Yuma Public Library

Publisher description: Learn to communicate without words with these authentic signs! Learn over 525 signs developed by the Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Arapahoe and other tribes! Written instructions and diagrams show you how to make the words, construct sentences. Book also contains 290 pictographs (language in pictures) of the Sioux and Ojibway tribes.

A Cheyenne legend explaining the origins of the stars. Also describes the history, culture, and fate of the Cheyenne Indians.

Retells the legend of Ka-ha-si, who acquires great strength and boldness and uses them to rescue his people in times of peril. Includes information on the customs and lifestyle of the Eskimos.

With the advent of European colonization, the North American landscape and the indigenous cultures that inhabited it changed irrevocably. While a large part of Native Americans' past has been marked by struggles for equality and sovereignty, a survey of the early history of various tribes reveals prosperous societies that managed to live peaceably with each other and a parade of various interlopers. This volume examines the trajectory of Native American...

Retells the Cherokee legend in which Dancing Drum tries to make Grandmother Sun smile on the People again. Also describes the history, culture, and fate of the Cherokee Indians.

"This book introduces young readers to the Comanche people, their traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing and more, their contact with Europeans, and how the Comanche are keeping their culture alive today"--

"This title introduces readers to the Seminole people. Text covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today"--

""Engaging images accompany information about the Navajo. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--

"With more than 800,000 people claiming Cherokee descent, the Cherokee nation is the most populous native group in the United States today. Readers will find out where the Cherokee settled, the traditions that united them as a people, and what happened when European settlers arrived on Cherokee land, with a special focus on the infamous Trail of Tears and its repercussions. This valuable volume highlights the Cherokee people's resilience in rebuilding...

"Before European explorers arrived in the Americas, the Shoshone lived in present-day Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, California, and Nevada. Readers of this accessible history will appreciate learning what everyday life was like for this nomadic people and how western expansion in the United States changed that way of life forever. They'll follow the Shoshone onto reservations and into modern times, discovering how they've kept their vibrant culture alive....