 | Race to the Moonrise : An Ancient Journey
Publication Date: July 22, 1998Set around 1200 AD, two Native American children must travel afoot on a dangerous journey from their northern Mexico home to what is now present day Chimney Rock, Colorado to save The People of the Far North.In the process, they visit the Mogallon, Hohokam, Sinagua, Ancestral Pueblo (Anasazi) and other ancient Indian cultures.This is a wonderful children's book for classrooms, family tours and gifts. ...
 |  | Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle
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|  | Disney's Pocahontas Where's Percy?: Where's Percy
Publication Date: October 1995 ...
|  | Aunt Gussie And Grandfather Tree
Publication Date: June 30, 2005| Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up This is the story of Grandfather Tree. He watched as his brother, Lone Oak, was cut down. He saw progress take more of his kind. Now he, too, faces the chainsaw.Compelled by a mysterious dream, Aunt Gussie must save Grandfather Tree. The 150-year-old oak is in the way of a new community center road. He will lose his life if she does not succeed in moving him to a new home. Aunt Gussie's lonely niece, Gloria, begs her to find a way. And she cannot ignore the powerful spirit of Chief Wambdi Tanka, who protects trees.A...
|  | Dance on a Sealskin
Publication Date: January 2002| Age Level: 4 and up Alaska's Yup'ik Eskimos still gather to sing, drum, and dance in the traditional way. This is the heartwarming story of Annie's "first dance, " a coming-of-age ceremony marking her official entry into the community. ...
|  | Red is Beautiful
Publication Date: June 1, 2003| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up Quiet, shy, and self-conscious, Nashasha only wants to stay at home. Her classmates call her Ch'izhii, the girl with the rough skin - a criticism impossible for her to ignore or live down. However, one evening after school, Nashasha's grandmother teaches her about the uses of chiih. Chiih is clay that heals and protects the skin. Will this teaching help end the teasing at school? ...
|  | PONEASEQUA, Goddess of the Waters
Publication Date: May 1, 2009McKenzie Jones is always looking for a place that she can call her own and just be accepted the way she is. To escape the daily rigors of chores and school-especially with all of its homework and stress of fitting in to a place where she was the only one that looked like she did; "Tall, red-brown skin, with dark brown hair and brown eyes."McKenzie often went to a place in her head called the "Place of Peace."Her "Place of Peace" was a place where she could be herself and feel that people would accept her.Little did she know that this place maybe a reality not jus...
|  | The Ceremony of the Panther
Publication Date: August 5, 2001| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up But this buck, Grandmother Mary said, hes old, like me. And when you kill him, theres one thing you mustnt do. You must not enjoy it!John Raincrow is a 16-year-old Miccosukee Indian who calls the Florida Everglades home. When Johns father kills an endangered Florida Panther as a religious duty, John must make his own peace with his culture, the animal spirits, and his personal path. This novel was selected a Best Book by the Child Study Group of Bank Street College. It was recorded for the blind by the Library of C...
|  | The Secret of Dead Man's Mine: A Rinnah Two Feathers Mystery
Publication Date: April 15, 2001| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up Rinnah Two Feathers, a sleuth-minded Lakota Indian in South Dakota, investigates a mysterious stranger poking around a long-abandoned house and stumbles across the secret of Dead Man's Mine. ...
|  | The Estrangement of the Rain God
Release Date: October 5, 2005| Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up Jordan Fell is devastated by his divorce. Driven to the edge of madness and alcoholism, he is redeemed by the emotional needs of his two children and the love of a fascinating woman. In the process, he discovers inner truths about himself, and the meaningful values in life. ...
|  | Silver Cloud (The Dream Seeker Trilogy, Book 1)
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|  | All New Native American Bracelets (Trd)
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|  | Crescent Moon
Publication Date: February 2000| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up Living in the logging area of northern Wisconsin during the early 1900s, twelve-year-old Jeremy helps his uncle carve a statue of a Chippewa maiden as a tribute to the vanishing culture of her people. ...
|  | Calico Captive
Publication Date: March 15, 1957| Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up Based on an actual narrative diary, this is the story of a young girl captured by Indians in 1754, sold to the French for ransom, and eventually returned home. ...
|  | A Feather, a Pipe and a Kicking Broom
Publication Date: April 14, 2009At two-fifteen a.m., the Dream Catcher twirled softly as the yellow aura reached out to carry Red Mule back. He opened his eyes to see the soft animal skin walls of his tipi and, through the smoke hole, the dark sky overhead. Stars glistened more brightly than he had ever seen before. 'See 'a' sitist (It is night),' the returning brave remarked.'Join author Michelle Arbaugh in this mystically captivating adventure of a modern boys journey to manhood as a Native American Indian. A Feather, a Pipe and a Kicking Broom reveals the traditions, tribulations, and sac...
|  | A Child's Happy Heart: A Rhobi and Bjelkiersam Hero Book
Publication Date: November 2001| Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up A Child's Happy Heart, the first in The Khobi/Hero Series by author Susan Amundson, introduces children to a wise little Eskimo boy and his dog, and a new world of adventure and learning. In this tale, Khobi encounters school bullies who fight because they have angry hearts and new friends who cry because they have sad hearts.Khobi shows his friends the way to a happy heart by appreciating the little things in life: new friends, a warm, cozy home, and a faithful dog. In the end, the children come to understand the t...
|  | The Adventures of Moon Spirit, a Girl from Florida's Past
Publication Date: November 5, 2008The Native Americans who lived thousands of years ago at what is now called Spanish Point in Osprey, Florida, left traces of their amazing culture in the landscape that you can still see today. Here are the adventures of a little girl named Moon Spirit, who just might have lived there long ago. ...
|  | The Sioux (New True Books: American Indians)
Publication Date: August 1994| Age Level: 4 and up...
|  | Sky
Publication Date: September 16, 2005| Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up Eleven-year-old Georgia lives with her grandparents, Paw Paw and Gramma, on the edge of the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana. Spring comes, and it rains and rains until one afternoon the creek behind their house suddenly becomes a wall of water, washing away everything the family owns — their house, their barn, and even Daisy, the only stuffed animal Georgia has ever had. Through sheer determination, Georgia and her grandparents gradually rebuild their lives, but it’s not until Georgia finds Sky ...
|  | Crickets and Corn: Five Stories About Native North American Children
Publication Date: July 1985Five short stories explore the customs and traditions of Native American tribes. ...
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