American Indian Non-Fiction Print Materials - Corvallis Middle Schoool - 2008
Call Number Title Author Publisher/Date Annotation
299 BLABlack Elk : the Sacred Ways of a
Lakota
Black Elk,
Wallace, and
Lyon, William
Harper and Row, 1990First-person account of the spirital life of
Lakota Indian Wallace Black Elk.
299 SPI Spirit WorldFlaherty, Thomas
(ed.)Time-Life, 1992
Examines the religious practices of the
American Indian.
299 TEDTeachings from the American Earth
: Indian Religion and Philosophy
Tedlock, Dennis
and Barbara
(eds.)
Liveright, 1975
Claims to be "the first conspectus of the
variety of American Indian religious
experiences and philosophical beliefs, largely
from the Native American point of view."
299 VERElements of Native American
TraditionsVersluis, Arthur Element, 1993.
"Provides a…concise introduction to the
traditions of the American Indian
peoples….the main features of American
Indian cultures, including their understanding
of nature…ceremonies and rituals…religious
perspectives."
299.7 HAR Native American Religions Hartz, Paula R. Facts on File, 1997Surveys the history and basic beliefs of Native
American religions.
305.4 WOM Woman's Way Conlan, Roberta
(ed.)Time-Life, 1995
Examines the role of Indian women in Native
American culture.
305.8 CARUs and Them : a History of
Intolerance in AmericaCarnes, Jim
Southern Poverty Law Center,
1995
Story of Americans who were hated by others
simply for who they were, what they looked
like, or what they believed.
305.8 PEO People of the DesertDavis, Mary N.
(ed.)Time-Life, 1993
Studies the ties that bind the Indians of the
Southwest to their desert homelands
(especially the Navahos and Apaches).
306 BRONight Flying Woman : an Ojibway
NarrativeBroker, Ignatia
Minnesota Historical Society
Press, 1983
Recounts the life of the author's great-great
grandmother, an Ojibway Indian who lived
during the nineteenth century.
306 MATNative America : Arts, Traditions,
and CelebrationsMather, Christine Clarkson Potter, 1990
Features the architecture, landscapes,
celebrations, and crafts of Native Americans,
both past and present.
323.1 GOL Indian TreatiesGold, Susan
Dudley
Twenty-First Century Books,
1997
History of the hundreds of treaties signed by
Native American tribes with Europeans, a
practice which started in the 1600's.
323.1 HAG American Indians Hagan, William T.University of Chicago Press,
1961
Claims to be "the history of the relationship
between white man and Indian….show[ing]
how it was doomed at the start by the conflict
of cultures and attitudes."
333.2 RES ReservationsConlan, Roberts
(ed.)Time-Life, 1995
Examines the white man's attempts to
establish "enclaves to preserve the people"
(starting in Massachusetts in 1637).
338.4 Ben
Without Reservation : the Making of
America's Most Powerful Indian
Tribe and Foxwoods, the World's
Largest Casino
Benedict, Jeff Harper Collins, 2000
Traces the process by which the
Mashantucket Pequot tribe of Connecticut
went from poverty to extreme wealth over the
course of three decades after building the
Foxwoods Casino.
372.3 CAD
Keepers of Life : Discovering Plants
through Native American Stories
and Earth Activities for Children
Caduto, Michael
J., and Bruchac,
Joseph
Fulcrum, 1994
Using the ancient wisdom of Native North
American stories to built understanding
between people and the natural world.
391 FEN False Faces of the Iroquois Fenton, William University of Oklahoma, 1987 Provides detailed insight into Iroquois religion.
391 KOC Dress Clothing of the Plains Indians Koch, Ronald P. University of Oklahoma, 1977 Reference book on Plains Indian dress.
391 PATEncyclopedia of American Indian
Costume
Paterek,
JosephineW.W. Norton, 1994
Presents the variety of clothing created by
many tribes and looks at its uses, whether
functional or ceremonial.
393 ECH
Battlefields and Burial Grounds :
the Indian Struggle to Protect
Ancestral Graves in the United
States
Echo-Hawk,
Roger C. and
Walter R.
Lerner, 1994
Chronicles the current and historical struggle
by Native Americans to protect the graves of
their ancestors.
394 MARPowwow : Images Along the Red
RoadMarra, Ben Harry N. Abrams, 1996
Gallery of stunning color portraits of powwow
dancers in full regalia.
394.3 HETNative American Dance :
Ceremonies and Social Traditions
Heth, Charlotte
(ed.)Smithsonian, 1992
Covers the scope of Native American dance,
from the fancy dancers of the powwow circuit
to the traditional dancers of sacred Indian
ceremonies.
394.3 MCCYour Guide to Understanding and
Enjoying Pow Wows
McCluskey,
Murton
Montana Office of Public
Instruction, 1995
A collection of information intended to help
the reader better understand and enjoy the
events and activities occurring at many of the
Plains area pow wows.
398.2 BIEDoctor Coyote : a Native American
Aesop's FablesBierhorst, John MacMillan, 1987 Aztec fables featuring Coyote.
398.2 BIG Legend from Crazy Horse ClanBig Crow, Moses
NelsonTipi Press, 1987 Lakota legend for children of all ages.
398.2 BRU Native American Animal Stories Bruchac, Joseph Fulcrum, 1992
Collection of native American tales and myths
focusing on the relationship between man and
nature.
398.2 BRU
Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet :
Native American Poems of the
Land
Bruchac, Joseph,
and Locker,
Thomas
Putnam and Grosset, 1995
Twelve poems describing what Sky Bear (the
Big Dipper) sees and hears as she circles the
Earth.
398.2 CAD
Keepers of the Night : Native
American Stories and Nocturnal
Activities for Children
Caduto, Michael
J., and Bruchac,
Joseph
Fulcrum, 1994Native American stories and nocturnal
activities for children.
398.2 CAD PL
Keepers of the Earth : Native
American Stories and
Environmental Activities for
Children
Caduto, Michael,
and Bruchac,
Joseph
Fulcrum, 1997
Guide for helping children love and care for
the earth, using Native American stories and
environmental activities.
398.2 CAD PLKeepers of the Animals : Native
American Stories and Wildlife
Bruchac, Joseph,
and Caduto, Fulcrum, 1991
Activities to help children understand their
interdependence with all livng beings and life
398.2 COYCoyote Stories of the Montana
Salish Indians
Salish Culture
Committee
Montana Historical Society
Press, 1999
Traditional Salish Indian coyote stories,
recorded by Salish elders.
398.2 CUR
Girl Who Married a Ghost and
Other Tales from the North
American Indian
Bierhorst, John
(ed.)Four Winds Press, 1978
American Indian folklore drawn from
narratives gathered first-hand byphotographer-
writer-explorer Edward S. Curtis during the
early 1900's.
398.2 GOB Mystic Horse Goble, Paul Harper Collins, 2003 Pawnee tale.
398.2 GOB Her Seven Brothers Goble, Paul Simon and Schuster, 1988 Cheyenne tale.
398.2 GOB Buffalo Woman Goble, Paul Simon and Schuster, 1984 Blackfeet tale.
398.2 GOB Girl Who Loved Wild Horses Goble, Paul Simon and Schuster, 1978Story of a young Native American girl devoted
to the care of her tribe's horses.
398.2 GOB Crow Chief : a Plains Indian Story Goble, Paul Orchard Books, 1995
Crow Chief always warns the buffalo that
hunters are coming until Falling Star, a savior,
comes to camp, tricks Crow Chief, and
teaches him that all must share and live like
relatives together.
398.2 GOB Star Boy Goble, Paul Aladdin Books, 1991
Relates the Blackfoot Indian legend in which
Star Boy gains the Sun's forgiveness for his
mother's disobedience and is allowed to
return to the Sky World.
