A Native American girl helps save her village from being destroyed by a volcano when she rescues the frogs that have been stolen from the lake and returns them to their grandmother.
An introduction to sea gardens, also known as clam gardens, which have been found all along the Pacific northwest coast and which were created by Indigenous peoples to provide a reliable food source.
the Cascadia earthquakes and the science of saving lives
Rusch, Elizabeth
2020
Explores earth movement and plate tectonics, and the possibility of earthquakes at the Cascadia Subduction Zone, an area between British Columbia and northern California.
Against the warnings of her people, Kaya befriends a lone dog, but as the dog's pups begin to grow older, Kaya believes that her dog is speaking to her.
In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Perce Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes historical notes on the Nez Perce Indians.
"'Heart Berries' is a . . . memoir of a woman's coming of age on the Seabird Island Indian Reservation in the Pacific Northwest. Having survived a profoundly dysfunctional upbringing only to find herself hospitalized and facing a dual diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder and bipolar II disorder; Terese Marie Mailhot is given a notebook and begins to write her way out of trauma"--Back cover.
"As explorers, traders, and settlers reached new areas of North America, Native Americans' way of life came under threat. [Provides] a comprehensive look at the conflicts these tribes faced and the warriors who led them in battle."--Amazon.