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Apache (Indians of North America)
Michael E. Melody, Loretta Fowler / Library Binding / Published 1989
Published by Chelsea House Pub (Library), ISBN: 1555466893 (History)

Apache, Navaho, and Spaniard
(Civilization of the American Indian Series; V. 115)
Jack D. Forbes / Paperback / Published 1994
Published by Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Trd), ISBN: 0806126868 (History)

The Arbitrary Indian:
The Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990
Gail K. Sheffield / Hardcover / Published 1997
Published by Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Txt), ISBN: 0806129697 (Non-Fiction)

Archaeology of Aboriginal Culture Change in the Interior Southeast Depopulation During the Early Historic Period
(Ripley P. Bullen Series)
Marvin T. Smith / Paperback / Published 1992
Published by University Press of Florida, ISBN: 0813011582

The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona
James Jefferson Reid, et al / Hardcover / Published 1997
This book is an open invitation to general readers to join in solving the great archaeological puzzles of this part of the world. Moreover, it is the only up-to-date summary of a field advancing so rapidly that much of the material is new even to professional archaeologists. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title. (Science - Nature)

The Archaeology of Colorado
E. Steve Cassells / Paperback / Published 1997
Published by Johnson Books, ISBN: 1555661939 (Science & Nature)

Archaeology of the Mid-Holocene Southeast
(Ripley P. Bullen Series)
Kenneth E. Sassaman (Editor), David G. Anderson (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1996
Published by University Press of Florida, ISBN: 0813014344 (Science - Nature)

The Archaeology of William Henry Holmes
(Classics of Smithsonian Anthropology)
David J. Meltzer, Robert C. Dunnell (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1992
Booknews, Inc., 12/01/92: The four papers here are reprinted from Holmes' original articles published in several periodicals between 1893 and 1903. Lacks an index. Totals perhaps 500 pages. Contains a long new introduction with an up-to-date bibliography. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. (History)

Art of the American Indian Frontier: A Portfolio
Detroit Institute of Arts, David W. Penney / Paperback / Published 1995
Synopsis: A package of twenty-four full-color plates depicting beautiful native North American clothing, jewelry, religious items, and other artwork made between 1780 and 1920 is complemented by an informative booklet by a curator at the Detroit Institute of Arts.

Art of the American Indian Frontier:
The Chandler-Pohrt Collection
David W. Penney / Paperback / Published 1994
Card catalog description: The nineteenth century saw major changes in the U.S. frontier and in the interactions among the peoples living in its borderlands. The Old Northwest territories, which became Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, were opened to European American settlement, disrupting a native economy well adapted to the fur trade. Eventually the Great Lakes tribes were consolidated in reservations or pushed beyond the Mississippi to settle adjacent to Plains Indians with whom they had previously had no contact. Traditional articles such as decorated clothing became increasingly important throughout the century both as a means of ethnic identification and as a source of income in a cash economy; at the same time, new associations between tribes and settlers led to innovation and change in traditional styles. (History/Art)

As Long As the Rivers Flow:
The Stories of Nine Native Americans
Paula Gunn Allen, Patricia Clark Smith / Hardcover / Published 1996
Synopsis: From the famous Apache warrior Geronimo to Wilma Mankiller, elected PrincipalChief of the Cherokee Nation in 1985, this volume presents fresh, stimulatingportrayals of prominent Native Americans. (Non-Fiction)

As We Are Now:
Mixblood Essays on Race and Identity
William S. Penn (Editor), et al / Paperback / Published 1998
Published by Univ California Press, ISBN: 0520210735 (Non-Fiction)

All My Sins Are Relatives
William S. Penn / Paperback / Published 1996
Published by Univ of Nebraska Pr, ISBN: 0803287380
(History/Nez Perce Indians)

Atlas of the North American Indian
Carl Waldman, Molly Braun (Illustrator) / Paperback / Published 1995
Reviewed by Paula Giese: (Native American Books) 06/03/97, rating=10: Top reference source, a must-have for schools and libraries. This is the Atlas every school (college and university) library should have. Most classroom teachers and all who asssume the resonsibility of any kind of Native American studies. (Non-Fiction)

