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The Sign of the Beaver tells the story of 13-year-old Matthew James "Matt" Hallowell, an 18th-century American settler. He and his father build a log cabin in the wilderness of Maine, then Matt is left alone to guard the cabin and his family's claim to the land while his father heads back to Quincy, Massachusetts to pick up his mother, his sister, and the new baby and bring them back to the cabin.
While recovering, Matt begrudgingly allows Saknis to take his book (Robinson Crusoe) for saving his life. Saknis later returns with the book and asks Matt whether a knife or a book would win a fight - Matt says the knife would win, Saknis points out that the words of the white man have already won the land away from his people. Saknis commands ...
Elizabeth George Speare was the first recipient, receiving the award for her book, The Sign of the Beaver, a tale of wilderness survival. The award has been presented every year since 1984. O'Dell himself won the award in 1987 for Streams to the River, River to the Sea, his fictional retelling of the story of Sacagawea.
Consider also that the Oyate website was intended to seek out and identify racism and unfair portrayals of Native Americans in books, and "The Sign of the Beaver" possessed much of both.75.41.70.118 07:42, 1 February 2010 (UTC)
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Beaverland is a non-fiction book describing the behavior, history, and cultural significance of the North American beaver.Philip discusses the relationship between beavers and humans throughout history with a focus on Indigenous cultures and the American westward expansion.