great plains

Discusses the history, culture, and legends of the major Plains tribes and the effects of their contact with the white man.

Photographs and text describe non-verbal signals used by the Indians of the Great Plains, including more than 800 signs, smoke signals, picture writing, and the language of feathers and body paint.

Discusses the way of life of the Plains Indians before the coming of the white man, including hunting, farming, clothing, customs, crafts, and the importance of the buffalo in their life.

Text and illustrations survey the Battle of the Little Bighorn, explaining its causes, describing Custer's battle plan, relating its outcomes for Custer's soldiers and for the Sioux Native Americans, and providing a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.

An illustrated description of the dust storms that blew across the American Midwest in the 1930's.

Describes the Cheyenne way of life, including their traditions, customs, buffalo hunts, leaders, and land.

Great-grandma Annie reminisces about life on her family's Oklahoma farm during the terrible drought of the 1930s when the region was known as the "Dust Bowl.".

Relates the story of a Lakota youth whose father gives him a horse in preparation for his making the transition from boyhood into manhood and becoming a Lakota Warrior.