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The Education of Ruby Loonfoot
By Paxton Riddle; Russell Davis, Editor;
Publisher: Five Star; Hardcover: 340 pages
Published (October 2002); ISBN: 0786244372
"The Education of Ruby Loonfoot is not only about one American Indian woman's struggle with her past, but with the inter-generational conflicts foisted upon Indian families by Anglo culture. In the fall of 1957, Ruby was at a crossroads. Despite daily proselytizing, the continual debasement of her race and culture, and unutterable acts of molestation and physical abuse, Ruby struggles to retain her Indian identity. Carefully researched, including interviews with boarding school survivors and the guidance of a respected Ojibwe spiritual leader, this novel is timely, relevant and evocative. Ruby will leave you both moved and inspired."

Lost River
by Paxton Riddle / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1999
Berkley Publishing Group; ISBN: 0425169405 (NAI Fiction)
Book Description: "Based on the events surrounding the bloody Modoc Wars, Lost River is a sweeping drama that brings to life a tragic chapter in American history..."

Medicine River
By Thomas King / Paperback Reissue edition / Published 1991
Penguin USA (Paper); ISBN: 0140254749 Reviewer: A reader from Norman, Oklahoma, November 17, 1998 "An Insightful Look into the Complexities of Human Beings. This intricately woven novel is a modern masterpiece. Although I showed the movie (starring Graham Greene as Will) in my class this semester, most of my students clamored to read the book as well, and as a result got a fuller experience for having done so. King is able to say so very much about the nature of human beings while at the same time adds the touch of humor that seems to be so lacking in most modern novels with something to say."

Medicine River (1994)
Rated:PG Starring: Gramham Greene (II), Jackson, et al. Edition Details: NTSC format, Color, Number of tapes: 1 ASIN: 6304601883 Rated:PG Starring: Kevin Dillon, Graham Greene (II) et al. Director: Donald Shebib Edition Details: NTSC format

Green Grass, Running Water
By Thomas King / Paperback Reprint / Published 1994
Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub (Trd Pap); ISBN: 0553373684
Synopsis: "With a totally fresh voice--carefully controlled yet without artifice--Thomas King presents a complex web of character, myth, folklore, and very contemporary experience. Green Grass, Running Water is a rich tale that ranges from a Blackfoot reservation to Hollywood, weaving magical humor, revisionist history, nostalgia and sacred humanity into one bright fabric. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title." (The author, Thomas King, is of Cherokee heritage.)

All My Relations An Anthology of Contemporary
Canadian Native Fiction
Thomas King (editor) / Paperback / Published 1992
University of Oklahoma Press; ISBN: 0806124296

Coyote Columbus
by Thomas King / Hardcover / Published 1992
Douglas & McIntyre Ltd; ISBN: 088899155X

Strong Heart Society
Susan Power / Hardcover / Published 2001
Putnam Pub Group (T); ISBN: 0399142126 Synopsis: "In her vibrant new novel of spiritual and emotional history, PEN/Hemingway Award winner Susan Power delves under the streets of modern Chicago to uncover its achievements and disgraces, and beneath them, the lives of its native people and settlers. The profoundly engaging voices of three very different Native Americans create a braid of stories--and demonstrate that their intertwined histories are inextricably linked with the very soil on which the city is built." (About Author: 2nd novel reflects changes in author Lincoln Journal Star article by Jodi Rave.)

The Grass Dancer
Susan Power / Paperback / Published 1997
Berkley Pub Group; ISBN: 0425159531 From Booklist, August 19, 1994 "In an impressive debut, Power writes about her people, the Sioux of North Dakota. Each chapter can stand alone as a short story, but recurring characters provide unity, and the book takes on added depth and resonance as the stories unfold. Power follows her own chronology, moving back and forth across time and generations, layering the voices of the old and young, the living and the dead." (Historical Fiction)

The Grass Dancer
Susan Power / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1995
Berkley Pub Group; ISBN: 0425149625 Synopsis: "From the lore of her people, the Sioux, Susan Power presents an extraordinary debut novel rich in drama and infused with magic. Set on a North Dakota reservation, this book weaves the stories of the old and the young, broken families, romantic rivals, and men and women in love and at war." HC: Putnam. (Historical Fiction)

