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Author Kenneth Thomasma, a former educator and principal, is an advocate for American Indian causes and a professional storyteller who lives in Jackson Hole.
Kenneth Thomasma, a former educator and principal, is an activist for American Indian causes.
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Author Kenneth Thomasma, a former educator and principal, is an advocate for American Indian causes and a professional storyteller who lives in Jackson Hole. Wyoming. Doe Sia is the eighth book in his Amazing Indian Children series. Illustrator Rusty Talbot, the descendant of Idaho pioneers, is a show more disciplined art historian who insists on authenticity and detail in all her workshow less

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This book is about a young Shoshoni girl who was kidnapped from her tribe. She escapes and makes her way back to her people, having to over come many obstacles. It's a bravery and the strength to keep going even when it seems hopeless.
I love this book! I first came across this book then I was in the 3rd g

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A casting call is making the rounds in Indian Country... Too bad it is for the lead in a feature film based on Naya Nuki,one of the books in Thomasma's "Amazing Indian Children" series, which should more aptly be called "Amazing White Man's Indians." Those familiar with books about images of Indians will know my title for the series borrows from Robert F. Berkhofer's excellent book (published in 1979), The White Man's Indian: Images of the American Indian from Columbus to the Present.

As you will read in Dovie Thomason's review essay below, Thomasma's books for children are quite a mess. And they're old, too, which should have been a heads-up to the film company. They're not classics or best sellers, but they do get put on lists (such as the Accelerated Reader program) by people who haven't read critically on bias and stereotyping.

Too bad the film makers didn't do more research. Ah, but I err. They're not into it for educational purposes, but for money. Naya Nukiis a Lewis and Clark story. The film makers missed the boat, I think, in the timing for this film, but I suspect they

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Books by Kenneth Thomasma

Naya Nuki: Shoshoni Girl Who Ran (Amazing Indian Children Series)
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4.16 avg rating — 2,205 ratings — published 1983 — 26 editions

Om-Kas-Toe Blackfoot Twin Captures Elkdog
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3.76 avg rating — 1,542 ratings — published 1986 — 18 editions

Pathki Nana: Kootenai Girl Solves A Mystery
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4.06 avg rating — 318 ratings — published 1991 — 15 editions

Soun Tetoken: Nez Perce Boy Tames a Stallion
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3.90 avg rating — 260 ratings — published 1984 — 13 editions

Moho Wat: Sheepeater Boy Attempts a Rescue
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4.02 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 1994 — 12 editions

Doe Sia: Bannock Girl and the Handcart Pioneers
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3.98 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions

The Truth About Sacajawea
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3.86 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 1997 — 16 editions

Kunu: Winnebago Boy Escapes
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3.82 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1989 — 6 editions

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