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Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Novelist David Treuer examines Native American reservation life--past and present--illuminating misunderstood contemporary issues of sovereignty, treaty rights, and natural-resource conservation while also exploring crime and poverty, casinos and wealth, and the preservation of native language and culture.
5) War dances
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Contains short stories and poems from Native-American writer Sherman Alexie, including selections entitled "The Limited," "The Senator's Son," "Ode to Mixed Tapes," "Salt," and others.
Author
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
Describes the cultures and civilizations of ancient Peru, covering such topics as the Inca model of statecraft, the land of the four quarters, colonization of the Cordillera, the preceramic foundations of civilization, the Initial Period and Early Horizon, the Early Intermediate Period, the Middle Horizon, and the Late Intermediate Period.
9) Ute
Publisher
Thomson/Gale
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Color maps, population graphs, and other visuals help trace the history of the Ute tribe, providing information on their culture, religion, social structure, and beliefs.
11) Narragansett
Publisher
Thomson/Gale
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the origins, history, daily life, and customs of the Nararragansett people, and looks at some of the issues facing the tribe in the early twenty-first century.
12) The Spirit world
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1992
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Discusses the spirit world rites of the Indians of North America with information on visions, relationship to animals, and more.
Author
Publisher
Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the history, social structure, customs, beliefs, ceremonies, and day-to-day life of the Wampanoag Indians who had been living in the southern New England area for thousands of years before the arrival of English settlers in 1620.
15) The Incas
Author
Series
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
Describes the politics, society, ideas, religion, art, science, entertainment, rural life, and legacy of one of the greatest planned societies the world has ever known.
18) Cry Dance
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
When a woman's mutilated body is found in an Indian reservation, investigators Emmett Parker and Anna Turnipseed are called in to investigate, but they soon realize they have been led into a deadly trap, and they are both the next targets of an evil killer.
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