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Native American Heritage Month
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Black Elk : the life of an American visionary
by Joe Jackson
Describes the life of the Native American holy man who fought at Little Big Horn, witnessed the death of his cousin Crazy Horse, traveled to Europe as part of Buffalo Bill¡s Wild West show and became a traditionalist in the Ghost Dance movement.
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Blood and thunder : an epic of the American West
by Hampton Sides
The author of Ghost Soldiers examines the real-life story of America's Manifest Destiny and westward expansion, describing the forcible subjugation of Native American tribes that stood in the way, including the fierce and bloody battles against the Navajo, which ended with a brutal siege at Canyon de Chelly and "the Long Walk" migration. 250,000 first printing.
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Cherokee
by David Fitzgerald
The dramatic story of the Cherokee people has long captivated appreciators of American history. In ""Cherokee,"" the history and culture of one of the most resilient original peoples of the United States is brought to life through spectacular photography and vivid prose. The Cherokees' poignant story is one that is difficult to believe: from their shameful treatment at the hands of the Colonial settlers, to their ""Removal"" west over the Trail of Tears in the 1800s, to their resurgence and current prosperity as a distinct nation. Presented in this elegant volume, the tale of the Cherokees' courage and endurance is at once remarkable, stirring, and enlightening
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Code talker
by Chester Nez
A retired Marine and Navajo Indian describes his experiences as one of 29 top-secret code talkers during World War II and how his life growing up on the Checkerboard Area of the Navajo Reservation prepared him for his service. 30,000 first printing.
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Geronimo
by Robert M. Utley
Renowned for ferocity in battle, legendary for an uncanny ability to elude capture, feared for the violence of his vengeful raids, the Apache fighter Geronimo captured the public imagination in his own time and remains a figure of mythical proportion today. This thoroughly researched biography by a renowned historian of the American West strips away the myths and rumors that have long obscured the real Geronimo and presents an authentic portrait of a man with unique strengths and weaknesses and a destiny that swept him into the fierce storms of history.
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How the world moves : the odyssey of an American Indian family
by Peter Nabokov
Narrated through both a multicultural and historical context, a fascinating chronicle of Pueblo Indian life and Anglo/Indian relations over the last century and a half follows Edward Proctor Hunt, who broke with his people's ancient codes to become a shopkeeper and controversial broker between the Indian and white worlds. By the editor of Native American Testimony.
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In the shadow of Wounded Knee : the untold final chapter of the Indian Wars
by Roger L. DiSilvestro
Documents the Army massacre of 150 Native Americans in December, 1890, along Wounded Knee Creek in the Lakota reservation, detailing its link to an assassination and the murders of three Native Americans that rallied politicians, soldiers, and citizens to condemn the events at Wounded Knee and fight for Native American rights during two sensationalized trials.
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An indigenous peoples' history of the United States
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
A three-century history of the United States from the perspectives of its indigenous people challenges popular beliefs to argue that government practices were genocidal in nature and that Native Americans actively resisted expansion of a U.S. empire.
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Masters of Empire : Great Lakes Indians and the Making of America
by Michael A McDonnell
Describes and chronicles the important historical role the native people of the Great Lakes had in the history of North America, highlighting the Anishinaabeg tribe's experiences with other native Americans, as well as with the newcomer Europeans.
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Native Americans : A History in Pictures
by Arlene B. Hirschfelder
Combines archival photographs and researched text to present a history of Native Americans that covers their conflicts and struggles through their spiritual life and adaptations to contemporary America.
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Paying the land
by Joe Sacco
"The Dene have lived in the vast Mackenzie River Valley since time immemorial, by their account. To the Dene, the land owns them, not the other way around, and it is central to their livelihood and very way of being. But the subarctic Canadian Northwest Territories are home to valuable resources, including oil, gas, and diamonds. With mining came jobs and investment, but also road-building, pipelines, and toxic waste, which scarred the landscape, and alcohol, drugs, and debt, which deformed a way of life. In Paying the Land, Joe Sacco travels the frozen North to reveal a people in conflict over the costs and benefits of development. The mining boom is only the latest assault on indigenous culture: Sacco recounts the shattering impact of a residential school system that aimed to "remove the Indian from the child"; the destructive process that drove the Dene from the bush into settlements and turned them into wage laborers; the government land claims stacked against the Dene Nation; and their uphill efforts to revive a wounded culture. Against a vast and gorgeous landscape that dwarfs all human scale, Paying the Land lends an ear to trappers and chiefs, activists and priests, to tell a sweeping story about money, dependency, loss, and culture-recounted in stunning visual detail by one of the greatest cartoonists alive"
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Strangers in a new land : what archaeology reveals about the first Americans
by J. M Adovasio
"The history of North America, from Christopher Columbus to the present day, is a chaotic struggle for ownership of the land. This text will address questions such as the history of native communities that were displaced or conquered, and even further back to how Native North, Central and South Americans came to these continents in the first place. Historical facts are mainly supported through archaeological findings."--Provided by the publisher
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