The Sign of the Beaver

Rating:
Summary: Interesting.
Review: My child started having problems in school and came home in tears after being assigned to read and watch sign of the Beaver a fictional history that perpetuates negative stereotypes of Native Americans as well as misleads and romantisizes the colonial period. This book has detrimental effects on Native Children and as an educator I can not recommend purchasing such a book, unless the teachers plan on having deep discussions and critical thinking assignments involved on a daily basis after each reading.

I would however recommend "We are Mesquakie We are One" by Hadley Irwin still slightly romantisized, it give a Native point of View on removal and west ward expansion. The combination of these two books might be a great critical thinking lesson for students.