bison

Although his father thinks that Young Wolf is still too young to join in the tribe's buffalo hunt, the ten-year-old tries to prepare himself, his horse, and a friend to take part.

Describes the characteristics, behaviors, and life cycles of American bison, explains some of the reasons why the animals were slaughtered in the late nineteenth century, and discusses the efforts of conservationists to restore American bison populations on protected reserves and ranches.

Discusses the life style of the bison before it faced extinction, the period that almost killed it off, and the conservation efforts to restore the herds of North America's largest land animal.

A story based on a Cree legend, in which a Cree village suffering the mysterious disappearance of the buffalo herds must decide whether to risk war or starvation after one of its children has a vision of the buffalo in the Badlands, the home of an enemy tribe.

Six adolescent boys living in a camp in Arizona run away into the desert and learn much about themselves and the world.

Discusses the American bison, also known as the buffalo, which despite a onetime abundance, now only exists in a few protected herds.

Relates information about the history, life, and habits of buffalo, and discusses their significance to the Native American people.

Buster and his father visit South Dakota and send postcards home describing their visit to the Crazy Horse monument, their experience with buffalo, and more.

Discusses the life cycle of the bison, its role in the settlement of the American West, and its near extinction.

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