great plains

Discusses the Sioux people, their customs, family, organizations, food gathering, religion, war, housing, and other aspects of daily life.

Discusses the Comanche people, their customs, family, organizations, food gathering, religion, war, housing, and other aspects of daily life.

Alphabetically arranged entries provide information on a variety of topics related to the Great Plains, including the region's plants, history, native people, wildlife, icons, folklore, and politics.

Provides a brief overview of the history, culture, traditions, rituals, and people of the Arapaho tribe.

A discussion of the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Sioux Indians.

An introduction to the Native Americans of the Great Plains, examining their cultures, customs, and traditions, and describing their interactions with other settlers and their lives in the twenty-first century.

An introduction to the Plains Indians, answering questions about what they ate, where they lived, the work they did, what they wore, their government, and other aspects of their society and culture. Includes a time line, photographs, and illustrations.

Presents nearly fifty stories, poems, songs, essays, and letters that celebrate nature in North America's Midwestern prairie, including works by such figures as Willa Cather, Carl Sandburg, and Georgia O'Keeffe.

This book tells the story of a long series of maneuvers, skirmishes, battles, massacres, treaties, and relocations that occurred between 1854 and 1900.

Describes the factors that contributed to the dust storms that swept America during the 1930s, turning the Great Plains into what has come to be known as the Dust Bowl, looks at how people coped with the dangerous conditions, and discusses the possibility that a similar environmental disaster could occur again.