398.2 GOB Return of the Buffaloes Goble, PaulNational Geographic Society,
2002
Based on a Lakota legend in which a
mysterious woman returns the buffalo and the
other animals to the Indian people.
398.2 GOB Love Flute Goble, Paul Aladdin, 1997
A gift to a shy young man from the birds and
animals helps him to express his love to a
beautiful girl.
398.2 GOB Gift of the Sacred Dog Goble, Paul Aladdin, 1987
In response to an Indian boy's prayer for help
for his hungry people, the Great Spirit sends
the gift of the Sacred Dogs, horses which
398.2 GOBLost Children : the Boys Who Were
NeglectedGoble, Paul Aladdin Paperbacks, 1998
A Blackfoot Indian legend in which six
neglected orphaned brothers decide to go to
the Above World, where they become the
constellation of the "Lost Children" of
Pleiades.
398.2 GOB Iktomi and the Buffalo Skull Goble, Paul Orchard, 1991
Iktomi, the Plains Indian trickster, interrupts a
powwow of the Mouse People and gets his
head stuck in a buffalo skull.
398.2 GOB Storm Maker's Tipi Goble, Paul Atheneum Books, 2001Based on a Blackfoot legend; includes an
illustrated description of how to pitch a tipi.
398.2 GOBLegend of the White Buffalo
WomanGoble, Paul
National Geographic Society,
2002
Lakota Indian legend in which the White
Buffalo Woman presents her people with the
Sacred Calf Pipe, which gives them the
means to pray to the Great Spirit.
398.2 GRIBlackfoot Lodge Tales: the Story of
a Prairie People
Grinnell, George
BirdUniversity of Nebraska, 1962 Traditional stories told by Blackfoot people.
398.2 HOW
How the Morning and Evening Stars
Came to Be : and Other Assiniboine
Indian Stories
Montana Historical Society
Press, 2003
Collection of three traditional tales collected at
Fort Peck and Fort Belknap reservations in
northern Montana.
398.2 HOW
How the Summer Season Came :
and Other Assiniboine Indian
Stories
Fort Peck Tribal Library, 2003
Six traditional tales collected at the Fort Peck
reservation in northern Montana, which were
originally intended to teach young members of
the tribe about their history and culture.
398.2 HOWHow Marten Got His Spots and
Other Kootenai Indian Stories
Kootenai Cultural
Committee
Montana Historical Society
Press, 1978
A group of Kootenai stories originally intended
to help educate young tribal members about
their history and culture.
398.2 JACPrecious Gift : a Navaho Creation
MythJackson, Ellen Simon and Schuster, 1996
Retelling of part of a Navaho creation and
evolution myth in which a lowly snail alone is
responsible for bringing pure water to the new
land.
398.2 LEL Algonquin LegendsLeland, Charles
G.Dover, 1992
Classic collection containing the myths,
legends, and folklore of the northeastern
Algonquin Indians.
398.2 LIGLightning Inside You and Other
Native American Riddles
Bierhorst, John
(ed.)William Morrow, 1992 Indian riddles - 140 of them!
398.2 MAR Rough-Faced Girl Martin, Rafe G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1992Algonquin Indian folklore version of the
Cinderella tale.
398.2 MARMary Quequesah"s Love Story : a
Pend d'Oreille Indian Tale
Beaverhead,
Peter (teller)
Montana Historical Society,
1981
Describes the difficulties of love; afer Mary's
husband leaves her, a wise old woman
dreams of her sorrow and tells her how to win
him back.
398.2 MCD Arrow to the SunMcDermott,
GeraldViking Press, 1974
An adaptation of the Pueblo Indian mythwhich
explais how the spirit of the Lord of the Sun
was brought to the world of men.
398.2 MONThey Dance in the Sky : Native
American Myths
Monroe, Jean
Guard and
Williamson, Ray
Houghton Mifflin, 1987Introduction to the skylore of the Native
Americans.
398.2 MUD Mud PonyCohen, Caron Lee
(reteller)Scholastic, 1988
Pawnee Indian story exhibiting the Pawnee
belief that no matter how lowly one's origin,
the path to honor is open through adherence
to virtues such as constancy and a humble
spirit.
398.2 NAT Native American Stories Bruchac, Joseph Fulcrum, 1991
Collection of myths drawn from the native
cultures of North America - from the Inuit in
the North to the Zuni, Hopi, and Cherokee in
the South.
398.2 OLSWisdom Warrior : Native American
Animal LegendsOlson, Dennis L. NorthWord Press, 1999 Traditional Native American Indian stories.
398.2 OLSShared Spirits : Wildlife and Native
AmericansOlson, Dennis L. NorthWord Press, 1995
Collection of Native American stories focusing
on the 12 animals most revered by traditional
Native cultures.
398.2 OLS Olson, Dennis L. Wisdom Warrior NorthWord Press, 1999
Retelling of traditional Native American stories
used to share wisdom and teach lessons on
how to live in harmony with the earth.
398.2 OWLOwl's Eyes and Seeking a Spirit :
Kootenai Indian Stories
Kootenai Culture
Committee
Montana Historical Society
Press, 1981
Two traditional tales recorded by Kootenai
elders.
398.2 ROC
Giving Voice to Bear : North
American Indian Myths, Rituals, and
Images of the Bear
Rockwell, David Roberts Rineheart, 1991
Chronicles the bear as a repsentation of
transformation, growth, and renewal
throughout Native American and European
culture.
398.2 SAB Blizzard's Robe Sabuda, Robert Atheneum, 1999
A young girl living in a village in the cold, dark,
Arctic North makes a robe for the feared
Blizzard, and as a reward, he creates the
Northern Lights.
398.2 SIM
Spirit of the New England Tribes :
Indian History and Folklore, 1620-
1984
Simmons, WilliamUniversity Press of New
England, 1986
Traces the historical evolution of legends,
folktales, and traditions of four major Native
American groups from their earliest
encounters with European settlers to the
present.
398.2 TAYWhen Bear Stole the Chinook : a
Siksika Tale
Taylor, Harriet
PeckFarrar Straus Giroux, 1997
Blackfoot tale blaming Bear for stealing the
warm chinook wind (and thus preventing
spring from arriving).
398.2 TURTurtle Who Went to War and Other
Sioux Stories
Montana Historical Society
Press, 2003
Traditional Sioux stories, illustrated by Indian
artists, handed down for generations.
398.2 VAUNight Dancer : a Mythical Piper of
the Native American Southwest*Vaughan, Marcia Orchard Books, 2002
Magical pipe player Kokopelli plays his song
inviting all the desert creatures to come and
dance with him in the moonlight.
398.2 WALNez Perce Coyote Tales : the Myth
Cycle
Walker, Deward
E., 1994University of Oklahoma, 1994
Collection of 52 stories about Coyote from the
Nez Perce tradition; represents the most
extensive treatment of the character of
Coyote for any Native American group.
398.2 WAL Two Old Women Wallis, Velma HarperPerennial, 1993
Tale of two old women abandoned by their
tribe during a brutal winter famine; based on
an Athabascan Indian legend.
398.2 WOLWolf Tales : Native American
Children's Stories*Powell, Mary Ancient City Press, 1992
Collection of legends from the Cherokee,
Dakota Sioux, and other Indian tribes,
centering around the spiritual power of the
wolf.
419 HOF Indian Sign Language Hofsinde, Robert Morrow, 1956Shows how to the gestures representing over
500 words in American Indian sign language.
419 LIPNorth American Indian Sign
LanguageLiptak, Karen Franklin Watts, 1990
Describes the basic vocabulary needed to
communicate in the most commonly used
form of sign language used among Native
Americans.
