Friday, June 20, 2008

Natives Along the Wabash

By Sheryl Hartman
Illustrated by Steve Tucker

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Text By Sheryl Hartman
IllustrationsBy Steve Tucker
Free CDIncluded

Based on Real Evidence: Historical Records, Period Paintings, Archaeological Evidence, Military Records, Journals and Material Culture left in Private Hands and Public Museums.
This information is also used In EducationalPrograms Developed for Classrooms By Sheryl Hartman and used byPiankeshaw Trails Ed. Park, Inc.

Teacher Resource Book Coloring and Activity Book Ages 7 and Up
History to Read; Games, Projects, Research and Critical Thinking Activities;
Biographies and Resources
Natives Along the Wabash

This 124-page book is a teacher resource book on the Natives that lived in Indiana since 800 AD. There are numerous illustrations, coloring book pages, biographies, activities, how to build a wigwam step by step, how to make and play double ball and a true cultural history of the Miami aimed at 4th grade readers based on interviews done by Charles Trowbridge in 1826 with Miami Chief Richardville and Le Gros. It follows the IDOE Social Studies Curriculum Standards for 4th Grade closely.This book will help anyone interested in learning more about individuals from the Piankeshaw, Lenape, Potawatomi, Shawnee and Miami Nations that lived within a 100 miles of the Wabash River. Anyone interested in Native American culture will want to add this unique publication to their library. Sheryl wants teachers, historians, parents and her many students to learn all they can from her programs and she manages to capture many of the facts and put them to paper in this 2008 publication.Steve Tucker's professional art background and the fact that he is board president of Piankeshaw Trails puts him in a position to be able to break new ground in illustrating realistic everyday scenes from many different eras.
These illustrations are based on research that Sheryl has done for over 25 years. Steve’s painstaking artwork brings “Natives Along the Wabash” to life and makes it a fantastic tool to teach young people about Indiana’s diverse populations of Native cultures.Sheryl Hartman has a degree in Anthropology from Ball State. She also founded Piankeshaw Trails Educational Park. Sheryl has presented historical Native Woodland Programs to schools and special events for nearly 30 years. Piankeshaw has hosted special events open to the public. Sheryl has researched Native Woodland cultures of the Great Lakes and Wabash Valley for over 30 years. Her background in hands on interactive presentations for students gives her insight as to what kind of publication might help teachers the most. There is also a free CD inside the back cover with more details on the Natives Along the Wabash.
Sheryl can be contacted at: hartman@bluemarble.net (812)825-1234
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Research Samples for Great Lakes Native Americans










Research for the book and for Sheryl's Educational Programs has come from many sources. Among them museum collections, archives from libraries, university studies, period artwork, journals and military records, trade lists, church records, archaeological excavations and talks with individuals with family history. Here is a sample of some of the artwork available to researchers providing "visual" evidence of the Great Lakes and Eastern Woodland people.