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Eagle Books Exhibitions
About the Eagle Books
The Eagle Books are a series of four children’s books for Native
American children and others interested in healthy living. The books
promote diabetes education and encourage a return to traditional ways,
including physical activity and healthy eating. The series was developed
by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Diabetes
Translation, in collaboration with the Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee
and the Indian Health Service, in response to the burden of diabetes
among Native Americans and the lack of diabetes prevention materials for
children.
The series, written by Georgia Perez (who served as a Community Health
Representative for 19 years in Nambe Pueblo, New Mexico) and illustrated by
Patrick Rolo (Bad River Band of Ojibwe, Wisconsin) and Lisa A. Fifield
(Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin), includes four books:
- Through the Eyes of the Eagle
- Knees Lifted High
- A Plate Full of
Color
- Tricky Treats
Over 2 million books have been distributed throughout Indian Country, the
rest of U.S., and internationally. To expand the reach of these vital health
messages, artwork from the Eagle Books will be exhibited through two
outreach efforts.
Smithsonian Exhibition
Through the Eyes of the Eagle: Illustrating Healthy Living for Children
will be on display October 3, 2008 through January 4, 2009 at the
Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
and New York, N.Y. Original watercolors featured in Through the Eyes of
the Eagle and Plate Full of Color will be on display in Washington, D.C.
Artwork from Knees Lifted High and Tricky Treats will be exhibited in
New York, NY.
Programs and activities, inspired by the Eagle Books and intended for
children, families, and school groups, are available at both museums. For
more information about programming at the National Museum of the American
Indian, visit: www.AmericanIndian.si.edu.*
Community Outreach Campaign
In addition to the Smithsonian exhibition, CDC is launching an Eagle
Books Community Outreach Campaign for the next four years. From 2008
through 2012, American Indian and Alaska Native communities throughout
Indian Country will have an opportunity to host a week-long series of
events celebrating the Eagle Books and their culturally-relevant
messages about physical activity and healthy eating.
Highlights will include large panels of images of the Eagle Books pages,
storytelling, diabetes talking circles, healing art workshops, school
events, viewings of the animated Eagle Books on DVD, and seasonal events
that coincide with local activities.
The first community outreach campaign is co-sponsored with Keweenaw Bay
Community College, and scheduled for Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in
Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Dates of the community campaign are October
24-November 2, 2008, to coincide with the Smithsonian exhibition in
Washington, D.C. and New York, N.Y. One of the highlights planned is a
Tricky Treats Dance on Halloween night to celebrate the harvest season.
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community was chosen as the pilot site for the Eagle
Book Community Outreach Campaign because of the community’s widespread use
of the Eagle Books in their local schools and the role of Keweenaw Bay
Community College in integrating the Eagle Books into the Health is Life
in
Balance Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools Curriculum (DETS).
Health is Life in Balance is a culturally-based diabetes science K-12
curriculum developed for American Indian and Alaska Native students by eight
tribal colleges and universities and three federal agencies (National
Institutes of Health as the lead agency, CDC and the Indian Health Service).
The DETS curriculum will be available in Winter 2008. All K-4 DETS
curriculum lessons come with a set of the Eagle Books and animated DVD.
Ordering the Eagle Books
For more information and to order copies of the Eagle Books, please
visit: http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/eagle.htm.
Animated Series
Newly released animated versions of the four books bring the characters
to life. The full-feature DVD includes English, Chickasaw, Paiute,
Shoshone, and Spanish languages, as well as closed captioning (English
language only). Narration is provided by author Georgia Perez and
children and adults from the Standing Rock Sioux tribal nation voice the
characters featured in the series. The animated versions provide an
interactive tool for engaging children in activities and discussions
about healthy eating, and the joy of being active. The animated versions
are available for viewing online at
www.cdc.gov/cdctv.
For ordering information, visit
www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/eagle.htm.
Traveling Exhibit
Beginning February 2009, the original watercolors featured in the Eagle
Books will be available as a traveling exhibition. For more information
about booking the exhibition, refer to the online traveling exhibition
prospectus:
www.cdc.gov/gcc/exhibit/cdc_traveling_exhibitions.htm.
Health is Life in Balance Diabetes Education in Tribal Schools Curriculum
Information on the Health is Life in Balance DETS curriculum
will be available at:
http://www3.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/dets/.
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Page last reviewed: September 29, 2008
Page last modified: September 29, 2008
Content Source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Division of Diabetes Translation
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