Atlas of the North American Indian
Carl Waldman, Molly Braun (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1995
Synopsis: This comprehensive reference covers the entire history, culture, and tribal locations of the Indian peoples of the United States, Canada, and Central America, from prehistoric times to the present day. Over 100 two-color maps. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title. (Non-Fiction)

Another America:
Native American Maps and the History of Our Land
Mark Warhus / Hardcover / Published 1997
Synopsis: A fascinating, noteworthy, and beautifully illustrated book about Native American maps, Another America opens a window on the North American continent as it was understood and experienced by its original inhabitants. Each map serves as a focal point for a narrative on the traditions and experiences of the people involved in its creation. 90 illustrations, many in color. (Non-Fiction)

The Bear-Walker and Other Stories
Basil H. Johnston, David A. Johnson (Illustrator) / Hardcover / Published 1995
Card catalog description: In the tradition of Tales the Elders Told and Tales of the Anishinaubaek, Basil Johnston's newest work, The Bear-Walker, brings to the printed page the spoken myths of his people, myths that have inspired exquisite paintings by David Johnson. Here is the native spirit, as told by the elders, tales of wisdom and humour, vision and fantasy, alive with a sense of the magical possibilities of life lived close to nature. (Non-Fiction/Ojibwa Indians)

Beardance
Will Hobbs / Paperback / Published 1996
Card catalog description: In the tradition of Tales the Elders Told and Tales of the Anishinaubaek, Basil Johnston's newest work, The Bear-Walker, brings to the printed page the spoken myths of his people, myths that have inspired exquisite paintings by David Johnson. Here is the native spirit, as told by the elders, tales of wisdom and humour, vision and fantasy, alive with a sense of the magical possibilities of life lived close to nature. (Non-Fiction/Ojibwa Indians)

Becoming Brave: The Path to Native American Manhood
Laine Thom (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1992
Booknews, Inc., 12/01/92: Pictured here in color photographs are the war shirts, tomahawks, peace pipes, spears, drums, and headdresses that marked Native American manhood. Accompanying these are b&w historical photographs and four fascinating, first-person accounts of Indian life. 10x9.5". Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. (Non-Fiction)

Before the Anasazi: Early Man on the Colorado Plateau
(Plateau (Flagstaff, Ariz.: 1939), Vol. 61, No. 2,)
Larry D. Agenbroad / Paperback / Published 1994
Published by Museum of Northern Arizona, ISBN: 0897341015
(History/Pueblo Indians)

Behind the Frontier:
Indians in Eighteenth-Century Eastern Massachusetts
Daniel R. Mandell / Hardcover / Published 1996
Published by Univ of Nebraska Pr, ISBN: 0803231792
(History)

Ben Nighthorse Campbell: Cheyenne Chief and U.S. Senator
(North American Indians of Achievement)
Christopher E. Henry / Library Binding / Published 1994
From Horn Book: The lives of Black Hawk, Crazy Horse, and Osceola, three important Native Americans who courageously defended their homelands against encroaching white settlers, and Campbell, a Cheyenne chief and United States senator, are presented in detail. The writing is straightforward; black-and-white photographs and period engravings illustrate the books. Bib., ind. -- Copyright © 1994 The Horn Book, Inc. All rights reserved. (History)

Between Indian and White Worlds: The Cultural Broker
Margaret Szasz (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1994
Booknews, Inc., 09/01/94: During centuries of contact between native peoples and others in America, numerous intermediaries--artists, students, traders, interpreters, political figures, authors, et al.--have bridged the divide between cultures. To convey the many roles of these intermediaries, scholars of Indian-white relations present 14 portraits of brokers across the continent and throughout three centuries of American history--in the colonial world, during the expansion of the republic, in the Wild West, and in the 20th century. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. (Nonfiction)

Between Two Fires: American Indians in the Civil War
Laurence M. Hauptman / Hardcover / Published 1995
Synopsis: Hauptman tells the Civil War stories of nine different tribal groups in all parts of the country, showing readers that the tragic decline of the American Indian is incomplete without the Civil War. Desperately seeking legitimacy, autonomy, or simply land, the Indians were decimated and dislocated in what became a last, missed opportunity for coexistence. 30 photos. (History)

