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1) Blood and thunder: an epic of the American West

Author

Sides, Hampton

Language

English

Formats

Book, CD, Non-Circulating Item

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Examines America's westward expansion, describing the forcible subjugation of Native American tribes, including the fierce battles against the Navajo which ended with a brutal siege at Canyon de Chelly and "the Long Walk" migration.

2) Children of sacred ground: America's last Indian war

Author

Feher-Elston, Catherine

Publisher

Northland Pub

Pub. Date

c1988

Language

English

3) How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems

Author

Harjo, Joy

Language

English

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"This collection gathers poems from throughout Joy Harjo's twenty-eight-year career, beginning in 1973 in the age marked by the takeover at Wounded Knee and the rejuvenation of indigenous cultures in the world through poetry and music. How We Became Human explores its title question in poems of sustaining grace."--

4) They sang for horses: the impact of the horse on Navajo & Apache folklore

Author

Clark, LaVerne Harrell

Language

English

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"No Native American groups placed more emphasis on the horse in their lives than did the Navajo and Apache of the Southwest. They Sang for Horses examines how storytellers, singers, medicine men, and painters created the animal's evolving symbolic significance by adapting existing folklore and cultural symbols. Exploring the horse's importance in ceremonies, songs, prayers, customers, and beliefs, Clark investigates the period of the horse's most...