2 New Pathfinders Books

7^th Generation, an imprint of Book Publishing Company in Summertown, Tennessee, has added two new titles in their high interest, quick-read series, Pathfinders. 

Tim Tingle (Choctaw) continues Danny Blackgoat’s story in the second of three books about the Navajo teenager taken prisoner during the Long Walk of 1864. Look for Danny Blackgoat: Rugged Road to Freedom and you will want go back and read the first book, Danny Blackgoat, Navajo Prisoner which was named the 2014 American Indian Youth Literature Award Honor Book for Middle School.

Gary Robinson writes about contemporary American Indian boys exploring their heritage through sports, canoe trips, powwows, and more. His latest book is Son Who Returns. Fifteen year old Mark Centeno spends the summer with his Chumash grandmother: “I had attended one of the largest gatherings of Native people in the country. And I had danced the Men’s Traditional style like my grandfather before me.”

Tim Tingle appearing at Connecticut College

Choctaw storyteller and author Tim Tingle is appearing at the 30th Annual Connecticut Storytelling Festival & Conference, held from April 29 – May 1, 2011, at Connecticut College in New London, CT. He is a wonderful storyteller who engages everyone from the moment he opens his mouth, so this is a great opportunity to hear him. Please visit www.connstorycenter.org/festival.htm for more information.

In 2007, Tim Tingle and Cherokee artist Jeanne Rorex Bridges visited the Museum to discuss how they worked together in creating their multi-award winning book, Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom. Tim returned the next summer to tell stories during the Museum’s 10th Anniversary Celebration. His new book, Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light, is illustrated by Karen Clarkson (Choctaw) and has been named a 2011 Notable Children’s Book by the American Library Association. It’s one of his family’s stories about why they say “saltypie” when dealing with trouble, and how they have endured and supported each other through hard times. In the afterword, Tim Tingle helps readers understand about stereotypes and gives suggestions on how to educate children about American Indians in today’s world.

Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light, published in 2010 by Cinco Puntos Press.