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1) Zia
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A young Indian girl, Zia, caught between the traditional world of her mother and the present world of the Mission, is helped by her aunt Karana whose story was told in the Island of the Blue Dolphins.
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Marrow thieves novels volume 2
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French has been captured by the Recruiters, confined to one of the infamous residential schools, where the government extracts the marrow of Indigenous people in order to steal the ability to dream, and where the captured are programmed to betray others of their kind, something which he discovers has been done to his brother; meanwhile the other survivors, his found family, are hunting for him, determined to rescue him--and French has to decide just...
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Mighty Muskrats mystery volume 3
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"A ceremonial bundle has been stolen from the National Assembly of Cree Peoples and the Mighty Muskrats must solve the mystery and save the day"--
5) Little you
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Celebrating the joy babies bring into the world.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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A Native American woman describes how she loved her child before it was born and, throughout her pregnancy, gathered a bundle of gifts to welcome the newborn.
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Hiawatha, a Mohawk, is plotting revenge for the murder of his wife and daughters by the evil Onondaga Chief, Tadodaho, when he meets the Great Peacemaker, who enlists his help in bringing the nations together to share his vision of a new way of life marked by peace, love, and unity rather than war, hate, and fear. Includes historical notes.
8) Turning gold
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CA Waldman Books
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©2014.
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229 pages
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Eleven-year-old Lena has always dreamed of going to school, but when she finally gets the chance, nothing goes as planned. Her best friend Sara is in another class, her teacher is mean, and her only dress is ruined. To make matters worse, in the small company town of Proctor, housing and swimming are separated by race, and so are friends like Sara and Lena. How can Sara solve a problem that big? And how can Lena prove herself to people who think less...
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CA Waldman Books
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©2014.
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221 pages
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It's bad enough that Mama died and the bank man stole the family house in Chicago, but now eleven-year-old Sara Constance O'Day is being forced to live on her grandparents' California ranch. Coyote Creek Ranch is as different from the big city as the moon is from the earth. Sara hates the brown emptiness, the heat, the prickles, and the coyotes' howls. She's terrified of the venomous snakes and hungry mountain lions. But mostly she's afraid of facing...
11) Hearts unbroken
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"When Louise Wolfe's first real boyfriend mocks and disrespects Native people in front of her, she breaks things off and dumps him over e-mail. It's her senior year, anyway, and she'd rather spend her time with her family and friends and working on the school newspaper. The editors pair her up with Joey Kairouz, the ambitious new photojournalist, and in no time the paper's staff find themselves with a major story to cover: the school musical director's...
12) Being home
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Kokila
Pub. Date
2024.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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On a day filled with anticipation, a young Cherokee girl bids farewell to her familiar city life and documents the changing landscape through drawings as her family moves to their ancestral land and embraces their new home.
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Using illustrations that show the diversity in Native America and spare poetic text that emphasizes fry bread in terms of provenance, this volume tells the story of a post-colonial food that is a shared tradition for Native American families all across the North American continent. Includes a recipe and an extensive author note that delves into the social ways, foodways, and politics of America's 573 recognized tribes.
14) Josie dances
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Minnesota Historical Society Press
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[2021]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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As she prepares for her first powwow, an Ojibwa girl practices her dance steps, gets help from her family, and is inspired by the soaring flight of Migizi, the eagle.
15) We still belong
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Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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[2023]
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249 pages ; 22 cm.
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Wesley's hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples' Day (and asking her crush to the dance) go all wrong-until she finds herself surrounded by the love of her Indigenous family and community at the intertribal powwow.
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Feiwel and Friends
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2022.
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278 pages ; 22 cm
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After being caught stealing one too many times, Benjamin Waterfalls is sent to a "boot camp" at the Ojibwe reservation where he searches for answers as he tries to turn his life around and embrace this second chance.
17) A letter for Bob
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Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2023]
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
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When its time to say goodbye to a part of her family, a young girl pens a love letter to Bob, the treasured family car that has taken them all over and been there in sad and scary times.
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Baseball card adventures volume 8
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HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2008
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195 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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Joe and his longtime enemy, Bobby Fuller, use a vintage baseball card to travel in time, hoping to stop Jim Thorpe from participating in the 1912 Olympics and losing his medals, but instead they watch Thorpe struggle during his first season with the New York Giants.
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