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Native American Experience
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Learn about the life, culture and history of the Native American people.
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Anderson, Gary Clayton Through Dakota Eyes: Narrative Accounts of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862 This volume documents the Minnesota Dakota War of 1862 as witnessed by Dakota Indians. Each powerful personal account is preceded by a biographical sketch; some photographs and sketches included. 1988 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Black Elk Black Elk Speaks : Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux Lakota Holy Man Black Elk tells -- through poet John Niehardt -- the story of his own life and his people during the late 19th century. First published in 1932, this classic book documents Lakota life and passes along Black Elk's visions. 1988 Adult Nonfiction Book (Biography) |
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Brave Bird, Mary Lakota Woman The deeply moving story of a woman's triumphant struggle to survive on the South Dakota Rosebud Reservation, to joining the revolution for Native American rights during the 1960s and 1970s. 1994 Adult Nonfiction Book (Biography) |
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Brown, Dee Alexander Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee This classic "Indian history of the American West" documents the atrocities committed against Native Americans in the late nineteenth century. This book contains many primary sources, including photographs, testimonies and transcripts from Native American leaders. 1971 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Christgau, John. Birch Coulie : the Epic Battle of the Dakota War The account of the war between white settlers and the Dakota Indians in Minnesota examines two communities torn by internal dissent and external threat. The book also delves into the aftermath, during which thirty-eight Dakota men were hanged without legal representation or the appearance of defense witnesses, the largest mass execution in American history. With its unusually nuanced perspective, Birch Coulie brings clarity and insight to a critical moment in the troubled history of the American West. 2012 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Cohen, Ken Honoring the Medicine: The Essential Guide to Native American Healing Written by a master of alternative healing practices, "Honoring the Medicine" gathers together an abundance of information about every aspect of Native American medicine and healing philosophy. 2003 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Deloria, Vine Singing for a Spirit : a Portrait of the Dakota Sioux Follows the story of the Deloria family, whose existence was engulfed and forever changed by the westward expansion of the United States. 1999 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Erdrich, Heid. E. and Laura Tohe, eds. Sister Nations: Native American Women Writers on Community In this energetic anthology of poetry, essays and fiction, Native American women examine their lives and their connection to community. Contributors include well-known and lesser-known contemporary Native American women writers from a variety of tribes. 2002 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Erdrich, Louise Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country The critically acclaimed author describes her journey back to the islands of her ancestors in Ontario, offering a compelling portrait of Ojibwe language, culture, spirits, traditions, and art as she visits centuries-old rock paintings and recalls her own family and contemporary life. 2003 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Graves, Kathy Davis Indians in Minnesota A historical and contemporary account of Ojibwe and Dakota Indians living in both reservation and urban settings is provided in this resource that examines the significant changes and continuing needs of Indians in the twenty-first century. 2006 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Gwynne, S. C. Empire of the Summer Moon : Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History A stunningly vivid historical account of the forty-year battle between Comanche Indians and white settlers for control of the American West, centering on Quanah, the greatest Comanche chief of them all. 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Harjo, Joy A Map to the Next World : Poetry and Tales In Her Fifth book, Joy Harjo, one of our foremost Native American voices, melds memories, dream visions, myths, and stories from America's brutal history into a poetic whole. 2000 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Hearth, Amy Hill "Strong Medicine" Speaks : a Native American Elder Has her Say : an Oral History Chronicles the life of Marion "Strong Medicine" Gould, a Lenni-Lenape, or Delaware, Indian, tracing her ancestry back to the 1520s and describing her experiences growing up and raising a family in New Jersey during the twentieth century. 2008 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Heat Moon, William Least Roads to Quoz : an American Mosey Recounts the author's three-month 13,000-mile road trip on the back roads of small-town America, during which he uncovers a nation deep in character, story, and charm. 2008 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Hogan, Linda The Woman Who Watches Over the World: A Native Memoir Hogan, a Chicksaw novelist and poet, chronicles her difficult upbringing, blending her personal story with a broader history of Native American experience. Although it describes many painful incidents, the narrative is beautiful and hopeful. 2001 Adult Nonfiction Book (Biography) |
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Jones, Lisa Broken : a Love Story : Horses Humans and Redemption On the Wind River Indian Reservation A journalist describes how she overcame personal challenges through a relationship with a famous Arapahoe quadriplegic horse trainer from whom the author learned spiritually transforming life lessons and came to deeply love Wyoming's Native American culture. 2009 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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LaDuke, Winona Recovering the Sacred : the Power of Naming and Claiming Well-known Native activist scholar/two-time Green Party vice-presidential candidate examines how her White Earth tribe is reclaiming their spiritual heritage from cultural imperialism. Reviving the traditional diet and seeking out earth-friendly energy sources are key elements of this healing process. 2005 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Lancaster, Daniel John Beargrease : Legend of Minnesota's North Shore This biographical account follows legendary Beargrease through the settlement and development of the North Shore on his difficult traverse from traditional Anishinabe life to the modern world. 2009 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Mann, Charles C. 1491 : New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus A groundbreaking analysis of America prior to 1492 describes how the research of archaeologists and anthropologists has transformed myths about the Americas. Not only was the population greater than Europe, but the cultures were also far older and more advanced than previously known. 2005 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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McNab, Chris Warriors of the World : the Native American Warrior 1500-1890 CE Surveys the training, tools and strategies of Native American fighters from large and remote tribes, examining in lavishly illustrated detail their equipment, disparate combat techniques and influence on European and American technology. 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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