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Sunflower's promise

a Zuni legend
1996
The clever, beautiful maiden Sunflower promises to marry the man who can rid her fields of the wild animals that are eating the beans and corn.

Brave Bear and the ghosts

a Sioux legend
1996
Brave Bear outwits four ghosts who are trying to scare him.

Frog girl

1999
A Native American girl helps save her village from being destroyed by a volcano when she rescues the frogs that have been stolen from the lake and returns them to their grandmother.

Storm boy

1999
Thrown from his canoe during an ocean storm, a young Native American boy is washed ashore under a strange sky near a village inhabited by very large people who make him very welcome.

Spirit of the West

1999
In 1911, when her family leaves the reservation to live and work on a large Oregon ranch, ten-year-old Jessie decides to forget her Nez Perc? upbringing only to realize its true value when she relies on traditional skills to find a lost Appaloosa foal and protect it from being attacked by a cougar.

The legend of sleeping bear

1998
In this retelling of an Ojibwe Indian tale, a mother bear loses sight of her two cubs as they all attempt to escape a forest fire by swimming across Lake Michigan.

Young Wolf and Spirit Horse

1997
Young Wolf goes in search of his horse Red Wind, which has been spirited away by a legendary wild stallion.

Through Indian eyes

the untold story of Native American peoples
1995
Presents the history of America since 1491 from an Indian perspective, with quotations from native people from the past and present, and includes photographs, paintings, drawings, and maps.

The Huron Indians

1995
Introduces the Huron people, focusing on their history, culture, and the struggle to keep alive their unique civilization.

The Creek Indians

1993
Examines the life, culture, and future prospects of the Creek Indians.

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