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Kumeyaay

2007
Traces the history of the Kumeyaay tribe, locates their original homelands, and looks at Kumeyaay society, food, homes, clothing, crafts, family and children, myths, war, contact with Europeans, important members, and modern-day status.

Chickasaw

2007
Traces the history of the Chickasaw tribe, locates their original homelands, and looks at Chickasaw society, food, homes, clothing, crafts, family and children, myths, war, contact with Europeans, important members, and modern-day status.

Stories from the Amazon

2000
Retellings of traditional stories from the people of the Amazon rain forests, including "The Legend of the Sun God, " "The Tree of Life, " and "The Sad Song of the Moon.".

Stories from Native North America

2000
Presents seven stories from Native North America, each with an introductory essay that discusses the myth, legend, or tradition that inspired the story.

The rainmakers

1993
An Anasazi boy living long ago in the cliffs of the American Southwest shares a series of adventures with his pet bear and his best friend during his eleventh summer.

A walk to the Great Mystery

1995
While exploring the woods with their grandmother, a Cherokee medicine woman, two children learn about the spirit of life that is all around them and within them as well.

Pueblos

2005
Presents information on Native American dwellings called pueblos, and includes descriptions of what they are, how they are made, who lived in them, and how they were built into villages. Includes glossary and index.

Cuckoo

a Mexican folktale = Cuc? : un cuento folkl?rico mexicano
2000
A traditional Mayan tale which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.

Yetsa's sweater

2006
Yetsa spends several happy Saturdays helping wash, tease, and spin wool fleece into yarn which her grandmother, one of the Coast Salish people, then knits into wonderful, distinctive sweaters.

Meet Lydia

a native girl from southeast Alaska
2004
Explores the history and culture of the native Tlingit through the life of Lydia, a young Tlingit girl in southeast Alaska and describes tribal life and culture, traditional clothing and ceremonies, ancient stories, and more.

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