497 BAR Dictionary of the Ojibway Language Baraga, FredericMinnesota Historical Society
Press, 1992
Language of the Ojibway people originally
recorded by Frederic Baraga, missionary
priest sent to serve among the Ojibway in
1835.
497 ENGEnglish-Cheyenne Student
Dictionary
Northern
Cheyenne
Language and
Culture Center
Council for Indian Education,
1976Dictionary, English to Cheyenne.
497 EVEEveryday Lakota : an English-Sioux
Dictionary for Beginners
Karol, Joseph S.
(ed.)
Rosebud Educational Society,
1971English-Sioux dictionary for beginners.
497 WAR Dakotah Sioux Indian Dictionary WarCloud, PaulTekakwitha Fine Arts Center,
1989
Based on an original dictionary published in
1967; over 4,000 words.
581.6 ERIMedicinal and Other Uses of North
American Plants
Erichsen-Brown,
CharlotteBreezy Creeks, 1979
Historical survey of the subject; special
references to Eastern Indian tribes.
581.6 HARMontana Native Plants and Early
PeoplesHart, Jeff
Montana Historical Society,
1992
Describes early uses of plants, especially for
food and medicine, by Indian and early non-
Indian inhabitants.
641 GUNAmerican Indian Cooking before
1500Gunderson, Mary Blue Earth Books, 2001
Explores American Indian culture through
simple recipes.
641 PER
Hunter's Stew and Hangtown Fry :
What Pioneer America Ate and
Why
Perl, Lila Clarion, 1977Not limited to pioneers; discusses eating
habits of Native Americans, as well.
641.5 CAR Native American CookingCarew-Miller,
AnnaMason-Crest, 2003
Discusses the foods common to various
tribes, as well as the cultural significance
certain foods had for specific tribes.
646.4 HUNTraditional Dress : Knowledge and
Methods of Old-Time Clothing
Hungry Wolf,
AdolfGood Medicine Books, 1990
Description and methods of making American
Indian clothing.
704 D'ALNative American Crafts and
CulturesD'Alleva, Anne Davis Publications, 1993
Introduction to the vibrant arts and cultures of
American Indians.
704 TAYBuckskin and Buffalo : the Artistry
of the Plains IndiansTaylor, Colin F. Rizzoli, 1998
Examines the lives of North American Plains
Indians through their art.
709 FEDTwo Hundred Years of North
American Indian ArtFeder, Norman Praeger, 1971 Introduction to American Indian art.
739.2 DUR
North American Indian Jewelry and
Adornment from Prehistory to the
Present
Dubin, Lois Sherr Harry N. Abrams, 1999Illustrated study of Indian adornment from
prehistoric times to the late 20th century.
741.6 NORNorth American Indian Motifs CD-
ROM and BookDover, 1996
Archive of 391 authentic Native American
motifs.
741.9 VIOWarrior Artists: Historic Cheyenne
and Kiowa Indian Ledger Art Viola, Herman J.
National Geographic Society,
1998
Saga of an artistic community of imprisoned
Plains Indians in Florida between 1875 and
1878.
745.4 CAR Plains Indian Designs Caraway, CarenStemmer House Publishers,
1984
Designs unique to the Plains Indians of North
America to use as communication,
decoration, and identification.
745.5 BENBig Book of Indian Beadwork
Designs
Bennett, Kay
DohertyDover, 1987
Native American beadwork design treasury
featuring scores of Indian motifs, including
buffalo, kachinas, eagles, feathers, lightning
bolts, and more.
745.5 GIBTraditional Clothing of the Native
AmericansGibby, Evard WestWind, 2001
Explores the traditional dress of Native
Americans in the nine cultural areas of North
America.
745.5 HUNPow-Wow : Dancer's and
Craftworker's Handbook
Hungry Wolf,
Adolf
Canadian Caboose Press,
1999
Histories, first-hand accounts, and
photographs of pow-wows and dance
costumes over the past one hundred years.
745.5 PEA Warbonnets Peate, RodCrazy Crow Trading Post,
1984
History and origin of the classic Plains Indian
warbonnet, with construction details and
illustrated instructions.
745.5 SCHCrafts of the North American
Indians : a Craftsman's Manual
Schneider,
Richard C.R. Schneider Publishers, 1972
Attempts to simplify and explain the "how" of
many Indian crafts.
745.5 STANative American Indian Beadwork
Patterns
Stanley-Millner,
PamelaDover, 1995
Charts for bead weaving and bead applique,
all taken from the authentic craftwork of
Native Americans.
745.5 WHI North American Indian ArtsWhitehead,
Andrew HunterGolden Books, 1990
Introduction to American Indian arts and
crafts.
746 LYF Ojibwa CraftsSchneider,
Richard C.R. Schneider, 1982
Observations of the traditional crafts of the
Ojibwa people (western Great Lakes region)
from the early 1900's.
746.4 JONAmerican Indian Counted Cross-
StitchJones, Frankye Sterling, 1990
Twenty-eight cross-stitch patterns, translated
from authentic American Indian designs.
750.8 ROBRobes of Splendor : Native
American Painted Buffalo HidesNew Press, 1993
Study of Native American art as it appears on
the painted buffalo hide robes that were
presented to French kings in the 18th century
and are now housed in Paris.
780 LAK Lakota Ceremonial Songs Around Him, John Sinte Gleska College, 1983Attempts to write down and translate the
verses of several Lakota Indian songs.
790 CULGames of the North American
IndiansCulin, Stewart Dover, 1975 Games played by the North American Indian.
790 GARHandgames : a Native American
Indian Family TraditionGarbani, Ledonna Ledonna Garbani, 1992
Description of the playing of "handgames" or
"stickgames."
790 LAUIndian Tipi : Its History,
Construction, and Use
Laubin, Reginald
and GladysUniversity of Oklahoma, 1977
Includes detailed information on making a tipi,
its furnishings and decorations, living in a tipi,
and traveling with a tipi.
793 MACHandbook of American Indian
Games
Macfarlan, Allan
and PauletteDover, 1958
Varied collection of 150 easy-to-play games
once played by Indian tribes across America.
793.3 EVA Northern Traditional Dancer Evans, C. Scott Crazy Crow Trading Post,
1990
Chronicles the history and apparel of the
traditional (northern) American Indian dancer,
with emphasis on the Lakota Sioux.
793.3 ROBPowwow Country : People of the
CircleRoberts, Chris Meadowlark, 1998
Colored photographs of powwows "from coast
to coast."
793.3 ROB Pow Wow Country Roberts, ChrisAmerican and World
Geographic Publishing, 1992
Focuses on the celebration aspect of
powwows from across the United States.
796.3 COL
Counting Coup : A True Story of
Basketball and honor on the Little
Big Horn
Colton, Larry Time Warner, 2000
Chronicles Indian basketball (and
accompanying issues such as reservation
poverty, alcoholism, and racial conflict)
through one season on the Crow Indian
reservation in Montana.
810 KITLast Best Place : a Montana
Anthology
Kittredge and
Smith (eds.)
Montana Historical Society
Press, 1988
Complete section of American Indian stories
and myths; other selections relevant to
American Indians, too.
810.9 BRU
Returning the Gift : Poetry and
Prose from the First North
American Native Writers' Festival
Bruchac, Joseph
(ed.)University of Arizona, 1994
The best of more than 200 submissions to a
Native writers' conference, held in Oklahoma
in 1992.
811 BRO Brother Eagle, Sister Sky Jeffers, Susan Dial, 1991
Poetry of the words of Chief Seattle : "How
can you buy the sky? How can you own the
rain and the wind?"
811 KAY Broken Feather Kay, Vera C. P. Putnam's Sons, 2002Broken Feather's homeland is a wonderful
place - but then white men start coming.
813 JOH Indian CountryJohnson, Dorothy
M.University of Nebraska, 1953
Collection of short stories, most with an
American Indian theme.
813 JOH Buffalo WomanJohnson, Dorothy
M.University ofr Nebraska, 1977
Fictional account of the life of Whirlwind,
Oglala Sioux woman who lived from 1820 to
1877.
813 JOH Hanging TreeJohnson, Dorothy
M.University ofr Nebraska, 1957
Collection of short stories, some with an
American Indian theme.
813 TALTalking Leaves : Contemporary
Native American Short StoriesLesley, Craig (ed.) Dell, 1991 Short stories by American Indian authors.
897 DANDancing Teepees : Poems of
American Indian Youth
Sneve, Virginia
Driving HawkHoliday House, 1989
Poems selected from both the oral and written
tradition.
917.8 FRE Indian WinterFreedman,
RussellHoliday House, 1992
Story of Prince Alexander Philipp Maximilian's
and Karl Bodmer's winter spent with the
Mandan Indians of North Dakota (1833-1834).
919.8 MARLamp, the Ice, and the Boat Called
Fish
Martin, Jacqueline
BriggsHoughton Mifflin, 2001
A family of Inupiat Indians survives their boat
being stuck in the Arctic ice by applying
centuries-old hunting, sewing, and survival
skills.
92 CAM
North American Indians of
Achievement : Ben Nighthorse
Campbell
Henry,
ChristopherChelsea House, 1973
First Native American to serve in Congress
since 1929, Canpbell worked for Native
American empowerment.
92 CRA Crazy Horse's Vision Bruchac, Joseph Lee and Low Books, 2000
Story based on the life of the dedicated young
lakota boy who grew up to be one of the
bravest defenders of his people.
92 CRA Life and Death of Crazy Horse Freedman,
RussellHoliday House, 1996 An account of the Ogalala Sioux leader's life.
92 CRA Crazy Horse Sandoz, Mari University of Nebraska, 1961Biography of the Ogala Sioux leader, Crazy
Horse.
92 CRA Crazy Horse : Sioux War Chief Guttmacher, Peter Chelsea House, 1994 Biography of the Sioux chief.
92 GERGeronimo : the Autobiography of a
Great Patriot WarriorTurner, Frederick Meridian, 1996
Testament of the legendary Apache warrior
Geronimo as dicatated to a native interpreter.
92 JEMIndian Captive : The Story of Mary
JemisonLenski, Lois Harper Collins, 1941
Newberry Honor Book; tells the story of the
capture of Mary Jemison by Seneca Indians in
the 1700's.
92 JOS
Chief Joseph and the Flight of the
Nez Perce : the Untold Story of an
American Tragedy
Nerburn, Kent Harper, 2005
Tells Chief Joseph's story accurately and
engagingly; probes the nuances of the
psyches of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce
tribe.
92 JOS Chief Joseph : Nez Perce Leader Taylor, Marian W. Chelsea House, 1995 Biography of the life of Chief Joseph.
92 KINNotable Red Man : Lakota
Wisdomkeeper Matthew King
Arden, Harvey
(ed.)
Beyond Words Publishing,
1994
Eloquent spokesman for the Lakota nation
who offered steadfast commitment to his
people and to the land that was his home.
92 MANWilma Mankiller : Principal Chief of
the CherokeesSchwarz, Melissa Chelsea House, 1994 First woman to head the Cherokee Nation.
92 MED
Counting Coup : Becoming a Crow
Chief on the Reservation and
Beyond
Medicine Crow,
JosephNational Geographic, 2003
A memoir of Joseph Medicine Crow, the last
traditional chief of his people, as he describes
his ancestors, ancient traditions, growing up
on the reservation, Worl War II experiences,
and how he earned the status of War Chief by
completing the four war deeds required of the
Crow warrior.
92 PARQuanah Parker : Warrior for
FreedomHilts, Len
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,
1987
Indian chief who led the Commanches in the
battle for their homeland and remained their
leader on the reservation where he guided the
people in accepting their new life.
92 PICNative American Doctor : the Story
of Susan LaFlesche PicotteFerris, Jeri Carolrhoda Books, 1991
Biography of a young Omaha Indian woman
who became the first Native American woman
to graduate from medical school.
92 PLE Plenty-Coups, Chief of the CrowsLinderman, Frank
B.University of Nebraska, 1957
Classic biography of the life of Crow chief
Plenty-Coups
92 POC Pocahontas Bruchac, Joseph Harcourt, 2003
Drawn from the personal journals of John
Smith; chronicles the life of Pocahontas,
daughter of the Powhatan chief,
Mamanatowic.
92 PREPretty-shield : Medicine Woman of
the Crows
Linderman, Frank
B.University of Nebraska, 1972
Perhaps the first record of the woman's side
of Indian life; told by Pretty-shield to
Linderman through an interpreter and using
sign language.
92 SAC Sacagawea Erdrich, Lise Carolrhoda Books, 2003
Biography of the Shoshone girl Sacagawea
from age 11 when she was kidnapped by the
Hitdatsa to the end of her journey with Lewis
and Clark. Includes speculation about her
later life.
92 SAC Who Was Sacagawea?Fradin, Dennis B.
and Judith B.Grosset and Dunlap, 2002
Illustrated biography of the life of Sacagawea;
appropriate for reluctant or younger readers.
92 SAC Sacagawea St. George, Judith G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1997 Another biography of the life of Sacagawea.
92 SAC Truth about Sacagawea, TheThomasma,
KennethGrandview Publishing, 1997
Paraphrase of the Lewis and Clark journal
accounts mentioning Sacagawea.
92 SACSacagawea : Westward with Lewis
and ClarkWhite, Alana J. Enslow, 1997 Explores the life and times of Sacagawea.
92 SCH My Life as an IndianSchultz, James
WillardHawthorn Books, 1957
"True story of the author's life as an Indian."
Date unknown.
92 SEQSequoyah : the Cherokee Man Who
Gave His People WritingRumford, James Houghton Mifflin, 2004
Biography of Sequoyah, a member of the
Cherokee nation who was born in the 1760's
in eastern Tennessee and who developed the
first written alphabet and language for the
Cherokee people.
92 SITA Boy Called Slow : the True Story
of Sitting Bull*Bruchac, Joseph Putnam and Grosset, 1998
True story of the childhood of the Lakota hero
Sitting Bull and how he received his name.
92 SITStory of Sitting Bull, Great Sioux
ChiefEisenberg, Lisa Bantam Doubleday, 1991
"The famed Sitting Bull and his people, the
Hunkpapa Sioux, come alive in this well-
researched biography."
92 SIT Sitting Bull : Sioux LeaderSchleichert,
Elizabeth Enslow Publishers, 1997
Describes the life and times of this legendary
Native American.
92 SIT Sitting Bull : Dakota BoyStevenson,
AugustaAladdin, 1956
A biographical look at the childhood of Sitting
Bull, one of the greatest Sioux warriors to fight
against the white man.
92 SITSitting Bull : the Life of a Lakota
Sioux Chief
Jeffrey, Gary, and
Petty, KateRosen Publishing Group, 2005
The story of Sitting Bull's life done in graphic
novel style.
92 SOC McDonald, Brian Indian Summer Rodale, 1992Forgotten story of Louis Sockalexis, the first
Native American in major league baseball.
92 SQU Squanto : Friend of the PilgrimsBulla, Clyde
RobertScholastic, 1954
Biography of the life of Squanto, billed as a
"friend of the Pilgrims."
92 TAY Chief Joseph : Nez Perce Leader Taylor, Marian W. Chesea House, 1995Led the 1887 flight of the Nez Perce Indians
from the United States government.
92 THO Jim Thorpe's Bright Path Bruchac, Joseph Lee and Low, 2004Biography of the world-renouned American
Indian athlete.
92 THR Crow Indian Photographer Albright, Peggy Holiday House, 1997
Biography of the life of Richard Throssel, a
Cree Indian who photographed life on the
Crow Reservation from 1902 to 1911.
920 100100 Native Americans Who
Changed American History Juettner, Bonnie World Almanac, 1975
Capsule biographies of 100 Native Americans
who have shaped American history.
920 EXT Extraordinay American IndiansAvery, Susan, and
Skinner, LindaChildren's Press, 1992
Discusses the lives and accomplishments of
outstanding Native Americans from the 18th
century to the present.
920 IND Indian ChiefsFreedman,
RussellHoliday House, 1987
Stories of six western chiefs (Red Cloud,
Satanta, Quanah Parker, Washakie, Joeseph,
abnd Sitting Bull) who led their people in
historic moments of crisis.
920 NAT Native North American VoicesStraub, Deborah
G. (ed.)UXL, 1997
Presents full or excerpted speeches, orations,
poems, testimony, and other notable spoken
works of American Indians.
920 PEN Westward Expansion BiographiesPendergast, Tom
and SaraGale, 2001
Presents the life stories of 28 individuals who
played key roles in the westward expansion of
the United States.
940.5 AAS Navajo Code Talkers* Aasend, Nathan Walker and Co., 1992
During World War II, as the Japanese were
breaking American codes as quickly as they
could be devised, a small group of Navajo
Indian Marines provided the United States
with its only totally secure cryptogram.
940.5 KAW Warriors : Navajo Code Talkers Kawano, Kenji Northland Publishing, 1990
During World War II, as the Japanese were
breaking American codes as quickly as they
could be devised, a small group of Navajo
Indian Marines provided the United States
with its only totally secure cryptogram.
970 CHI Prehistoric People of North America Childress, Diana Chelsea House, 1997Tells the story of Paleo-Indians, ancestors of
Native Americans.
970 CONPainted Dreams : Native American
Rock ArtConway, Thor NorthWord Press, 1993
Study of Native American rock art, legends,
and spirituality.
970 DENFive Indian Tribes of the Upper
Missouri
Denig, Edwin
ThompsonUniversity of Oklahoma, 1961
Author was a fur trader who spent 20 years on
the Upper Missouri from 1833 to 1856;
contacts with Sious, Arickaras, Assiniboines,
Crees, Crows.
970 DOH IroquoisDoherty,
Craig/KatherineFranklin-Watts, 1989
History, social and political organization,
religion, customs, traditional lifestyle, and
current situation of the Iroquois Indians
970 EUR European Challenge.Flaherty, Thomas
(ed.)Time-Life, 1992
Chronicles the initial clashes between Indians
and Europens in North America.
970 FIR First AmericansFlaherty, Thomas
(ed.)Time/Life, 1992
Origin and history of the Indians of North
America.
970 GRA IroquoisGraymont,
BarbaraChelsea House, 1988
Chronicles the history of the Iroquois, who
traditionally lived in what is now upstate New
York.
970 GRE First Peoples Of North America Green, Rayna Groundwood, 1999Explores the history of the first peoples from a
native perspective.
970 GREGreat Events from History : North
American Series (4 vols.)
Magill, Frank N.
(ed.)Salem Press, 1997
Synopses of events from North American
history from 15,000 B.C. to the present.
970 GRI Encyclopedia of Native AmericaPierce, Trudy
GriffinViking, 1995
Explores the vast cultural wealth of Native
America; divided into seven cultural and
geographical areas.
970 HOX Indians of North America : the CrowHoxie, Frederick
E.Chelsea House, 1989 Chronicles the story of the Crow Nation.
970 INAIn a Sacred Manner I Live : Native
American WisdomPhilip, Neil (ed.) Clarion, 1997
Words of Native American men and women,
who speak on peace and war, coupled with
archival photographs of native Americans.
970 KAV
Earth Maker's Lodge : Native
American Folklore, Activities, and
Foods
Kavasch, E.
BarrieCobblestone, 1994
Collection of histories, stories, folktales,
projecrts, activities, and recipes of Native
American peoples.
970 KOZ Dakota Indians Coloring Book Kozlak, ChetMinnesota Historical Society,
1979
Shows how one part of the Dakota/Sioux
nation lived in the early 1800's in Minnesota.
970 KOZ Ojibway Indians Kozlak, ChetMinnesota Historical Society,
1978
Drawings illustrate how Ojibway people lived
many years ago in he western Great Lakes
region.
970 LAC Blackfeet Lacey, Theresa J. Chelsea House, 1995 History of the Blackfeet Indians.
970 McINorth American Indians Today :
Crow
McIntosh,
Kenneth and
Marsha
Mason Crest, 2004Tells about the present-day life of members of
the Crow Nation.
970 MUR North American Indian Murdoch, David Eyewitness Books, 1995Guide to the civilizations of North American
Indians.
970 NATNative America in the Twentieth
Century : An Encyclopedia
David, Mary B.
(ed.)Garland, 1996
An all-inclusive encyclopedia dealing with
current American Indian issues.
970 NATNative North American Almanac (2
vols.)
Rose and
ChampagneGale Research, 1994
"Comprehensive range of historical/current
information on the life and culture of the
native peoples…."
970 PAR Indian How Book Parker, Arthur C. Dover, 1954Answers the question, "How did the Indians
do things?"
970 RANChildren's Atlas of Native
Americans
Rand McNally,
1992Rand McNally, 1992
Focuses on the location of native cultures of
North and South America.
970 REAAmerica's Fascinating Indian
Heritage.
Maxwell, James
A. (ed.)Reader's Digest, 1978
History of American Indians before Columbus
arrived in America.
970 ROBFlathead Lake, from Glaciers to
CherriesRobbin, R. C. Bigfork Eagle, 1985
Includes chapters entitled ""Flathead"s First
Settlers - the Native Americans" and
"Legends of Bear Dance and Other Stories."
970 SAT Earliest Americans Sattler, Helen Clarion, 1993
Presents theories based on evidence about
who the earliest Americans were, where they
came from, and when they arrived.
970 SCH Indians : the Great Photographs….Scherer, Joanna
CohanCrown, 1973
Photographs revealing North American Indian
life, 1847-1929, from the Smithsonian
Institution archives.
970 SMINative Universe : Voices of Indian
America
McMaster,
Gerald, and
Trafzer, Clifford
(eds.)
National Geographic, 2004
Features the work of many foremost
American Indian writers, scholars, and
leaders, along with treasures from the
collection and archives of the National
Museum of the American Indian.
970 SMI PL
Brown Paper School USKids
History : Book of the American
Indians
Smith-Baranzini,
Marlene, and
Egger-Bovet,
Howard
Little, Brown, 1994
Offers insights into the day-to-day lives,
customs, and beliefs of various North
American tribes before the arrival of the
Europeans. Includes ideas for related
activities.
970 THRThrough Indian Eyes : the Untold
Story of Native American People
Cassidy, James J.
(ed.) Reader's Digest, 1978
Presents American history as it was
experienced by the Americans who were here
first.
970 TIB Buckskin and Blanket DaysTibbles, Thomas
HenryUniversity of Nebraska, 1957
"Memories of a friend of the Indians," written
in 1905.
970 VAUIndian Fights : New Facts on Seven
EncountersVaughn, J. W. University of Oklahoma, 1966 Note date of publication.
