NLS Kids Zone
Select Bibliography of Books
by and about Native Americans
Contents
- Fiction for Younger Readers
- Nonfiction for Younger Readers
- Fiction for Older Readers
- Nonfiction for Older Readers
Fiction
for Younger Readers
Kumak's Fish: A Tall Tale from the Far North
by Michael Bania
One beautiful Arctic morning, Kumak packs his family and his Uncle Aglu's lucky hooking stick on a sled and goes ice fishing. When Kumak hooks what seems to be an enormous fish, the entire village comes to help him. For grades K-3. 2004.
RC 60886
Children of the Longhouse
by Joseph Bruchac
A tale set in the late 1400s about Ohkwa'ri, an eleven-year-old Mohawk boy who overhears some older boys planning to raid another village. When Ohkwa'ri tells the village elders, he becomes the target for the older boys' revenge. Later, in a tribal lacrosse game, Ohkwa'ri must avoid injury with honor. For grades 3-6. 1996.
RC 43907
Crazy Horse’s Vision
by Joseph Bruchac
A story based on the life of a quiet and generous Lakota youth who grew up to be a courageous warrior and leader. Explains how he sought a vision to help his people and received his adult name, Crazy Horse, from his father. For grades 2-4. 2000.
BR 13064 PRINT/BRAILLE
Soft Rain: A Story of the Cherokee Trail of Tears
by Cornelia Cornelissen
Soft Rain is nine years old in 1838 when soldiers come to move her Cherokee tribe from North Carolina to the West. Soft Rain and her mother are forced to grab belongings and start the journey without Soft Rain's father and brother. For grades 3-6. 1998.
RC 48112
Sees Behind Trees
by Michael Dorris
In the sixteenth century, Walnut is a Native American boy who discovers that he does not see as well as others do. He develops his other senses to earn both the respect of his people and his adult name, "Sees Behind Trees." He then accompanies an elder warrior to find the mysterious "land of water." For grades 3-6. 1996
RC 43898
Our Strange New Land
by Patricia Hermes
Nine-year-old Elizabeth keeps a journal in 1609, recording her experiences in the New World. She meets Indians, helps her father build their first home, goes hungry, and has a new baby sister. For grades 2-4. 2000.
RC 61995
The Year of Miss Agnes
by Kirkpatrick Hill
Ten-year-old Athapascan Indian Frederika relates the story of a special teacher who comes to her Alaskan village in 1948. Miss Agnes makes education interesting for everyone in the one-room schoolhouse, including Fred's twelve-year-old deaf sister, Bokko, who learns sign language for the first time. For grades 3-6. 2000.
RC 51865
Annie and the Old One
by Miska Miles
Annie is a Navajo girl who is devoted to her grandmother. Upon learning her grandmother's life will soon end, Annie does everything she can to postpone the Old One's death. For grades 3-6. 1971.
BR 16694
RC62374
Sky
by Pamela Paige Porter
Blackfeet Reservation, northern Montana; 1964. Eleven-year-old Georgia Salois is living with her grandparents when a dam breaks, sweeping away their home, barn, and sheep. After the flood, Georgia finds a foal she names Sky that helps her recover. For grades 3-6. 2004.
RC 60343
Welcome to Kaya's World, 1764 Growing Up in a Native American Homeland
by Dottie Raymer
This companion to Meet Kaya (RC 55342, BR 14539) and others in the series portrays the Nez Perce culture of the Pacific Northwest. Describes the myths, legends, history, and habitat of the tribe through modern times. For grades 2-4. 2003.
BR 15356
RC 58028
Changes for Kaya: A Story of Courage
by Janet Beeler Shaw
In this sequel to Kaya Shows the Way (RC 56109, BR 14756), Kaya faces danger from a sudden mountain fire while searching for Steps High, the horse stolen from her. Includes historical notes on the Nez Perce Indians. For grades 2-4. 2002.
BR 14757
RC 56108
Kaya and Lone Dog: A Friendship Story
by Janet Beeler Shaw
In this sequel to Kaya’s Hero (RC 56111, BR 14754), Kaya still grieves over her friend’s death and misses her stolen horse and kidnapped sister. She tries to earn the trust of a lone and starving dog who is about to have puppies. For grades 2-4. 2002.
BR 14755
RC 56110
Kaya’s Escape
by Janet Beeler Shaw
Fall 1764. After Kaya and her blind sister, Speaking Rain, are kidnapped from their Nez Perce village by enemy horse raiders, she tries to find a way to escape back home. Sequel to Meet Kaya (RC 55342, BR 14539). For grades 2-4. 2002.
BR 14607
RC 56107
Kaya's Hero : A Story of Giving
by Janet Beeler Shaw
1764. Kaya greatly admires a courageous and kind young woman, Swan Circling, who is newly married and living in her Nez Perce village. Kaya wants to be worthy of her respect. Sequel to Kaya's Escape (RC 56107, BR 14607). For grades 2-4. 2002.
BR 14754
RC 56111
Kaya Shows the Way
by Janet Beeler Shaw
When Kaya and her family go to fish for red salmon again, her hope is to be reunited with her blind sister, Speaking Rain, who was kidnapped some time before. Sequel to Kaya and Lone Dog (RC 56110, BR 14755). For grades 2-4. 2002.
BR 14756
RC 56109
Meet Kaya: An American Girl
by Janet Beeler Shaw
The Pacific Northwest, 1764. When Kaya and her family join other
members of the Nez Perce tribe to fish for red salmon, she learns
that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes
historical notes on the Nez Perce Indians.
For grades 2-4. 2002.
BR 14539
RC 55342
Indian Shoes
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Ray Halfmoon, a Seminole-Cherokee boy, lives in Chicago with his grandfather, who grew up in Oklahoma. Together they find creative and amusing solutions to the challenges that come their way. For grades 3-6. 2002.
RC 55593
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom
by Tim Tingle
Mississippi, before the Civil War. Martha, a Choctaw girl, makes friends with Little Mo, a slave boy on a plantation. She helps Little Mo and his family cross the river to freedom one night when his family is threatened. For grades 2-4. 2006.
BR 17243 PRINT/BRAILLE In Process
Nonfiction
for Younger Readers
The Song within My Heart
by Dave Bouchard
A Native American grandmother’s explanation to her young grandson of the meaning of the pow-wow. For grades 2-4. 2002.
BR 15050 PRINT/BRAILLE
A Boy Called Slow: The True Story of Sitting Bull
by Joseph Bruchac
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-3. 1994.
RC 41908
The First Strawberries: A Cherokee Story
by Joseph Bruchac
When the world was new, the Creator made a man and a woman. They were very happy together, until one day the man came home and found his wife picking flowers instead of fixing his dinner. Thus begins the retelling of a tale about why strawberries were created. For preschool-grade 2. 1993.
BR 09943 PRINT/BRAILLE
Gluskabe and the Four Wishes
by Joseph Bruchac
An Abenaki Indian tale of three foolish men and one wise man, each of whom seeks a wish from Gluskabe, helper of the Great Spirit. Their wishes are fulfilled in unexpected ways, thus conveying a moral lesson to the reader. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1995.
RC 43269
The Great Ball Game: A Muskogee Story
by Joseph Bruchac
Retelling of a Native American folktale. In a game of stickball between
the birds and the animals, the bat plays a very special role. For grades
K-3. 1994.
BR 10047 PRINT/BRAILLE
Iroquois Stories: Heroes and Heroines, Monsters and Magic
by Joseph Bruchac
Collection of thirty-two traditional Iroquois tales often told around the longhouse fire in wintertime. Includes stories about the Creation, how the bear lost his tail, how the buzzard got his feathers, the turtle's race with a beaver and then a bear, the vampire skeleton, and the hunting of the great bear. Some violence. For grades 3-6. 1985.
RC 41284
The Story of the Milky Way: A Cherokee Tale
by Joseph Bruchac
Long ago there were not many stars in the sky. And in those days the people depended on corn for most of their food. One day an elderly couple discovers someone has stolen some cornmeal. When the villagers try to stop the thief, their actions result in many more stars to light the night. For grades K-3. 1995.
RC 43759
Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons
by Joseph Bruchac
Many Native American people relate the seasons of the year to the thirteen cycles of the moon. Some regard a turtle's back, with its pattern of thirteen large scales, as a sort of calendar. This book includes thirteen moon legends in poetry from thirteen different Native American tribes. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 1992.
BR 08981 PRINT/BRAILLE
When the Chenoo Howls: Native American Tales of Terror
by Joseph Bruchac
Twelve horror stories spanning precolonial to modern times based on legends from the northeast woodland Native Americans. In some the hero defeats a monster by overcoming fear. Others are cautionary stories teaching children to recognize bad behavior and avoid places where accidents may occur. For grades 3-6. 1998.
RC 48728
Sacagawea
by Liselotte Erdrich
Relates the experiences of Sacagawea, a young Shoshone woman, who with her French Canadian husband and baby boy joined the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1805. She acted as a guide, translator, and helper on the exciting but perilous journey through her home territory to the Pacific. For grades 3-6. 2003.
BR 15041 PRINT/BRAILLE
The Legend of the White Buffalo Woman
by Paul Goble
Recounts the legend of the Great Spirit’s gift of the Sacred Calf Pipe. The White Buffalo Woman brings the pipe to the Lakota, giving them hope and a new way to pray after a long time of hardship. For grades 3-6. 1998
BR 14046 PRINT/BRAILLE
Echoes of the Elders: The Stories and Paintings of Chief Lelooska
by Lelooska
Five folktales from the oral tradition of the Kwakiutl, a Native American tribe on the northwest coast of North America. The stories tell about natural creatures like owls, loons, ravens, seagulls, fish, and mosquitoes, and also about mythical creatures like Timber Giant, the devourer of children. For grades 3-6. 1997.
RC 45968
Spirit of the Cedar People: More Stories and Paintings of Chief Lelooska
by Lelooska
Five folktales from the Kwakiutl, Native Americans of the northwest coast of the United States. Recounts a mythical time when the world was full of magic and some animals and humans could transform themselves into other species. Companion to Echoes of the Elders (RC 45968). For grades 3-6. 1998.
RC 47945
The Rough-Face Girl
by Martin, Rafe.
This Algonquin Indian folktale is a variation on the Cinderella story. The two beautiful, older sisters are mean to Rough-Face Girl. But her inner beauty gives her an advantage when all three want to marry the Invisible Being. For grades K-3. 1992.
BR 11031 PRINT/BRAILLE
Spider Spins a Story: Fourteen Legends from Native America
edited by Jill Max
Presents folk tales from various native peoples including the Kiowa, Zuni, Cherokee, Hopi, Navajo, and Muskogee, all featuring the spider character. In "Iktomi and Buzzard: A Lakota Legend," the arrogant spider figure learns the importance of kindness and humility. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1997.
RC 57328
Trickster and the Fainting Birds
by Howard A. Norman
A collection of seven Algonquian tales about the mischief-maker trickster. In the title piece, trickster is rejected in marriage, so he transforms the young woman's suitor into a kingfisher, hoping she will change her mind. For grades 3-6. 1999.
RC 49900
The True Story of Pocahontas
by Lucille Recht Penner
This is a short account of the brave young Native American who helped the English settlers of Jamestown, Virginia. Describes how her involvement with the colonists changed her life. A beginning-to-read biography. For grades K-3. 1994.
BR 12810
Black Elk: Native American Man of Spirit
by Maura D. Shaw
Introduces Black Elk (1863-1950), an Oglala Lakota Sioux, and describes
his life and Sioux traditions. Explains that a
biography written about him by his friend John Neihardt in 1931 fulfilled
Black Elk's childhood spirit dream and helped preserve Native American
culture. Includes several activities. For grades 3-6. 2004.
RC 60089
The Bone Man: A Native American Modoc Tale
by Laura Simms
Nulwee, raised by his grandmother, is destined to confront the monster Bone Man who devoured his people and drank the river dry. But Nulwee’s encounter with the Bone Man comes sooner than expected. For grades 2-4. 1997
BR 01144 PRINT/BRAILLE
The Legend of Blue Jacket
by Michael P. Spradlin
Biographical sketch of a sixteen-year-old West Virginia youth
adopted by the Shawnee, who called him Blue Jacket because of his clothing.
