Heather Bruegl

Choctaw - 21st Century Junior Library: Indigenous Peoples of North America Heather Bruegl

The Choctaw made their homes in the southeastern woodlands for hundreds of years. Today, they make up one of the largest Indigenous groups in the United States. In this introduction readers will learn about Choctaw people, their lives today, their ancestral lands, and how they are carrying traditions forward.

Written by Indigenous author and public historian, Heather Bruegl, a citizen of the Oneida Nation and first-line descendent Strockbridge-Munsee, this series provides a simple and authentic introduction to the unique cultures and peoples that have made this continent home for thousands of years, and are still here today.