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The diary of Mary Jemison, captured by the Indians

2001
The experiences, based on her own account, of Mary Jemison who was captured by a Shawnee war party when she was twelve and subsequently rescued and adopted by the Seneca with whom she chose to remain the rest of her long life.

Maggie among the Seneca

1990
Maggie Callahan journeys across the rugged Pennsylvania frontier to find her kin but, just before she reaches her destination, she is taken captive by a band of Seneca warriors and forced to travel with them along the war trail.

Turtle's race with Beaver

a traditional Seneca story
2003
When Beaver challenges Turtle to a swimming race for ownership of the pond, Turtle outsmarts Beaver, and Beaver learns to share.

The great buffalo race

how the buffalo got his hump : a Seneca tale
1994
A retelling of the Seneca legend in which the buffalo receives its hump from the Great Spirit.

Seneca (The)

1991
Examines the history and current situation of the Seneca Indians.

The world before this one

a novel told in legend
2002
Crow, a Seneca boy, has been cast out and is living on the fringes of the community with his grandmother, where he struggles to find a way to feed them both and enjoys hearing the stories of his people's heritage.

The ghost of Poplar Point

2007
Prompted by the ghost of a young Seneca Indian girl, twelve-year-old Allie and her friend Dub are determined that the historical pageant celebrating the founding of their town tells the truth about the fate of the Seneca people who lived there during the Revolutionary War.

Maiden of the mist

a legend of Niagara Falls
2001
A retelling of a Seneca Indian legend about Lelawala, the daughter of a Seneca chief who tries to save her people from a deadly disease by appealing to the thunder god Hinu who lives under Niagara Falls.

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