Describes how he transformed into a hunter and warrior, fought against
American settlers in 1774, and made friends with Daniel Boone. For
grades 3-6. 2002.
Shingebiss: An Ojibwe Legend
by Nancy Van Laan
This Ojibwe (Chippewa)legend tells how Shingebiss, a clever, resourceful duck, meets the challenges of Kabibona’kan, Winter Maker. Shingebiss has four logs in his wigwam to keep him warm all winter, but when he goes outdoors to fish for food, Winter Maker tries to freeze him. Shingebiss outwits Winter Maker in the end. For grades 2-4. 1997.
BR 11025 PRINT/BRAILLE
Weaving a California Tradition: A Native American Basketmaker
by Yamane
Introduces eleven-year-old Carly Tex and her family of Western Mono Indians who share a tradition of basketweaving. Describes the gathering and preparing of natural materials, as well as such weaving techniques as coiling and twining. Relates Carly’s successful participation in the annual California Indian Basketweavers gathering. For grades 3-6. 1997.
RC 52667
Fiction
for Older Readers
Spirit Horse
by Ned Ackerman
Although newly arrived in the Kainaa band of the Blackfoot people, Running Crane, a Siksika youth, is chosen by Wolf Eagle to accompany the horse raiders. Later separated from the group, Running Crane courageously tames a legendary stallion and rescues wounded Wolf Eagle. For grades 5-8. 1998.
RC48876
Crossing the Panther’s Path
by Elizabeth Alder
In the 1790's when American Indians are losing their land in the Midwest to American settlers, teenaged Billy Calder, son of a British officer and a Mohawk mother, leaves school to join Shawnee chief Tecumseh in his efforts to unite the Indians. For grades 6-9. 2002.
RC 57089
The Arrow over the Door
by Joseph Bruchac
A war party of Abenaki Indians and a peaceful Quaker meeting encounter one another during the Revolutionary War. Samuel Russell, a young Quaker, and Stands Straight, an Indian youth, describe the incident from their different points of view. For grades 4-7. 1998.
RC 46648
Code Talker
by Joseph Bruchac
At the white man’s school, Ned Begay is taught that Navajo is a useless language. But when the United States enters World War II, the Marines recruit Ned and other Navajo as code talkers, sending messages based on their native language and unknown to the enemy. For grades 6-9. 2005.
RC 60312
The Dark Pond
by Joseph Bruchac
Half-Armenian and half-Shawnee Indian, Armie feels more comfortable with animals than with his new classmates. When he is drawn toward a dark, shadowy pond in the woods, Armie looks to old Native American tales for guidance about the dangerous monster lurking in the water. For grades 6-9. 2004.
The Heart of a Chief: A Novel
by Joseph Bruchac
Chris Nicola has his share of ups and downs starting sixth grade at the junior high and at home on the Penacook reservation. Chris uses his pride in his heritage to good advantage and finds himself emerging as a leader. For grades 5-8. 1998.
RC 49205
Sacajawea: The Story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
by Joseph Bruchac
The story of the Lewis and Clark expedition to open the American Northwest (1804-1806) is told through the alternating narratives of Sacajawea, a Shoshoni Indian interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, and expedition captain William Clark. Includes excerpts from Clark's actual journals. For grades 6-9. 2000.
RC 51170
Skeleton Man
by Joseph Bruchac
A strange "great-uncle" takes charge of Molly after her parents disappear. She doesn't trust him and must rely on her dreams about an old Mohawk story for her safety—and maybe even for her life. For grades 5-8. 2001
RC 55161
Wabi: A Hero’s Tale
by Joseph Bruchac
Though Wabi was born a great horned owl, he falls in love with Dojihla, a young Abenaki Indian woman, and transforms himself into a human. Wabi has many trials and adventures while adapting to his new life and winning Dojihla’s heart. For grades 6-9. 2006.
RC 63363
The Warriors
by Joseph Bruchac
Jake Forrest reluctantly leaves an Iroquois reservation to join his mother in Maryland. He attends a boys' prep school where he excels in lacrosse but feels like an outsider until a tragedy enables him to teach the spirituality behind the sport. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2003.
RC 58848
Whisper in the Dark
by Joseph Bruchac
Usually Maddy likes scary stories, but an ancient Narragansett legend about
a razor-clawed monster who whispers to his victims before attacking them becomes
all too real. Maddy is frightened when she receives strange phone calls and
her dog is lacerated.
For grades 5-8. 2005.
RC 61487
The Winter People
by Joseph Bruchac
As the French and Indian War rages on in October of 1759, Saxso, a fourteen-year-old Abenaki boy, pursues the English rangers who have attacked his Quebec village and taken his mother and sisters hostage. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2002.
RC 56646
Enemy in the Fort
by Sarah Masters Buckey
In 1754 twelve-year-old Rebecca lives at a fort in New Hampshire after her parents are taken prisoner by the Abenaki natives. A boy who had also been a hostage is returned after two years, but Rebecca suspects him of being a thief. For grades 4-7. 2001.
BR 14505
RC 55781
Blood on the River: James Town 1607
by Elisa Lynn Carbone
Eleven-year-old Sam Collier, an orphaned street urchin, sails from London to the New World serving as Captain John Smith’s page. Arriving in James Town in spring of 1607, Sam meets Algonquins, learns to distinguish between friend and foe, and adapts to the perilous life in Virginia. For grades 5-8. 2006.
RC 63493
Crescent Moon
by Alden Carter
Living in the logging area of Northern Wisconsin during the early 1900s, thirteen-year-old Jeremy helps his uncle carve a statue of a Chippewa maiden as a tribute to the vanishing culture of her people. For grades 6-9. 1999.
RC 52107
The Ransom of Mercy Carter
by Caroline B. Cooney
In 1704, eleven-year-old Mercy is captured by Mohawk Indians when her Puritan village is attacked. She is marched through the wilderness to Canada where she learns native ways and the Catholic faith. Will she ever be rescued? Based on a true story. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2001.
