Books in First Americans series

DeCapua, Sarah

Provides comprehensive information on the background, lifestyle, beliefs, and present-day lives of the Nez Perce People.

King, David C.

Bjorklund, Ruth

"Provides comprehensive information on the background, lifestyle, beliefs, and present-day lives of the Lakota people"--Provided by publisher.

Describes the history of the Cheyenne people, their culture before the arrival of the Europeans, their religious beliefs, and how they live today.

A retelling of the Sioux creation myth accompanies a history of the Sioux that recounts their migration from Minnesota to the Plains in the 1700s, their buffalo hunting, family life, dances and ceremonies, and other aspect of Sioux culture.

Including quotations from Nez Perce leaders, the story of the Nez Perce Indians--whose name means "pierced nose" and refers to ornaments some tribe members wore--documents their history, creation myth, and customs, and considers the tribe today.

A retelling of the creation myth of the Hopis also describes their history, culture, religion, and present-day situation, relating how they resisted conversion by missionaries and were forced to live on a reservation.

Provides comprehensive information on the background, lifestyle, beliefs, and present-day lives of the Cree people.

Describes the family life, ceremonies, and nomadic existence of the Navajos and explains their history as they fought the Utes and Pueblos for territory, their transformation into sheep herders, and their encounters with Spanish settlers.

Describes the history of the Comanche people, their culture before the arrival of the Europeans, their religious beliefs, and how they live today.