Unlike most books that chronicle the history of Native peoples beginning with the arrival of Europeans in 1492, this book goes back to the Ice Age to give young readers a glimpse of what life was like pre-contact. The title, Turtle Island, refers to a Native myth that explains how North and Central America were formed on the back of a turtle. Based on archeological finds and scientific research, we now have a clearer picture of how the Indigenous people lived. Using that knowledge, the authors take the reader back as far as 14,000 years ago to imagine moments in time.
Turtle Island: The Story of North America’s First People
Written by Eldon Yellowhorn and Kathy Lowinger.
Published in 2017 by Annick Press.
Turtle Island is a nonfiction book that tells you about First Nations and North America. Unlike most books, it starts during the ice age instead of when the Europeans arrived. I would recommend this to 8-15-year-olds who want to learn more about First Nations or where they came from.