Text and accompanying photographs follow nine-year-old Louis Pierres' experiences on the powwow trail and offers insight into the stories, traditions, and customs that have helped Native Americans preserve the powwow.
An introduction to the cultural history of the Pomo, providing information about the tribe's origins, key historical events, lifestyle, religion, tribal government, and modern-day status, and including a Pomo recipe.
Presents essays on the treatment of Native Americans in children's literature; poems showing Native American perspectives; more than seventy reviews of children's books containing Native American characters; and guidelines for determining whether specific children's books treat Native Americans respectfully.
A mute Indian child has an extraordinary experience one Christmas when, following a figure who seems to be his beloved grandfather who has died, he becomes part of a circle in which he, animals, nature, and all the world join in a moment of peace and good will.
When the cruel cousin he has been working for refuses to let him leave at the end of the summer, a young Navajo boy runs away to rejoin his family and go to school.
Tells about the history and culture of the Cherokee, explains how European explorers affected the society of this Indian people, and looks into their future.
