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One of the most unique and beautiful aspects of this book is the illustrations, especially the variety of characters in the fry bread family. Maillard has given a great picture book introduction to both. I was not aware of fry bread, nor at all of the deep issues and beauty surrounding it. He presents the truth and the pain that went into the necessity of inventing fry bread and the ways that it can be used in mourning and also celebrating Native resilience and that Indigenous people are still here. I love the way Maillard gently handles the controversy and history of fry bread. He does a lovely job supporting all the facts and words with footnotes, while never letting go of the personal notes that make fry bread special to himself and so many other Native families. Maillard has provided his own family recipe for fry bread and then touches on each part of the book and how fry bread can be beloved while also controversial, and how it changes amongst nations and tribes and even family to family. See if you can find them in the book.There is an extensive author’s note in the back, spanning several pages, and relating to almost every individual spread. According to - /vermont.htm, there are no federally recognized tribes in Vermont today, though there are Traditional Abenakis of Mazipskwik and Abenaki Nation of Mississquoi.

The e ndpapers of this book list 640 recognized and many more un - recognized tribes and nations.

Fry Bread is Nation shows the same text of names of tribes and nations that are shown on the endpapers.

How many people might identify as part Native American in Vermont? An additional 2% identify with 2 or more races. People that identify themselves as American Indian and Alaskan native alone are.

According to the 2010 Census there are 625,741 people in Vermont.

Then try to create another map that shows only natural elements, such as tre es, fields, rivers, mountains, etc. Create a map that shows everything you see. Walk around your school grounds, or your neighborhood.

In Fry Bread is Place we se e a map of the United States and adjacent countries without the political lines.

What similarities and differences do you notice? How might some political boundaries have been determined? Use this opportunity to look at several different map projections of North America, including a political map, a physical map, and the native land map at - land.ca/. There are many different perspectives of maps depending on what is being shown or seen as most important.

Why were those chosen? The children are standing on a map of North Ameri ca. Fry Bread is Place mentions some states.Learn more about illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal at:.Watch Kevin Noble Maillard speak about the book in a video specially created for Vermont students.Beyond the Book: Ideas, Questions, Projects and Connections: