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On the Powwow Trail Rainy's Powwow
The Buffalo Jump
Between Earth and Sky--Legends of Native American Sacred
Coyote--A Trickster Tale from the American Southwest:
Home to Medicine Mountain
Ininatig's Gift of Sugar--Traditional Native Sugarmaking
Fort Chipewyan Homecoming--A Journey to Native Canada
Northwoods Cradle Song--From a Menominee Lullaby
Red Bird
My Navajo Sister
Yellow Shirt & Black Necklace
Coloring Book
This activity coloring book is a companion to the hugely popular "On the
Powwow Trail" video, and focuses on the preservation of Native American
Indian customs, traditional dress and dance. $2.99.
(click on book for a preview)
In this tale of self-discovery and acceptance, a young girl learns that she must listen
to and follow her own heart. This engaging story celebrates a vanishing way of life that embodies the long-standing traditions
of being welcomed into the powwow family. Written by Linda Theresa Raczek, illustrated by Gary Bennett. $15.95, hardcover.
Angry that his older brother is chosen to be the buffalo runner who lures the
buffalo to their deaths, Little Blaze, the fastest runner of his Blackfeet tribe, must overcome his resentment when
his brother's life is endangered. Written by Peter Roop, illustrated by Bill Farnesworth. $14.95, hardcover.
Through the guidance of his uncle and the retelling of various Native American legends,
a young boy learns that everything living and inanimate has its place, should be considered sacred, and given respect.
Written by Joseph Bruchac, Illustrated by Thomas Locker. $7.00, softcover. $16.00, hardcover.
Coyote, who has a nose for trouble, wants to sing, dance, and fly like the crows
and insists that they teach him how to fly. The crows agree but soon tire of Coyote's bragging and boasting.
They decide to teach the great trickster a lesson and the experience ends in disaster for him. Written by
Gerald McDermott. $6.00, softcover. $14.95, hardcover.
The story of two young brothers who are separated from their family and sent to
live at a government-run Indian residential school in the 1930s--an experience shared by generations of Native
American children throughout North America. At these schools, children were forbidden to speak their Indian
languages and made to unlearn their Indian ways. Sadly, they were often not able to go home to their families
for summer vacation. Written by Chiori Santiago, illustrated by Judith Lowry. $15.95, hardcover.
Describes how Indians have relied on the sugar maple tree for food and tells how
an Anishinabe Indian in Minnesota continues his people's traditions by teaching students to tap the trees and make
maple sugar. Written by Laura Waterman Wittstock, photographs by Dale Kakkak. $6.95, softcover.
Twelve-year-old Matthew Dunn learns about the traditional ways of his Chipewyan,
Cree, and Metis ancestors on a trip to Fort Chipewyan, in Alberta, Canada. Written by Morningstar Mercredi, photographs
by Darren McNally. $6.95, Softcover.
In this poetic adaptation of a Menominee Indian lullaby, a mother sings her
little warrior to sleep by describing the natural world around them. The whisper of the night winds, the call
of the whippoorwill, and the silken wings of the moths all come together to lull her little one at bedtime.
Written by Douglas Wood, illustrated by Lisa Desimini. $5.99, softcover.
Katie, also known as Red Bird, joins her family and other Indians at the annual
powwow in southern Delaware, where they celebrate their Nanticoke heritage with music, dancing, and special foods.
Written by Barbara Mitchell, illustrated by Todd L.W. Doney. $16.00, hardcover. Price???, softcover.
A white girl (Sparrow) lives for a short time on an Indian reservation and forms
a close bond with a Navajo girl (Genni). Sparrow is taught to embrace the Navajo spirit, and together they climb
canyon walls, collect shells, ride horses, and dream about the Ancient Ones. Written by Eleanor Schick.
$16.00, hardcover.
The long-ago story of the Meadow Lark bird, who enjoyed visiting and keeping
everyone informed about the good things of life. The Meadow Lark would sing about it so all the beings of the
world would know about it. The creator came to learn about the good things the Meadow Lark was doing and blessed
him with a shirt of yellow and a necklace of black to proudly show while he sings a summer song. Written by Long
Standing Bear Chief, illustrated by Tom Gilleon. $8.95, softcover.
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