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Chester Nez and the unbreakable code: a Navajo code talker's story
By Joseph Bruchac, Liz Amini-Holmes. 2018
Short biography of Chester Nez, who, after being taught that his native language and culture were useless at Fort Defiance…
School, was later called on to use his Navajo language to help create an unbreakable military code during WWII. For grades 2-4. 2018Trilogy describing the author's journey to Canada from Wyoming with a dream of owning a cattle ranch. In Grass beyond…
the Mountains, Richmond and his companions conquer the tortuous miles and carve out a space for themselves. Also includes Nothing Too Good for a Cowboy and The Rancher Takes a Wife. Strong language and some violence. 1978Little you
By Richard Van Camp, Julie Flett. 2013
Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg
By Lori Mortensen, Michael Allen Austin. 2013
The road back to Sweetgrass: a novel
By Linda LeGarde Grover. 2014
Dale Ann, Theresa, and Margie, are American Indian women coming of age in the 1970's. They navigate love, economic hardship,…
loss, and changing family dynamics on Mozhay Point reservation. When Theresa meets Michael Washington, he introduces her to his father, Zho Wash, and the three women begin looking at their people's history. UnratedShoshoni pony
By Wayne Cornell, Carol Lynn MacGregor, Dick Lee. 2003
Horses changed the way Native Americans lived and worked. This is the story of how the Shoshoni Indians, who lived…
in the area that would later become Idaho, became the first in the Northwest to get horses and why these amimals were so important to Shoshoni and their culture. For grades 5-8Manikanetish
By Naomi Fontaine. 2021
Aurora crossing: A Novel of the Nez Perces
By Karl H. Schlesier. 2008
Idaho, 1877. Eighteen-year-old John Seton, whose father was white, lives among his late mother's people, the Nez Perces. When nontreaty…
bands are pressured by the U.S. government to move onto a reservation, they flee north. On the journey, Seton struggles to safeguard the horses, elude soldiers--and survive. Some violence. 2008Walking the Choctaw road: Stories from the Heart and Memory of the People
By Tim Tingle, Norma Howard. 2003
Twelve traditional stories reflecting the history and beliefs of the Choctaw nation spanning almost two centuries of tribal life. "Saltypie"…
is Tingle's own story of his family's close bond with his blind grandmother. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2003The dry divide
By Ralph Moody. 1994
In this sequel to Shaking the Nickel Bush (DB 54466), Ralph Moody is twenty in 1919 when he lands in…
Nebraska without any money. Three months later he owns eight teams of horses and falls in love. 1963Turtle Island: tales of the Algonquian nations
By Jane Louise Curry, James Watts. 1999
Collection of twenty-seven tales with an introduction to Algonquian Indian culture; describes variations among the group's numerous tribes, which are…
found in the eastern United States and Canada. The title story recounts how a turtle's back became the Earth's foundation after a great flood. For grades 4-7. 1999Blue dawn, red earth: new Native American storytellers
By Clifford E. Trafzer. 1996
Thirty short stories by Native Americans from different tribal groups. Original tales created from personal experiences, like being sent to…
a government boarding school or moving away from the reservation. Other selections are based on traditional themes involving ghosts or people especially attuned to natureWagons west!
By Roy Gerrard. 1996
Back in 1850, many Americans worked hard to make a living from the barren soil. When Buckskin Dan arrives in…
town with tales of rich green land in Oregon, a young girl and her family, along with their neighbors, set out for a long journey to a new home with Buckskin Dan as their guide. For grades 2-4A boy called Slow: the true story of Sitting Bull
By Joseph Bruchac, Rocco Baviera. 1994
In the 1830s, parents in the Lakota Sioux tribe gave their children childhood names like Runny Nose and Hungry Mouth.…
Later when the child had grown and proven himself, he earned a new name. Returns Again named his boy Slow because he never did anything quickly. Slow hated his name and tried hard to earn a better one. At fourteen, Slow had a chance to show his bravery and was named Sitting Bull. For grades K-3Hiawatha: messenger of peace
By Dennis Brindell Fradin, Dennis B Fradin, Arnold Jacobs. 1992
In this biography the author shows what Hiawatha's life might have ben like by drawing on what is actually known…
about the Iroquois people during the fifteenth century. He distinguishes fact from legend as he tells of the adult Hiawatha's role as a peace-maker and one of the founders of the Iroquois Federation--aspects of which were incorporated into the U.S. Constitution. For grades 2-4 and older readersThe double life of Pocahontas
By Ed Young, Jean Fritz. 1983
A biography of the famous American Indian princess emphasizes her lifelong admiration of John Smith and the difficulties she faced…
as an Indian princess married to an Englishman. For grades 4-7 to share with older readersLes cahiers noirs de l'aliéniste: 2, Le sang des prairies (GF (Alire (Firme)))
By Jacques Côté. 2010
"Fort Edmonton, 5 mai 1885.Trois mois après avoir joint les rangs du 65e bataillon de Montréal, le capitaine Georges Villeneuve,…
assisté du lieutenant Bruno Lafontaine et du docteur Paré, entend la déposition sous serment de François Lépine, un interprète métis qui a survécu au massacre de Lac-à-la-Grenouille." -- 4e de couvBack in the Beforetime: Tales of the California Indians
By Jane Louise Curry. 1987
"America's preeminent writer of prehistoric history [writes] ... . a book of hearts and minds." Grace Cavalieri, award-winning author, host…
of The Poet and the Poem from the US Library of Congress.After years of abuse from his father, Wing leaves the only home he's ever known. As the male lion leaves its pride, he must find a new home or die. He is sixteen, frail, injured, and alone in the mountainous untamed and untouched wilderness of Mexico of 250,000 BC. Wing struggles to survive, proving himself against a bear, where he learns elementary freedom. Award-winning writer of prehistoric fiction Bonnye Matthews' novella, Freedom, 250,000 BC, brings to life primitive early Americans through Wing's growing understanding of what freedom is and its importance for life.Freedom, 250,000 BC is dedicated to the archaeological site south of Puebla, Mexico at the Valsequillo Reservoir. The site is an amazingly rich prehistoric view of the glory and infamy of human life in the Americas, specifically Mexico, in 250,000 BC. "The outstanding Winds of Change series is highly and enthusiastically recommended for personal reading lists, as well as both community and academic library historical fiction collections." Midwest Book ReviewWalking the Choctaw Road: Stories from the Heart and Memory of the People
By Tim Tingle, Norma Howard. 2003
Oklahoma, or "Okla Homma," is a Choctaw word meaning "Red People." In this collection, acclaimed storyteller Tim Tingle tells the…
stories of his people, the Choctaw People, the Okla Homma. For years, Tim has collected stories of the old folks, weaving traditional lore with stories from everyday life. Walking the Choctaw Road is a mixture of myth stories, historical accounts passed from generation to generation, and stories of Choctaw people living their lives in the here and now.The Wordcraft Circle of Native American Writers and Storytellers selected Tim as "Contemporary Storyteller Of The Year" for 2001, and in 2002, Tim was the featured storyteller at the National Storyteller Festival in Jonesboro, Tennessee.Tim Tingle lives in Canyon Lake, Texas.