Follow the links immediately below for bibliographies, author information, educator resources, and more. Or continue to our introduction to Native American children's literature. Native American Indian Overview Overall, children's and young adult books with Native American Indian characters and themes have improved dramatically since I was a kid. However, stereotyped depictions persist. Groups like Urban Indians are almost ignored.
Few biographies focus on Native people known for their service to their own communities.
For example, I recently noticed a book about Muscogee Creeks at my local branch library. The book had been on the shelves for some thirty years, and it was the only resource available there to children researching the tribe. These are big problems, but we're not helpless in dealing with them. What We Can Do We can vote for more quality children's and Y.A. books with Native American Indian characters and themes by purchasing them or checking them out of our libraries. We can educate ourselves and our children about today's Native American Indians.