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Crazy Horse

brave warrior
2013
Felix and Maisie re-enter The Treasure Chest and suddenly find themselves in the midst of a Lakota village, where they meet a young man, soon to be known as Crazy Horse, and embark on an adventure that includes fascinating vision quests and exciting battles.

Alice Yazzie's year

1977
Twelve free verse poems chronicle the events and feelings of a Navajo girl's eleventh year.

Chief Joseph

2004
A brief biography of the famous Nez Perce leader who led his people against the United States Army and lost.

The disappearance of the Anasazi

1992
Describes the discovery of Anasazi cliff dwellings in southwestern Colorado in 1874 and the speculations which arose about the origins and eventual fate of this Native American people.

Iktomi and the buffalo skull

a Plains Indian story
1990
Iktomi, the Plains Indian trickster, interrupts a powwow of the Mouse People and gets his head stuck in a buffalo skull. Asides and questions printed in italics may be addressed by the storyteller to listeners, encouraging them to make their own remarks about the action.

Ghost paddle

a northwest coast Indian tale.
1972
After years of constant warfare, an Indian chieftain and the young people of his tribe take a daring unarmed trip into their enemies' territory seeking peace.

Corn is maize

the gift of the Indians
1976
A simple description of how corn was discovered and used by the Indians and how it came to be an important food throughout the world.

Custer and the Little Bighorn

the man, the mystery, the myth
2001

Life in a Hopi village

2001
Introduces life in a Hopi village in seventeenth-century Arizona, discussing the homes, families and clans, food, clothing, beliefs, and entertainment.

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