great plains

Relates Iktomi's fruitless efforts to pick some buffalo berries.

A collection of stories involving Native Americans and horses.

An illustrated retelling of the Plains Indians myth that describes how the "Earth Maker" asks the birds and animals for help to rebuild all the land that has been covered by water.

Presents paintings and tribal song-poems that express the buffalo's essential and sacred role on the plains.

A gift to a shy young man from the birds and animals helps him to express his love to a beautiful girl.

Describes the warfare between whites and Great Plains Indians in the nineteenth century, with an emphasis on the famous massacre at Little Bighorn.

Tells of the Dakota Indian Chief who led the tribes in the defeat of General George Armstrong Custer and the United States Army in the Battle of the Little Big Horn.

Kit Fox's sixteenth year with her people, the Bloods, is filled with preparations for an important buffalo run, talk of her older sister's coming marriage, and skirmishes with their traditional enemy the Snakes.

Examines the life and times of the man who led the Dakota Indians in their dealings with the U.S. government and in their fight against the Army troops under General Custer.