Twelve-year-old Alex is rescued from a plane crash by the Yanomami Indians of Venezuela and spends several weeks in the Amazon jungle with them, learning and appreciating their way of life.
Describes the life of Father Junipero Serra, a Spanish priest who established missions in California in the late eighteenth century, and discusses the lack of understanding between him and the Indians he came to convert.
A fictionalized account of the life of Pocahontas, the seventeenth-century Native American girl who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.
Discusses the Apache, a tribe of Native Americans from southwestern United States and northern Mexico, including their history, their culture, and current issues.
Traces the history of the Blackfoot in North America, describing the traditions and culture of the Native American group, examining their interactions with other groups of Native Americans, European settlers, and explorers, and discussing their lives in the early twenty-first century.
Traces the history of the Muscogee Nation in North America, describing the traditions and culture of the Native American group, examining their interactions with other groups of Native Americans, European settlers, and explorers, and discussing their lives in the early twenty-first century.
Traces the history of the Cherokee Nation in North America, describing the traditions and culture of the Native American group, examining their interactions with other groups of Native Americans, European settlers, and explorers, and discussing their lives in the early twenty-first century.
Contains retellings of twelve traditional Native American monster legends, drawn from the cultures of the Seneca, Mohawk, Passamaquoddy, Lenape, Penobscot, Oneida, Abenaki, and Onondaga people.
