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Spirit of a Native Place by Duane Blue Spruce Publisher Comments "Is there better proof of America's outrageous ability to change (and not change) than this new palace carved from indian rock and dedicated to the preposterous, wonderful, and breathtakingly ambitious task of telling the stories of native peoples?"<P&... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History by S. C. Gwynne Publisher Comments In the tradition of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, a stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah, the greatest Comanche chief of them all... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Publisher Comments With frizzy orange hair, a plus-sized body, sarcastic demeanor, and "unique learning profile," Danielle Levine doesn't fit in even at her alternative high school. While navigating her doomed social life, she writes scathing, self-aware, and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $12.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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Blood Struggle: The Rise of Modern Indian Nations by Charles Wilkinson Publisher Comments For generations, Indian people suffered a grinding poverty and political and cultural suppression on the reservations. But tenacious and visionary tribal leaders refused to give in. They knew their rights and insisted that the treaties be honored... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Killing Custer: The Battle of Little Bighorn and the Fate of the Plains Indians by James Welch Publisher Comments This historic and personal work tells the Native American side of Custer's fabled attack, poignantly revealing how disastrous the encounter was for the "victors," the last great gathering of Plains Indians under the leadership of Sitting Bull.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Tipi: Traditional Native American Shelter by Adolf Hungrywolf Publisher Comments Gathered into one volume are the most fascinating vintage photographs of tipis and the North American cultures that created them. The text presents an in-depth look at the use of tipis from historic sources.... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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War Dances by Sherman Alexie Synopsis In his first new fiction since winning the National Book Award for The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, best-selling author Sherman Alexie delivers a virtuoso collection of tender, witty, and soulful stories that expertly capture modern... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Native American Clothing: An Illustrated History by Theodore Brasser Publisher Comments More than five centuries of native peoples' artistry. Native Americans crafted beautiful clothing out of skins, pigment, quills and sinew. The collection of photographs in this outstanding reference celebrates this decorative genius. Many of the 300... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price: $29.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Crafts and Skills of the Native Americans: Tipis, Canoes, Jewelry, Moccasins, and More by David R. Montgomery Publisher Comments Crafts and Skills of Native Americans is a fascinating, practical guide to the skills that have made Native American famous worldwide as artisans and craftsmen. Readers can replicate traditional Native American living by trying a hand at brain tanning... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Ten Little Indians by Sherman Alexie Publisher Comments Sherman Alexie's Ten Little Indians, a massively acclaimed national best-seller, "serves up nine seamless stories formed in the gut and delivered from the heart, depicting Native Americans caught in contemporary cultural crosshairs" (Elle). In Alexie'... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Thirteen Original Clan Mothers: Your Sacred Path to Discovering the Gifts, Talents, and Abilities of the Feminine by Jamie Sams Publisher Comments Jamie Sams, a member of the Wolf Clan Teaching Lodge, brings us a powerful new method for honoring and incorporating native feminine wisdom into our daily lives. Combining a rich oral tradition—passed on to her by two Kiowa Grandmothers, Cisi... (read more) List Price $19.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Native Americans by James Lagomarsino Publisher Comments Young and old alike succumb to the allure of Native Americans, and the multiple and complex aspects of their cultures—from folklore to hunting skills to totem poles to clothing. Sadly, the full story of the Native American peoples will... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $15.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Living Like Indians: 1,001 Projects, Games, Activities, and Crafts by Allan A Macfarlan Publisher Comments For children and adults alike, Living Like Indians is the essential guide to Native American recreation and activities. Written with recreation directors in mind, this wonderful field companion provides thoughtful learning activities along with a history... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Indian Wars (American Heritage Library) by Robert M Utley Publisher Comments An absorbing and comprehensive work, INDIAN WARS recounts the violent conflicts between Native Americans and white settlers that lasted more than three hundred years, the effects of which still resonate today. Here, the widely respected historians Robert... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Edward S. Curtis (25) by Hans Christian Adam Synopsis For over thirty years, photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868-1952) traveled the length and breadth of North America, seeking to record in words and images the traditional life of its vanishing indigenous inhabitants. Like a man possessed, he strove to... (read more) Your price: $14.99 Sale - Hardcover
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Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume by Josephine Paterek Publisher Comments Slipping away from us in these times of the homogenization of culture are the traditions of older societies, some of them dating from 9000 B.C., who understood and were in tune with the changing vistas of the North American continent. Practical, yet with... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Do All Indians Live in Tipis?: Questions and Answers from the National Museum of the American Indian by National Museum Of T Publisher Comments If you've ever wondered about where Native Americans came from, whether they really used smoke signals, or if they wore socks, this book has the answers. From clothing, food, origins, ceremonies, and language to love, marriage, art, music, and casinos... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Selling Your Fathers Bones by Brian Schofield Publisher Comments Part historical narrative, part travelogue, and part environmental plea, Selling Your Father's Bones recounts one of the most astonishing journeys in the history of the American West. The year 1877 bore witness to a broken promise. Joseph, chief of the... (read more) Your price: $8.24 Sale - Hardcover
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Tales and Traditions of the Eskimo by Hinrich Rink Publisher Comments Folklore, myths, and legends compiled by a 19th century explorer offer intriguing glimpses of an unspoiled culture. This treasury of 150 stories constitutes a priceless reference for anthropologists and historians and a delight for aficionados of... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Oglala Sioux: Warriors in Transition by Robert H Ruby Publisher Comments Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) physician Robert H. Ruby arrived on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to oversee the health needs of the Oglala Sioux tribe during a period of significant transformation and change in federal Indian policies. As... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Sale - Trade Paper
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