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  • Inuit Indians

    Caryn Yacowitz

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2016)
    Turn the pages of this book to learn about Inuit Indians. Find out how the Inuit live through cold arctic winters. Discover the sun goggles that they used to wear. Read about how the Inuit build snow houses, or igloos. In this book you will see how the Inuit hunt for seals, learn about the dog sleds that the Inuit use, discover how the Inuit use string figures to tell stories.
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  • Tecumseh

    Walter Laplante

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, July 15, 2015)
    Profiles the Shawnee chief and orator, covering his childhood, clashes with white settlers, and siding with the British during the War of 1812.
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  • Eastern Woodlands Indians

    Mir Tamim Ansary

    Library Binding (Heinemann, Feb. 11, 2000)
    Come along with us as we meet some of America's first peoples. Turn the pages of Eastern Woodlands Indians to discover: what orenda and manitou are, which Eastern Woodlands Indians have helped build modern-day skyscrapers, how Eastern Woodland Indians used the sap from maple trees. Each book in the Native Americas series explores a different area of our country and the people who first lived there. Find out how these people lived long ago, what happened when Europeans arrived, and how Native Americans today are keeping their cultures alive. Each book includes: colorful maps, photos, and illustrations, a section on famous Native Americans, a list of books to show you where you can learn more.
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  • Osceola

    Santana Hunt

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, July 15, 2015)
    Chronicles the life of the Seminole leader, whose opposition to the movement of his people from their homeland by the U.S. government resulted in his imprisonment.
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  • Native American Rivalries

    Susan Katz Keating, Troy Johnson

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2013)
    Discusses Native American rivalries, the reasons behind them, and how the arrival of Europeans impacted these rivalries.

  • Powhatan Indians

    Suzanne Morgan Williams

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 18, 2003)
    Turn the pages of this book to learn about Powhatan Indians. Find out how Powhatans fished and hunted. Learn about what it was like as a child growing up in a Powhatan family. Read the story of Pocahontas, a Powhatan woman. In this book you will discover how Chief Powhatan ruled the Powhatan tribes, see how Powhatans celebrate at powwows, find out how Powhatans are taking care of their land today.
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  • Wampanoag

    Katie Lajiness

    Library Binding (Big Buddy Books, Aug. 15, 2016)
    Presents information about the Native American tribe known as Wampanoag, describing their history, clothing, food, social roles, hunting customs, religious beliefs, and their interactions with European settlers in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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  • Turquoise Boy

    Terri Cohlene, Charles Reasoner

    Paperback (Scholastic, Feb. 1, 2004)
    A retelling of a Navajo Indian legend in which Turquoise Boy searches for something that will make the Navajo people's lives easier; includes a brief history of the Navajo people and their customs.
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  • Southeast Indians

    Mir Tamim Ansary

    Paperback (Heinemann, July 13, 2001)
    Come along with us as we meet some of America's first peoples. Turn the pages of Southeast Indians to discover: why Indians of the Southeast wore tattoos, who invented the Cherokee alphabet, what happened on the "Trail of Tears" Each book in the Native Americas series explores a different area of our country and the people who first lived there. Find out how these people lived long ago, what happened when Europeans arrived, and how Native Americans today are keeping their cultures alive. Each book includes: colorful maps, photos, and illustrations, a section on famous Native Americans, a list of books to show you where you can learn more.
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  • Native American Cooking

    Anna Carew-Miller, Troy Johnson

    Library Binding (Mason Crest, Sept. 1, 2013)
    Discusses the foods common to Native American tribes, and explains the cultural significance certain foods had for specific tribes.

  • Iroquois

    Richard Gaines

    Library Binding (Abdo & Daughters, Sept. 1, 2000)
    Presents a brief introduction to the Iroquois Indians including information on their society, homes, food, clothing, crafts, and life today.
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  • Nez Perce History and Culture

    Helen Dwyer, Mary A Stout

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub Learning library, Jan. 1, 2012)
    Informative text in this engaging series presents a comprehensive look at the lives of Native Americans from the first contact with Europeans to the present, and includes fascinating facts about the way these diverse peoples function, how they celebrate and practice their religious beliefs, and first-person accounts of Native American life and educational activities that help make these cultures relatable to readers. Simultaneous.
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