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Orange for the sunsets

In alternating voices, friends Asha and Yesofu, one Indian and one African, find their world turned upside-down when Idi Amin decides to expel Asian Indians from Uganda in 1972.

North America's first people

Who were the earliest Americans? When, how, and from where did they enter and spread across the continent? And what is their relationship to modern Native Americans? Anthropologists develop theories to answer these questions based on the evidence they discover.
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Were Native Americans the victims of genocide?

2018
"European destiny in the Americas came at the expense of the Native peoples. On this point, most knowledgeable people would agree. Where there is disagreement is in determining the intent of the white Europeans who sought to make the Americas their new home. The question of intent, still contentious today, is the focus of [this book]"--Provided by publisher.
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Living and working in pre-Columbian Americas

2018
Follow prehistoric nomadic hunters as they cross the Bering land bridge from Asia and become the Americas' first inhabitants. Join archaeologists as they examine artifacts, such as spear points and fabrics, and ancient mounds to learn more about the earliest Paleo-Indians in North America. Then travel to Central and South America to uncover how the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas lived before the arrival of the Europeans.
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American Indians in the 1800s

right and resistance
2017
"In the 19th century, Americans focused on westward expansion. But as settlers stretched the limits of the frontier, they pushed many American Indians out of their homelands. For American Indians, it was a century of hardship. Yet through it all, they endured. They held on to their native cultures."--Provided by publisher.

Explorers and American Indians

"Details the early exploration of North American from the often differing perspectives of the explorers and the American Indians"--.

The Cherokee

2016
Discusses the Cherokee Indians' history, daily life, and government relations.

The conquistadors

Explains what a conquistador was and describes the expeditions that they conducted in the name of the Spanish government. Depicts the cruelty of many conquistadors toward the native people in their search for gold and their mission to claim lands for Spain. Includes color illustrations, a glossary, and an index.

A primary source investigation of the Trail of Tears

2016
Relays the details of the Cherokee Nation and its tragic displacement by early colonial settlers.

The Comanche

2016
This book relays the factual details of the history and culture of the Comanche.

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