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The Legend of Scarface The Legend of Scarface Robert D. San Souci A retelling of a Blackfeet Indian legend in which a young brave travels to the land of the Sun to ask for the hand of his beloved. OL116635W
Indian why stories Indian why stories Linderman, Frank Bird Retells twenty-two "why stories" of the Blackfeet, Chippewa, and Cree tribes, including tales of the creation and of the willful and wily doings of the creator, Old-man. OL116659W
How To Set Up A Blackfoot Lodge How To Set Up A Blackfoot Lodge Brian Cannavaro How To Set Up A Blackfoot Lodge is the definitive field manual written and illustrated by Brian Cannavaro. Having spent 25+ years working and studying with the Blackfeet (Pikuni) in Montana, Cannavar… OL12764323W
Starfish Starfish James Crowley Lionel was very young when his parents died, so he can barely remember the old days, before he and his sister Beatrice came to the Chalk Bluff Boarding School on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. His… OL15025529W
The Lost Children The Lost Children Paul Goble A Blackfoot Indian legend in which six neglected orphaned brothers decide to go to the Above World where they become the constellation of the "Lost Children," or Pleiades. OL1844230W
Star Boy Star Boy Paul Goble Relates the Blackfoot Indian legend in which Star Boy gains the Sun's forgiveness for his mother's disobedience and is allowed to return to the Sky World. OL1844236W
Blackfeet Blackfeet Marla Felkins Ryan,Linda Schmittroth Discusses the history, religion, economy, daily life, government, and current issues related to the Blackfeet. OL21195315W
Crowfoot Crowfoot Hugh Aylmer Dempsey xix, 226 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 23 cm. -- OL2180870W
Blackfoot Lodge Tales Blackfoot Lodge Tales George Bird Grinnell This collection of powerful stories reveals the complex and wondrous world of the Blackfoot nation in the nineteenth century. The thirty tales transcribed by George Bird Grinnell provide an intimate … OL2343424W
Sweetgrass Sweetgrass Jan Hudson Living on the western Canadian prairie in the nineteenth century, Sweetgrass, a fifteen-year-old Blackfoot Indian girl, saves her familyfrom a smallpox epidemic and proves her maturity to her father. OL24684933W
Rising Wolf, the white Blackfoot Rising Wolf, the white Blackfoot James Willard Schultz Get an inside look at the way of life of North America's Native American tribes in the years before large numbers of white pioneers began to arrive. This fascinating account follows the life of Hugh … OL2639868W
The trail of the Spanish horse The trail of the Spanish horse James Willard Schultz Even experienced warriors would have hesitated to set off on a two-man war party, and for young Tom Fox and his Blackfoot almost-brother, Pitamakan, it would have been foolhardy. But Tom was in troub… OL2639888W
My life as an Indian My life as an Indian James Willard Schultz “Reads like a romance . . . not the least interesting part being the traditions and old stories, retold with simplicity and real charm.” — Standard Catalog for Public Libraries: History (H.W. Wilson… OL2639897W
Wings of Healing (Guardians of the North #5) Wings of Healing (Guardians of the North #5) Alan Morris When a flu epidemic strikes the small town of Fort Macleod, Reena is called to minister to the Blackfoot tribe, but chaos erupts as orders are given by the government to remove the Indians to a reser… OL36947W
Dead silver Dead silver Neil Mcmahon,Neil McMahon Their first appearance in Lone Creek helped garner McMahon the most extraordinary reviews of his career. None other than mystery guru Otto Penzler said: "It is the poignant and knowing prose that ele… OL462727W
The death of Jim Loney The death of Jim Loney James Welch Jim Loney is a half-breed, of white and Indian parentage, living in a small Montana town feeling trapped by his dual heritage and trying to find himself while on a path of self-destruction. OL46515W
When Bear stole the chinook When Bear stole the chinook Harriet Peck Taylor Because the long, hard winter caused scarcity of firewood and food, a poor Indian boy and his animal friends journey to the lodge of the Great Bear to release the chinook. OL476000W
Red Wolf's daughter Red Wolf's daughter Dan Danko "Alex doesn't get to have all the adventures--this time. Cleo is going to the Afterworld. When she touches her father's computer screen, Cleo emerges amid a fierce battle between the Nez Perce and … OL5711536W
Drums of change Drums of change Natasha Sperling Running Fawn's Blackfoot tribe is placed on a reservation where she questions her ability to adjust to a new life including the white man's God. OL5954438W
Buffalo Jump Buffalo Jump Peter Roop Angry and resentful that the honor of leading the buffalo stampede is given to his older brother, Little Blaze, the Blackfeet's fastest runner, must make a difficult decision when his brother's life … OL90138W
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