indigenous peoples

Emily Tempest returns to Moonlight Downs, the part-white, part-Aboriginal community in which she grew up, and finds trouble belonging in either group when she begins defending an outcast Aboriginal sorcerer accused of killing one of her old friends, the leader of the Moonlight Downs mob.

Discusses and documents the many disputes over cultural identity in the United States and other societies with both indigenous and immigrant populations. Also explores common indigenous grievances including identity, religion and sacred places, botanical knowledge, and art and representation.

Looks at the many different people living in the rain forests of Costa Rica, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, and Indonesia.

Eleven-year-old Tom McLeod from Aklavik in Canada's MacKenzie Delta, tells about living in the Northwest Territory, trapping and hunting, and his family.

A Canadian ranger, who also hunts, traps, and runs a business, describes her work, the traditions of the Gwich'in Indians, and the land on which she lives.

An illustrated alphabet that focuses on American-English words borrowed from cultures in North, South, and Central America, including abalone, opossum, and zopilote, and providing pronunciation and information on each of the featured words.