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Indians of North America

Pocahontas

Deborah L. Chabrian, Jan Gleiter

A biography of the Powhatan Indian woman who befriended the English settlers at Jamestown, Virginia, and helped maintain peace between her tribe and the colonists

92
POC

Pocahontas

Lola M Schaefer

Simple text and illustrations introduce the life of the Powhatan Indian who worked throughout her life to establish peace between her people and the English

92
POC

The art of Native American turquoise jewelry

Ann Stalcup

This book discusses what turquoise is, where it's found, the types of jewelry made from it, and why the jewelry is important to Native American cultures

739.27
STA

Raven

Gerald McDermott

Raven, a Pacific Coast Indian trickster, sets out to find the sun

MCD

The Seminoles

Ronald Himler, Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve

Discusses the history, lifestyle, customs, and current situation of the Seminoles

973.04
SNE

Dreamplace

Peter Catalanotto, George Ella Lyon

Present-day visitors describe what they see when they visit the pueblos where the Anasazi lived long ago

LYO

Indian festivals

Lorence F. Bjorklund, Paul Showers

Describes the ancient celebrations still observed by many American Indians including the Seminoles, Zunis, Eskimos, and Cheyennes

394.2
SHO

Sootface

Daniel San Souci, Robert D San Souci

Although she is mocked and mistreated by her two older sisters, an Indian maiden wins a mighty invisible warrior for her husband with her kind and honest heart

SAN

The legend of Scarface

Daniel San Souci, Robert D San Souci

A retelling of a Blackfeet Indian legend in which a young brave travels to the land of the Sun to ask for the hand of his beloved

398.2
SAN

Pueblo boy

Marcia Keegan

Text and photographs depict the home, school, and cultural life of a young Indian boy growing up on the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico

92
ROY
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