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Geronimo 1829-1909 Indians of North America Indians of North America Northwest, Pacific Fiction Indians of North America Northwest, Pacific Juvenile fiction Nez Percé Indians Nez Percé Indians Fiction Nez Percé Indians Juvenile fiction Northwest, Pacific History 18th century Fiction Northwest, Pacific Juvenile fiction Parker, Quanah 1845?-1911Weso, T. F. Pecore (Thomas F. Pecore)
Summary: "Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape. What sets this book apart from other Native American books for kids: Tales from 12 tribes--Kids will embark on a literary adventure with 12 stories from tribes around America,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 WESCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J398.2 WESSharfstein, Daniel J.
Summary: "Chronicles the epic clash between General Oliver Otis Howard, who took on a mission in the Pacific Northwest to force Native Americans onto reservations, and the Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph, who refused to leave his ancestral land"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979 SHAMcLeese, Don.
Summary: A brief biography of the famous Nez Percé leader who led his people against the United States Army and lost, but won the respect of his own people as well as white generals by standing up for his beliefs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rourke Pub. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 921 CHIGreene, Jerome A.
Summary: "In the fall of 1877, Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) Indians were desperately fleeing U.S. Army troops. After a 1,700-mile journey across Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana, the Nez Perces headed for the Canadian border, hoping to find refuge in the land of the White Mother, Queen Victoria. But the army caught up with them at the Bear's Paw Mountains in northern Montana, and following a devastating battle,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 971 GREVollmann, William T.
Summary: Defrauded and intimidated at every turn, the Nez Perces finally went on the warpath in 1877, subjecting the U.S. Army to its greatest defeat since Little Big Horn as they fled from northeast Oregon across Montana to the Canadian border. Vollmann's main character is not the legendary Chief Joseph, but his pursuer, General Oliver Otis Howard, the brave, shy, tormented, devoutly Christian Civil...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2015
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Place a hold to request this item.Berne, Emma Carlson
Summary: "Kaya is a Nez Perce girl who takes pride in helping out and supporting the tribe--and also in her beloved horse, Steps High. But when she chooses racing her horse over family responsibilities, Kaya has to prove herself to earn her tribe's respect. Kaya's story of adventure in the wilderness is sure to engage today's readers as they learn what it was like to be a Native American girl in 1764 in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE BERNerburn, Kent
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperSanFrancicso 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 JOSEEPH NerburnBird, F. A.
Summary: This book introduces young readers to the Nez Perce people, their traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing and more, their contact with Europeans, and how the Nez Perce are keeping their culture alive today.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Checkerboard Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.0497 BIRCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.0497 BIRCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.0497 BIRLavender, David Sievert
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.3 LAVShaw, Janet Beeler
Summary: In 1765, the arrival of an injured stranger from another tribe, traveling alone and apparently unable to speak, arouses suspicion in Kaya's Nez Percé village. Includes glossary and historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Co. Publications 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SHACopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC SHASummary: Comprehensive history of six great Indian nations, dramatically filmed on location. Also includes the stories of four heroic Native American leaders: Geronimo, Quanah, Parker Chief Joseph and Crazy Horse.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Questar 2007
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC GRESummary: Shows events that led to the conflict in 1877 between the Nez Percés and the U.S. Army. Chief Joseph led the 300 Nez Percé braves, their women and children in the historic running battle against ten separate commands of the Army.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Total-Content 2006
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC IVollmann, William T.
Summary: In this new installment in his series of novels examining the collisions between Native Americans and European colonizers, William T. Vollmann tells the story of the Nez Perce War, with flashbacks to the Civil War. Defrauded and intimidated at every turn, the Nez Perces finally went on the warpath in 1877, subjecting the U.S. Army to its greatest defeat since Little Big Horn as they fled from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Vollmann 2015Berne, Emma Carlson.
Summary: "What if you suddenly found yourself in Kaya's Nez Perce homeland in 1764? Your journey back in time can take whatever twists and turns you choose as you select from a variety of options in this all-new multiple-ending story"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC BERJohnston, Terry C.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Paperbacks 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOHCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC JOHShaw, Janet Beeler
Summary: In 1764, Kaya greatly admires a courageous and kind young woman in her Nez Percé village and wants to be worthy of her respect. Includes historical notes on the winter activities of the Nez Percé Indians, including ceremonies and crafts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Company 2002
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3 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SHASanderson, Whitney.
Summary: Follows Golden Sun, an Appaloosa horse, through several seasons as Little Turtle, a Nez Perce boy, raises and trains him then takes him along on a vision quest in hopes of saving his friend Pale Moon from serious illness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2010
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1 available in Juvenile- Series, Call number: J Fiction Sanderson 2010Shaw, Janet Beeler
Summary: When Kaya and her family join with other Nez Percé and Salish Indians to fish for the red salmon, she and her older sister hope to be reunited with their younger sister, who had been kidnapped some time before. Includes historical notes on the summer activities of the Nez Percé Indians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Co. 2002
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SHALesley, Craig.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picador USA 1999
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LESShaw, Janet Beeler
Summary: Still grieving over the death of her hero, and missing her stolen horse and kidnapped younger sister, Kaya tries to earn the trust of a lone and starving dog who is about to have puppies. Includes historical notes on Nez Percé children.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2002
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SHAShaw, Janet Beeler
Summary: Kaya becomes jealous of a girl from another tribe until they are forced to work together in a dangerous situation. Includes historical notes on Indian trading along the Columbia River in 1764, as well as instructions for creating a petroglyph.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Co. Publications 2003
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Summary: In the fall of 1764, after Kaya and her sister are kidnapped from their Nez Percé village by enemy horse raiders, she tries to find a way to escape back home. Includes historical notes on education and learning among the Nez Percé Indians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Company 2002
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC SHAShaw, Janet Beeler
Summary: In 1764, when Kaya and her family reunite with other Nez Percé Indians to fish for the red salmon, she learns that bragging, even about her swift horse, can lead to trouble. Includes historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pleasant Company 2002
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Summary: A "novel of native-white relations in North America, intimately told through the life of Daytime Smoke--the real-life red-haired son of William Clark and a Nez Perce woman. In 1805, Lewis and Clark stumble out of the Rockies on the edge of starvation. The Nez Perce help the explorers build canoes and navigate the rapids of the Columbia, then spend two months hosting them the following spring...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury 2017