native americans

Asks the reader to choose the path of the plot in a story about a computer program which provides a clue about the location of Incan treasures.

Asks the reader to choose the path of the plot in a story about a village calling upon spirits to end a drought.

Chief Lelooska retells five ancient myths and legends that have been part of the oral tradition of the Northwest Coast Indians for centuries. Includes one sound disc of Chief Lelooska reading the stories.

All the birds enjoy the song-like flute music of Jabuti, the tortoise, except Vulture who, jealous because he cannot sing, tricks Jabuti into riding his back toward a festival planned by the King of Heaven.

When Short Tail climbs into the mountains to find the Great Bear, he tires and slips into a dream in which the Great One reveals a marvelous secret.

In 1837 ten-year-old Libby and her parents journey by covered wagon to the Michigan frontier, where they make themselves a new home near friendly Indians and other pioneers.

A biography of Chief Joseph, who led the Nez Perc? as they hid from, fought with, and finally surrendered to Army soldiers, and who later spoke in Washington, D.C. about the rights of his people.

Provides information about various aspects of life in the Aztec world, highlighting notable events and achievements in Mesoamerican civilizations, covering history, geography, society and government, warfare, religion, cosmology, mythology, funerary beliefs and customs, art and architecture, literature, mathematics and science, and economy. Includes maps, drawings, and photographs.

Examines the government, religion, social structures, arts, and culture of the Iroquois people in the twenty-first century; discusses the tribe's history, legends, contributions to the world, and plans for the future; and includes quotations, sidebars, and illustrations.