970 VIOSeeds of Change : 500 Years Since
Columbus
Viola, Herman J.,
and Margolis,
Carolyn
Smithsonian, 1991
Traces Old World and New World exchanges
of sugar, maize, potatoes, wine, horses, and
other common plants and animals, as well as
disease, over the 500 years since the arrival
of Columbus.
970 WAL Atlas of the North American Indian Waldman, Carl Facts on File, 1985Unique resource on American Indians with a
wealth of mapos and illustrations.
970 WALEncyclopedia of Native American
TribesWaldman, Carl Facts on File, 1999
"Comprehensive reference work discussing
more than 150 Indian tribes of North America,
as well as prehistoric peoples and
civilizations."
970 WAY Way of the WarriorFlaherty, Thomas
(ed.)Time-Life, 1993
Social life and customs surrounding American
Indians and their involvement in war.
970 WIN Winds of Renewal Conlan, Roberta (ed.)Time-Life, 1996
Chronicles recovery of American Indian
artifacts under the Indian Graves Protection
and Repatriation Act, passed in 1990.
970 WOR World of the American IndianBillard, Jules B.
(ed.)
National Geographic Society,
1989
Shows the American Indian as he was and
also as he is today.
970 ZUECall Them Sioux : Musings on
Indian CulturesZuern, Ted Ted Zuern, 1998
Chronicles Zuern's 40 years' experience in
Indian ministry among the Lakota of the
Rosebud and on the Pine Ridge Reservation
in South Dakota.
970.1 AME American Indian Locke, Raymond Mankind, 1970 Hits the highlights of American Indian history.
970.1 CAP Great Chiefs Capps, Benjamin Time-Life Books, 1975Chronicles American Indian chiefs at the
beginning of the 19th century.
970.1 CAP Indians Capps, Benjamin Time-Life, 1973Chronicles the Native American tribes of the
Old West.
970.1 SCH Flight of the Nez Perce Schneider, Bill Falcon Press, 1992Story of the flight of Chief Joseph and his
band of Nez Perce Indians.
970.1 WILTrails of Tears : American Indians
Driven from Their LandsWilliams, Jeanne Hendrick-Long, 1992
"True stories of Indians who suffered the
seizure of their lands by strangers and
endured the horrors of forced migrations."
970.3 BLESioux Indians: Hunters and
Warriors of the PlainsBleeker, Sonia William Morrow, 1962 Examine for inaccuracies?
970.3 MCC Old North TrailMcClintock,
WalterUniversity of Nebraska, 1968
Life, legends, and religion of the Blackfeet
Indians.
970.3 SCHBlackfeet and Buffalo: Memories of
Life among the Indians
Schultz, James
WillardUniversity of Oklahoma, 1962
Memoirs of a fur trader who lived among the
Blackfeet Indians from 1878 to 1904.
970.3 TUCOnondaga Iroquois Crete History : a
study in settlement archaeologyTuck, James A.
Syracuse University Press,
1971
Addresses the "problems of Iroquois cultural
origins."
970.4 MCC
Fabulous Flathead : the Story of the
Development of Montana's
Flathead Indian Reservation
McAlear, J. F. Reservation Pioneers, 1962
History of Flathead Indian Reservation lands,
before and after they became an Indian
reservation.
970.5 BEA Only the Names Remain Bealer, Alex Little, Brown, 1972Chronicles the "Traill of Tears" journey of the
Cherokees.
971 HUN Hunters of the Northern ForestConlan, Roberts
(ed.)Time-Life, 1995
Chronicles native peoples' hunting activities in
northern Canada, directly below the Arctic
Circle.
971.1 PRE
Indians of the Northwest :
Traditions, History, Legends, and
Life
Press, Petra Running Press, 1997Explores the pre-Columbus cultures of
American Indians living in the Northwest.
971.2 TRI Tribes of Native America : Cree
Ryan, Marla, and
Schmittroth, Linda
(eds.)
Thomson, 2003
America's Cree are scattered throughout
many states, including Montana. The majority
of today's Cree live in Canada.
971.3 BON Huron Bonvillain, Nancy Chelsea House, 1989Chronicles the history of the Huron, who
traditionally lived in southern Ontario, Canada.
971.3 SCH Huron IndiansSchwabacher,
MartinChelsea House, 1995 History of the Huron Indians.
973 ALT Indian Wars Alter, Judy Enslow, 2002
Discusses the wars of expansion of white
settlements into the homelands of various
Indian tribes and the destruction of great
nations of people.
973 BIA Navaho Bial, Raymond Marshall Cavendish, 1999
Discusses the history, culture, beliefs,
changing ways, and notable people of the
Navajo.
973 CORNorth American Indians Today :
Ojibwa
Cornell, George
L., and Henry,
Gordon Jr.
Mason Crest, 2004 The Ojibwa/Chippewa represent one of the
largest North American Indian populations.
973 CYC Cycles of LifePapanek, John
(ed.)Time-Life, 1994 Discusses Native American rites of passage.
973 FRA Cheyenne Fradin, Dennis B. Children's Press, 1988.A brief history of the Cheyenne Indians, who
call themselves "the People."
973 HEN Blackfeet IndiansHendrickson, Ann-
MarieChelsea House, 1997
Once known as the Lords of the Plains, the
Blackfeet controlled much of northern
Montana and southern Canada.
973 HOIIndians of North America : the
CheyenneHoig, Stan Chelsea House, 1989
Chronicles the Cheyenne Indians, who rose to
importance in the 18th century, when they first
roamed the Great Plains.
973 LOE Lies My Teacher Told MeLoewen, James
W.Simon and Schuster, 1995 Everything your American history got wrong.
973 LOE Lies Across AmericaLoewen, James
W.Simon and Schuster, 1999 What our historic sites get wong.
973 McINorth American Indians today :
Cheyenne
McIntosh,
Kenneth and
Marsha
Mason Crest, 2004
Examines the rich heritage and modern life of
the Cheyenne people, most of whom today
live on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation of
southern Montana..
973 MIG Mighty ChieftainsFlaherty, Thomas
H. (ed.)Time-Life, 1993
Narrative of the chiefs of various American
Indian tribes.
973 REA Realm of the IroquoisFlaherty, Thomas
H. (ed.)Time-Life, 1993
Describes the history of the people of the
Iroquois League, who lived in present New
York state.
973 SNE Iroquois : a First Americans BookSneve, Virginia
Driving HawkHoliday House, 1975
Retells the creation myth of the Iroquois and
then describes their history, beliefs, daily way
of life, and their situation today.
973 SNE Sioux : a First Americans BookSneve, Virginia
Driving HawkHoliday House, 1993
Retells the Sioux creation myth and explains
the migration of the Dakota from Minnesota to
the Plains in the 1700's, when some became
the Lakota and Nakota tribes. Chronicles
Sioux history from that point.
973 SON Cheyenne Indians Sonneborn, Liz Chelsea House, 1991Story of one of the mightiest tribes ever to ride
the Great Plains.
973 TRAIndians of North America : the Nex
PerceTrafzer, Clifford E. Chelsea House, 1992
Chronicles the history of the Native American
inhabitants of present-day western Idaho,
eastern Oregon, and eastern Washington.
973 TRI Indians of North America : Ojibway
Ryan, Marla, and
Schmittroth, Linda
(eds.)
Gale Group, 2003
The Ojibway flourished on the northern side of
Lake Huron in Canada, as well as the United
States.
973 WAL Book of the Hopi Waters, Frank Penguin, 1963
Thirty elders of the ancient Hopi tribe of
Northern Arizona reveal for the first time in
written form the Hopi world-view of life.
973 WAR War for the PlainsConlan, Roberts
(ed.)Time-Life, 1994
Examines the Plains Indians and their
struggle to keep their lands, with duscussion
of the Dakota uprising, the battle of the Little
Bighorn, and life on the reservation.
