northwest Indian Program
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory



JOAN BULLSHOE KENNERLY

Mrs. Kennerly is a member of the Blackfeet Tribe and has
fifteen years of teaching experience in the Blackfeet and
Northern Cheyenne public school systems. She was the
first runnerup for the 1972 Montana Teacher of the Year.
She received her B.A. in education at Northern Montana
College and her M.A. in education at Arizona State Uni-
versity. She has served as an elementary school principal
and is presently teaching.

JUNE BULLSHOE TATSEY

Mrs. Tatsey is a Blackfeet Indian with twelve years ex-
perience in teaching grades one through ight ‘and
re-achool in the publie school system on the Blackfeet
servation. She received her B.S. in education from
Northern Montana College and her M.E. in guidance and
counseling from the University of South Dakota and the
University of Montana. She is reading supervisor in
Browning on the Blackfeet Reservation.

CARMEN BULLSHOE MARCEAU
Mrs, Marceau is a Blackfeet Indian with thirteen years
teaching experience. She kas had one year experience in
uidance and counseling on the Blackfeet Reservation.
e received her B.S, in education from Northern Mon-
tana College and her ME, in guidance and counseling
from the University of South Dakota and the University of
Montana, She is presently the principal of Vina Chattin
School in Browning, Montana.

DORIS BULLSHOE OLD PERSON

Mrs. Old Person is a member of the Blackfeet Tribe and has
fourteen years experience teaching in the Blackfeet Public
School System. She has specialized in reading and has
been Head Start Director-Supervisor for ESEA Title I
and Director of the Native American Song and Dance
Program. ‘She received her B.A. from Northern Montana
College and her M.A. in education from Arizona State
University. Her interests are in Indian culture and de-
veloping the talents of Indian children. She is the mother
of five children.

Mrs, Kennerly, Mrs. Tatsey, Mrs. Marceau, and Mra. Old
Person are the daughters of Lillian and Francis Bullshoe.

were raised on a ranch near Badger Creek in the
Blackfeet Reservation countryside.

All four women had similar educational backgrounds. They
attended a one room rural school, the Blackfeet Indian

ing School, and all but Mrs. Tatsey attended Flan-
dreau Indian School in South Dakota. They all graduated
from Browning High School. At the it time, the four

present
women are teaching in the Blackfeet Public School System
in Browning, Montana.

MELVIN TAILFEATHERS

Mr. Tailfeathers is a self-taught artist who has lived on the
Blackfeet Reservation all his life. His grandmother was a
Blackfeet medicine woman. Mr. Tailfeathers prefers to do
pen and ink sketches of Blackfeet life although he some-
times works with ceramic figurines.


THE INDIAN READING SERIES: Stories and Legends of the

Northwest is a collection of authentic material cooperatively devel-

oped by Indian people from twelve reservations. Development ac-

tivities are guided by a Policy Board which represents the Indian

community of the Pacific Northwest. The Pacific Northwest Indian

Reading and Language Development Program Policy Board mem-
Ts are:

* Warren Clements — Warm Springs
Chairman

* Morrie Jimenez — Klamath

« Joan Kennerly — Blackfeet

¢ Walter Moffett — Nez Perce

¢ Emmett Oliver — Quinault

¢ Bob Parsley — Chippewa

¢ Lloyd Smith — Warm Springs

* Max Snow

« Jeanne Thomas — Yakima


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