The Grass Dancer - [Unabridged]
Susan Power / Audio Cassette / Published 1994

Lost River
by Paxton Riddle / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1999
Berkley Publishing Group; ISBN: 0425169405 Book Description: "Based on the events surrounding the bloody Modoc Wars, Lost River is a sweeping drama that brings to life a tragic chapter in American history..." Review: Robert Conley, UKB Cherokee, author of The Actor and Mountain Windsong "Pax Riddle's first novel, Lost River, is historical fiction the way it should be written. It's a gripping tale, well told, concerning a too-little-known episode in American history. You'll be entertained as you read it and, after the fact, on reflection, you'll realize you've also learned something along the way." Review: W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, authors of The Visitant and People of The Lakes "In Lost River, Paxton Riddle has crafted a taut and compelling novel that vibrantly recreates the clash of cultures in the American Northwest. Riddle makes his debut as a new talent of uncommon vigor. His research is immaculate, and his understanding of the time and culture rivals that of Alvin Josephy's." [Author Paxton (Pax) Riddle lives in Connecticut (a recent transplant from the Midwest) with his wife, Sally, and son, Jay. He holds a degree in American history. He is a member of Western Writers of America and the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers & Storytellers (a national organization focused on supporting both seasoned and emerging Native American writers). [Visit the Lost River web site!]

Isle of Woman (Geodyssey, Saga 1)
Piers Anthony / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1998
Synopsis: Begin a new adventure with one of the greatest storytellers of our time--the bestselling author of the Xanth series. Piers Anthony has chosen to tell the history of the human race through the eyes and experiences of a single family . . . as they are reincarnated through history. We experience their joy, pain, and glowing realization that they have known one another throughout time. HC: Tor.

Shame of Man (Geodyssey, Saga 2)
Piers Anthony / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1998
Synopsis: Like Isle of Woman, this novel tells the story of a single family reborn again and again throughout history. Beginning with our earliest ancestors who emerged from the Eden of Africa millions of years ago, the story follows two lovers as they struggle to preserve their family and way of life during some of the most turbulent periods of the past. HC: Tor.

Hope of Earth (Geodyssey , No 3)
Piers Anthony / Hardcover / Published 1997
Synopsis: Piers Anthony, author of more than 20 successive New York Times bestsellers, explores the ancient origins of our humanity in Hope of Earth. In a stirring, captivating saga that ranges from our ancient beginnings in Africa's Great Rift Valley to the windswept Andes a century from now, Hope of Earth tells the inspiring story of a single family born again and again throughout human history.

Hope of Earth (Geodyssey , No 3)
Piers Anthony / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1998
Synopsis: Piers Anthony, author of more than 20 successive New York Times bestsellers, explores the ancient origins of our humanity in Hope of Earth. In a stirring, captivating saga that ranges from our ancient beginnings in Africa's Great Rift Valley to the windswept Andes a century from now, Hope of Earth tells the inspiring story of a single family born again and again throughout human history. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title.

Tales from the Great Turtle
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Piers Anthony (Editor), Richard Gilliam (Editor)
Mass Market Paperback / Published 1995
Forge; ISBN: 0812534905 Synopsis: Selected by the author of Tatham Mound, this collection features fantastic stories based on Native American myth and legend--written by the best contemporary American fantasists. This book includes a brand-new Piers Anthony story, as well as work from Owl Goingback, Beatrice Harrell, Debra Lynne Hicks, Robert James, Debra White Plume, William Sanders, and many others.

Crow and Weasel
Barry Holstun Lopez, et al / Hardcover / Published 1990
From Horn Book: Pages packed with text and striking watercolors, influenced by Barry Moser, tell the rambling story of two young Native American men who travel farther north than their people's stories went and meet various beings who help them to learn lessons about friendship and responsibility. -- Copyright © 1991 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (Fiction)
(Reading level: All Ages)

All the Buffalo Returning
Dorothy M. Johnson / Paperback / Published 1996
(Fiction) Card catalog description: A fictionalized account of the changing fortunes of the Hunkpapa and Oglala Sioux from the victory at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876 to the massacre at Wounded Knee in 1890.

Buffalo Woman
Dorothy M. Johnson / Paperback / Published 1995
Card catalog description: A fictionalized account, as seen through the eyes of a woman known as Whirlwind, of life with the Oglala Sioux from 1820 through the aftermath of the victory at the Little Bighorn in 1877. (Fiction)

The Absence of Angels
(American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series, Vol 14)
W. S. Penn / Paperback / Published 1995
From Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/93: A Bildungsroman filtered through Native American sensibilities serves as Penn's first novel as he follows his young hero from Hopiland to L.A.--all on a search for love, self, and understanding, complicated by a fragmented family beset by tragedy. (Fiction)

Angels in Tesuque: A Novel
Michael Glasco / Hardcover / Published 1995
(Fiction) Published by Sunstone Press, ISBN: 0865341036

