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Lessons From Mother Earth, Book

by Mcleod, Elaine

Book - 2002

Added Aug 6, 2010

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Tess' grandmother teaches her about nature. The Yukon-born author is of the Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation.

Jingle Dancer, Book

by Smith, Cynthia Leitich

Book - 2000

Added Aug 6, 2010

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Jenna, a member of the Muscogee Nation, borrows jingles from the dresses of several friends and relatives so that she can perform the jingle dance at a powwow.

Hidden Buffalo, Book

by Wiebe, Rudy

Book - 2003

Added Aug 6, 2010

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A boy feels powerless to help his people, but must speak his dreams if they are to survive. Artist Michael Lonechild captures the prairie landscape in autumn and the rich detail of Cree life in the late nineteenth century.

The Good Luck Cat, Book

by Harjo, Joy

Book - 2000

Added Aug 6, 2010

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Because her good luck cat Woogie has already used up eight of his nine lives in narrow escapes from disaster, a Native American girl worries when he disappears.

The Ghost Dance, Book

by McLerran, Alice

Book - 1995

Added Aug 6, 2010

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When the bountiful world of their ancestors was no more, the Paiute prophets had visions of a dance that would restore it – the ghost dance.

Fox on the Ice, Book

by Highway, Tomson

Book - 2003

Added Aug 6, 2010

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A fox distracts a dog team from a family ice-fishing expedition and it is left to Ootsie, the pet dog, to save the day and the fishing net.

Flour Sack Flora, Book

by Delaronde, Deborah L.

Book - 2001

Added Aug 6, 2010

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Young Flora wants a new dress so that she can leave her rural Metis community and go into town with her parents.

Dancing With the Cranes, Book

by Armstrong, Jeannette C.

Book - 2005

Added Aug 6, 2010

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Chi misses her dead grandmother and is not enthusiastic about her new sibling, but her parents help to comfort her as she learns about the circle of life.

Buffalo Dreams, Book

by Doner, Kim

Book - 1999

Added Aug 6, 2010

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Having travelled with her family to see a newly-born white buffalo and give her gifts, Sarah Bearpaw experiences a magic moment with the special calf.

Bears Make Rock Soup and Other Stories, Book

by Erdrich, Liselotte

Book - 2002

Added Aug 6, 2010

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Summary:

A collection of stories inspired by paintings that depict the special relationships betweens Aboriginal peoples of the plains and such animals as bear, deer, moose, crows, and loons.