native american

When thirteen-year-old Reanna's older sister Chelsea goes missing on her way home from school, each member of their Ojibwe family grieves her loss in a different way and struggles to find closure. Reanna's mother flees the reservation and its memories, and Reanna and her brother Theo go to live with their father. Reanna leans on her Ojibwe traditions for comfort, and feels Chelsea's presence all around her, especially when she's wearing Chelsea's regalia and participating in traditional dancing. Although the family gets no easy answers about Chelsea's disappearance, they come to terms with her loss.

Readers will learn about Maria Tallchief and what inspired her to dance while watching Osage dancers as a child in Oklahoma.

Floyd Twofeathers generally trusts his healer mother and his father, chief of the band, to take care of the tribe. But when a rash of suicides occurs throughout the community, Floyd knows he has to do something, even if his father won't listen.

The story tells of a resilient pioneer girl being brought up amongst Iroquios villagers - the same people whose warriors captured her when she was just ten years old.

Discover the rich cultures of Native Americans - from the Pueblo-dwellers of the Southwest to the Inuit hunters of the frozen North.

The Blackfoot people make up an international confederation of tribes from both the United States and Canada. Readers discover the deep history and rich traditions of the four tribes of the Blackfoot Confederacy in this engaging volume. Historical artwork and captivating photographs highlight both the past and present of the Blackfoot Confederacy.

Illustrations and poetic texts follow a girl as she grows from infancy into adulthood, and expresses the importance being connected to family, community, and nature throughout life.