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Young water protectors

a story about Standing Rock
"8-year-old Aslan arrived in North Dakota to help stop a pipeline. A few months later he returned -- and saw the whole world watching. [Readers are invited to] read about his inspiring experiences in the Oceti Sakowin Camp at Standing Rock"--OCLC.

Winter counts

a novel
"Virgil Wounded Horse is the local enforcer on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. When justice is denied by the American legal system or the tribal council, Virgil is hired to deliver his own punishment, the kind that's hard to forget. But when heroin makes its way into the reservation and finds Virgil's nephew, his vigilantism suddenly becomes personal. He enlists the help of his ex-girlfriend and sets out to learn where the drugs are coming from, and how to make them stop. They follow a lead to Denver and find that drug cartels are rapidly expanding and forming new and terrifying alliances. And back on the reservation, a new tribal council initiative raises uncomfortable questions about money and power. As Virgil starts to link the pieces together, he must face his own demons and reclaim his Native identity. He realizes that being a Native American in the twenty-first century comes at an incredible cost. Winter Counts is a tour-de-force of crime fiction, a bracingly honest look at a long-ignored part of American life, and a twisting, turning story that's as deeply rendered as it is thrilling"--From the publisher's web site.

The battle of Little Bighorn

legendary battle of the Great Sioux War
Explores the Battle of Little Bighorn of the Great Sioux War. Authoritative text, colorful illustrations, illuminating sidebars, and questions to prompt critical thinking make this an exciting and informative read.
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The young healer

Eleven-year-old Feather Anderson discovers her Lakota heritage with her grandfather and in doing so follows in his footsteps of becoming a medicine healer.

Black Elk speaks

2014
Describes the life of Oglala Lakota visionary and healer Nicholas Black Elk (1863-1950) and that of his people during the late nineteenth century, with his visions of the unity of humanity and Earth, and his spiritual testament as conveyed by poet, writer, and critic John G. Neihardt, who met Black Elk in 1930 on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota.
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Runs with Courage

2016
"In the Dakota Territory in 1880, Four Winds, a ten-year-old Lakota girl, is taken from her family to a boarding school, where she is taught English and expected to assimilate into white culture"--Provided by publisher.

Red Cloud

a Lakota story of war and surrender
A leader among the Lakota, Chief Red Cloud opposed white expansion into Native American territory and eventually became the only Native American to win a war against the U.S. Army.

The young healer

2012
Eleven-year-old Feather Anderson discovers her Lakota heritage with her grandfather and in doing so follows in his footsteps of becoming a medicine healer.

Sitting Bull

eagles cannot be crows
2017
Profiles the life of Lakota Indian chief Sitting Bull.

Black Elk

the life of an American visionary
In this sweeping book, Joe Jackson provides the definitive biographical account of a figure whose dramatic life converged with some of the most momentous events in the history of the American West. Born in an era of rising violence between the Sioux, white settlers, and U.S. government troops, Black Elk killed his first man at the Little Bighorn, witnessed the death of his second cousin Crazy Horse, and traveled to Europe with Buffalo Bill?s Wild West show. Upon his return, he was swept up in the traditionalist Ghost Dance movement and shaken by the Massacre at Wounded Knee. But Black Elk was not a warrior, instead accepting the path of a healer and holy man, motivated by a powerful prophetic vision that he struggled to understand. Although Black Elk embraced Catholicism in his later years, he continued to practice the old ways clandestinely and never refrained from seeking meaning in the visions that both haunted and inspired him.

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