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Indians of the Plains Indians of the Plains Lowie, Robert Harry Information concerning Indian tribes living in the plains area, including the Cree, Ojibwa, Kiowa, Wichita, Sioux (Dakota), Comanche and Ute. OL1115992W
The Archaeology of New York State The Archaeology of New York State Ritchie, William Augustus This book is Ritchie's *Archaeology of New York State.* It is not *The Archaeology of Martha's Vineyard.* OL1202690W
The heart of a chief The heart of a chief Joseph Bruchac An eleven-year-old Penacook Indian boy living on a reservation faces his father's alcoholism, a controversy surrounding plans for a casino on a tribal island, and insensitivity toward Native American… OL121186W
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
The Jesuits in North America in the seventeenth century The Jesuits in North America in the seventeenth century Francis Parkman Francis Parkman may have been America’s most famous historian in the 19th century, and is still well-known for books on the Oregon Trail and the French in North America. He did a lot of work on Frenc… OL15430225W
Smoke rising Smoke rising Joseph Bruchac,Sharon Malinowski,Janet Witalec In Smoke Rising, Abenaki author and editor Joseph Bruchac has brought together an impressive sample of the work of some of the most important voices in contemporary Native literature. The key to a… OL15833222W
Autonomía regional Autonomía regional Héctor Díaz Polanco "An important book first for its critical history of indigenista policies in Latin America and the limits these policies placed on social autonomy; and second for its examination of the development o… OL1702590W
European and native American warfare, 1675-1815 European and native American warfare, 1675-1815 Armstrong Starkey Challenging the historical tradition that has denigrated Indians as 'savages' and celebrated the triumph of European 'civilization', Armstrong Starkey presents military history as only one dimension … OL1904223W
Prehistoric Mesoamerica Prehistoric Mesoamerica Richard E. W. Adams "This book is a synthesis of archaeological findings from Mexico and Guatemala and an interpretation of them." -- from the preface. OL1980913W
Native American literatures Native American literatures Kathy J. Whitson "This current, affordable title covers Native American poetry, fiction, and prose. It lists more than 300 alphabetically arranged entries, divided into four types: individual authors, individual work… OL1995922W
One vast winter count One vast winter count Colin G. Calloway This magnificent, sweeping account traces the histories of the Native peoples of the American West from their arrival thousands of years ago to the early years of the nineteenth century. Colin G. Cal… OL2039120W
Social Work With Rural Peoples Social Work With Rural Peoples Ken Collier Examines the unique problems encountered by rural social workers when dealing with seasonal farm workers, native Indians on reserves and the rural poor in Canada. Gives a historical overview of rural… OL2078681W
Smoke signals Smoke signals Jim Poling "When Europeans discovered tobacco among Amerindians in the New World, it became a long-sought panacea of panaceas, the critical ingredient in enemas, ointments, syrups, and powders employed to treat… OL20882725W
Who is an Indian? Who is an Indian? Maximilian Christian Forte "Who is an Indian? This is possibly the oldest question facing Indigenous peoples across the Americas, and one with significant implications for decisions relating to resource distribution, conflicts… OL22329199W
Winter of the wolf Winter of the wolf G. Clifton Wisler In charge of the family's Texas homestead during the Civil War, 14-year-old T.J. saves the life of a Comanche boy during an Indian raid and they subsequently hunt a large, silver wolf purported to be… OL22659357W
L'âme de l'Indien L'âme de l'Indien Charles Alexander Eastman "Nul ne pouvait mieux que Charles Eastman présenter au public la vérité indienne, dépouillée de toutes les incompréhensions et les déformations accumulées depuis la conquête de l'Ouest américain". Un… OL24276978W
Little Chief and Mighty Gopher Little Chief and Mighty Gopher Victor Lethbridge Snow Cloud cannot run as fast as the other children and is often left behind. When he befriends a gopher, everyone's life in the camp gets turned upside down. As the elders try to resolve the problem… OL24282750W
Et la forêt se déplaça Et la forêt se déplaça Nadège Mazard,Damien Fellous En 2001, les auteurs ont accompagné le sous-commandant Marcos et vingt-trois commandants de l'Armée zapatiste de libération nationale dans leur marche de 3.000 km, des montagnes du Chiapas à Mexico, … OL24665270W
Chasseurs de goélands Chasseurs de goélands Andrée-Anne Gratton Hugo et Octave vont passer des vacances dans les Cantons-de-l'Est, chez l'oncle Claude et tante Lisette. L'oncle est en guerre contre les goélands qui envahissent le très long quai qu'il vient de se … OL24724928W
The name of war The name of war Jill Lepore Winner of the the 1998 Ralph Waldo Emerson Award of the Phi Beta Kappa Society King Philip's War, the excruciating racial war--colonists against Indians--that erupted in New England in 1675, was, in … OL2625554W
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