A brief biography of the famous Nez Perc? leader who led his people against the United States Army and lost, but won the respect of his own people as well as white generals by standing up for his beliefs.
A simple biography of the Oglala Sioux chief who fought for the rights of Native American people and who led the defeat of General Custer at the Little Big Horn in 1876.
"[The author argues that there is] abundant physical proof ... [that there existed] Old World visitors to our continent hundreds and thousands of years ago. This book explores the [supposed] evidence of pre-Columbian visitors and colonies in ancient America"--Provided by publisher.
Presents a biography of Sarah Winnemucca, Northern Paiute Indian, writer and spokesperson for her tribe, providing information on her childhood, her work as a champion for Native peoples, and her achievements.
"Katie joins her friends in being mean to the new girl, Lily. But suddenly, Katie becomes the new girl-in 1675! She has no idea how she traveled in time to a Native American village, but she's hoping the young woman she meets will be nicer to her than Katie was to Lily. Tekakwitha is a quiet girl with scars on her face from a terrible disease. Tekakwitha's family doesn't accept her because of her faith, and soon she and Katie have to runaway in the middle of the night. Will Katie ever find her way back home?"--Back cover.
Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and Whites--and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on the friendship.
Traces the history of the Aztec people, covering a wide range of topics including their engineering skills, wars, forced alliances, trade practices, religion, government, and social structure.
Traces the history and culture of early Native American communities, the growth of early colonial settlements and pioneers into the West, and how the industrial age and inventions changed communities worldwide.
