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Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Description
This comprehensive review of Native American life skills covers collecting and preparing plant foods and medicines; hunting animals; creating and transporting fire; and crafting tools, shelter, clothing, utensils, and other devices. Step-by-step instructions and 145 detailed diagrams enable the reader to duplicate native methods using materials available in local habitats. A new foreword, introduction, and index complement the practical information...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
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Description
"Dark figures in the night. An owl's cry on the wind. Monsters watching from the edge of the wood. Some of the creatures in these pages might only have a message for you, but some are the stuff of nightmares. These thirty-two short stories -- from tales passed down for generations to accounts that could have happened yesterday -- are collected from the thriving tradition of ghost stories in American Indian cultures across North America. Prepare for...
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
"Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant. Forest fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these, and countless other, scientific discoveries and technological inventions from Indigenous North Americans. Spanning topics from transportation to civil engineering, hunting technologies, astronomy, brain surgery, architecture, and agriculture, Indigenous Ingenuity is a...
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
And a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of ten cocktails, Wayne Curtis reveals that the homely spirit once distilled from the industrial waste of the exploding sugar trade has managed to infiltrate every stratum of New World society. Curtis takes us from the taverns of the American colonies, where rum delivered both a cheap wallop and cash for the...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
This exciting and compelling one hour documentary invites viewers into the lives of contemporary Native American role models living in the U.S. Midwest. It dispels the myth that American Indians have disappeared from the American horizon, and reveals how they continue to persist, heal from the past, confront the challenges of today, keep their culture alive, and make great contributions to society. Their experiences will deeply touch both Natives...
13) The Great Lakes
Author
Series
Publisher
Watts
Pub. Date
1976
Description
Discusses the history, economy, and geography of the Great Lakes and surrounding areas.
Author
Publisher
Red Lightning Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Featuring over 100 photographs that Fike has selectively colorized to highlight the comestible part of the plant. While the images initially appear to be scientific illustrations or photograms from the dawn of photography when plants were placed directly on sensitized paper and exposed under the sun, a closer look reveals, according to Liesl Bradner of the Los Angeles Times, "haunting [and] eerily beautiful" photographs. Beyond instilling wonder,...
16) North America
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2006
Description
"Describes the continent of North America, including climate, landforms, plants, animals, countries, people, as well as North America and the world"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
Tales of wonder I and II showcases Native American stories for children, as told in the Native American tradition by acclaimed storyteller and linguist Gregg Howard. Tales of wonder has been used in a curriculum unit developed by the Stanford University Program on International and Cross-cultural Education.
Author
Publisher
Tiller Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Make the most of your next road trip with these essential tips and tricks for planning the ultimate epic adventure"--
"During the COVID-19 pandemic, we've all had to find different ways to travel. From the disruptions of airlines to the possibility of many travel restrictions at your destination, the car has become a more attractive (and safer) option. One part Bushcraft 101 and one part vacation planning workbook, The Road Trip Survival Guide provides...
20) Barking water
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
A uniquely delicate and moving road movie, Barking water uses the ruggedly beautiful backdrop of rural Oklahoma to tell the story of a proud Native American attempting to reconnect with his estranged family.
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