Bruchac, Joseph

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The story of the Milky Way

a Cherokee tale
1995
When cornmeal is stolen from an elderly couple, the others in a Cherokee village find a way to drive off the thief, creating the Milky Way in the process.

Squanto's journey

the story of the first Thanksgiving
2000
Squanto recounts how in 1614 he was captured by the British, sold into slavery in Spain, and ultimately returned to the New World to become a guide and friend for the colonists.

The first strawberries

a Cherokee story
1993
A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes strawberries to grow out of the earth.

Children of the longhouse

1998
Eleven-year-old Ohkwa'ri and his twin sister must make peace with a hostile gang of older boys in their Mohawk village during the late 1400s.

A boy called Slow

the true story of Sitting Bull
1994
The true story of the childhood of the Lakota hero, Sitting Bull, and how he received his name.

Thirteen moons on turtle's back

a Native American year of moons
1992
Celebrates the seasons of the year through poems from the legends of such Native American tribes as the Cherokee, Cree, and Sioux.

The boy who lived with the bears

and other Iroquois stories
1995
Presents a collection of traditional Iroquois tales in which animals learn about the importance of caring and responsibility and the dangers of selfishness and pride.

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