RC 54094
Under a Stand Still Moon
by Ann Howard Creel
When Echo Song, a young Anasazi girl, saves the life of a high-born child,
she is forced to marry an elderly high priest. Relinquishing her family and
younger beloved, Echo Song promises to be a good wife in exchange for sacred
knowledge.
For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2005.
RC 63934
Dark Shade
by Jane Louise Curry
When Maggie, sixteen, follows her friend Kip into the forest, she doesn't expect to be transported back in time. But she becomes involved in the French and Indian War of 1758. Kip wants to remain with the Lenapé Indians, but Maggie is afraid of changing history. For grades 6-9. 1998.
The Broken Blade
by William Durbin
Montreal, Canada, 1800. Thirteen-year-old Pierre La Page has to take his injured father's place as a voyageur on a fur-trading expedition. But can he survive the journey through the wilderness with the rough crew and treacherous waterways? For grades 5-8. 1997.
Wintering
by William Durbin
Canada, 1801. In this sequel to The Broken Blade (BR 13349) fourteen-year-old Pierre La Page spends his first winter in the wilderness building a trading post and befriending Red Loon, a young Ojibwe warrior. For grades 5-8. 1999.
The Beaded Moccasins: The Story of Mary Campbell
by Lynda Durrant
On her twelfth birthday, wearing a new lace-trimmed dress, Mary is captured by Delaware Indians and forced to march west with them. She is chosen to replace the leader’s dead granddaughter and become part of his family. Based on an historical incident in Pennsylvania in 1759. For grades 5-8. 1998.
RC 46666
Echohawk
by Lynda Durrant
In 1738 four-year-old Jonathan is abducted by Mohican warriors and renamed Echohawk. The boy adapts well to his new family. Then at age twelve he and his brothers are sent to an English school, where he discovers his earlier heritage. For grades 5-8. 1996.
Turtle Clan Journey
by Lynda Durrant
In this sequel to Echohawk (BR 12923) the English boy raised with the Mohicans continues to feel the conflict of his dual heritage. Captured and sent to live with his aunt in Albany, Echohawk escapes and makes a perilous journey to Ohio with his Mohican father and brother. For grades 5-8. 1999.
The Birchbark House
by Louise Erdrich
1840s. In Omakayas's seventh spring, she helps her Ojibwa family build a summer home on an island in Lake Superior. That winter during a smallpox outbreak, Omakayas shows her devotion to her family and learns about her heritage. For grades 4-7. 1999.
RC 48991
Trouble at Fort La Pointe
by Kathleen Ernst
In 1732 twelve-year-old Suzette, an Ojibwa French girl living along Lake Superior, hopes her father wins the trapping contest so that he can quit being a voyageur–pelt collector for the French fur-trading companies—and stay home. When he is accused of stealing, Suzette investigates to find the real thief. For grades 4-7. 2000.
BR 14503
RC 55774
Julie
by Jean Craighead George
In this sequel to Julie of the Wolves (RC 34451, BR 8738), Julie returns home to Alaska. At first she resents her father, Kapugen, for killing the wolf who saved her life and for marrying a non-Eskimo woman, but she learns to respect him as an honorable man who has the best interests of his village at heart. Julie looks for ways to help the wolves survive and in time develops an interest of her own in a young Siberian Eskimo. For grades 5-8. 1994.
BR 10116
RC 40306
Julie of the Wolves
by Jean Craighead George
Julie, a thirteen-year-old Eskimo girl, runs away rather than agree to an arranged marriage. Lost and starving on the frozen tundra, she makes friends with a pack of wolves. Newbery Medal 1973. For grades 5-8. 1972.
BR 08736
RC 34451
Julie’s Wolf Pack
by Jean Craighead George
This sequel to Julie (RC40306, BR 10116) chronicles six years of the wolf pack family led by Kapu. The Eskimos call these wolves “Julie’s wolf pack” because of the past connection between Julie and the wolves. Now on their own, members of the pack face famine and disease. When Kapu is captured for a scientific experiment, Julie intervenes on his behalf. For grades 5-8. 1997.
RC 45826
The Coyote Bead
by Gerald Hausman
Arizona, 1864. American soldiers kill Tobachischin's Navajo parents and wound him while attempting to relocate the tribe to a reservation. Tobachischin's shaman grandfather heals him and starts him on a literal and spiritual journey to defeat the enemy by reuniting the mystical coyote beads. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 1999.
RC 52685
Dancing at the Odinochka
by Kirkpatrick Hill
1860s. Erinia Pavaloff lives contentedly with her family at the Nulato odinochka (Russian for "trading post") on the Yukon River, where visitors are welcomed by dancers. But changes take place when an American telegraph company moves in and after the United States purchases Alaska. For grades 5-8. 2005
RC 61669
Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway
by Kirkpatrick Hill
Minuk's traditional Eskimo way of life changes in the 1890s when Christian missionaries arrive in her Alaskan village. After an influenza epidemic sweeps through the area killing most of Minuk's family, she must choose whether or not to leave with the white people. For grades 6-9. 2002.
RC 57162
I Am Regina
by Sally M. Keehn
Pennsylvania, 1755. Eleven-year-old Regina is taken captive by warring Indians after they attack her family's farmhouse, killing her father and brother. Hoping to someday be rescued by her mother, Regina endures nine years of privation in an Indian village. Based on a true story. For grades 5-8. 1991
RC 49650
The Sacrifice
by Diane Matcheck
Weak One, a Crow girl,is captured by the Pawnees and taken to their camp, where she is cared for by Wolfstar. The two have feelings for each other–until it is time for Weak One to become a human sacrifice. Can she escape? For grades 6-9. 1998.
Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker
by Carolyn Meyer
Texas, 1861. After living with the Comanche people for twenty-five years, thirty-four-yar-old Naduah, formerly Cynthia Ann Parker, and her infant daughter Topsannah are captured by white soldiers and returned forcibly to her white relatives. She does not adjust well to her new circumstances. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1992.
RC 63737
Adaline Falling Star
by Mary Pope Osborne
When Adaline is eleven, not long after her Arapaho mother died, her explorer father leaves her with his white cousin in St. Louis. Feeling abandoned and receiving cruel treatment from her prejudiced relatives, Adaline runs away into the wilderness, where she finds a stray dog for company. For grades 5-8. 2000.