Between Two Fires: American Indians in the Civil War
Laurence M. Hauptman / Paperback / Published 1996
Synopsis: In this monumental contribution to Native American history, Laurence Hauptman tells the hidden story of the 20,000 Indians who fought on both sides during the Civil War--and reveals why their participation hastened the government's genocidal war against them. (History)

Beyond 1492: Encounters in Colonial North America
James Axtell / Paperback / Published 1995
Published by Oxford Univ Press, ISBN: 0195080335
(History)

Beyond Geography: The Western Spirit Against the Wilderness
Frederick Turner, T. H. Watkins / Paperback / Published 1992
Published by Rutgers Univ Press, ISBN: 0813519098 (History)

Beyond Subsistence: Plains Archaeology and the Postprocessual Critique
Philip Duke, Michael C. Wilson (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1995
Published by Rutgers Univ Press, ISBN: 0813519098 (History)

Black Eagle Child: The Facepaint Narratives (Singular Lives: The Iowa Series in North American Autobiography)
Ray A. Young Bear / 1st ed. Hardcover / Published 1992
Synopsis: A shocking, semi-autobiographical look at growing up as a native American uses emotive storytelling techniques to paint a painfully realistic portrait of native American life. (Literature & Fiction)

Black Elk Speaks Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux
John G. Neihardt / Hardcover / Published 1988
A reader from USA , 01/30/98, rating=10: This is a spiritual book, and should be read by all who seek more understanding of our Native American history .Its message comes from the voice of a great Indian medicine man who,as a boy,witnessed the destruction and chaos wrought for the 'yellow rock which drives the white man crazy'.The narratives of Black Elk are riveting as he describes the confusion,terror,anger,rebellion and flight of his people. His dreams and visions become the legend and the legacy of the Lakota Sioux, from the four horsemen to the Ghost Dance. This is a story told by a man of power,and it is mesmerising. (Philosophy/Religion & Spirituality)

Black Elk Speaks
John G. Neihardt / Fred Contreras / 2 Audio cassettes
Synopsis: Black Elk's compassionate and enlightening words are among the foremost popular testaments to the true spirituality of the American Indian. 2 cassettes. (Philosophy/Religion & Spirituality)

Blue Dawn, Red Earth: New Native American Storytellers
Clifford E. Trafzer (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1996
Synopsis: Incorporating traditional oral tales into modern narratives, the writers featured in this collection represent a wide range of tribes and cultural backgrounds, and demonstrate the vibrancy and diversity of Native American writing. The characters in these stories are as enduring as those that have been passed down in legend, as they capture the spirit of Native America, past and present. (Nonfiction)

The Book of Elders:
The Life Stories of Great American Indians
Sandy Johnson (Editor), Dan Budnik (Photographer)
/ Paperback / Published 1994
Booknews, Inc., 02/01/95: A collection of photographs, stories, and oral traditions from a broad range of Native American experiences and tribal customs. Johnson spent three years collecting personal histories of 30 elders from 19 tribes, spanning 13 states in the US and Canada. The elders are important spiritual, political, and cultural figures in their communities, and include spiritual healers, speakers at the United Nations, political and environmental activists, and grandparents. Black-and-white portraits illuminate the elders' words. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. (Non-Fiction/Religion & Spirituality)

The Book of Elders:
The Life Stories & Wisdom of Great American Indians
Sandy Johnson (Editor), Russell Means (Narrator),
Marjorie Tanin (Narrator)
/ Audio Cassette / Published 1996
Published by Ten Speed Pr Audio, ISBN: 1574530518
(Non-Fiction)(2 Cassettes)

Book of the Hopi
Frank Waters, Oswald White Bear Fredericks / Paperback / Published 1985
Paperback, 345 pages, ISBN: 0140045279 (Nonfiction)

Braid of Feathers:
American Indian Law and Contemporary Tribal Life
Frank Pommersheim / Hardcover / Published 1995
Published by Univ California Press, ISBN: 0520088573 (Non-Fiction)

