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Books in First Peoples of North America series

  • California Indians

    Elizabeth Carol Sonneborn

    Library Binding (Heinemann, July 1, 2011)
    This title teaches readers about the first people to live in the California region of North America. It discusses their culture, customs, ways of life, interactions with other settlers, and their lives today.
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  • The Central Americans

    Faren Maree Bachelis

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Dec. 1, 1989)
    Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Central Americans and the factors that encouraged their migration to North America
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  • The Ojibwa: Wild Rice Gatherers

    Therese DeAngelis

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Discusses the Ojibwa Indians, focusing on their tradition of gathering wild rice. Includes a rice recipe and instructions for making a dream catcher.
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  • The Russian Americans

    Paul R Magocsi

    Hardcover (Chelsea House Publishers, March 15, 1989)
    Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Russians, factors encouraging their emigration, and their acceptance as an ethnic group in North America.
  • Arab-Americans

    Alixa Naff

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub (L), Jan. 16, 1988)
    Book by Naff, Alixa
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  • Native Americans of the Northeast

    Stuart A. Kallen

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Jan. 1, 2000)
    Discusses the history, daily lives, culture, religion, and conflicts of the Indians that lived in the northeastern part of what is now the United States, including the Algonquian, Abenaki, and Wampanoag tribes
  • The Puerto Ricans

    Jerome J. Aliotta

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Feb. 1, 1991)
    Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Puerto Ricans, their place in American society, and the problems they face as an ethnic group in North America
  • The Cherokee: Native Basket Weavers

    Therese DeAngelis, Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2003)
    Discusses the Cherokee Indians, focusing on their tradition of weaving baskets. Includes a cookie recipe and instructions for playing a game and making a mat.
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  • Cuban Americans

    Renee Gernand

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Dec. 1, 1988)
    Recounts how thousands fled from Castro's communist revolution and emigrated to Miami, and describes their contributions to American society
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  • The Chinese Americans

    William Daley

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, Dec. 1, 1987)
    Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the Chinese, factors encouraging their emigration, and their acceptance as an ethnic group in North America
  • The American Indians

    Roland W. Force, Maryanne Force

    Library Binding (Chelsea House Pub, April 1, 1991)
    Discusses the history, culture, and religion of the North American Indians, their place in American society, and the problems they face as an ethnic group in North America
  • The Choctaw: Stickball Players of the South

    Rachel A. Koestler-Grack

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2003)
    Highlights the stickball tradition of the Choctaw Indians.
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