history

Presents a brief biography of the life of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955, worked to end segregation in the United States, and was an activist for equal rights and civil liberties.

Examines the history and culture of the Inuit of the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of North America, the effects of European expansion, diseases that decimated the Native population, attempts at claiming the land and promoting assimilation, and the struggle to maintain their culture and tradition.

A biography of the slave and preacher who, believing that God wanted him to free the slaves, led a major revolt in 1831.

Examines the history and culture of the Hopi people of southwestern United States, the government's forced assimilation of the children into boarding schools to learn English, and their resistance against abandoning their traditional ways.

Examines the history and culture of the Shoshones of the western United States, the effect of explorers, fur traders, and trappers in the early 1800s, resistance against miners and settlers, resettlement on reservations, and their struggle to maintain tribal identity and tradition.

Explores how the waters, mountains, and forests of the Pacific Northwest have provided food and shelter for groups such as the Tlingit, the Haida, and the Kwakiutl for thousands of years.

Examines the history of the Navajo people, discussing their beliefs, communities, family life and marriage, homes, food, animals, clothing, and weaving and other arts; discusses the changes forced on the Navajo by the U.S. government; and looks at the modern-day status of the Navajo nation.

Surveys the person and the office of the president of the United States, covering such aspects as its history, the role of the first lady, the vice presidency, life in the White House, and campaigning.

Offers a brief introduction to the origins, daily life, history, and people of the Kiowa Tribe of Texas.

Contains profiles of twelve women from New York who showed remarkable strength, courage, and creativity in the face of adversity; and discusses the lives of Sybil Ludington, Harriet Tubman, Emily Warren Roebling, Mary Burnett Talbert, and others.