native americans

An overview of the past and present lives of the Osage Indians, including a description of their family life, government, the I'n-Lon-Schka ceremonial dances, and the impact of the discovery of oil on the Osage reservation.

An overview of the past and present lives of the Cree, including a description of their homes, clothing, family life, religion, and government.

Provides an overview of the past and present lives of the Chickasaw people, covering their history, daily lives and activities, customs, family life, religion, government, and history. Includes instructions for making a shell shaker, to be worn when dancing.

A collection of stories about a young Indian girl named Kaya. Kaya dreams of becoming a leader but she has lessons to learn still. For example, she learns the importance of responsibility when she is distracted by a bareback horse race when she was supposed to be caring for her little brothers.

Examines the history, social and political organization, religion, customs, traditional lifestyle, and current situation of the Iroquois Indians.

The arrival from Philadelphia of her spiteful nemesis Sally Biddle and the return of her corrupt ex-fiance Richard Baldt spell trouble for seventeen-year-old Miss Jane Peck, who has survived on her own in Shoalwater Bay, a community of white settlers and Chinook Indians in 1850s Washington Territory.

Combines reenactments, archival photographs, and graphics in a comparison of the cultures of Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, Eastern Woodlands, Desert Southwest, and Great Plains. Includes teacher's guide.

This book is a collection of articles in which authors debate whether the U.S. government has failed to adequately support tribal courts, whether the Bureau of Indian Affairs is dysfunctional, whether the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act impedes progress, and much more.