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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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A retelling of the Algonquian Indian legend of how a young girl, badly mistreated by her sisters, becomes the bride of the great hunter known as the Invisible One. Includes information on the history and customs of the Algonquian Indians.
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The southwest tribes include the Apache, Navajo, and Pueblo. These tribes are known for their art, architecture, and fierceness in battle. This exciting book captures the richness of these tribes' cultures and provides an in-depth look at the warriors and wars that shaped them.
5) Iroquois
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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"This book introduces young readers to the Iroquois people, their traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing and more, their contact with Europeans, and how the Iroquois are keeping their culture alive today"--
6) Cheyenne
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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"Introduces young readers to the Cheyenne people, their traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing and more, their contact with Europeans, and how the Cheyenne are keeping their culture alive today"--OCLC.
7) Sioux
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"This title introduces readers to the Sioux people. Text covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today"--
8) Comanche
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"This book introduces young readers to the Comanche people, their traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing and more, their contact with Europeans, and how the Comanche are keeping their culture alive today"--
9) Seminole
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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"This title introduces readers to the Seminole people. Text covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today"--
10) Nez Perce
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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This book introduces young readers to the Nez Perce people, their traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing and more, their contact with Europeans, and how the Nez Perce are keeping their culture alive today.
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Publisher description: Learn to communicate without words with these authentic signs! Learn over 525 signs developed by the Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Arapahoe and other tribes! Written instructions and diagrams show you how to make the words, construct sentences. Book also contains 290 pictographs (language in pictures) of the Sioux and Ojibway tribes.
12) The Cherokee
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
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"With more than 800,000 people claiming Cherokee descent, the Cherokee nation is the most populous native group in the United States today. Readers will find out where the Cherokee settled, the traditions that united them as a people, and what happened when European settlers arrived on Cherokee land, with a special focus on the infamous Trail of Tears and its repercussions. This valuable volume highlights the Cherokee people's resilience in rebuilding...
13) The Mohawk
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"The Mohawk were the easternmost peoples of the Haudenosaunee, or the Iroquois Confederacy. Like others in this group, they lived in longhouses of wood and bark and survived by hunting, fishing, and farming. This fact-filled book includes more essential information about many other aspects of Mohawk history, including treaties and wars, and Mohawk culture, such as language and clothing. Readers will also learn about Mohawk people in modern history,...
14) The Shoshone
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"Before European explorers arrived in the Americas, the Shoshone lived in present-day Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, California, and Nevada. Readers of this accessible history will appreciate learning what everyday life was like for this nomadic people and how western expansion in the United States changed that way of life forever. They'll follow the Shoshone onto reservations and into modern times, discovering how they've kept their vibrant culture alive....
15) The Cheyenne
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
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"The Cheyenne began as farmers in the Great Lakes area, but migrated to the Plains where they became nomadic hunters. This remarkable people has seen great hardship and conflict throughout their past-including a role in the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Yet, an irrepressible spirit helped the culture survive to modern times. This noteworthy book focuses on an important native culture of which thousands of descendants still live in the United States....
16) The Hopi
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"The Hopi people settled a village in AD 1050, which is still inhabited today! This fascinating native group managed to successfully farm and herd in the hot deserts of the Southwest. Today, many people are captivated with Hopi culture, which endures despite years of discrimination and intolerance. This sensitive volume shines light on Hopi traditions, with spotlights on ceremonies, rituals, housing, and clothing. Historic photographs, descriptive...
17) The Navajo
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""Engaging images accompany information about the Navajo. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--
18) Turquoise boy
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c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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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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Classic of American anthropology explores messianic cult behind Indian resistance, from Pontiac to the 1890s. Extremely detailed, thorough account, citing many primary documents as well as Mooney's own anthropological data. Originally published in 1896 as Part Two of Bureau of American Ethnology Report XIV. 38 plates, 49 other illustrations.
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