RC 51585
Mark of the Bear Claw
by Janie Lynn Panagopoulos
Fort Detroit area, 1763. Makow, an Odawa boy, and his grandfather Lame Beaver
travel by canoe to their family's homeland. Makow becomes angry and runs away
when he learns the meaning of his name. Rumors of rebellion lead Makow to
a group of Odawa youths.
For grades 5-8. 2004.
RC 61945
Crooked River
by Shelley Pearsall
Ohio frontier, 1812. Thirteen-year-old Rebecca Carver's father keeps a Chippewa Indian—who is accused of murder—captive in the family cabin . Considering their settlement's widespread prejudice, Rebecca worries that even with lawyer Peter Kelley to defend him, an innocent man may be convicted and hanged. For grades 5-8. 2005
RC 62281
A Woman of Her Tribe
by Margaret A. Robinson
Fifteen-year-old Annette has lived all her life in her late Nootka Indian
father's rural village on Vancouver Island. Her white mother decides to move
to Victoria, British Columbia, for Annette's education. There Annette struggles
to assimilate.
For grades 6-9. 1990.
RC 61964
Rain Is Not My Indian Name
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Eighth-grader Rain withdraws in grief after her close friend Galen dies in an accident. Gradually she realizes that her brother's girlfriend is pregnant and needs an ally and that photographing her aunt's summer Indian Camp may hamper reconnecting to her community and herself. For grades 6-9. 2001.
RC 54361
The Last Lobo
by Roland Smith
Jake Lansa visits his Hopi grandfather, Tawupu, in Arizona and becomes involved
in controversy surrounding New Mexico's reintroduction of the Mexican gray
wolf. Though the lobo is accused of killing livestock, Jake tries to protect
the
endangered species. For grades 5-8. 1999.
RC 52654
Across the Steel River
by Ted Stenhouse
Canada, 1952. Friendship between two twelve-year-olds—Arthur,
a Blackfoot Indian, and Will, a white boy—is tested when they discover
World War II hero Yellowfly injured in a gully. Will defies local prejudice
to prove that whites carried out the assault and that he is worthy of Arthur’s
friendship.
For grades 5-8. 2001.
RC 63927
A Dirty Deed
by Ted Stenhouse
Canada, 1952. Old Man Howe, the town’s richest citizen, beats an Indian teen. The only witnesses are Will, a white boy, and his friend Arthur, a Blackfoot Indian. The boys’ search for the truth uncovers Howe’s dirty dealings. Sequel to Across the Steel River (RC 63927). For grades 5-8. 2003.
RC 64410 In Process
Murder On the Ridge
by Ted Stenhouse
Canada, 1952. Best friends Arthur, a Blackfoot Indian, and Will, a white boy, from A Dirty Deed (RC 64410), investigate the death of a Blackfoot soldier in World War I after they read a letter that suggests he was murdered and not killed by enemy fire. For grades 5-8. 2006.
RC 64420 In Process
Horse of Seven Moons
by Karen Taschek
New Mexico, 1880s. One night an Apache youth, Bin-daa-dee-nin, finds an intelligent black and white horse. The pinto disappears during an army attack only to be found by a delighted pioneer girl, Sarah. But Bin-daa-dee-nin wants his horse back. For grades 5-8. 2005.
RC 63479
Sister to the Wolf
by Maxine Trottier
Québec, 1700s. Teenager Cécile's fate becomes linked to Lesharo's
when she purchases the Pawnee slave to offer him freedom. Their bond strengthens
as they travel west with her woodsman father to Fort Détroit, where Cécile
risks her own life to rescue Lesharo. For grades 6-9. 2004.
RC 60448
Ceremony of the Panther
by Luke Wallin
Sixteen-year-old John Raincrow, a Miccosukee Indian living in the Florida Everglades, is torn between the shiftless lifestyle of his best friend and his father's reverence for tribal tradition. He rediscovers his heritage and gains self-knowledge during a conflict over the capture of a panther, an endangered animal who must be sacrificed to save John's ailing grandmother. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1987.
RC 44266
Bear Dancer: The Story of a Ute Girl
by Thelma Hatch Wyss
Colorado, 1860s. When Cheyenne warriors capture Elk Girl, sister of Ute chief Ouray, she becomes a slave to be bought and sold. Elk Girl is rescued by white soldiers—enemies of the Ute—and reunited with her brother, who seeks peace for his people. For grades 5-8. 2005.
RC 61964
Nonfiction
for Older Readers
The Man Who Ran Faster than Everyone: The Story of Tom Longboat
by Jack Batten
Biography of an Onondaga Indian from Canada who was the most famous long-distance runner of the early 1900s. Describes his joy in running, his rise to glory, and his fall to poverty. Also discusses how racial prejudice undermined his life. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2002.
RC 57534
Meet Lydia: A Native Girl from Southeast Alaska
by Miranda Belarde-Lewis
Ten-year-old Lydia Mills discusses her school year in Juneau and her summer in Alaska's coastal communities. She describes the Tlingit traditions that she and her brother Thomas are learning as members of the Shark Clan, including their respect for the natural world. For grades 4-7. 2004.
RC 62586
The Deetkatoo: Native American Stories about Little People
edited by John Bierhorst
Twenty-two stories about the little people whose strength and wisdom transcend their size. A Cherokee tale, "The Little House in the Deep Water," explains why the little people can be heard talking below the water’s surface. The title piece, told by Tillamook, shows how a little man helps a woman regain her husband. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1998.
RC 47326
Flying with the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear: Stories from Native North America
by Joseph Bruchac
In this companion volume to Girl Who Married the Moon (BR 10192), Bruchac focuses on the transition from boyhood to manhood. The collection of sixteen stories recounts the customs of tribes such as the Iroquois, Wampanoag, Cherokee, Apache, Pueblo, Lakota, and Cheyenne. For grades 5-8. 1993.
