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"What have you always wanted to know about Indians? Do you feel like you should already know the answers--or are concerned that your questions may be offensive? For more than a decade, Anton Treuer's clear, candid, and informative book has answered questions for tens of thousands of readers. This revised edition both revisits old questions from a new perspective and expands on topics that have become increasingly relevant over the past decade, including...
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"The Inconvenient Indian is at once a "history" and the complete subversion of a history--in short, a critical and personal meditation that the remarkable Thomas King has conducted over the past 50 years about what it means to be "Indian" in North America. Rich with dark and light, pain and magic, this book distills the insights gleaned from that meditation, weaving the curiously circular tale of the relationship between non-Natives and Natives in...
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English
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People of the Red Earth fills the need for a general introduction to Colorado's American Indian heritage, both ancient and recent. This book combines up-to-date scientific research findings with information from historical and ethnographic literature, enhanced by personal knowledge.Travelers will appreciate each chapter's suggested places to visit and the appendix interpreting Colorado's many place names of Indian origin.
5) Ancient Maya
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Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The legacy of past civilizations is still with us today. In Ancient Maya, readers discover the history and impressive accomplishments of the Maya people, including their advanced mathematics and massive stone cities. Engaging text provides details on the civilization's history, development, daily life, culture, art, technology, warfare, social organization, and more. Well-chosen maps and images of artifacts bring the past to life.
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Gareth Stevens Pub
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 3
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English
Description
This book describes the daily lives, culture, beliefs, social structure, and environment of some of the Native American peoples who lived on the Northwest coast of North America before the coming of Europeans.
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Publisher
SFWP
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Spanning four seasons, ten countries, three teaching jobs, and countless buses, Patagonian Road : A Year Alone Through Latin America chronicles Kate McCahill's solo journey from Guatemala to Argentina. In her struggles with language, romance, culture, service, and homesickness, she personifies a growing culture of women for whom travel is not a path to love but a route to meaningful work, rare inspiration, and profound self-discovery. Following the...
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Smithsonian Books
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
Recreates the cultures of the ancestors of today's Indian peoples-their religions, customs, tools, weapons, arts, architecture and scientific knowledge-on the basis of evidence from archaeological sites both large and small, bringing to life the North America of edges previously relegated to a kind of historical limbo.
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Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1994
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.5 - AR Pts: 6
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English
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Otter, a Mississippi Valley trader, undertakes a perilous journey to lead the Mound Builders to prosperity, while Star Shell, a chief's daughter, accompanies him toward Niagara Falls to destroy an evil totemic mask
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Powerkids Press
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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The ancient Maya civilization had a complex social structure, set of religious beliefs, and writing system. These are just some of the fun facts readers discover as they learn what it would be like to live among the Maya. Readers enhance their knowledge of common social studies curriculum topics as they explore topics such as Mayan art, social classes, and farming methods. These topics are presented through detailed main text, as well as additional...
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World Almanac Library
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the history, culture, and people of the many Indian tribes that inhabited the region from the Arctic through the northern interior of Canada to coastal Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
This book describes the daily lives, culture, beliefs, social structure, and environment of some of the Native American peoples who lived in the American Southwest at the time of the arrival of European settlers.
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Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
Combines paintings, maps, and text to portray Native Americans' early encounters with the European settlers who colonized the "New World," and describes the differences in farming, socialization, and values which often created friction.
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Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores how the waters, mountains, and forests of the Pacific Northwest have provided food and shelter for groups such as the Tlingit, the Haida, and the Kwakiutl for thousands of years.
19) Quillworker
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Pub. Date
1990
Language
English
Description
A Cheyenne legend explaining the origins of the stars. Also describes the history, culture, and fate of the Cheyenne Indians.
20) Ute
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Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the history, social structure, customs, and present life of the Ute Indians.