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Indians of the Great Plains

traditions, history, legends, and life
2000
Describes the daily lives, culture, beliefs, social structure, and environment of some of the Native American peoples who lived in the Great Plains region of North America before their contact with European settlers.

The rough-faced girl

1992
In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Faced Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible King.

Buffalo woman

1986
A young hunter marries a female buffalo in the form of a beautiful maiden, but when his people reject her he must pass several tests before being allowed to join the buffalo nation.

And it is still that way

legends told by Arizona Indian children
1989
American Indian children retell forty-one tribal legends in contemporary language.

Northeast Indians fact cards

Indians of New England and the Northeast Coast
1998
Contains thirty-two cards that profile the Native American tribes of the eastern United States.

Indian festivals

1984
Gives brief descriptions of the major festivals celebrated by various Indian tribes throughout North America.

The encyclopedia of North American Indians

1997
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information on the history and culture of North American Indians, covering nations and tribes, foods and cooking, governments, U.S. Indian policy, ceremonial regalia, the arts, and other topics. Includes photographs, suggested readings, indexes, and other reference materials.

Indians of the Southwest

1997
Describes the daily lives, culture, beliefs, social structure, and environment of some of the Native American peoples who lived in the American Southwest at the time of the arrival of European settlers.

Indians of the Northeast

1997
Describes the daily lives, culture, beliefs, social structure, and environment of some of the Native American peoples who lived in the Northeastern part of North America before the coming of the Europeans.

Indians of the Great Plains

1997
Describes the daily lives, culture, beliefs, social structure, and environment of some of the Native American peoples who lived on the Great Plains region of North America before the coming of the Europeans.

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