I recommend the following books for use when teaching the history of Native Americans to students in intermediate-level grades. Note that many books are not recommended for use with students due to historical inaccuracies and prejudicial statements or implications. For a detailed perspective, visit Oyate.

• Counting Coup: Customs of the Crow Nation (American History Through Primary Sources) by Leni Donlan
• ...If You Lived at the Time of Squanto by Anne Kamma
• ...If You Lived With The Cherokees by Peter Roop
• ...If You Lived With The Hopi Indians by Anne Kamma
• ...If You Lived With The Iroquois by Ellen Levine
• ...If You Lived With The Sioux Indians by Ann McGovern
• Buffalo Hunt by Russell Freedman [Note: This book is not recommended by Oyate.]
• The Navajo Year—Walk Through Many Seasons by Bo Flood
• How Not to Catch Fish and Other Adventures of Iktomi(with audio CD) by Joseph Marshall
• The Return of the Buffaloes: A Plains Indian Story about Famine and Renewal of the Earth by Paul Goble
• Our Stories Remember: American Indian History, Culture, and Values through Storytelling by Joseph Bruchac
• Cooking Up U.S. History: Recipes and Research to Share with Children by Suzanne Barchers and Patricia Marden
• America 1492 (Kids Discover Magazine)
• Do All Indians Live in Tipis?: Questions and Answers from the National Museum of the American Indian