native americans

Discusses the tools and weapons of Native American tribes in specific regions, and how the weapons were made and used.

Discusses rivalries among Native American tribes, the reasons for them, and the impact of the arrival of Europeans on these conflicts.

Discusses important rites and ceremonies practiced by Native American tribes, outlining how each was celebrated in specific parts of North America.

Explains how Native American confederacies were formed; discusses some famous examples including the Iroquois Confederacy, and covers how Native American groups continue to work together in the present day.

Describes and explains the impact made by Europeans on the lives of various Native American tribes of North, Central, and South America, from the first contact in 1492 to the damage inflicted by Russians in the Aleutian Islands in the eighteenth century.

"Four American Indian men from the Blackfeet Nation, who were childhood friends, find themselves in a desperate struggle for their lives, against an entity that wants to exact revenge upon them for what they did during an elk hunt ten years earlier by killing them, their families, and friends"--Provided by publisher.

"Twelve biographies follow the career paths of Native people who work in the complex entertainment industry, either in front of or behind the camera. Included are descriptions of what each member of a production team does, as well as advice on what it takes to get started in the entertainment industry"--Provided by publisher.

When the Choctaw Nation sponsors an all-Indian high school basketball team to compete in a summer tournament, the team includes Choctaw Bobby Byington and other Indian high school players from Eastern Oklahoma.

"Looking for a little mischief after finding an old flare gun, Ron and Ben suddenly find themselves in trouble when the local gas bar on Agamiing Reserve goes up in flames, and they are wrongly accused of arson by the sheriff's son. As the investigation goes forward, community attitudes are revealed, and the truth slowly comes to light."--Back cover.

Collects the first two stories of "The Tales of Alvin Maker," in which a young boy named Alvin, the seventh son of a seventh son, lives in an alternate American frontier. Life is hard, but there folk magic is real, and Alvin is about to discover he has the gift of power, a power which only a young girl with second sight can help him learn to use against the dark forces arrayed against him.