Brother Eagle, Sister Sky

Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle - Chief Seattle

Text: Seattle, C. (1991). Brother eagle, sister sky. New York, NY: Scholastic, Inc.

Synopsis: When the land that belongs to his people is sold to white men, Chief Seattle describes his people's love of the land and asks the white men to cherish it as his people have cherished it.

Author Information: A chief to the Duwamish people his native name is closer to Si’ahl. The city found in the state of Washington is named after him. He is famous for having made a speech that was generally in favor of being responsible to the environment and to have respect of the land rights of his people.

Genre: Nonfiction

Interest Level: K-2

Reading Level: Fourth grade