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Author
Series
Princeton paperbacks volume 287
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[1972]
Language
English
Description
Angie Debo (1890–1988) was a writer, lecturer, and historian whose many books include Geronimo: The Man, His Time, His Place; The Road to Disappearance: A History of the Creek Indians; and The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic. Amanda Cobb-Greetham is professor of Native American studies and founding director of the Native Nations Center at the University of Oklahoma.
The classic book that exposed the scandal of the dispossession of native...
Author
Publisher
Mithras, Inc
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
"The territory's past is rich, complex, and relatively unstudies. There is a lot or rock art...and this book is the first comprehensive survey of what until now has been piedra incognita." "this book fills a large void in the rock art record and presents many sites previously unrecorded. I especially appreciate the authori's objective and unbiased approach."
4) The Cherokee
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Discusses the traditional life of the Cherokee peoples in the southern Appalachian Mountains, their beliefs and sense of community, culture, their forced migration along the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma, and life in the 20th century and beyond.
Author
Series
Time Circle volume 3
Language
English
Description
Antelope is a worthy successor to her mother's magnificent legacy. Antelope's mate is Chomoc, the son of the legendary Kokopelli. When Chomoc's wanderlust leads him away from his tribe to the city of the Hasinai, in what will become the state of Oklahoma, Antelope refuses to be left behind. She breaks the taboos that demand she stay safely at home, and with her blue-eyed baby she prepares to join Chomoc. What she finds at the end of the journey is...
6) Cherokee
Author
Series
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Examines the history, art, language, culture, and future prospects of the Cherokee Indians, as well as distinguished members of the tribe.
Author
Publisher
Lyons Press
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
What do we lose when a language disappears? Today, Choctaw, Creek, Comanche, and Ponca are just a few of the Native American languages quickly moving towards extinction. The question of what is lost--after all, speakers themselves often wonder whether it's worth the trouble of keeping their dialect alive--sparked the interest of journalist Elizabeth Seay, who returns to her home state of Oklahoma to research what is left of tribal languages and the...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Jenna, a member of the Muscogee, or Creek Nation, borrows jingles from the dresses of several friends and relatives so that she can perform the jingle dance at the powwow; also includes a note about the jingle dance tradition and its regalia.
Author
Publisher
Warner Books
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
From the award-winning author of "Where the Heart Is" comes the story of a down-and-out cafe owner, Caney, who opens his restaurant after returning from Vietnam in a wheelchair. Then one day Vena Takes Horse, a vibrant young women, enters the cafe, changes the lives of the regulars forever, and, eventually, captures Caney's heart.
11) The Seminole
Author
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
12) Sacred ground
Author
Series
Publisher
TOR
Pub. Date
[1994]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 20
Language
English
Description
PI Jennie Talldeer investigates an explosion on a construction site which was an Indian burial ground. Indian activists are suspected, but in fact the culprits are evil spirits. Talldeer, an Osage Indian, has to resort to her training as a shaman.
Author
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"A young Native American boy in a splintering family grasps for stability and love, making all the wrong choices until he finds a space of his own"--
"Told in a series of voices, Calling for a Blanket Dance takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle through the multigenerational perspectives of his family as they face myriad obstacles. His father's injury at the hands of corrupt police, his mother's struggle to hold on to her job and care for her...
15) John Ross
Author
Publisher
Raintree Publishers
Pub. Date
c1990
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the Cherokee chief who fought unsuccessfully to protect the land of his people, until they were forced to march along the Trail of Tears to Oklahoma.
19) Ravenmocker
Author
Series
Molly Bearpaw mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Mysterious Press
Language
English
Description
Asked to witness the autopsy of an elderly Cherokee man who died unexpectedly in his nursing home, native American Advocacy League Investigator Molly Bearpaw discovers that the dead man's heart has been stolen.
20) Seminole
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Pub
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A discussion of the history, culture, and contemporary life of the Seminole Indians.
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