An eleven-year-old Penacook Indian boy living on a reservation faces his father's alcoholism, a controversy surrounding plans for a casino on a tribal island, and insensitivity toward Native Americans in his school and nearby town.
Retells sixteen Native American stories about womanhood from tribes throughout North America, including the Seneca, Cherokee, Apache, Okanagan, and several others.
Introduces the life of Lakota Sioux warrior and holy man Sitting Bull, who led his people to victory at Little Bighorn and brought them to safety in Canada before surrendering so that they would not starve.
A simplified retelling of the classic tale set in 1757 about the exploits Hawkeye, a colonial scout, and his friends, Chingachkook, a chief of the Mohicans, and his son Uncas during the French and Indian War.
the story of Bird Woman and the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Bruchac, Joseph
2000
Sacajawea, a Shoshoni Indian interpreter, peacemaker, and guide, and William Clark alternate in describing their experiences on the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Northwest.