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America Discovery and exploration Juvenile literature Indianer Indians of North America Indians of North America History Indians of North America Medicine Indians of North America Social conditions Indians of North America Social life and customs Michigan Self-care, Health United StatesSutton, Scott.
Summary: Scott Sutton's latest craft book expands on the knowledge and skills presented in his first book, Beadwork Techniques of the Native Americans. This volume presents eight new beadwork projects in which Scott includes personal,little-known tips that he has developed from his extensive experience. Each item has easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions that are accompanied by full-color...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crazy Crow Trading Post 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 745.5 SUTSummary: This newly unfolding legacy represents an unparalleled body of untapped wisdom, which even now provides fresh perspectives on very modern problems. The astonishing realityof Indian history, presented here for the first time from the perspective of native Americans, will deepen our understanding of what it really means to be an American.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Pub. 1993
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 970.1 NATShimer, Porter
Summary: "Discover how the Native-American tradition uses plants and herbs, heat, movement and sound, visualization, and spirituality to heal dozens of everyday ailments and illnesses--from back pain to insect bites to flu and sore throat and much more. Broken into sections, the book covers such topics as "The Healing Spirit" (including dream therapy, spirituality, and prayer), "The Native American Spa"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tess Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.88 SHISaunt, Claudio
Summary: "A masterful and unsettling history of the forced migration of 80,000 Native Americans across the Mississippi River in the 1830s. On May 28, 1830, Congress authorized the expulsion of indigenous peoples from the East to territories west of the MississippiRiver. Over the next decade, Native Americans saw their homelands and possessions stolen through fraud, intimidation, and murder. Thousands...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W. W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.1197 SAUKallen, Stuart A.
Summary: Discusses the history, daily lives, culture, religion, and conflicts of the Indians that lived in the Great Lakes region, including the various Iroquois and Algonquian peoples.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lucent Books 2000
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Illinois Press 1984
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.0497 OLSJanuary, Brendan
Contents: The Native Americans -- A chronological history -- Traditional ways -- Everyday life -- Beliefs and mythology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Raintree 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 704.0397 JANDoherty, Robert
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Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kentucky 1990
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 333.2 DOHNesteroff, Kliph
Summary: Comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff focuses on one of comedy's most significant and little-known stories: how, despite having been denied representation in the entertainment industry, Native Americans have influenced and advanced the art form. Profiles important events and humorists from the 1880s to the present.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 NESSmith, Craig Stephen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Indian Life Books 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 266 SMIHarris, Alexandra N.
Summary: "Why We Serve commemorates the 2020 opening of the National Native American Veterans Memorial at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, the first landmark in Washington, DC, to recognize the bravery and sacrifice of Native veterans. American Indians' history of military service dates to colonial times, and today, they serve at one of the highest rates of any ethnic group. Why...
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Publisher / Publication Date: National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.0089 HARCleland, Charles E.
Summary: For many thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans, Michigan's native peoples, the Anishnabeg, thrived in the forests and along the shores of the Great Lakes. Theirs were cultures in delicate social balance and in economic harmony with the natural order. Rites of Conquest details the struggles of Michigan Indians - the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi, and their neighbors - to maintain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Michigan Press 1992
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4 CLECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 970.1 CLEShaffer, Lynda
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Publisher / Publication Date: M.E. Sharpe 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.1 SHAGagne, Tammy
Summary: In the years following Christopher Columbus's expedition, Europeans made homes for themselves in the Americas and pushed out the indigenous peoples already living there. Many popular stories about life in the early American colonies have gotten some facts wrong and left out others altogether. Fact and Fiction of American Colonization dives into the myths about colonization and brings the truth...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: 973.2 GAGHakim, Joy.
Summary: Presents the history of the Native Americans from earliest times through the arrival of the first Europeans.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970.1 HAKGioia, Robyn.
Contents: The world in 1565 -- Uncharted lands -- Spain in the 1560s -- Florida in the 1560s -- The Timucua, St. Augustine's Native Americans -- The founding of St. Augustine, 1565 -- Day of thanksgiving -- The site today -- Cocido (Spanish stew).
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pineapple Press 2006
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 975.9 GioiaSummary: "Between 2011 and 2015, the Opinion section of The New York Times published Disunion, a series marking the long string of anniversaries around the Civil War, the most destructive, and most defining, conflict in American history. The works were startling in their range and direction, some taking on major topics, like the Gettysburg Address and the Battle of Fredericksburg, while others tackled...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7 NEWMeltzer, Milton
Summary: Describes the voyages of Columbus, the terrible impact of the Spaniards on the Indians, and the ultimate cultural influence of the Native Americans on their white conquerors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: F. Watts 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921COLBrown, Dee
Summary: Documents and personal narratives record the experiences of Native Americans during the nineteenth century.
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Publisher / Publication Date: H. Holt & Co. 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 970.5 Brown 1971Jankowski, Emily
Summary: The historical significance of the Great Lakes region stretches from thousands of years ago to the present day. Home to factories, important historical landmarks, and miles of coastline, the Great Lakes region is steeped in the past, but looking ahead to the future. Readers follow the growth of the Great Lakes, beginning with early battles to settle and control the region. Sidebars add to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2015
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Summary: This book explores the meaning, history, and purpose behind several Native American ceremonies and celebrations.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2018