siksika

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siksika

Sky dogs

A young motherless boy in a tribe of Blackfeet Indians is present when his people see horses for the first time and are changed forever.

The lost children

the boys who were neglected
1998
A Blackfoot Indian legend in which six neglected orphaned brothers decide to go to the Above World where they become the constellation of the "Lost Children," or Pleiades.

Fools crow

1987
In 1870 the Lone Eaters, a small band of Pikuni (or Blackfeet) Indians, are living in the Two Medicine Territory of Montana. The extinction of the Pikuni way of life is ominously in sight. Only the form of that end is in question.

Quest for courage

1984
The story of a young Indian boy of the Blackfeet tribe and his effort to overcome the restrictions of a physical handicap to earn the respect of his people and bring honor to his family.

Blackfoot history and culture

2012
Traces the history of the Blackfoot in North America, describing the traditions and culture of the Native American group, examining their interactions with other groups of Native Americans, European settlers, and explorers, and discussing their lives in the early twenty-first century.

Sweetgrass

1999
Living on the western Canadian prairie in the nineteenth century, Sweetgrass, a fifteen-year-old Blackfoot Indian girl, saves her family from a smallpox epidemic and proves her maturity to her father.

The Blackfeet

2006
Presents an introduction to the Blackfeet Indians of North America, including information on the Siksika, Kainah, and Piegan tribes of the regions, describing their history and the challenges they have faced and their efforts to preserve their culture.

The Blackfeet

2010
Provides comprehensive information on the background, lifestyle, beliefs, and daily lives of the Blackfeet people in the early twenty-first century.

Winter in the blood

1986
A tale narrated by a sensitive young man living on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana and his haunting memories of his once proud heritage.

Sweetgrass

1991
Living on the western Canadian prairie in the nineteenth century, Sweetgrass, a fifteen-year-old Blackfoot Indian girl, saves her family from a smallpox epidemic and proves her maturity to her father.

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