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Cogan, Priscilla

Summary: Crack at Dusk: Crook of Dawn, the third novel in The Winona Trilogy, continues to explore the deep divide between the modern psychological view of life and the traditional Lakota (Sioux) spiritual perspective, following the same characters: Dr. Meggie O'Connor, the psychologist and Hawk, the Lakota medicine teacher. In Crack at Dusk: Crook of Dawn, the two lovers marry but soon find their...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Two Canoes Press 2000

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Local Author, Call number: FIC COG
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC COG

Gilio-Whitaker, Dina

Summary: "Interrogating the concept of environmental justice in the U.S. as it relates to Indigenous peoples, this book argues that a different framework must apply compared to other marginalized communities, while it also attends to the colonial history and structure of the U.S. and ways Indigenous peoples continue to resist, and ways the mainstream environmental movement has been an impediment to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 GIL

Cleland, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Michigan Press 1992

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 CLE
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 970.1 CLE

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4 CLE

Jones, Dan C.

Summary: Thirty-two short stories chosen from the tradition of ghost stories from American Indian cultures across North America, featuring witches, walking dolls, hungry skeletons, skinwalkers, and other supernatural beings.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2021

Copies Available at Woodmere

2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 JON

Powell, Marie

Summary: "The Plains region stretches across the Midwest from Canada to Texas. Traditional Stories of the Plains Nations features stories from several of the region's Native Nations, including the Lakota, Cree, and Siksika. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Native Powell

DuVal, Kathleen

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "In this magisterial history of the continent, Kathleen DuVal traces the power of Native nations from the rise of ancient cities more than 1000 years ago to the present. She reframes North American history, noting significantly that Indigenous civilizations did not come to a halt when a few wandering explorers or hungry settlers arrived, even when the strangers came well-armed. A millennium...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2024

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Shimer, 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"...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Tess Press 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 615.88 SHI

Treuer, David

Summary: The received idea of Native American history -- as promulgated by books like Dee Brown's 1970 mega-bestselling Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee -- has been that American Indian history essentially ended with the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee. Not only did one hundred fifty Sioux die at the hands of the U. S. Cavalry, but Native civilization did as well. Growing up Ojibwe on a reservation in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2019

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Adult, Call number: 970.004 TRE

Bell, Samantha

Summary: The California region covers the coastal and inland areas of what is now the state of California. Traditional Stories of the California Nations features stories from several of the region's Native Nations, including the Maidu, Chumash, and Hupa. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. -- Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Native Bell

Mooney, Carla

Summary: "The Great Basin and Plateau region covers a vast inland area of the western United States and Canada. Traditional Stories of the Great Basin and Plateau Nationsfeatures stories from several of the region's Native Nations, including the Nez Percé, Yakama, and Paiute. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject"--Amazon.com.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Native Mooney

Yasuda, Anita

Summary: "Introduces the main native nations of the United States' northwestern coast, including the Tlingit, Nuu-chah-nulth, Makah, Haida, Chinook, Nisga'a, Puyallup, and Tsimshian nations. The nations' historical significance, cultural highlights, and contemporary life are all examined through respectful text and well-chosen photos. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.5 YAS

Bell, Samantha

Summary: "The Southwest region covers the dry, inland areas of what are now Arizona, New Mexico, and southwest Texas. Traditional Stories of the Southwest Nations features stories from several of the region's Native Nations, including the Navajo, Zuni, and Apache. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Native Bell

Yasuda, Anita

Summary: "The Northwest Coast region covers the strip of land along the Pacific coast of Canada and the northern United States. Traditional Stories of the Northwest Coast Nationsfeatures stories from several of the region's Native Nations, including the Haida, Quileute, and Lummi. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject."--Amazon.com.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Native Yasuda

Sorell, Traci

Summary: Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future. Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including: forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2021

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.04 SOR

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.04 SOR

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Native Sorell

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J973.04 SOR

Krasner, Barbara

Summary: "Introduces the main native nations of the northeastern United States, including the Abenaki, Haudenosaunee, Lenape, Nattagansett, Ojibwe, Pequot, Powhatan, and Wampanoag nations. The nations' historical significance, cultural highlights, and contemporary life are all examined through respectful text and well-chosen photos. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974 KRA

LeBeau, Patrick Russell

Summary: Rethinking Michigan Indian History is a teaching tool that honors the Chippewa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi and the twelve federally recognized tribes of Michigan by recognizing their role and place in Michigan history--exploring what most people know (or do not know) about them.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 LEB

Powell, Marie

Summary: "Introduces the main native nations of the arctic and subarctic regions, including the Inuit, Yup'ik, Unangan, Northern Athabaskan, Innu, Cree, Ojibwe, and Atikamekw nations. The nations' historical significance, cultural highlights, and contemporary life are all examined through respectful text and well-chosen photos. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 970 POW

Summary: Overview: Offering insight into the arts of Great Lakes Native nations, this collection of stories, songs, poetry, speeches, autobiographies, and fiction, spans the centuries from deep past to the present. Elders, war chiefs, religious leaders, and contemporary artists share stories of the creation, stars, animals, heroes, and monsters, along with narratives of hunting, fishing, food-gathering,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ladyslipper 2011

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398 BRE

Mooney, Carla

Summary: "The Southeast region covers the coastal and inland areas of the American South. Traditional Stories of the Southeast Nations features stories from several of the region's Native Nations, including the Choctaw, Natchez, and Cherokee. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject." -- Publisher's website.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Native Mooney

Naber, Therese

Summary: "Introduces the main native nations of the California area, including the Hupa, Yurok, Pomo, Pit River, Miwok, Yokuts, Chumash, Cahuilla, and Luiseno nations. The nations' historical significance, cultural highlights, and contemporary life are all examined through respectful text and well-chosen photos. Additional features to enhance comprehension include informative sidebars, detailed maps, a...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.4 NAB

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: "In this sweeping exploration of Indigenous culture, Our Way-A Parallel History brings together Native scholars and leaders to examine the incredible diversity of Native cultures in the US. Representing more than ten Indigenous nations, the contributors seek to dispel the myth, stereotype, and absence of information about American Indian, Native Alaskan, and Native Hawaiian people in the master...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum Publishing 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 970.004 OUR

Nelson, Megan Kate

Summary: "A dramatic, riveting, and deeply researched narrative account of the epic struggle for the West during the Civil War, revealing a little-known, vastly important episode in American history. In The Three-Cornered War Megan Kate Nelson reveals the fascinating history of the Civil War in the American West. Exploring the connections among the Civil War, the Indian wars, and western expansion,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 978.02 NEL

Powell, Marie

Summary: "The Arctic and Subarctic region stretches across Alaska and northern Canada. Traditional Stories of the Arctic and Subarctic Nations features stories from several of the region's Native Nations, including the Inuit, Iñupiat, and Woodland Cree. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

Copies Available at Interlochen

1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Native Powell

Holm, Jennifer L.

Summary: Schooled in the lessons of etiquette for young ladies of 1854, Miss Jane Peck of Philadelphia finds little use for manners during her long sea voyage to the Pacific Northwest and while living among the American traders and Chinook Indians of Washington Territory.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2001

Copies Available at Fife Lake

1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC HOL

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