All My Relations:
An Anthology of Contemporary Canadian Native Fiction
(American Indian Literature and Critical Studies, Vol 4)
Thomas King (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1992
Published by University of Oklahoma Pr (Trd),
ISBN: 0806124296 (Literature/Fiction)

Bluefeather Fellini in the Sacred Realm
Max Evans / Hardcover / Published 1994
Synopsis: Half-Sicilian and half-Indian, Bluefeather Fellini lived in two worlds--the gritty reality of the West and the timeless world of legend. Hired by an enigmatic millionaire to search for a missing treasure of Mouton Rothschild 1880, Bluefeather is reunited with an old, fated love and embarks on a search for his people's sacred caverns. HC: University Press of Colorado. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. (Fiction)

Blood Meridian, Or, the Evening Redness in the West
Cormac McCarthy / Paperback / Published 1992
A perverse, picaresque Western about bounty hunters for Indian scalps near the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s--a ragged caravan of indiscriminate killers led by an unforgettable human monster called "The Judge." Imagine the imagery of Sam Peckinpah and Heironymus Bosch as written by William Faulkner, and you'll have just an inkling of this novel's power. From the opening scenes about a 14-year-old Tennessee boy who joins the band of hunters to the extraordinary, mythic ending, this is an American classic about extreme violence. (Fiction)

The Burning Place: Poems
Judith Bishop / Paperback / Published 1995
Midwest Book Review: Burning Place is a Shoshone name for Death Valley, where native people know how to live. Judith Bishop writes poems to tell the truth about herself and her life, and to do it musically and powerfully so people will listen, so they will consider their own lives. Her poems, both universal and personal, bridge the gap between difficult matters of the psyche and the spiritual strength we need to live on this earth. The poetry of The Burning Place is a memorable collection both unique and insightful. (Literature & Fiction)

Bone Dance: New and Selected Poems 1965-1993
(Sun Tracks, Vol 27)
Wendy Rose / Paperback / Published 1994
From Booklist, 02/15/94: "Too city-stupid to know any better, I am left with the paper and pen for my magic," Rose, a Hopi, writes as she realizes, at 45, that the old Native American teachings and ceremonial ways are strong. Her poems trace her evolving linkage not only to Native American issues but to related concerns on a global level. Brutally powerful in all ways political and personal. Whitney Scott Copyright© 1994, American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title. (Literature & Fiction)

Only Approved Indians: Stories
(American Indian Literature and Critical Studies, Vol 12)
Jack D. Forbes / Hardcover / Published 1995
Published by Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd), ISBN: 080612699X
(Literature - Fiction)

The Charm:
A Southwestern Supernatural Thriller (Shaman Cycle)
Adam Niswander / Hardcover / Published 1993
The author's view of The Charm: The Charm is primarily an entertainment, but it is culturally accurate and fairly complex. It is a plea for cross-cultural cooperation and an old fashioned adventure yarn. Publishers Weekly called it "Niswander's fast-paced, well-written debut." If you like adventure and have an interest in Native American cultures, you should find a lot to interest you here. (Fiction)

Child of Her People
By Anne Cameron / Paperback / Published 1987
From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Jesse Larsen: "For a story to be told, it must be told properly, and to tell a story properly, it must be told with respect." Child of Her People, an orphaned white infant, is found and adopted by Woman Walks Softly, the daughter of Strong Heart Woman. In her new family, Child of Her People is taught the ways of Cree warrior women through story and example. Child Of Her People is a story rich in captivating detail, ancient stories, and magic that imbues the strength and trust in the relationships between Cree mothers and daughters. (Fiction)

The Circle Leads Home
Mary Anderson Parks / Hardcover / Published 1998
The publisher, Univ. Pr. Colorado Publicity, prattd@stripe.colorado.edu, 04/29/98: As reviewed in Library Journal: "[An] enlightening first novel...With her lucid prose, Parks creates compelling characters and provides a revealing view of contemporary Native American life." --Library Journal (Literature/Fiction)

A Circle of Nations: Voices and Visions of American Indians
(The Earthsong Collection)
John Gattuso (Editor), et al / Hardcover / Published 1993
Synopsis: A stunning anthology of original essays and photographs by 20 American Indian writers and photographers includes the works of Gabriel Horn and Simon Ortiz. Celebrates the depth and diversity of contemporary Native American life. 80 photos, 40 in color. Size D. Media tour. (Literature/Fiction)

A Condor Brings the Sun: A Novel
Jerry McGahan / Hardcover / Published 1996
Midwest Book Review: Pilar is the living archive of her Andean peoples' long history: as she relates the memorized stories of over twenty of her foremothers, the American biologist who listens receives something of her peoples' culture and influences as well as the changed lives of each individual woman. McGahan creates an involving story which traces the power of women rooted in their cultural heritage. (Fiction/Peru)