The Girl Who Married the Moon: Tales from Native North America
by Joseph Bruchac
This sequel to Flying with the Eagle, Racing the Great Bear (BR 10345) focuses on the time a young girl becomes a woman. In Native American cultures, this day is celebrated with song, dance, ritual, and story. Two storytellers have collected tales about women of four Indian nations from four different regions of North America. For grades 5-8. 1994.
Native American Animal Stories
by Joseph Bruchac
A collection of twenty-four animal stories from various native North
American cultures. The foreword and introduction are valuable for understanding
the messages of the stories. A glossary of key words and descriptions
of tribal nations represented in the anthology are also included.
For grades 5-8. 1992.
Navajo Long Walk: The Tragic Story of a Proud People's Forced March from Their Homeland
by Joseph Bruchac
Discusses the expulsion of the Navajos from their homeland in 1864 by U.S. army troops under Colonel Kit Carson and their forced 470-mile march to a New Mexico reservation. Provides a brief history of the Diné, as the Navajos call themselves, and the treaty permitting their return home in 1868. For grades 5-8. 2002.
RC 57242
Indian School: Teaching the White Man’s Way
by Michael L. Cooper
Focusing on the Carlisle, Pennsylvania school founded in 1879, the author describes the institutions that were created to teach Native American children to fit into white society and to shed their own culture. Relates their suffering and some deaths from homesickness and contagious diseases. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1999.
RC 49789
Hold Up the Sky: And Other Indian Tales from Texas and the Southern Plains
by Jane Louise Curry
Twenty-six stories passed down through the generations from different tribes who inhabited the United States southwest plains. Includes brief information about each of the fourteen Native American storytelling tribes represented in this collection. For grades 4-7. 2003.
RC 57441
Turtle Island: Tales of the Algonquian Nations
by Jane Louise Curry
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. 1999.
RC 49983
The Wonderful Sky Boat and Other Native American Tales of the Southeast
by Jane Louise Curry
A collection of twenty-seven stories from the Catawba, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Seminole tribes among others, retold in modern English. For grades 4-7. 2001.
RC 54394
Tales from the Rain Forest: Myths and Legends from the Amazonian Indians of Brazil
by Mercedes Dorson
Ten folktales reveal the Amazon Indians’ desire to live in harmony with nature. Many are creation or origin myths that feature jungle animals and birds, humans with animal ancestors, and even humans changed into plants. An explanatory comment follows each tale. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1997.
RC 48122
Unsung Heroes of World War II: The Story of the Navajo Code Talkers
by Deanne Durrett
Describes the role of the Navajo marines, nicknamed the Code Talkers, who developed a code based on their language during World War II. Explains that this information system provided a means for secured communications among U.S. forces in the Pacific during the warfare. For grades 6-9. 1998.
RC 49188
Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Maya
by Leonard Everett Fisher
Introduces the twelve principal gods and goddesses of the ancient Mayan civilization, which extended through the area that became the Yucatan peninsula, Belize, Guatemala, and part of Honduras. Deities include the god of rain, Chac; the god of corn, Yum Kaax; and the god of death, Ah Puch. For grades 4-7. 1999.
RC 51626
The Life and Death of Crazy Horse
by Russell Freedman
Freedman recounts the personal life and character of the great Sioux warrior born in 1841. He explains how Crazy Horse became famous for the victory over Custer at the Battle of the Little Bighorn and for valuing freedom above all else. He reconstructs the events that led to Crazy Horse’s death at thirty-six. For grades 6-9. 1996.
The Double Life of Pocahontas
by Jean Fritz
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 and older readers. 1983.
RC 21795
Native Americans of the Southeast
by Christina M. Girod
Discusses the original inhabitants of what is now the southeastern United
States, including the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Calusa, Timucua, Catawba,
Natchez, Creek, and Seminole tribes. Covers their history, social customs,
culture, and religion. Relates their decline after their forced removal
to
reservations farther west. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001.
RC 52373
Native American Literature
by Katherine Gleason
Introduction to the literary history of Native Americans beginning with the oral traditions before European settlers arrived in North America. Presents important authors and their major works depicting their cultural heritage. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1997.
Native American Religions
by Paula Hartz
Historical overview of Native American religion in Canada and the United States. While noting that each Native American tribe had a distinctive set of beliefs and religious practices, the author concentrates on common themes and basic concepts. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1997.
RC 54988
Night of the Cruel Moon: Cherokee Removal and the Trail of Tears
by Stan Hoig
Chronicles the events that led to the 1838 enforced removal of the Cherokees from their native southeastern habitat to the Indian Territory now the state of Oklahoma. Contains many first- person accounts of the misery and losses endured during the journey. For grades 6-9. 1996.
RC 49363
Pocahontas
by Catherine Iannone
Account of Pocahontas, who was the daughter of Powhatan, an Indian king who ruled all the tribes around the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. Tells how in 1613 the princess was kidnapped by English colonists of Jamestown and how she fell in love with one of them, converted to Christianity, and married him. Discusses colonist John Smith's claim that young Pocahontas once saved him from being killed by her father's men. For grades 4-7. 1995.
Native Americans of the Northwest Coast
by Veda Boyd Jones
Explains that before the arrival of European traders, seven Native American nations populated the West Coast. These were the Tlingit, Tsimshian, Haida, Bella Coola, Kwakiutl, Nootka, and Coast Salish. Discusses their history, culture, religion, and conflicts and modern efforts to preserve their traditions. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2001.
RC 52402
Native American Chiefs and Warriors
by Stuart A. Kallen
Discusses the lives of five influential Native American chiefs: King Philip, a Wampanoag from the 1600s; Chief Pontiac, an Ottawa born in the 1720s; Geronimo, an Apache born in 1829; Crazy Horse, an Oglala Sioux born in 1841; and Wilma Mankiller, a Cherokee born in 1945. For grades 6-9. 1999.
RC 50573
Native Americans of the Great Lakes
by Stuart A. Kallen
Examines the history and customs of the Algonquian and the Six Nations of the Iroquois tribes found in the Great Lakes region of Canada and the United States. Discusses housing, hunting practices, religion, child rearing, and armed conflicts. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2000.
