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Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims (Scholastic Biography)
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Squanto, Friend of the Pilgrims (Scholastic Biography)
by Clyde Robert Bulla

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This biography for young readers tells of the adventurous life of the Wampanoag Indian who befriended the Pilgrims at Plymouth....
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North American Indians
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North American Indians
by Gorsline

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Illus. in full color. Describes more than a dozen American Indian tribes....
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Houses of Adobe (Native Dwellings)
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Houses of Adobe (Native Dwellings)
by Bonnie Shemie

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Features the dwellings of the American Southwest, home to ancient cultures who built enduring homes made of adobe and stone, and vast road networks connecting distant towns....
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The Gift of the Sacred Dog (Reading Rainbow Book)
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The Gift of the Sacred Dog (Reading Rainbow Book)
by Paul Goble

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A brave boy goes into the hills and prays for help for his people. A rider on a magnificent animal comes to him and says: "This animal is called the Sacred Dog. He can do many things your dogs can do and also more...He is as the wind: gentle but...
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Storm Boy
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Storm Boy
by Paul Owen Lewis

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An American Indian prince is flung from his canoe during a storm. Washed ashore in the mysterious world of the Killer Whale people, the boy finds himself in an unfamiliar village, being welcomed by a strange and giant tribe. Winner of the American Book...
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Houses of Wood (Native Dwellings)
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Houses of Wood (Native Dwellings)
by Bonnie Shemie

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With only small handmade tools, the native people of the Northwest Coast felled massive cedars, brought them back to their villages, and built spectacular wooden dwellings....
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Indian Chiefs
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Indian Chiefs
by Russell Freedman

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Six western chiefs who led their people in historic crises....
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The Song of Hiawatha
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The Song of Hiawatha
by Longfellow And Early

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Margaret Early showcases this classic poem....
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Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
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Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
by Susan Jeffers

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"How can you buy the sky? How can you own the rain and the wind?" So begin the moving words attributed to a great American Indian chief--Chief Seattle--over 100 years ago. They are words that eloquently capture the central belief of Native Americans...
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Sarah Winnemucca: Scout, Activist, and Teacher (Signature Lives)
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Sarah Winnemucca: Scout, Activist, and Teacher (Signature Lives)
by Natalie M Rosinsky

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Covering important figures throughout the ages, these lively books are filled with engaging text based on primary sources and through research. The full-color images, historical photos and paintings, and detailed maps add to the books' appeal. Each book...
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Weave Little Stars Into My Sleep: Native American Lullabies
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Weave Little Stars Into My Sleep: Native American Lullabies
by Neil Philip

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'These beautiful and tender lullabies combine Native American themes with universal concerns of parenthood. Collected from the Native American peoples of the Northeast (Ojibwa), the Plains (Arapaho, Kiowa, Pawnee, Crow), the Southwest (Hopi, Acoma, Yuma),...
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If You Lived with the Cherokee (If You Lived...)
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If You Lived with the Cherokee (If You Lived...)
by Peter Roop

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The third title in a series about Native American people, this book reveals what it was like to grow up in a Cherokee family long ago. Full-color illustrations by a Cherokee artist complement facts about Cherokee games, language, dwellings, medicine...
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Ledgerbook Thomas Blue Eagle
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Ledgerbook Thomas Blue Eagle
by Jewel H Grutman

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Inspired by the richly detailed picture stories of the Plains Indians--sometimes drawn on ruled ledgers--this book is a visual feast that introduces children to pictographic art. This fictional account, based on historical fact, tells of a young Sioux...
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Atlas of Indians of North America
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Atlas of Indians of North America
by Gilbert Legay

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Hundreds of detailed, full-color drawings, nine full-page, color photos, regional maps, and absorbing text tell the story of North America's 206 major Indian tribes, from the Abnakis and Algonquins to the Yuroks and Zunis. Sections cover individual...
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This Land Is My Land
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This Land Is My Land
by George Littlechild

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In his own words and paintings, acclaimed Native American artist George Littlechild takes young readers back in time to the first meeting between his Plains Cree ancestors and the first European settlers in North America. Through inspiring...
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Wilma Mankiller: Chief of the Cherokee Nation (Signature Lives)
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Wilma Mankiller: Chief of the Cherokee Nation (Signature Lives)
by Pamela Dell

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- Personal and world event timeline<BR>- Maps<BR>- Life at a Glance<BR>- On the Web<BR>- Historic Sites<BR>- Source notes<BR>- Index, Bibliography, Glossary<BR>- In the Library<BR>- Historic photos...
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The Sioux: Nomadic Buffalo Hunters (America's First Peoples)
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The Sioux: Nomadic Buffalo Hunters (America's First Peoples)
by Rach Koestler Grack

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 30) and index....
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Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest
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Coyote: A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest
by Gerald Mcdermott

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Wherever Coyote goes you can be sure he’ll find trouble. Now he wants to sing, dance, and fly like the crows, so he begs them to teach him how. The crows agree but soon tire of Coyote’s bragging and boasting. They decide to teach the great...
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Kahtahah: A Tlingit Girl
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Kahtahah: A Tlingit Girl
by Frances Paul

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This is a captivating true story of a Tlingit girl in Southeast Alaska in the 1800s....
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Sacagawea: Guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Explorers of the New Worlds)
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Sacagawea: Guide for the Lewis and Clark Expedition (Explorers of the New Worlds)
by Hal Marcovitz

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The most famous guide of the team that explored the American northwest in the early 19th century....
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