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When the frogs suddenly vanish from the lake behind her village, a young Native American girl is led to the frog village underneath the lake and learns what she must do to save both the frogs and her own people.

The stories in this unusual collection come from the twelve tribes of Indians that in historic times have lived in the present states of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.

Introduces the history, dwellings, artwork, religious beliefs, clothing, food, and other elementsof life of the Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest.

After a sailing ship breaks up on the rocks off Washington's storm-tossed Cape Flattery, Nathan McAllister, the fourteen-year-old son of the lighthouse keeper, refuses to believe the authorities, who say there were no survivors. Unexplained footprints on a desolate beach, a theft at the trading post, and glimpses of a wild "hairy man" convince Nathan that someone is hiding in the remote sea caves along the coast. With his new friend, Lighthouse George,...

Prior to the onslaught of the Europeans, the Puget Sound area was one of the most heavily populated regions north of Mexico City. The Native Americans who lived there enjoyed a bounty of seafood, waterfowl, and berries, which they expertly collected and preserved. Detailing the associated culture, technologies, and techniques, Vine Deloris Jr. explains in depth this veritable paradise and its ultimate demise. Raising the possibility that the utopian...

Describes the history, beliefs, customs, homes, and day-to-day life of the Nez Percé Indians. Also discusses how they live today.

While looking for Steps High, the horse that had been stolen from her, Kaya faces danger from a sudden grassland fire. Includes historical notes on the Nez Percé Indians.

Photographs, illustrations, and anecdotes, both factual and fictional, describe a Nez Perce girl's experiences growing up in the mid-eighteenth century.