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Native American Heritage Month: Kids (November 2022)
OBD Native American Heritage Month (November) - YOUTH
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Sitting Bull was one of the greatest Lakota/Sioux warriors and chiefs who ever lived. From killing his first buffalo at age 10 to being named war chief to leading his people against the U.S. Army, "Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People" brings the story of the great chief to light.
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Lakota chief Crazy Horse and Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer had long been enemies when they finally crossed paths for the last time in 1876, as the people of the Great Plains resisted the invasion of their homes. Witness reports and reflections by their peers accompany side-by-side storytelling, revealing different perspectives on the historical events during their intertwined lives.
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Native American Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Native American Heritage Month (older kids)
OBD Native American Heritage Month (November) - YOUTH
Native American Heritage Month (older kids)
OBD Native American Heritage Month (November) - YOUTH
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"This book is the story of the Lakota and how they were forced onto a reservation, told from the point of view of Red Cloud, warrior and chief of the Lakota. It is a heavily illustrated account, with both text and illustrations by S. D. Nelson."--Provided by publisher.
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Told from a Native American point of view, Black Elk s Vision provides a unique perspective on American history. From recounting the visions Black Elk had as a young boy, to his involvement in the battles of Little Big Horn and Wounded Knee, as well as his journeys to New York City and Europe with Buffalo Bill s Wild West Show, this biographical account of Black Elk an Oglala Lakota medicine man who lived from 1863 to 1950 follows him from childhood...
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Native American Authors: Board and Picture Books (SCPL-YS)
Native American Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
Native American Authors: Youth Nonfiction (SCPL-YS)
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Pickup trucks and eagles, yellow school buses and painted horses, Mother Earth and Sister Meadowlark all join together to greet the dawn. They marvel at the colors and sounds, smells, and memories that come with the opening of the day. Animals and humans alike turn their faces upwards and gaze as the sun makes its daily journey from horizon to horizon. Dawn is a time to celebrate with a smiling heart, to start a new day in the right way, excited for...
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Native American Authors: Traditional Tales (SCPL-YS)
Native American Heritage Month: Kids (November 2022)
Native American Heritage Month: Kids (November 2022)
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When Young Wolf and his older sister wander from their village and face the danger of a prairie fire, their deceased grandmother, now one of the Star People, appears to guide them.
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Traces the childhood, friendships and dangers experienced by Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born in 1839, whose community along the Missouri River in the Dakotas transitioned from hunting to agriculture.
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"A biography of Native American Ira Hayes, a shy, humble Pima Indian who fought in World War II as a Marine and was one of six soldiers to raise the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima, an event immortalized in Joe Rosenthal's famous photograph"--Provided by publisher.