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The great journey The great journey Brian M. Fagan How, where, when, and why did human beings take the first steps in their journey to populate North America? First published in 1987, The Great Journey tells the story of the search for the first Amer… OL103273W
The Star of Kazan The Star of Kazan Eva Ibbotson After twelve-year-old Annika, a foundling living in late nineteenth-century Vienna, inherits a trunk of costume jewelry, a woman claiming to be her aristocratic mother arrives and takes her to live i… OL104406W
Seven arrows Seven arrows Hyemeyohsts Storm Heavily illustrated with photographs of Plains Indians and animals, diagrams of religious symbols, drawings of medicine belts, and color plates and drawings of shields. OL15151794W
Three years travels through the interior parts of North-America for more than five thousand miles Three years travels through the interior parts of North-America for more than five thousand miles Jonathan Carver Jonathan Carver served as a member of Rogers’ Rangers and as a Captain in a Massachusetts regiment during the French and Indian War, and also studied surveying and mapping. In the 1760s he wanted to … OL15438205W
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
A schoolteacher in old Alaska A schoolteacher in old Alaska Hannah Breece As an American woman on the Alaskan frontier at the turn of the century, Hannah Breece challenged the wilderness to teach native children. This moving, gripping account of her many adventures tells o… OL15839692W
The summer maker The summer maker Margery Bernstein An easy-to-read retelling of the Ojibway Indian myth about the creation of summer. OL1839119W
L'herbe du diable et la petite fumée L'herbe du diable et la petite fumée Carlos Castaneda 4ème de couverture (4th cover) : Arizona, 1961. Alors qu'il est étudiant en anthropologie de l'université de Los Angeles, Carlos Castaneda rencontre don Juan Matus, un indien Yaqui de la province … OL1884529W
North American Indian North American Indian David Murdoch Explores the cultures of Native Americans-- from the Pueblo-dwellers of the Southwest to the whale hunters of the frozen North. OL1898069W
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
Indian peoples of Canada Indian peoples of Canada E. Palmer Patterson Description, history and contemporary issues and concerns. Suitable grades 6 and up. OL20509163W
L'indien qui ne savait pas courir L'indien qui ne savait pas courir Leigh Sauerwein "Dans la tribu des Dakotas, Huchté, le petit Indien, n'est pas comme les autres. Eux courent, dansent et chassent. Lui, il boite. Et lorsque les enfants se moquent de son pied déformé, il voudrait mo… OL24426443W
Dix petits lapins Dix petits lapins Virginia Grossman La quatrième de couv. indique : "Un, deux, dix petits lapins...Dix petits Indiens pour apprendre aux jeunes enfants l'existence de ce peuple menacé... Des phrases très simples, des dessins poétiques … OL24689019W
Un jour, une rivière Un jour, une rivière Henriette Major Un petit Indien découvre une rivière et la fait sienne. Son grand-père, avec une grande sollicitude, lui démontre que l'eau et le soleil appartiennent à tous. Cette histoire reflète la sagesse du peu… OL27274361W
Going to visit Kou-Kum Going to visit Kou-Kum Della Owens Grade level: 1, 2, 3, k, p, e. OL27967021W
Trail to heaven Trail to heaven Robin Ridington Partly academic, and partly oral history interpretation of the Dunne-za (Beaver Indians) culture. Based on 25 years of field research. Illustrated with 29 black and white photographs. OL28598016W
Shamanism, colonialism, and the wild man Shamanism, colonialism, and the wild man Michael T. Taussig Working with the image of the Indian shaman as Wild Man, Taussig reveals not the magic of the shaman but that of the politicizing fictions creating the effect of the real. "This extraordinary book . … OL33626W
Indians of the Arctic and Subarctic Indians of the Arctic and Subarctic Paula Younkin Examines the history, culture, changing fortunes, and current situation of the various Indian peoples of Canada, Alaska, and Greenland. OL3482681W
Banana fallout Banana fallout Trevor W. Purcell "Extended exploration of blacks in Costa Rica shows the deep cultural division between San Jose and the Caribbean coast. Highlights dependence of the region on banana exports. Includes detailed and u… OL3924324W
The Indian in the Cupboard The Indian in the Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks **What could be better than a magic cupboard that turns small toys into living creatures?** Omri's big brother has no birthday present for him, so he gives Omri an old medicine cabinet he's found. … OL50627W
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