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Food and recipes of the Native Americans

1997
Describes the different kinds of food and methods of cooking that had been common to Indians in each of five areas of the United States. Includes recipes.

Crow chief

a Plains Indian story
1992
Crow Chief always warns the buffalo that hunters are coming, until Falling Star, a savior, comes to camp, tricks Crow Chief, and teaches him that all must share and live like relatives together.

The girl who helped thunder and other Native American folktales

2008
A collection of illustrated Native American folktales that features the title selection, along with other creation myths and animal fables from Cherokee, Cheyenne, Hopi, Lakota, Pawnee, Seminole, Seneca, and other tribes.

Dragonfly's tale

1991
After a poor harvest two children regain the Corn Maidens' blessings for their people with the aid of a cornstalk toy, the dragonfly.

The world before this one

a novel told in legend
2002
Crow, a Seneca boy, has been cast out and is living on the fringes of the community with his grandmother, where he struggles to find a way to feed them both and enjoys hearing the stories of his people's heritage.

The Iroquois

1989
Examines the history, social and political organization, religion, customs, traditional lifestyle, and current situation of the Iroquois Indians.

Inuit

1993
Discusses the Inuit and their continuing struggle to preserve their way of life and maintain their cultural identity in the modern world.

New York Native Peoples

2003
Describes the history, environment, beliefs of the Native Peoples of New York state, and the organization of the Iroquois Confederacy; and profiles some famous individuals, such as Joseph Brant and Handsome Lake.

The game of silence

2005
Nine-year-old Omakayas and her family, members of the Ojibwa tribe, are forced to leave their island on Lake Superior in 1850 when white settlers move into the territory, and comes to realize that the things most important to her are her home and way of life.

The Cheyenne

1990
Presents the history, customs, and present-day status of the Cheyenne Indians.

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