Martinez-Neal, Juana
Summary: Enjoying days spent with animal friends near her home in the Amazon, young Zonia wonders what to do on a day when the rainforest calls out to her for help, in a lushly illustrated story that is complemented by back matter about the Asháninka community.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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2 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MARCampbell, David G.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Co. 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 981 CAMMartinez-Neal, Juana
Summary: "Explora las maravillas de la Amazonía con Zonia, una niña asháninka, cuyas alegres aventuras en la selva se interrumpen un día por un misterioso y desconcertante descubrimiento." --contraportada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2021
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 MAR SPANISHSummary: Featuring Native American art and culture, this award-winning quarterly magazine engages its readers with diverse articles about the fascinating and often overlooked histories of American Indian nations and the contemporary challenges facing Native peoples across the Western Hemisphere. From Alaska's Native villages to the Andean communities of South America, American Indian tells inspiring and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in Magazines - previous years, Call number: 2023-FallCall number: 2023-Winter
Roanhorse, Rebecca
Summary: "The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God's eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent. The Meridian: a land where magic has been codified and the worship of gods suppressed. How do you live when legends come to life, and the faith you had is rewarded? As sea captain Xiala is swept...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2022
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC ROACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction RoanhorseSummary: History reports that the mighty Inca were swiftly wiped out by a small band of Conquistadors, but new evidence is being unearthed that may help rewrite history. Uncovered remains of those who died in battle along with recently discovered documents suggest that even after forming military alliances with thousands of Indian mercenaries, it took the Spanish many years to defeat the Inca Empire.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Warner Home Video 2007
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV GREAllende, Isabel.
Summary: When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rayo 2002
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1 available in Young Adult Foreign Language, Call number: YA FOREIGN SPANISH ALLMalkuri (Musical group)
Contents: Forestero (3:05) / San Juanito-Ecuador -- Aeroplano (3:29) / San Juanito-Ecuador -- Condor pasa (4:21) / traditional-Andino -- Tabacundeña (3:26) / traditional Ecuador -- Picaflor (3:13) / Bomba-Ecuador -- Carnaval de oruro (3:03) / traditional Bolivia -- Huaycupungo (3:00) / San Juanito-Ecuador -- Buenaventura (4:09) / San Juanero-Colombia -- Yurac sisa (3:55) / San Juanito-Ecuador -- Esta...
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: Soundings World Music 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/SOUTH AMERICAN MALSummary: Recent stunning discoveries are exploding the myth of the Amazon as a primeval wilderness, revealing traces of ancient civilizations that flourished there for centuries. Dense settlements indicate populations in the millions, supported by sophisticated agricultural systems, while huge geometric earthworks and roadways bear witness to complex religious ideas and social networks.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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2 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ANCYuyariwai (Musical group)
Contents: Cóndor pasa (De los Andes) -- Yuyarina (Sanjuanito) -- Soy pobre (Sanjuanito) -- Sicuri (Bolivia) -- Tahuantinsuyo (Tinku) -- Sumac sultira (Sanjuanito) -- Ilusion (Sanjuanito) -- Traicionera (Huayano) -- A mi pueblo (tinku) -- Sueños (Sanjuanita) -- Carpuela (Cumbia) -- Malakun (Huahuapa).
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Yuyariwai] 1997
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2 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD INTERNATIONAL/SOUTH AMERICAN YUYSummary: A powerful epic about a man of the sword and a man of the cloth who unite to shield a South American Indian tribe from brutal subjegation by 18th-century colonial empires.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA MISCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MISSummary: The story of 14 year-old Basilio Vargas and his 12 year-old brother Bernardino as they work in the sixteenth century Bolivian silver mines of Cerro Rico (Potosí). Cerro Rico miners believe that Satan, as represented by hundreds of statues constructed in the mines, determines whether they live or die there.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: First Run/Icarus Films [distributor] 2005
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DEVDavis, Wade.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2004
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 981 DAVVan Laan, Nancy.
Summary: A rhyming retelling of an Indian folktale from Brazil about tiny, playful monkeys and why they have no place to call home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 1998
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 VANVasco, Irene
Summary: "A young teacher eager to change her students' lives with her books. An indigenous community with its own stories to share. And a great and dangerous serpent not to be underestimated. Set along the Amazon River, this stunningly illustrated story will spark lasting conversations about cross-cultural relationships, the importance of oral storytelling, and what it means to be a lifelong...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE VASMcDermott, Gerald.
Summary: All the birds enjoy the song-like flute music of Jabuti, the tortoise, except Vulture who, jealous because he cannot sing, tricks Jabuti into riding his back toward a festival planned by the King of Heaven.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt 2001
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE WLD Culture McDermott 2001Bierhorst, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299.8 BIEBaquedano, Elizabeth.
Summary: Chronicles the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of the ancient Aztec, Inca, and Maya peoples.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 972.018 BAQRoanhorse, Rebecca
Summary: "The great city of Tova is shattered. The sun is held within the smothering grip of the Crow God's eclipse, but a comet that marks the death of a ruler and heralds the rise of a new order is imminent. As sea captain Xiala is swept up in the chaos and currents of change, she finds an unexpected ally in the former Priest of Knives. For the Clan Matriarchs of Tova, tense alliances form as...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Saga Press 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ROAOsborne, Harold
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chancellor Press 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 299.8 OSBBaquedano, Elizabeth.
Summary: Chronicles the history, beliefs, and everyday lives of the ancient Aztec, Inca, and Maya peoples.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1993
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 972 BAQMatthiessen, Peter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 1991
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MATSummary: 'Beyond the Gates' is a feature-length documentary film experience about the Waodani Indians and the missionary men and women who have given their lives to reach them. An inspiring story of forgiveness and love.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005