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Raised as a young Sioux in the 1860s and 1870s, Eastman knew some of the Indian leaders he portrays here in vivid, biographical sketches. Included are Red Cloud, Rain-in-the-Face, Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, Little Crow, Chief Joseph and 9 more. These inspiring pieces are enhanced with 12 portraits.
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Dennis McAuliffe Jr., a journalist, grew up believing that his Osage Indian grandmother, Sybil Bolton, had died an early death in 1925 from kidney disease. But sixty-six years later, he learns by chance that the cause was a gunshot wound. Investigating the circumstances, he soon finds himself peeling away the layers of a suppressed nightmare chapter of American history: the unspeakable brutality of the "Osage Reign of Terror." He learns that Sybil...
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Charles Alexander Eastman (Ohiyesa) wrote "The Soul of the Indian" to examine the spiritual history of Native American's before European settlement in America. Born of Minnesota Sioux parents in South Dakota, Charles Eastman spent his life working with Natives and Europeans to bridge cultural divides. Born into and raised by a traditional Sioux family, Eastman developed a deep connection to the life of American Indians. Yet at the age of 15 Eastman's...
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Fascinating, firsthand memoir of a young white man's life among the Piegan Blackfeet in Montana Territory. Includes detailed accounts of religious ceremonies and customs, child-rearing, food preparation, tanning buffalo hides, war parties, raids, and much else. Of great interest to ethnologists and students of Native American history.
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Payacita is the epic story, fiction/nonfiction, based upon the life of a Navajo woman who was born in autumn 1888. The story opens with her age beginning at five years old and ends with her death at sixty-seven years old.
The story is based upon the testimonies of individuals who really knew her. Her life struggle is exemplified through the many years in which she lived with her family and her coexistence with the "white man."
Her journey is one...
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Rich collection of 150 authentic American Indian games for boys and girls of all ages - running, relay, kicking, throwing and rolling, tossing and catching, guessing, group-challenge and many other games - that develop dexterity, endurance, good sportsmanship and other skills. 74 black-and-white illustrations. Introduction.
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The Native American Inhabitants of the Utah Territory have a long, eventful history and rich culture, from the ancient Fremont Indians to the historical tribes of Utes and Shoshones. This territory has been their homeland since before the 1100's. This book combines anthropological studies, federal records, and period newspapers to discuss the impact of Euro-American invasions, settlements, wars, reservations, and federal policies pertaining to Native...
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In this account of the history between Indigenous Peoples and the United States government, readers will learn the role of the bible played in the perpetration of genocide, massive land theft, and the religious suppression and criminalization of Native ceremonies and spirituality. Chris Mato Nunpa, a Dakota man, discusses this dishonorable and darker side of American history that is rarely studied, if at all. Out of a number of rationales used to...
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The Key: Half-breed born in "NO man's Land" Indian Territory. Half from Texas & half from Oklahoma both with Chickamuaga ancestors-Cherokee Stock that did not want to be CIVILIZED! Seen the war between the haves and have-nots in Europe. Is that not what they are trying to get us to fight over now? And wanted no part of it!
Started migrating in the 1700's. To the Washita River and grants given by Spain to my father's side of family (and tribe), got...
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Joshua was leery when an old classmate invited him home for a party.His suspicions were confirmed when Allen Pinkerton paid him a visit.Shawna was used to setting up traps and knew this was one if there ever was one.The real question was, who wanted Joshua bad enough to risk Shawnas wrath. Camille Harper-Carter was obsessed with Indians.There was nothing she wouldnt do to get one in particular, Joshua Kane.She thoughtmoney was the answer.But when...
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The turmoil within the world, as well as within oneself, the storms both within and without, can be checked and brought to a calm before they rage out of control, set on a path of destruction. Prejudice is a storm of life that can be overcome by reminding ourselves that individualism is a God-given right to be set apart, to be different. We must learn to look for the "good salt" in others, to see their spirit. With courage, boldness, a keen hindsight,...
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Opechancanough was born in the 1540s, as was his brother, Wahunsenacawh, better known as Powhatan, the Indian King and father of Pocahontas. Opechancanough lived near the location of the English settlement of Jamestown when John Smith and company built a fort there in 1607. In English history, he is most famous for planning and executing the first large scale attacks on the English in America. In 1622, he orchestrated a surprise attack on those who...
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Holding humans in slavery was not a new concept to indigenous American peoples.
In inter-Native American conflict tribes often kept prisoners-of-war, and these captives often replaced slain tribe-members. Africans were enslaved by Native Americans from the colonial period until the United States' Civil War. The interactions between Native American and Africans in the antebellum United States is complex. "The American Indian as Slaveholder and Secessionist"...
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The Wrinkled Hand Chase11 is the story of Pvt. George Washington Dixon Joplin, dispatch rider for Brig. Gen Ranald Mackenzies 4th Cavalry, and his assignment to deliver a history-altering message to General Mackenzie. The problem? Dix is at Fort Concho, Mackenzie is hot on the heels of the Comanches up in the Texas panhandle. Dix Joplin is a Fort Worth native and 1872 graduate of the Weatherford Masonic Institute (Weatherford College). A story within...
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The prologue describes the First and fatal contact between Russians and the Tlingit. Chapter One introduces, Lisianski's rival, Yaskadut, a Tlingit shaman. Chapter Two describes the commencement of Lisianski circumnavigation. In chapter Three the magical birth and childhood of Yaskadut, a Kiks.adi Tlingit is revealed. Chapter Four describes the voyage from St. Petersberg to the Equator and an encounter with a French privateer. Here there are scenes...
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There must be a greater power than all of us. In 1607, an Indian named Squanto was kidnapped from his village. He was taken across the ocean, where he lived with a monk name, Brother Daniel, for fourteen years.
His dealings with the monks, learning a new way of life, enabled him to change his outlook on life. Squanto learned the sensitivity of being tactful and sympathetic to others.
While Squanto was with Brother Daniel, he met William Bradford...
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Astounding eyewitness accounts of Indian captivity by people who lived to tell the tale. Fifteen true adventures recount suffering and torture, bloody massacres, relentless pursuits, miraculous escapes, and adoption into Indian tribes. Fascinating historical record and revealing picture of Indian culture and frontier life. Introduction. Notes.
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A comprehensive guide to the history, culture, and religious beliefs and practices of America's native people, The Element Encyclopedia of Native Americans tells the varied and colourful stories of the tribes, their greatest leaders, wars, pacts, and the long-lasting impact that their profound wisdom and spirituality has on the West today. Containing a fascinating and comprehensive list of A-Z entries, including a series of essays, this encyclopedia...
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Back in the 19th century, there was an ugly mood among Caucasian leaders to kill any thing red. It was then that Grant said to Custer, "show no mercy, take the troops assigned to your command and pursue the Indian, its squaws and children to the end of life...wipe them from the face of the earth." Somewhere a voice whispered a special message to Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull and other leaders heard it as well and they gathered thousands, creating a storm...
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