Book Description
for People at the Edge of the World by Betty Morrow and Shahid Naeem
From The Jane Addams Children's Book Award
A self-published volume documents the way of life of the Ohlone, an indigenous group who lived in central California long before European colonization. Drawing on credible regional resources, the compilation of information brings the culture and struggle of this group of Native Americans to the fore. In doing so, it extends the record of native people who suffered at the hands of white invaders and whose will to resist was equal to all.
The Jane Addams Children's Book Award: Honoring Peace and Social Justice in Children's Books Since 1953. © Scarecrow Press, 2013. Used with permission.