The Story of Joseph Willis
<p><strong>Joseph Willis's life is a story of triumph over tragedy and victory over adversity! </strong></p><p>He was born into slavery. His mother was Cherokee...
View ArticleAmerican Indian Stories
A fascinating collection of autobiographical tales by Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, better known by her pen name of Zitkala-Sa. Read of her time on the Yankton Reservation, and her years of hardship in...
View ArticleThe Cherokee Kid: Will Rogers, Tribal Identity, and the Making of an American...
The ways the Cherokee Nation's stories, arts, technologies, and history influenced the work of one of the United States' most prominent celebrities: Will Rogers (1879-1935). The Cherokee Kid makes...
View ArticleThe Reason You Walk: A Memoir
<b>A moving story of father-son reconciliation told by a charismatic aboriginal star<br></b><br>When his father was given a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Winnipeg broadcaster...
View ArticleThe Riverton Rifle: My Story ? Straight Shooting on Hockey and on Life
“It all comes down to making the right life choices," says the NHL's legendary Reggie Leach, and this intimate biography lays bare the decisions that led him to become one of the best snipers...
View ArticleIshi's Brain: In Search of Americas Last "Wild" Indian
<p>From the mountains of California to a forgotten steel vat at the Smithsonian, this "eloquent and soul-searching book" (<i>Lit</i>) is "a compelling account of one of American...
View ArticleTulalip, From My Heart: An Autobiographical Account of a Reservation Community
<p>In Tulalip, From My Heart, Harriette Shelton Dover describes her life on the Tulalip Reservation and recounts the myriad problems tribes faced after resettlement. Born in 1904, Dover grew up...
View ArticleSeasons of Hope: Memoirs of Ontario's First Aboriginal Lieutenant Governor
<i>Seasons of Hope</i> traces the author's life, from his impoverished Native childhood to him being appointed an ambassador for Canada in numerous countries and lieutenant governor for...
View ArticleWho Are These People Anyway?
<p>In the rich tradition of oral storytelling, Chief Irving Powless Jr. of the Beaver Clan of the Onondaga Nation reminds us of an ancient treaty. It promises that the Haudenosaunee people and...
View ArticleA Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison: With Linked Table of Contents
Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison, Who was taken by the Indians, in the year 1755, when only about twelve years of age, and has continued to reside amongst them to the present time. CONTAINING...
View ArticleBlack Elk: The Life of an American Visionary
<p><b>The epic life story of the Native American holy man who has inspired millions around the world</b></p><p>Black Elk, the Native American holy man, is known to...
View ArticleA Warrior of the People: How Susan La Flesche Overcame Racial and Gender...
<p>On March 14, 1889, Susan La Flesche received her medical degree-becoming the first Native American doctor in U.S. history. She earned her degree thirty-one years before women could vote and...
View ArticleAn Oneida Indian in Foreign Waters: The Life of Chief Chapman Scanandoah,...
<p>Chief Chapman Scanandoah (1870-1953) was a decorated Navy veteran who served in the Spanish-American War, a skilled mechanic, and a prize-winning agronomist who helped develop the Iroquois...
View ArticleThe Gang of Four: Four Leaders, Four Communities, One Friendship
Seattle's Gang of Four civil rights activists brought four ethnic groups together in the 1960s to advocate for minority rights.<BR>
View ArticleIn Geronimo's Footsteps: A Journey Beyond Legend
The name "Geronimo" came to Corine Sombrun insistently in a trance during her apprenticeship to a Mongolian shaman. That message and the need to understand its meaning brought her to the home of the...
View ArticleThe Right to Be Cold: One Woman's Story of Protecting Her Culture, the Arctic...
The Right to Be Cold is a human story of resilience, commitment, and survival told from the unique vantage point of an Inuk woman who, in spite of many obstacles, rose from humble beginnings in the...
View ArticleMolly Brant: Mohawk Loyalist and Diplomat
Molly Brant, head of the Mohawk Matrons and chatelaine of a manor house in New York State, was at home in both Six Nations and white society. Because of her ability to influence native politics during...
View ArticleJacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great...
<p><b><u>JON MEACHAM, author of <i>American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House</i></u></b><br><b>"Steve Inskeep has found an illuminating and...
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