RC 52413
Native Americans of the Northeast
by Stuart A. Kallen
Discusses Native American Tribes—such as the Abenaki, Wampanoag, Pequot, Mohican, and Delaware—of what is now the northeastern United States. Covers their history, daily lives, culture, religion, and conflicts with early European colonists. Summarizes their history through the twentieth century. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2000.
RC 52422
Native Americans of the Southwest
by Stuart A. Kallen
Discusses diverse tribes such as the Navajo, Pueblo, Apache, Mricopa, and the Papago, who lived in harmony with the environment when the Spanish settlers arrived in the sixteenth century. Comments on the historical clash of cultures and the modern-day lives of the descendants of indigenous peoples. For grades 6-9. 2000.
RC 52384
We Rode the Wind: Recollections of Native American Life
edited by Jane B. Katz
Selections from the autobiographies of eight nineteenth-century Native Americans of the great Plains. They relate the legends, traditions, histories, and lives of the Plains Indians before the region was changed by white settlers. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1995.
RC 43440
Pueblo Boy: Growing Up in Two Worlds
by Marcia Keegan
Ten-year-old Timmy learns the ways of his ancient Pueblo Indian heritage and also uses computers for schoolwork. His father taught him dances and songs; his favorite is the Corn Dance, which lasts all day. He also loves baseball, pocket pool, and fishing. In ceremonies he uses his Indian name, Agoyo-Paa, which means "Star Fire." For grades 4-7. 1991.
Buildings, Clothing, and Art: American Indian Contributions to the World
by Emory Dean Keoke
Discusses the influences of climate and local materials on American Indian houses, clothes, and artwork. Covers igloos, wigwams, and adobe pueblos; tanned hide moccasins, fur-lined parkas, and woven cloth; and decorations, wall paintings, and sculpture. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2005.
BR 16513, volume 1 of 2
BR 16513, volume 2 of 2
Food, Farming, and Hunting
by Emory Dean Keoke
Explains geographic variations on hunting and fishing techniques and weapons; on gathering fruits and nuts; and on domesticating plants such as corn, chilies, potatoes, cotton, tobacco, peanuts, and tomatoes–crops now raised throughout the world. For grades 5-8. 2005.
BR 16678, volume 1 of 2
BR 16678, volume 2 of 2
Medicine and Health: American Indian Contributions to the World
by Emory Dean Keoke
Topics include personal hygiene, medicinal plants, food values, surgery,
wound treatment, dentistry, and the mind/body connection as evidenced
throughout the Americas before Columbus.
For grades 5-8. 2005.
BR 16237, volume 1 of 2
BR 16237, volume 2 of 2
Science and technology: American Indian Contributions to the World
by Emory Dean Keoke
Explains that American Indian knowledge of natural processes led to inventing tools and ways to adapt the environment to their needs. Inventions included spear points, tobacco pipes, musical instruments, copper smithery, rubber, the base-twenty math system, and calendars. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2005.
BR 16453, volume 1 of 2
BR 16453, volume 2 of 2
Trade, Transportation, and Warfare: American Indian Contributions to the World
by Emory Dean Keoke
Discusses the trade fairs and routes that developed as tribes settled into sites with specific assets. Explains the exchanges of goods and the methods of moving products to market. Describes tribal governance and military tactics that preferred dishonor over killing. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2005.
BR 16439, volume 1 of 2
BR 16439, volume 2 of 2
One Nation, Many Tribes: How Kids Live in Milwaukee’s Indian Community
by Kathleen Krull
Portrays the lives of two students at the Milwaukee Indian Community School, where the curriculum combines conventional academic subjects with lessons in Native American History, traditions, and culture. Describes several Indian tribes and their influence on American society. For grades 4-7. 1995
RC 45685
Who Came First: New Clues to Prehistoric Americans
by Patricia Lauber
Presents recent discoveries about the first settlers in North America—how they traveled and from what continents. Discusses the Kennewick Man, the Clovis culture of 13,500 years ago, and carbon-14 dating, among other topics. For grades 4-7. 2003.
RC 57320
Mother Earth, Father Sky: Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest
by David Lavender
An introduction to the cultural and social life of the Pueblo Indians. Discusses their presumed ancestors, the Anasazi, and the evolution of cliff housing; summarizes historical changes, from the invasion of Pueblo lands by Spaniards in the 1500s to the treatment of the Native Americans by the U.S. government. For grades 5-8. 1998.
RC 49548
The World before This One: A Novel Told in Legend
by Rafe Martin
Considered outcasts from their Seneca tribe, Crow and his grandmother depend on Crow’s survival skills to eat. But he stops hunting when he finds a talking stone that tells him long-ago stories about the creation of the world. For grades 4-7. 2002.
RC 57206
Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond
by Joseph Medicine Crow
The last traditional Crow chief, Joseph Medicine Crow (born 1913), recalls growing up on a Montana reservation and relates some of his experiences after leaving it. He describes the four coups--war deeds--that he accomplished in Germany during World War II that entitled him to be chief. For grades 4-7. 2006.
RC 62442
The Girl from Chimel
by Rigoberta Menchú
Rigoberta's account of her childhood in Chimel, Guatemala, blends her memories with Mayan myths, beginning with her grandfather's founding of the village. She recalls dry season hardships and good time pleasures, as well as the lessons of peace and harmony taught by her ancestors. 2000. For grades 4-7.
RC 62242
Popol Vuh: A Sacred Book of the Maya
by Victor Montejo
Mythical and historical tales, known collectively
as the Popol Vuh, recount the origins of the Mayan people in Guatemala.
In these stories kind and vengeful gods, jaguars, tropical birds,
deer, and monkeys appear. Glossary included. For grades 4-7 and older
readers. 1999.
RC 51159
Tending the Fire: The Story of Maria Martinez
by Juddi Morris
Account of Maria Martinez, born in 1887, who revived the Pueblo Indian (Tewa) art of pottery making. Describes her childhood, when she learned the basic skills from her aunt, and the combined efforts of Maria and her husband to create her famous black-on-black pottery. For grades 4-7. 1997
When the Rain Sings: Poems by Young Native Americans
by The National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution.
A collection of thirty-seven poems written by Native Americans aged seven to seventeen from all across the United States. Their works were inspired by photos of objects and people from the National Museum of the American Indian. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1999.
