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Publisher
World Book
Publication Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"A discussion of the Indians of the Plains, including who they were, where they lived, the rise of civilization, social structure, religion, art and architecture, science and technology, daily life, entertainment and sports, and fall of civilization. Features include fact boxes, glossary, list of recommended reading, and web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publication Date
2006
Language
English
Description
"Blackhawk, a Western Shoshone himself, does not portray the Natives as victims. Instead, he demonstrates that their perseverance and ability to adapt to changing conditions over the last two centuries allowed them to help shape the world around them ... This is one of the finest studies available on Native peoples of the ggreat basin region." John Burch, Library Journal, from the bookjacket.
Author
Publication Date
2017
Language
English
Description
"In 1890, on Indian reservations across the West, followers of a new religion danced in circles until they collapsed into trances. In an attempt to suppress this new faith, the US Army killed over two hundred Lakota Sioux at Wounded Knee Creek. Louis Warren's God's Red Son offers a startling new view of the religion known as the Ghost Dance, from its origins in the visions of a Northern Paiute named Wovoka to the tragedy in South Dakota. To this day,...
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