Dead Voices: Natural Agonies in the New World
(American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series, Vol 2)
Gerald Robert Vizenor / Hardcover / Published 1992
02/21/97 Classic Vizenor: Throw out your old, tired American Indian stereotypes before stepping through Gerald Vizenor's looking glass, Alice; there are bears and tricksters in here! Very funny and true-to-form. --This text refers to the paperback (reprint) edition of this title. (Fiction)

Dead Voices: Natural Agonies in the New World
(American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series, Vol 2)
Gerald Robert Vizenor / Paperback-Reprint / Published 1994
02/21/97 Classic Vizenor: Throw out your old, tired American Indian stereotypes before stepping through Gerald Vizenor's looking glass, Alice; there are bears and tricksters in here! Very funny and true-to-form. (Fiction)

Drums of Change: The Story of Running Fawn
(Women of the West)(Cloth)
Janette Oke / Hardcover / Published 1996
Synopsis: Young Running Fawn of the Blackfoot tribe in southern Alberta, is caught in the changing of the "old ways." When a white man's disease devastates her family, Running Fawn must care care for her father and also the ailing missionary to her tribe. Her father's newfoundfaith in the white man's religion causes an even greater struggle within Running Fawn. (Fiction/romance)

Drums of Change: The Story of Running Fawn
(Women of the West)(Paper)
Janette Oke / Paperback / Published 1996
Synopsis: Young Running Fawn of the Blackfoot tribe in southern Alberta, is caught in the changing of the "old ways." When a white man's disease devastates her family, Running Fawn must care care for her father and also the ailing missionary to her tribe. Her father's newfoundfaith in the white man's religion causes an even greater struggle within Running Fawn. -This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title. (Fiction/romance)

Drums of Change: The Story of Running Fawn
Janette Oke / Audio Cassette / Published 1996
Synopsis: Young Running Fawn of the Blackfoot tribe in southern Alberta, is caught in the changing of the "old ways." When a white man's disease devastates her family, Running Fawn must care care for her father and also the ailing missionary to her tribe. Her father's newfoundfaith in the white man's religion causes an even greater struggle within Running Fawn. -This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title. (Audio Cassette) (Fiction/romance)

The Eagle Catcher
Margaret Coel / Hardcover / Published 1995
Booknews, Inc., 09/01/95: A murder mystery set on an Indian reservation in Wyoming. When the tribal chairman is found murdered before an important powwow, alcoholic Father John O'Malley and an Indian attorney looking for her roots search for the killer and uncover the fraud-infested world of Indian oil and land deals. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
(NAI Fiction - Mystery/ Detective)

The Eagle Catcher
Margaret Coel / Mass Market Paperback / Published 1996
Synopsis: The Arapaho Indians' sacred tribal customs are abruptly halted when a beloved elder is found murdered in his tepee--and the evidence points to his own nephew's guilt. "Insightful commentary about Arapaho culture . . . likable, well-drawn characters and a lively pace."--Publishers Weekly.
(NAI Fiction - Mystery/ Detective)

Early Native American Writing: New Critical Essays
(Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture, 102)
Helen Jaskoski (Editor), Lavonne Brown Ruoff / Paperback / Published 1996
Cambridge University Press; ISBN: 0521555272 (Literature & Fiction)

Earth Song, Sky Spirit: Short Stories
of the Contemporary Native American Experience
Clifford E. Trafzer (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1993
Synopsis: Trafzer explores the roots of current Native American fiction in traditional tales in a mixture of beloved and rarely seen stories by premier Native American authors, including N. Scott Momaday, Louise Erdrich, Micahel Dorris, Leslie Marmon Silko, and others. Author reading tour.
(NAI Authors/Short Stories)

Education of Little Tree
Forrest Carter, Rennard Strickland / Hardcover / Published 1990
Synopsis: The super-seller memoir of a Cherokee boyhood in the 1930s. The most sensitive and evocative account ever of the Cherokee way, as seen through the eyes of a young boy in the Appalachian Mountains. This text refers to the paperback (reprint) edition of this title.
(Fiction)

The Education of Little Tree (A Zia Book)
Forrest Carter / Paperback / Published 1986
Synopsis: The super-seller memoir of a Cherokee boyhood in the 1930s. The most sensitive and evocative account ever of the Cherokee way, as seen through the eyes of a young boy in the Appalachian Mountains. (Fiction)

Education of Little Tree
2 audio cassettes edition
Synopsis: This startlingly wise and beautiful bestseller has captured the world's imagination with its blend of American simplicity and spiritual focus. (Fiction)