Animals on the Trail with Lewis and Clark
by Dorothy H. Patent
Retraces the journey of the Lewis and Clark expedition (1804– 1806), comparing their observations of previously unknown animals with modern information on the same creatures. Discusses what the explorers learned about wildlife and survival from the Native Americans they met along the way. For grades 4-7. 2002.
RC 55477
A Braid of Lives: Native American Childhood
by Neil Philip
Autobiographical accounts of Native American youths recorded during the late 1800s and early 1900s, with a focus on developing adulthood skills. For grades 5-8. 2000.
RC 54371
Earth Always Endures: Native American Poems
edited by Neil Philip
A collection of sixty poems from various Native American groups. Concise, eloquent phrases convey a respect for nature and for human qualities. Many reveal the spiritual aspects of tribal life. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1996.
BR 11399
RC 45951
The Great Circle: A History of the First Nations
by Neil Philip
Examines Native American history before, during, and after the arrival of Europeans in North America. Explains the culture clash between the Indians’ value systems and the white settlers’ economic priorities. Covers the re-emergence in the twentieth century of Native American culture and pride. For grades 5-8. 2006.
RC 64075 In Process
In a Sacred Manner I Live: Native American Wisdom
edited by Neil Philip
A collection of wise sayings, extracts from speeches, and songs by Native Americans from 1609-1995. These selections demonstrate the belief common to Indian nations, that "to live in a sacred manner is to live with respect for the environment, for the community, and for oneself." For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1997.
The Songs My Paddle Sings: Native American Legends
by James Riordan
Twenty brief legends--creation myths, pourquoi tales, cautionary stories, and hero tales--collected from a variety of North American nations. The Squamish legend "The Deep Waters" tells of building a giant canoe to save the children when the world was slowly being flooded. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1995.
RC 49576
Life of the Powhatan
by Rebecca Sjonger
Explains the daily lifestyle of the Native Americans called Powhatan in the 1600s, when the first English settlers arrived in Jamestown, Virginia. Discusses tribal nations, living conditions, shelter, clothing, farming, hunting and fishing, family, training for adulthood, and Pocahantas. For grades 5-8. 2005.
RC 64572 In Process
Empire of the Inca
by Barbara A. Somervill
After a summary of the history of the Inca empire, which
flourished in the Andes mountains before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors,
the author discusses its social and political structure. Describes
the stone construction of homes and walls, ancient system of roads, and
religious practices.
For grades 6-9. 2005.
RC 61897
The New York Public Library Amazing Native American History: A Book of Answers for Kids
by Liz Sonneborn
Questions and answers present information on the history and culture of various Native American tribes. Provides brief responses to such questions as "Where did the first Indians come from?" "Did Indians celebrate Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims?" "How were totem poles made?" and "What is a powwow?" For grades 5-8. 1999.
BR 12989, volume 1 of 2
BR 12989, volume 2 of 2
Tecumseh and the Shawnee Confederation
by Rebecca Stefoff
Traces Tecumseh’s youth as a warrior to his years as a Shawnee chief and his attempt to unite the various Indian nations and cultures. Explores his relationship with his brother Tenskwatawa, a religious prophet, and future president William Henry Harrison. Examines their different views of land use and ownership. For grades 6-9. 1998.
BR 12312, volume 1 of 2
BR 12312, volume 2 of 2
Peace Walker
by C.J. Taylor
Presents the ancient Iroquois legend about the difficulties of establishing peace in a warring society. A seer foretells that two spiritual leaders, Hiawatha and Tekanawita, will join forces to overcome Atotarho, an evil, power-hungry chief. For grades 5-8. 2004.
RC 60246
Walking the Choctaw Road
by Tim Tingle
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. 2003.
RC 59053
The Shaman's Nephew: A Life in the Far North
by Simon Tookoome
One of the last Inuit to live the traditional nomadic life in northern Canada, Tookoome relates his experiences following the caribou and seals and using his skills as a hunter to feed and clothe his family. He explains how the government forced him to move into a settlement. For grades 6-9. 1999.
It Is a Good Day to Die: Indian Eyewitnesses Tell the Story of the Battle of the Little Bighorn
by Herman J. Viola
Personal accounts by Native Americans who participated in the 1876 battle that defeated Custer. A Crow scout called White Man Runs Him remembers warning Custer that there were "too many Indians" for him to fight. For grades 5-8. 1998.
RC48706
Remember Little Bighorn
by Paul Robert Walker
Examines accounts from both sides of the June 1876 battle known as Custer’s Last Stand, during which Lakota Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho warriors outnumbered and defeated the U.S. Army’s Seventh Cavalry in two days along the Little Bighorn River in Montana. For grades 4-7. 2006
RC 64911
Desert Dwellers: Native People of the American Southwest
by Scott S. Warren
Portrays six Native American Cultures of the Southwest, including the Pueblo, Navajo, Pima, Pai, Hopi, and Apache. Profiles their histories, beliefs, rituals, arts, languages, governments, and customs. Depicts the blending of traditional with modern lifestyles. For grades 4-7. 1997
RC 45960
Rattlesnake Mesa: Stories from a Native American Childhood
EdNah New Rider Weber
Author’s memoir of her school years during the early 1900s at Crown Point Indian Agency in New Mexico and Phoenix Indian School in Arizona. She describes her homesickness; the reeducation, military discipline, and punishment imposed by Anglos; and the new friendships she formed. For grades 4-7. 2004.
RC 63346 In Process
Native Americans of the Plains
by Lucille Wood-Trost
Discusses the nomadic Plains Indians who relied on bison, the impact of European expansion on their ways of life, the destruction of tribal cultures, and the renewed sense of heritage in Native Americans in the late twentieth century. For grades 6-9. 2000.
RC 52394
The Wigwam and the Longhouse
by Charlotte Yue
Describes the people who inhabited the eastern woodlands area before Europeans came. Discusses customs that caused the Chippewa, Abenaki, and most Algonquian tribes to build wigwams and why the Huron, Delaware, and other Iroquoians preferred longhouses. For grades 4-7. 2000.
RC 51517
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