Brave Are My People: Indian Heroes Not Forgotten
Frank Waters, Vine Deloria / Hardcover / Published 1993
Published by Clear Light Pub, ISBN: 0940666219 (Non-Fiction)

Brother Crow, Sister Corn:
Traditional American Indian Gardening
Carol Buchanan / Paperback / Published 1997
From Booklist, 01/01/97: Buchanan's book seeks to shed light on the American Indians' style of gardening and how gardening connected them with the earth. She explains the two types of gardening they practice: the first method is cultivating vegetables and tobacco for food, religious purposes, and trade; and the second is harvesting native plants, then saving enough seeds for the next year. She describes what they grow--corn, beans, and squash were the basic foods--and their methods for harvesting and storing the crops. Buchanan also explains the American Indians' traditional view of sacred plants and colors, their first fruits and tobacco ceremonies, and their trading practices. The book includes ancient American Indian songs and myths and 19 illustrations. Buchanan's is more than a gardening book; it offers a fascinating look at American Indian cultures and their spiritual relationship with the earth. George Cohen Copyright© 1997, American Library Association. All rights reserved (Agricultural History)

The Buffalo Hunters
Charles M. Robinson, Robert K. Dearment
/ Hardcover / Published 1995

The Buffalo Hunters
Charles M. Robinson, Robert K. Dearment / Paperback / Published 1995
East Texas Historical Association: "As popular reading or as a beginning point for serious study of buffalo hunting. The Buffalo Hunters will well serve the reader." (History)

The Buffalo Hunters (American Indians)
Editors of Time Life Books / Hardcover / Published 1993
Published by Time Life, ISBN: 0809494256 (History)

Buffalo Nation:
History and Legend of the North American Bison
Valerius Geist / Hardcover / Published 1996
From Booklist, 02/01/97: This remarkable examination of the history and cultural impact of an animal species nearly lost for good uses a wide variety of sources in tracing the buffalo from the Ice Age to the present. Geist describes the historic adaptations that occurred in various classes of buffalo, the biology of the North American bison, the impact of human hunters, and the close relationship that developed between bison and Native American tribes. The slaughter of the great herds that began in the mid^-nineteenth century is truly horrifying today, and many people at the time were also sickened by it. Geist convincingly shows that this near extinction was the result of government efforts to deprive Native American tribes of food, forcing them onto reservations and opening the West to settlers. Sprinkled throughout are buffalo myths and stories. A fine history made even better by the array of drawings and stunning full-color photos. Brian McCombie Copyright© 1997, American Library Association. All rights reserved (History) (American Bison)

Buried Roots and Indestructible Seeds:
The Survival of American Indian Life in Story, History, and Spirit
Martin Zanger (Editor), Mark A. Lindquist / Paperback / Published 1995
Booknews, Inc., 11/01/95: Nine essays present traditional and modern Native American stories and narrative and analyze such aspects as circularity, perceptions of the environment, tricksters, comedy and tragedy, treaties, and tribal survival, sovereignty, and tradition. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title. (History)

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee:
"An Indian History of the American West"
Dee Alexander Brown / Hardcover / Published 1988
Synopsis: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown's eloquent, fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the 19th century. When it was first published in 1971, both reviewers and the reading public responded first with shock, then a deep sense of shame, calling it "shattering" (Washington Post), and "heartbreaking" (The New York Times). It went on to sell over a million copies in hardcover and four million copies in paperback, and was translated into 15 languages around the world. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title. (Non-Fiction/History/War)
(A must read!!!)

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee:
"An Indian History of the American West"
Dee Brown / Paperback / Published 1991
Synopsis: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown's eloquent, fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the 19th century. When it was first published in 1971, both reviewers and the reading public responded first with shock, then a deep sense of shame, calling it "shattering" (Washington Post), and "heartbreaking" (The New York Times). It went on to sell over a million copies in hardcover and four million copies in paperback, and was translated into 15 languages around the world. (Non-Fiction/History/War) (A must read!!!)

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
"An Indian History of the American West"
Dee Brown / Audio Cassette / Published 1992
Books on Tape Inc.; ISBN: 5555358784