native americans

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Davy Crockett and the Creek Indians

based on the Walt Disney television show
1991
In 1810, Davy Crockett enlists in the Tennessee Volunteers, as they are gearing up for a battle with the Creek Indians.

A brown bird singing

1993
Left by her father to be raised by his white friends in a small Minnesota town, a Chippewa Indian girl is afraid he will return and take her away from the only family she remembers.

Valley of the spotted horses

1992
Scrapper John, orphaned son of a mountain man and an Indian woman, and his Indian friend need a horse, so John scales a rock cliff surrounding the valley and skillfully snags two horses. But the only way out is a narrow pass littered with skeletons and alive with hissing rattlesnakes.

Following Indian trails

1988
Examines the everyday life of American Indians in a tribal community.

Living with the Eskimos

in Greenland, a land of ice and snow--
1988
Describes the homes, food, clothing, and everyday life of an Eskimo community in Greenland and includes information on animals that live in arctic regions.

Living like Indians

1,001 projects, games, activities, and crafts
2011
Provides insights into the culture of the Native American peoples and includes suggestions for over one thousand projects, games, and crafts plus advice on woodcrafting, knot-tying, observing wildlife, cooking, canoeing, signaling, and storytelling.

Native American art & culture

2005
Presents full-color illustrated photographs and drawings depicting Native American art and culture, and describes the history of several tribes, the beliefs and traditions, everyday life, and more.

Native American crafts and skills

a fully illustrated guide to wilderness living and survival
2008
An introduction to the study of Native American crafts and outdoor skills, with illustrated, step-by-step instructions on how to create Native American handiwork; covering shelter, tools, weapons, tanning, clothing, cooking, foods, transportation, hunting, pouches, jewelry, bead and quill work, and musical instruments and games.

How the mouse got brown teeth

a Cree story
1996
A traditional Cree Indian story about how a mouse burned its teeth when it tried to free the sun from a snare.

Quillworker

a Cheyenne legend
1991
A Cheyenne legend explaining the origins of the stars. Also describes the history, culture, and fate of the Cheyenne Indians.

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