Native American Authors
Edward Goodbird , 1870-1938
Hidatsa
Edward Goodbird was born in 1870 and was the son of Buffalo Bird Woman. He was a successful rancher and then the first Indian Christian minister on the reservation. He was for a long time in constant conflict between his religion and the Christian religion he had adopted. Goodbird's coloring book provides a valuable source for teachers with information on the history and culture of the Hidatsa people.
Online resources by or about Edward Goodbird:
The Claiming of Christ: Native American Postcolonial DiscoursesAuthor: Irene S. Vernon
Type: authorbio
Description: This critical essay from the Summer, 1999 issue of MELUS looks at the relationship between Native American writers (including Apess, Goodbird and Eastman) and Christianity.
URL: http://www.findarticles.com/cf_0/m2278/2_24/59211508/print.jhtml
Goodbird the Indian: His Story (Book Review)
Author: Native American Books
Type: authorbio
Description: This book review also contains an interesting biography of Edward Goodbird.
URL: http://www.kstrom.net/isk/books/ya/ya349.html
Books by Edward Goodbird:
Goodbird, Edward. Coloring Book of Hidatsa StoriesGenre: Fiction
Audience: Youth
Goodbird, Edward. Goodbird the Indian : his story
St. Paul, Minnesota : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1985.
Genre: Nonfiction
Audience: All Ages
ISBN: 0873511883 (pbk.)
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