What is it like to be an Indian or Eskimo child? It is part ceremonials and dances and colorful costumes of an era gone by, and it is part school days and rule days, too. It is sometimes life on a ranch, sometimes adventure in the big city, sometimes the life of a fisherman's family, says the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Because nearly all youngsters love stories about American Indians, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs has just published a special picture book, "Indian and Eskimo Children."
Designed for readers in the lower elementary grades, the booklet has 50 pages of appealing photographs with simple text in large, easy-to-read type. From the child whose home is a "wickiup" to the youngster living in ranch-style suburbia, the booklet presents a series of unusual camera close-ups of the way of life that is the American Indian's today.
"Indian and Eskimo Children" can be ordered from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D.C. 20402. The price is 35¢ per single copy, with 25 percent discounts on orders of 100 or more when shipped to a single address.
Indian and Eskimo Children book may be viewed online at the Hathi Trust Digital Library website.