973 WOLFrom Abenaki to Zuni : a Dictionary
of Native American TribesWolfson, Evelyn Walker and Co., 1988
Identifies 68 of the larger North American
Indian tribes and provides useful and
interesting information about the members of
each one.
973 WOO Crow IndiansWood, Leigh
HopeChelsea House, 1993
Recounts the story of the powerful people
who call themselves the Absorka, "the
Children of the Long-Beaked Bird."
973.4 BLU Incredible Journey of Lewis & Clark Blumberg, Rhoda Beech Tree, 1987Award-winning treatise, written for young
adults, on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
973.8 BROFort Phil Kearny : an American
SagaBrown, Dee
University of Nebraska Press,
1962
Story of the small outpost in the foothills of the
Little Big Horns, site of the Fetterman
Massacre on December 21, 1866.
973.8 GOB
Red Hawk's Account of Custer's
Last Battle : the Battle of the Little
Bighorn
Goble, PaulUniversity of Nebraska Press,
1992
Recounts Sitting Bull's victory on June 25,
1876, when General George Armstrong
Custer and the 7th U. S.Cavalry attacked his
camp on the Little Bighorn River.
973.8 GOB
Brave Eagle's Account of the
Fetterman Fight, 21 December
1866
Goble, Paul and
DorothyPantheon Books, 1972
Account from the Indian point of view of the
events of the worst defeat the United States
Army suffered at the hands of the Indians.
973.8 GRE Great Sioux War 1876-77 Hedren, Paul (ed.) Montana Historical Society
Press, 1991
Fifteen articles about a series of more than a
dozen battles between two cultures. "The
stakes were high: gold in the Black Hills,
rights to the great Yellowstone Basin, and two
ways of life. "
973.8 HAMChildren of Grace : the Nez Perce
War of 1877Hamptom, Bruce Avon, 1994
Story of the dramatic 1200-mile chase
through Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming of
Chief Joseph and 800 Nez Perce men,
women, and children.
973.8 MICLakota Noon : the Indian Narrative
of Custer's Defeat
Michno, Gregory
F.Mountain Press, 1997
"Places the victors where they belong…while
adding a new dimension to the old debate
over what happened at the Little Bighorn."
973.8 VIO It Is a Good Day to Die Viola, Herman J. Crown Publishers, 1998Indian eyewitnesses tell the story of the Battle
of the Little Bighorn.
973.8 WAL
Remember Little Bighorn : Indians,
Soldiers, and Scouts Tell Their
Stories
Walker, Paul
RobertNational Geographic, 2006
The author sifted through scores of
eyewitness accounts to weave together a
unique narrative of the events of the Battle of
the Little Bighorn.
974 ALG Algonquians of the East CoastConlan, Roberta
(ed.)Time-Life, 1995 History of the Algonquian Indians.
974 CAL Indians of the Northeast Calloway, Colin Facts on File, 1991
Describes the native Americans of the
Northeast, including the Narraganset, the
Abnaki, the Iroquois, and the Nanticoke, and
the influence of their early contact with
Europeans.
974 TRI Tribes of Native America : Abenaki
Ryan, Marla, and
Schmittroth, Linda
(eds.)
Gale Group, 2004
The eastern Abenaki Indians lived in Maine
and Canada, while the western Abenaki
Indians lived in Vermont, New Hampshire,
and Massachusetts.
974.6 EIS Revenge of the Pequots Eisler, Kim Isaac Simon and Schuster, 2001
The story of the political and legal
meachinations that led to the establishment of
the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut, making
the Pequot clan history's wealthiest band of
Native Americans.
974.7 MCINorth American Indians Today :
Iroquois
McIntosh,
KennethMason Crest, 2004
Iroquois Indian tribes are headquartered in the
northeastern United States and southeastern
Canada today.
975 LIBNorth American Indians Today :
CreekLibal, Autumn Mason Crest, 2004
The Creek Indians live in Oklahoma and
Alabama today.
975 MAN Indians of the Southeast Mancini, Richard Facts on File, 1991
Explores the cultures of American Indians
from the pre-colonial southeast United States;
focuses on planting of crops and contributions
to agriculture.
975 STE North Americans Today : Cherokee Stewart, Philip Mason Crest, 2004The modern Cherokee Nation currently has
more than a quarter of a million citizens.
975 TRI Tribes of the Southern WoodlandsConlan, Roberta
(ed.)Time-Life, 1994
Chronicles the ancestors of southeastern
tribes, such as the Choctaw, Chickasaw,
Creek, and Seminole.
975.9 LIBNorth American Indians Today :
SeminoleLibal, Joyce Mason Crest, 2004
Seminole Indians presently reside in
Oklahoma and Florida.
976 TRI Tribes of Native America : Choctaw
Ryan, Marla, and
Schmittroth, Linda
(eds.)
Thomson, 2003The Choctaw nation thrived in what is today
the southeastern United States.
977 HOTIndian Artifacts : the Best of the
MidwestHothem, Lar Collector Books, 2004 Identification and value guide.
977 PEO People of the Lakes Conlan, Roberta Time-Life, 1994
Chronicles the history of the Native
Americans who moved from the northeast
coast of North America to the Great Lakes
area through the fur trade area.
977 SANNorth American Indians Today :
PotawatomiSanna, Ellyn Mason Crest, 2004 The Potowatomi Indians live in Kansas.
977.6 DOL Santee Sioux Indians Dolan, Terrance Chelsea House, 1996Chronicles the Santee Sioux, who lived in the
wooded lands of present-day Minnesota.
978 AND Indians of the Plains Andrews, Elaine Facts on File, 1992
Describes the life-styes and environments of
the Indians living between present-day
Manitoba down through the Great Plains; from
the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.
978 BRO Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Brown, DeeWashington Square Press,
1981
Chronicles the destruction of the American
Indians during the second half of the
nineteenth century.
978 BUF Buffalo Hunters Time-Life Books Time-Life, 1993
Focuses on the relationship of the Plains
Indian and the buffalo and their intertwined
fate.
978 FRE Buffalo HuntFreedman,
RussellHoliday House, 1988
Explains the importance of the buffalo to the
Indians of the Great plains. Beautifully
illustrated.
978 GRIBlackfoot Lodge Tales : the Story of
a Prairie People
Grinnell, George
BirdUniversity of Nebraska, 1962
Collection of Blackfeet stories told to the
author by Blackfeet Indians.
978 KIL "Come, Blackrobe" Killoren, John J. University of Oklahoma, 1994
Focuses on Father Peter John De Smet's
active missionary life (1823-73) in the
Northwest; also provides a window on Native
American issues in the Northwest during this
time.
978 LOW Indians of the Plains Lowe, Robert H. Natural History Press, 1963
Picture of Plains Indians life (Mrs. Eden
studied a copy of this text in a late '60's
anthropology class).
978 MUR Wild West Murray, Stuart DK Publishing, 2001Saga of the American West, from Lewis and
Clark to the massacre at Wounded Knee.
978 OLD Old West Time-Life Prentice-Hall, 1990
Gamblers and gunfighters, trailblazers and
settlers, cowboys and Indian chiefs,
prospectors and ranchers….a few of the
colorful, courageous…characters who settled
the American West.
978 OSI Sioux Osinski, Alice Children's Press, 1984
Brief history of the Sioux, or Dakota,
Indians…describing their tribal organization,
customs, religion, and their encounter with the
white settlers.
978 PAT Buffalo and the IndiansPatent, Dorothy
HinshawClarion, 2006
Traces the relationship between the buffalo
and the native peoples who have depended
on it for survival for "at least the last 10,000
years."
