native americans

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native americans

The blue roses

A Native American girl gardens with her grandfather, who helps to raise her, and learns about life and loss when he dies, and then speaks to her from a dream where he is surrounded by blue roses.

Dancing drum

a Cherokee legend
Retells the Cherokee legend in which Dancing Drum tries to make Grandmother Sun smile on the People again.

Thunder rolling in the mountains

In the late nineteenth century, a young Nez Perce girl relates how her people were driven off their land by the U.S. Army and forced to retreat north until their eventual surrender.

The Navajo

An exploration of the Navajo Indians, discussing the nation's relationship with Spaniards and settlers, culture, crafts, and more.

Indian trail

Asks the reader to choose the path of the plot in a story about a village calling upon spirits to end a drought.

My life as a Native American

Offers young readers an introduction to Native American life.

Love flute

A gift to a shy young man from the birds and animals helps him to express his love to a beautiful girl.

The mystery of who discovered the Americas

Highlights the migration of people from Asia to North America and the subsequent "discovery" of the continent by Irish monks, Norsemen, and Christopher Columbus.

Eagle song

2012
After moving from a Mohawk reservation to Brooklyn, New York, eight-year-old Danny Bigtree encounters stereotypes about his Native American heritage.

Pyramid

Presents a photographic introduction to pyramids, explaining what they are, discussing how and when they were built, examining the purpose of pyramids, and looking at different pyramids around the world.

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