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William T Hagan
[Paperback 1995]
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The son of white captive Cynthia Ann Parker, Quanah Parker rose from able warrior to tribal leader on the Comanche reservation. Between 1875 and his death in 1911, Quanah dealt with local Indian agents and with presidents and other high officials in Washington, facing the classic dilemma of a leader... more
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Richard Erdoes ,
Lame Deer ,
John Fire
[Mass market paperbound 2001]
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"Lame Deer" Storyteller, rebel, medicine man, Lame Deer was born almost a century ago on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota. A full-blooded Sioux, he was many things in the white man's world -- rodeo clown, painter, prisioner. But, above all, he was a holy man of the Lakota tribe.... more
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Edwidge Danticat
[Paperback 2008]
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From the bestselling author of "The Dew Breaker" comes a major work of nonfiction: a powerfully moving family story that centers around the men closest to the author's heart--her father, Mira, and his older brother, Joseph. From the best-selling author of "The Dew Breaker," a major work of nonfiction: a... more
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Leon Speroff
[Hardcover 2005]
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Impeccably researched and rich in detail, Carlos Montezuma, M.D. documents the life of one of the first Native American medical doctors. Taken from his family as a boy by Pima Indian warriors and sold to an itinerant Italian photographer, Montezuma found... more
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Governor Blacksnake ,
Thomas S Abler ,
Benjamin Williams
[Paperback 2005]
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One of the earliest memoirs by an American Indian, "Chainbreaker" presents the recollections of a Seneca chief, also known as Governor Blacksnake. A fighter in the American Revolution who lived more than a century, Chainbreaker told his story as an old ma... more
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Michael Hittman
[Paperback 1996]
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This is the compelling yet disturbing story of Corbett Mack (1892-1974), an opiate addict who was a member of the Nuumuu (Numa), or Northern Paiute. The Northern Paiute are best known as the people who produced Wovoka, the Ghost Dance prophet whose revita This is the compelling yet disturbing story... more
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Mary E Cochran ,
Martin Brokenleg ,
Raymond A Bucko
[Paperback 2004]
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Dakota Cross-Bearer is the story of a remarkable man, Harold S. Jones, a Dakota Indian who rose through the ranks of the Episcopal Church to become the first Native American bishop of a Christian church. Born in 1909 and raised on the Santee Reservation i... more
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Alma H Snell ,
Becky Matthews ,
Peter Nabokov
[Paperback 2001]
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"I became what the Crows call "kaalisbaapite"--a 'grandmother's grandchild.' That means that I was always with my Grandma, and I learned from her. I learned how to do things in the old ways."--Alma Hogan Snell"" "Grandmother's Grandchild" is the remarkabl... more
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Keewaydinoquay ,
Lee Boisvert
[Paperback 2006]
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Gabriel Horn
[Paperback 2003]
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U S Games Systems
[Paperback 1995]
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Each deck of 55 cards is a collection of full-color portraits of Native Americans painted during the early 19th century for History of the Indian Tribes of North America by Thomas L. McKenney and James Hall.... more
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Linda Goodman
[Hardcover 2003]
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Ever since she was a small child, Helma Swan, the daughter of a Northwest Coast chief, loved and learned the music of her people. As an adult she began to sing, even though traditionally Makah singers had been men. How did such a situation develop? In her... more
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Robert A Black ,
Irving Pabanale
[Hardcover 2001]
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"Standing Flower" -- Irving Pabanale's name in the Tewa language -- was born in the latter part of the nineteenth century into a rich and unique heritage. Around 1700 his Tewa ancestors migrated from the Rio Grande to the Hopi community of First Mesa. The... more
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Narcissa Owen ,
Karen L Kilcup ,
Stephen Brandon
[Hardcover 2005]
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This first scholarly edition of the writings of a unique Native American woman details an extraordinary life in a combination of genres including oral history, ethnography, and western adventure sketches. Narcissa Owen was of mixed Cherokee and Scots-Iris... more
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Warren Petoskey
[Paperback 2009]
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This memoir of Native American teacher, writer and artist Warren Petoskey spans centuries and lights up shadowy corners of American history with important memories of Indian culture and survival. Warren's family connects with many key episodes in Indian h... more
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Walter Dyk ,
Left Handed ,
Left
[Paperback 1995]
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Arnold Krupat
[Paperback 1994]
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This is the first collection to bring together the major autobiographical narratives by the Native American people from the earliest documents that exist to the present. The narratives included here cover a range of tribes and culture areas, over a span o... more
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Mary Brave Bird ,
Richard Erdoes
[Paperback 2007]
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This sequel to the bestselling, American Book Award-winning Lakota Woman continues the dramatic story of Mary Brave Bird's life as a Native American in white-dominated society. Brave Bird shares the sorrow of her divorce from American Indian Movement lead... more
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Paula Gunn Allen
[Paperback 2004]
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A biography of Pocahontas by America's premier Native American scholar that reveals Pocahontas' surprising role and far-reaching significance as the "mother of our nation." In striking contrast to conventional accounts, "Pocahontas" is a bold and darin In striking counterpoint to the conventional account, Pocahontas is a bold biography that tells... more
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Lawney L Reyes
[Paperback 2006]
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When American Indians left reservations in the 1950s, enticed by the federal government's relocation program, many were drawn to cities like Tacoma and Seattle. But in these new homes they found unemployment and discrimination, and they were no better off... more