978 SPI Spirit World Time-Life Time-Life, 1992Religion and mythology of North American
Indians.
978 STE North Americans Today : Osage Stewart, Philip Mason Crest, 2004Chronicles the Osage tribe, one of the
wealthiest Indian tribes in North America.
978 TERDaily Life in a Plains Inidan Village
1968
Terry, Michael
Bad HandClarion, 1999
Look at the daily life of a Plains Indian family
more than 130 years ago.
978 TRI Tribes of the Southern Plains Time-Life Books Time-Life Books, 1995 Chronicles Indians of the southern Plains.
978 TUE
Women and Warriors of the Plains :
the Pioneer Photography of Julia E.
Tuell
Aadland, Dan Mountain Press, 2000Frontier photographer who worked among the
Cheyenne and Lakota 100 years ago.
978 UTLIndian Frontier of the American
West, 1846-1890Utley, Robert M.
University of New Mexicao
Press, 1984
Events of the final half-century of conflict
between Indians and Whites in the American
West.
978 VIOTrail to Wounded Knee : the Last
Stand of the Plains IndiansViola, Herman J. National Geographic, 2003
Illustrations, historic photographs, informative
maps, and narratives about the violent last 30
years (1860-1890) of collisions between the
U. S. Army and the American Indian.
978.6 ARLOver a Century of Moving to the
DrumArlee, Johnny
Salish Kootenai College Press,
1998
Salish Indian celebrations on the Flathead
Indian Reservation
978.6 HAIAn Elusive Victory : the Battle of the
Big HoleHaines, Aubrey L.
Glacier Natural History Assn.,
1991
Synthesis of many written and first-person
accounts of the Battle of the Big Hole.
978.6 HOY Buffalo DaysHoyt-Goldsmith,
DianeHoliday House, 1997
A look at how today's Crow Indians celebrate
the heritage of their relationship with the
buffalo.
978.6 HUNScottish Highlanders, Indian
PeoplesHunter, James
Montana Historical Society
Press, 1996.30 generations of a Montana family
978.6 SALSalish People and the Lewis and
Clark Expedition
University of Nebraska Press,
2005
The Salish people (of the upper Bitterroot
Valley of what is now western Montana)
explore how their encounter with the Lewis
and Clark expedition in 1805 impacted their
tribe and future interactions with white
settlers.
978.6 TATLife on the Blackfeet Indian
ReservationTatsey, John C. W. Hill, 1971
Columns by Tatsey, a tribal policeman and
newpaper columnist who lived on the
Blackfeet Indian reservation.
978.6 WAGBlankets and Moccasins : Plenty
Coups and His People, the Crows
Wagner,
Glendolin, and
Allen, Dr. William
University of Nebraska, 1933Chronicles Dr. Allen's friendship with Chief
Plenty Coups in the late 1800's.
978.8 ARNAncient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa
verdeArnold, Caroline Clarion, 1992
Chronicles the Anasazi peoples of
southwestern Colorado.
978.8 MILCuster's Fall : the Native American
Side of the StoryMiller, David H. Meridian, 1957.
Battle of the Big Horn from the Native
American perspective.
978.9 BUN Zuni Cermonialism Bunzel, Ruth L.University of New Mexico,
1992
Three stories of Zuni religion and language
written in the late 1920's and early 1930's.
978.9 MCINorth American Indians Today :
Pueblo
McIntosh,
KennethMason Crest, 2004
Chronicles the Pueblo Indians of the
Southwest.
979 IND Indians of the Western RangeConlan, Roberta
(ed.)Time-Life, 1995
Indians who lived between the Continental
Divide and the Cascades and the Sierras in
the western United States.
979 LIP Indians of the Southwest Liptak, Karen Facts on File, 1991
Habitats and lifestyles of the Indian tribes
inhabiting the region that is now New Mexico
and Arizona, as well as portions of the
surrounding states.
979 MCINorth American Indians Today :
Apache
McIntosh,
KennethMason Crest, 2004
Apache Indians are headquartered in Arizona
today.
979 NOB Ancient Ruins of the Southwest Noble, David Northland Press, 1981 Archeological treasures of the Southwest.
979 SHEIndians of the Plateau and Great
BasinSherrow, Victoria Facts on File, 1992
Environment and ways of the native
Americans who inhabited the Plateau and
Great Basin regions of the western United
States.
979 TRITribes of Native America :
Shoshone
Ryan, Marla, and
Schmittroth, Linda
(eds.)
Gale Group, 2003Chronicles the Shoshone Indians, who have
traditionally lived in parts of the Northwest.
979 TRI Tribes of Native America : Ute
Ryan, Marla, and
Schmittroth, Linda
(eds.)
Gale Group, 2003
Ute territory used to cover Colorado, Utah,
and parts of New Mexico, Arizona, and
Wyoming.
979 TRI Indians of Native America : Chinook
Ryan, Marla, and
Schmittroth, Linda
(eds.)
Gale Group, 2004The Chinook lived on the shores of the
Columbia River in Washington and Oregon.
979.4 IND Indians of CaliforniaConlan, Roberta
(ed.)Time-Life, 1994
Describes the ways of Native American
peoples inhabiting California.
979.4 KEY California Indians Keyworth, C. L. Facts on File, 1991Life ways and surroundings of Indians that
traditionally inhabited today's California.
979.4 TRUTribes of Native America :
Chumash
Ryan, Marla, and
Schmittroth, Linda
(eds.)
Thomson, 2004
"The Chumash once lived on the Southern
California coast and on four of the Santa
Barbara Channel Islands. Today, they live on
a small reservation in Santa Ynez, California."
979.5 BEY Toten Pole Indians of the Northwest Beyer, Don Franklin Watts, 1989
Descriptions and histories of the life, customs,
and art of major North and South American
Indian tribes.
979.5 JAC Children of the Fur Trade Jackson, John C. Mountain Press, 1995Portrait of the Metis Indians of the Pacific
Northwest.
979.5 KEE Keepers of the TotemPapenek, John
(ed.)Time-Life, 1993
Indians of the Northwest, including the area
from northern Washington state to Alaska.
979.5 LIP Indians of the Pacific Northwest Liptak, Karen Facts on File, 1991
Ways of life of Indians inhabiting the area
from northern Califrnia to the southern portion
of Alaska.
979.5 MOEChief Joseph and the Nez Perces :
A Photographic HistoryMoeller, Bill & Jan Mountain Press, 1995
Full-color photographs of the area inhabited
by the Nez Perce Indians.
979.5 RIF Nez Perce Indians Rifkin, Mark Chelsea House, 1993
Tells the story of the Nez Perce Indians, who
occupied northern Idaho, southeastern
Washington, and northeastern Oregon.
979.5 TRIIndians of Native America :
Narragansett
Ryan, Marla, and
Schmittroth, Linda
(eds.)
Gale Group, 2003
At their height, the Narragansett occupied
most of present-day Rhode Island and lived
all along the Atlantic coast.
979.7 KEYIndian Rock Art of the Columbia
PlateauKeyser, James
University of Washington,
1992
Petroglyphs and pictographs from the
Columbia Plateau.
979.8 PEO People of the Ice and SnowRoberta Conlan
(ed.)Time-Life, 1994
Social life and customs of Eskimos and
Aleuts.
979.8 WAL Raising Ourselves Wallis, Velma Epicenter Press, 2002Gwitch'in Indian coming-of-age story from the
Yukon River of Alaska.
998 YOU Indians of the Arctic and Subarctic Younkin, Paula Facts on File, 1992
Describes the environment and ways of
Native American peoples inhabiting the
regions between eastern Siberia across
northern Alaska and Canada to Greenland;
from Alaska to Newfoundland.