Native Peoples

YA material written by and focusing on Native Peoples.

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The roan stallion - Beartrack-Algeo, Alfreda, 1954-

Summary: It’s 1929 and times are hard for Alfred’s Lakota family on the Dakota prairie. Alfred knows his grandfather could use a new tractor, so with the help of his friends and the roan stallion, he makes...

Billy Buckhorn and the book of spells - Robinson, Gary, 1950-

Summary: Warned by the spirit of his grandmother, sixteen-year-old Billy Buckhorn must prepare to protect the Cherokee Nation from supernatural evil.

Wiijiwaaganag : more than brothers - Razor, Peter,

Summary: "A story about an Anishinaabe boy who must attend a boarding school for Indigenous children in 1890s Wisconsin. He befriends the headmaster's nephew and teaches him about his culture and...

The everlasting road - Kinew, Wab, 1981-

Summary: "Devastated by the loss of her beloved older brother to cancer, Bugz returns to the place where she can always find solace and strength: the Floraverse. Over the past year, she has gained back all...

My good man - Gansworth, Eric, 1965-

Summary: When a mysterious assault lands the brother of his mother's late boyfriend in the hospital, Brian, a twenty-something Indigenous reporter, must pick up the threads of a life he's abandoned,...

Braiding sweetgrass for young adults : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants - Kimmerer, Robin Wall,

Summary: "Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer's best-selling book Braiding Sweetgrass is adapted for a young adult audience by children's author Monique Gray Smith, bringing Indigenous wisdom, scientific...

The heartbeat of Wounded Knee : life in Native America - Treuer, David,

Summary: "Since the late 1800s, it has been believed that Native American civilization has been wiped from the United States. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee argues that Native American culture is far from...

Contents: Prologue --Fatal encounters, 10,000 BCE-1890 --The "Indian problem", 1891-1934 --Fighting life, 1914-1945 --Moving on up, 1945-1970 --Becoming Indian, 1970-1980 --The sovereignty surge, 1980-2015...

Man made monsters - Rogers, Andrea L.,

Summary: Haunting illustrations are woven throughout these horror stories that follow one extended Cherokee family across the centuries and well into the future as they encounter predators of all kinds in...

Contents: Old-fashioned girl --Man made Monsters --Un-fair story --Hell hound in no man's land--Homecoming --Maria most likely--Me and my monster--Shame on the moon --Snow day--Ama's boys --American...

Yesterday's rain - Sigafus, Kim,

Summary: An unexpected punch in the face has surprising results. Yesterday’s Rain is the second book in the Sydney’s Journey Series. Sydney is still working through her guilt over being a bully at her...

The land grab : the legend of Big Heart - Beartrack-Algeo, Alfreda, 1954-

Summary: "The Land Grab is the story of Alfred Swallow and his Lower Brule Lakota family as they fend off attempts to take their land. In 1929 Alfred is eleven years old and has many responsibilities not...

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