Lakota Woman Tie in
by Mary Crow Dog
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Chapter 1 A Woman from He-Dog A nation is not conquered until the hearts of its women are on the ground. Then it is done, no matter how brave its warriors nor how strong their weapons. "-- Cheyenne proverb" read more)
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The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn: A Lakota History
by Joseph M Marshall
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A gripping account of the legendary battle, told from the Lakota perspective The 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn has become known as the quintessential clash of cultures between the Lakota and white settlers. The men who led the battleCrazy Horse...
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In the Hands of the Great Spirit: The 20,000 Year History of American Indians
by Jake Page
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Today, some 2 million American Indians inhabit the United States, less than 1 percent of the nation's population. Their origins have always been viewed from a 500-year-old perspective -- from the point of view of the Europeans who "discovered" the New...
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The Day the World Ended at Little Bighorn: A Lakota History
by Joseph Marshall Iii
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The author of The Journey of Crazy Horse presents a legendary battle through the eyes of the Lakota The saga of "Custer's Last Stand" has become ingrained in the lore of the American West, and the key playersCrazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and George...
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Art of the American Indian Frontier: A Portfolio
by David W Penney
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A beautiful introduction to the art and culture of Native Americans, in a portfolio format....
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Trail of Tears
by Gloria Jahoda
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Insightful, rarely told history of Indian courage in the face of White expansionism in the 19th century. Truth-telling tale of the ruthless brutality that forced the Native American population into resettlement camps and reservations, with a look at the...
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Empty Nets: Indians, Dams, and the Columbia River (Culture and Environment in the Pacific West)
by Roberta Ulrich
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In 1939, the U.S. government promised to provide Columbia River Indians with replacements for traditional fishing sites flooded by the Bonneville Dam. This disturbing history recounts the Indian's 60-year struggle, in the courts and on the river, to...
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Strong Medicine Speaks: A Native American Elder Has Her Say
by Amy Hill Hearth
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From the bestselling author of Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years comes the inspiring true story of Marion "Strong Medicine" Gould, a Native American matriarch, and the Indian way of life that must never be forgotten. Amy Hill Hearth's...
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Fort Reno (Frontier Classics)
by D B Dyer
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The wife of Indian agent D. B. Dyer chronicles her life on the frontier at an army fort in Oklahama, where she experienced the ups and downs of outpost life and encountered the Native Americans who lived in the vicinity. More than that, however, Dyer...
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A Whale Hunt: How a Native American Village Did What No One Thought It Could
by Robert Sullivan
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For centuries the hunting of the whale was what defined the Makah, a Native American tribe in Neah Bay, but when commercial whaling drove the gray whale to near extinction in the 1920s, the Makah voluntarily discontinued their tradition and hung up their...
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The North American Indian
by Edward Curtis
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At the turn of the century, the American photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis (1868?1952) started on his thirty-year project to produce a monumental study of North American Indians. Using an approach that was both artistically and scientifically ambitious...
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Walking in the Sacred Manner: Healers, Dreamers, and Pipe Carriers--Medicine Women of the Plains
by Mark St Pierre
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Walking in the Sacred Manner is an exploration of the myths and culture of the Plains Indians, for whom the everyday and the spiritual are intertwined and women play a strong and important role in the spiritual and religious life of the community. Based...
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Wolfkiller
by Louisa Wetherill
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Wolfkiller Wisdom from a Nineteenth-Century Navajo Shepherd Compiled by Harvey Leake Fascinating history and compelling storytelling make Wolfkiller, the memoir of a Navajo shepherd man who lived in the Monument Valley region of the Southwest, a page...
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The Pueblo Revolt: The Secret Rebellion That Drove the Spaniards Out of the Southwest
by David Roberts
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With the conquest of New Mexico in 1598, Spanish governors, soldiers, and missionaries began their brutal subjugation of the Pueblo Indians in what is today the Southwestern United States. This oppression continued for decades, until, in the summer of...
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The Serpent and the Sacred Fire: Fertility Images in Southwest Rock Art
by Dennis Slifer
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Taking a wide and deep look at symbols of fertility and fecundity and meticulously documenting drawings by pre-historic cultures and historical tribes of the greater Southwest, this book draws out fertility icons as images of sacred sexuality....
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Black Elk: The Sacred Ways of a Lakota (Religion and Spirituality)
by Wallace H Black Elk
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In a first-person narrative, a Lakota shaman blends an explanation of the mystery and ritual of the sacred pipe with a lively account of growing up Native American....
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Dream Catchers: How Mainstream America Discovered Native Spirituality
by Philip Jenkins
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In books such as Mystics and Messiahs, Hidden Gospels, and The Next Christendom, Philip Jenkins has established himself as a leading commentator on religion and society. Now, in Dream Catchers, Jenkins offers a brilliant account of the changing...
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Becoming Brave: The Path to Native American Manhood
by Laine Thom
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Vivid photographs and detailed descriptions of weapons, clothing, and hunting tools reveal the central events and myths around which Native American men shaped their lives. These important objects recount the intertribal warfare, adolescent rites of...
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The American Indian (Icons)
by Karl Bodmer
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Karl Bodmer, American Indians bietet einen seltenen und privilegierten Blick in das Leben und die Bräuche der amerikanischen Ureinwohner. Als Druckvorlage dienen keineswegs Fotografien, sondern teils per Hand aufwendig kolorierte Bilder, welche...
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The Nehalem Tillamook: An Ethnography
by Elizabeth D Jacobs
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-253) and index....
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