Indian Why Stories
by Frank B Linderman
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Delightful fables offer explanations of "Why the Chipmunk's Back is Striped," "How the Otter Skin Became Great Medicine," "How the Man Found His Mate," and "Why Blackfeet Never Kill Mice," more. 32 illustrations....
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Montana 1911
by Mary (edt) Eggermont-molenaar
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"Dutch Professor C. C. Uhlenbeck and his wife, Willy, spent the summer of 1911 on the Blackfeet Reservation where he collected traditional Blackfeet stories, songs, and bits of language and she distributed candy, watched the weather, and wrote in her...
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We Talk, You Listen: New Tribes, New Turf
by Vine Deloria
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We Talk, You Listen is strong, boldly unconventional medicine from Vine Deloria Jr. (1933–2005), one of the most important voices of twentieth-century Native American affairs. Here the witty and insightful Indian spokesman turns his penetrating...
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Wisdomkeepers: Meetings with Native American Spiritual Elders
by Steve Wall
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Wisdomkeepers takes you on an extraordinary spiritual journey into the lives, minds, and natural-world philosophy of Native American spiritual elders. The elders tell who they are, how they live, and what they believe. Magnificent portraits complement...
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Pocahontas and the Powhatan Dilemma (American Portrait Series)
by Camilla Townsend
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Camilla Townsend's stunning new book differs from all previous biographies of Pocahontas in capturing how similar seventeenth century Native Americans were--in the way they saw, understood, and struggled to control their world---not only to the invading...
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Language of the Robe
by Robert W Kapoun
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Over the many generations since Native Americans began trade with Europeans, few items have become so closely identified with the indigenous American cultures as has the American Indian trade blanket. From the history of the trade blanket to contemporary...
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Encyclopedia of the Great Plains Indians
by David Wishart
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Until the last two centuries, the human landscapes of the Great Plains were shaped solely by Native Americans, and since then the region has continued to be defined by the enduring presence of its Indigenous peoples. The Encyclopedia of the Great Plains...
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Miracle Hill: The Story of a Navajo Boy
by Blackhorse Mitchell
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"It was in the year of 1945 on a cold morning, the third day, in the month of March. A little boy was born as the wind blew against the hogan with bitter colds and the stars were disappearing into the heaven." So begins the story of Broneco, a Navajo boy...
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New Perspectives on Native North America: Cultures, Histories, and Representations
by Sergei A Kan
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In this volume some of the leading scholars working in Native North America explore contemporary perspectives on Native culture, history, and representation. Written in honor of the anthropologist Raymond D. Fogelson, the volume charts the currents of...
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The Way of the Warrior: Stories of the Crow People
by Henry Old Coyote
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With vigor and insight, Crow elders tell their favorite stories of the exploits of memorable leaders from years past in The Way of the Warrior. Rousing adventures and unforgettable warriors inhabit these tales: the impetuous Rabbit Child, who rushes to...
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How the Indians Lost Their Land: Law and Power on the Frontier
by Stuart Banner
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Between the early seventeenth century and the early twentieth,nearly all the land in the United States was transferred from AmericanIndians to whites. This dramatic transformation has been understood in two very different ways--as a series of consensual...
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Carlos Montezuma, M.D.: A Yavapai American Hero
by Leon Speroff
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Impeccably researched and rich in detail, Carlos Montezuma, M.D. documents the life of one of the first Native American medical doctors. Taken from his family as a boy by Pima Indian warriors and sold to an itinerant Italian photographer, Montezuma found...
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Stone Songs on the Trail of Tears: The Journey of an Installation
by P Musick
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In March 2002, artist Pat Musick, her husband, Jerry Carr, and historian Bill Woodiel set out to commemorate a portion of the great and tragic Trail of Tears. On the Trail of Tears, the Cherokees, among other American Indian tribes, were forced to...
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Mountain Spirit: The Sheep Eater Indians of Yellowstone
by Lawrence L Loendorf
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Among the native peoples who formerly lived in what is now
Yellowstone National Park was a Shoshone group called the Tukudika,
or Sheep Eaters. Aimed at general readers, this text describes the
way of life of these hunter-gatherers. Archaeologist...
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Since Predator Came: Notes from the Struggle for American Indian Liberation
by Ward Churchill
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This seminal collection of essays provides a devastating portrait of the condition of Native America. From chronicling the genocide committed by European invaders, to exposing the insidious means by which contemporary politicians and academics perpetuate...
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Finding Sand Creek: History, Archeology, and the 1864 Massacre Site
by Jerome A Greene
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The 1864 Sand Creek Massacre is one of the most disturbing and controversial events in American history. While its historical significance is undisputed, the exact location of the massacre has been less clear. Because the site is sacred ground for...
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Life, Letters and Speeches (American Indian Lives)
by George Copway
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George Copway (Kahgegagahbowh, 1818–69), an Ojibwe writer and lecturer, rose to prominence in American literary, political, and social circles during the mid-nineteenth century. His colorful, kaleidoscopic life took him from the tiny Ojibwe village...
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The Story Catcher
by Mari Sandoz
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Young Lance is his father's son when it comes to the daring needed for gaining honors in the war councils of the plains Sioux. Even greater is his seeing medicine. With eyes growing sharper, he watches the warring between tribes, the buffalo hunting, the...
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Voyages and Travels
by John Long
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Originally published in 1791 in England, this personal account of an Indian interpreter and trader describes the manners and customs of the North American Indians, with an account of the posts situated on the St. Laurence River, Lake Ontario, etc. The...
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The Indian Chief as Tragic Hero: Native Resistance and the Literatures of America, from Moctezuma to Tecumseh
by Gordon M Sayre
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The leaders of anticolonial wars of resistance spread fear across the frontiers of North America, yet once defeated, these men became iconic martyrs for postcolonial national identity in Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. With chapters based on seven major...
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