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Making native space Making native space R. Cole Harris "Making Native Space is about the drawing of the most fundamental line on the map of British Columbia, the one separating the tiny fraction of the province set aside for Native peoples from the rest,… OL12342074W
Conservatism among the Iroquois at the Six Nations Reserve Conservatism among the Iroquois at the Six Nations Reserve Annemarie Anrod Shimony xlv, 11-318 p. : 26 cm OL1418319W
I am Nuchu I am Nuchu Brenda Stanley Upon his parents' 1981 divorce, Cal Burton goes from being a popular, comfortable Spokane basketball all-star to a resident of a Ute Indian reservation in Utah, where apathy, poor living conditions, … OL15414014W
Black thunder Black thunder Aimée Thurlo A construction crew found the first body. The cops found three more―on both sides of the border of the Navajo Reservation. Because some of the bodies were buried outside the rez, Navajo Police Spe… OL16517941W
The round house The round house Louise Erdrich A young man is upended after a violent attack on his mother, which leaves his family in turmoil. Well-written page turner that is hard to put down! OL16532040W
Red River reckoning Red River reckoning Jon Sharpe "Fargo is working as a scout along the Red River when he comes across a trio of butchered bodies--the corpses of men who were delivering supplies to the reservations. While most think Indian renegade… OL17188561W
A string of beads A string of beads Thomas Perry After two decades spent protecting innocent victims on the run, and a year after getting shot on a job that took a dangerous turn for the worse, Jane McKinnon, née Whitefield, has settled into the qu… OL17826235W
Along the Journey River Along the Journey River Carole LaFavor "Several sacred artifacts have gone missing from the Minnesota Red Earth Reservation and the suspect list is continuously growing. While it could be the racists from the bordering town, or a young ma… OL19733802W
Life on the reservations Life on the reservations Tammy Gagne Explores the culture, peoples, and issues of Indian reservations. OL21579586W
Developing, enhancing, and sustaining tribal transit services Developing, enhancing, and sustaining tribal transit services Albert T. Stoddard This report provides an overview of the tribal transit planning process and detailed guidance about the various steps for planning and implementing a tribal transit system. The steps that are describ… OL23262806W
Turtle Lung Woman's granddaughter Turtle Lung Woman's granddaughter Delphine Red Shirt "Turtle Lung Woman's Granddaughter is the unforgettable story of several generations of Lakota women told in their words. Delphine Red Shirt - like her mother, Lone Woman, and her mother's grandmothe… OL2659499W
Death on sacred ground Death on sacred ground Harriet K. Feder When tenth grader Vivi Hartman arrives with her rabbi father at a Seneca reservation to arrange the funeral of a Jewish girl who died violently, she finds herself investigating rumors of murder. OL3492506W
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. OL46472W
The Army and the Navajo The Army and the Navajo Thompson, Gerald Seeking a humanitarian solution to raids by Navajo and Apache Indians, the Army in 1863 created the Bosque Redondo Reservation. This unique military experiment was aimed at assimilating the Indians i… OL5588744W
The Night Wanderer The Night Wanderer Drew Hayden Taylor othing ever happens on the Otter Lake reservation. But when 16-year-old Tiffany discovers her father is renting out her room, she’s deeply upset. Sure, their guest is polite and keeps to himself, but… OL576377W
Billy Lightfoot Billy Lightfoot Richard B. Erno While studying about the modern world at the Indian school in the city, a fifteen-year-old Navajo boy never forgets the world of his people and uses his paintings to decide which world he will live i… OL6921443W
Antoine Ouilmette Antoine Ouilmette Frank R. Grover Ouilmette was a French trader with a Pottawatomie wife. The Ouilmette Reservation was a large tract of land he owned on the shores of Lake Michigan where Evanston and Wilmette are now located. Ouilme… OL7037255W
Land, Wind, and Hard Words Land, Wind, and Hard Words John W. Sherry "In the early 1990s anthropologist John Sherry lived with Leroy Jackson and Adella Begaye, leaders of Dine CARE, a Navajo organization dedicated to protecting the environment and its links to Navajo … OL8584291W
Reconfiguring the Reservation Reconfiguring the Reservation Emily Greenwald "Reconfiguring the Reservation is a story about Indian agency, negotiation, and resistance to an imposed federal policy. Greenwald traces the Nez Perces' and Jicarilla Apaches' experiences with the 1… OL8584306W
Scalped Vol. 1 Scalped Vol. 1 Jason Aaron,R. M. Guéra Fifteen years ago, Dashiell "Dash" Bad Horse ran away from a life of abject poverty and utter hopelessness on the Prairie Rose Indian Reservation in hopes of finding something better. Now he's come b… OL9237535W
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