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Apaches
Virginia Driving Haw Sneve, Ronald Himler
Hardcover (Holiday House, Feb. 1, 1997)Describes the history of the Apaches both prior to the arrival of white settlers and their lives after, describing how they once lived and how the influx of Europeans affected their everyday existence in the only land they knew.
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Beyond the Sea of Ice: The First Americans, Book 1
William Sarabande
Mass Market Paperback (Domain, Nov. 1, 1987)Stunningly visual, extraordinarily detailed, powerfully dramatic, here is the first volume of a remarkable new series . . . The First Americans. When humans first walked the world, when nature ruled the earth and sky, a proud tribe is threatened by a series of natural disasters. A bold young hunter named Torka, who lost his wife and child to a killer mammoth, leads the survivors over the glacial tundra on a desperate eastward odyssey to the save their clan. Through attacks of savage animals and encounters with strangers not unlike themselves, they must brave the hardships of a foreign landscape and learn to live in an exotic new world of mystery and danger. They must travel toward the land where the sun rises for a new day for their clan—and an awesome future for the American.
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Sioux
Virginia Driving Haw Sneve, Ronald Himler
Hardcover (Holiday House, Sept. 1, 1993)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.
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Nez Perce
Virginia Driving Haw Sneve, Ronald Himler
Hardcover (Holiday House, Sept. 1, 1994)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.
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Navajos
Virginia Driving Haw Sneve, Ronald Himler
Hardcover (Holiday House, Sept. 1, 1993)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.
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Hopis
Virginia Driving Haw Sneve, Ronald Himler
Hardcover (Holiday House, Sept. 1, 1995)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.
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Cheyennes
Virginia Driving Haw Sneve, Ronald Himler
Hardcover (Holiday House, July 1, 1996)An insightful study of the lifestyle, traditions, and practices of the Cheyenne tribe examines the great changes their culture suffered due to the introduction of the white man to their land, from the 1825 Friendship Pact to the 1865 Sand Creek massacre.
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Seminoles
Virginia Driving Haw Sneve, Ronald Himler
Hardcover (Holiday House, March 1, 1994)An illustrated chronicle of the history of the Seminoles, Creek Indians who settled in the Florida Everglades, explores their mythology, their way of life, their three wars with the U.S. government, and the state of the tribe today.
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Cherokees
Virginia Driving Haw Sneve, Ronald Himler
Hardcover (Holiday House, Jan. 1, 1996)A retelling of the Cherokee creation myth is accompanied by a history of the Cherokee nation and follows the series of broken treaties between the Cherokees and white settlers that eventually resulted in the loss of native land.
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The Shoshone
Sarah De Capua
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2007)Provides comprehensive information on the background, lifestyle, beliefs, and present-day lives of the Shoshone people.
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The Seminoles
Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, Ronald Himler
Hardcover (Holiday House, March 15, 1994)Discusses the history, lifestyle, customs, and current situation of the Seminoles.
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