Tata the Tataviam Towhee: A Tribal Story Hardcover

Tata, the Tataviam Towhee is the first Tataviam story that is told and recorded by a Tataviam tribal elder and storyteller. Through his inquisitiveness, Tata, a small towhee bird teaches us a valuable lesson. He reminds us that our land will always have stories to tell.

Tata, the Tataviam Towhee is a nature story written by Alan Salazar. He is a traditional storyteller, a native educator, and an elder in the Ferdandiño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians. This story recounts the adventures of a little towhee bird as he learns about the joys and dangers of his home in the beautiful California chaparral.

This book was illustrated by Mona Lewis, using pigments made from rocks and soil collected in Tataviam territory. A short history of the Tataviam tribe is included as well as a tutorial on how to make earth pigments and draw a picture with them.

This story is a perfect complement to third and fourth grade studies of tribal cultures.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sunsprite Publishing (November 10, 2020)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 52 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1735819514
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1735819518
• Reading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 10 years

All sales proceeds benefit the National Wildlife Federation’s #SaveLACougars campaign, currently raising funds to build the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing outside of Los Angeles. The wildlife crossing at Liberty Canyon is quickly advancing toward completion. Building on significant historic preservation efforts, we are close to reconnecting a vital habitat corridor to help save a local population of mountain lions and ensure a future for all area wildlife. With continued fundraising efforts, the crossing construction will break ground in spring of 2022, and construction will be completed by the end of 2024.