native americans

Biography of the Powhatan Indian woman who helped John Smith and the English settlers in Jamestown.

Raven, a Pacific Coast Indian trickster, sets out to find the sun.

Describes the history, social structure, and customs of the Iroquois.

A young Dakota Indian boy describes the changes that come both in nature and in the life of his people with each new moon of the Sioux year.

After his anger erupts into violence, fifteen year-old Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the Native American Circle Justice, and he is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life.

An Indian boy who tends llamas in a hidden valley in Peru learns the traditions and secrets of his Inca ancestors.

Schooled in the lessons of etiquette for young ladies of 1854, Miss Jane Peck of Philadelphia finds little use for manners during her long sea voyage to the Pacific Northwest and while living among the American traders and Chinook Indians of Washington Territory.

Describes the education, duties and lifestyle of a Mayan soothsayer.

A collection of tales and poems about the Big Dipper and other aspects of nature from various North American Indian cultures.

"Guided by her Navajo ancestors, seventh-grader Nizhoni Begay discovers she is descended from a holy woman and destined to become a monsterslayer, starting with the evil businessman who kidnapped her father. Includes glossary of Navajo terms"--Provided by publisher.