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61) Zia
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Lexile measure
790L
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English
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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."
63) A linear programming model of prehistoric subsistence optimization: a southeastern Indiana example
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English
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The story of Native American leaders, customs, political systems, and ways of life, this is American history from the Native American perspective: friendship, betrayal, war, and ultimately, the loss of homeland. A companion volume to the CBS television series produced by Kevin Costner, Jack Leustig, and James Wilson which aired in 1995.--From publisher description.
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The New York Times–bestselling saga of Creek Indian Mary Musgrove and her descendants, whose lives parallel the American story through two centuries.
In Creek Mary’s Blood, Dee Brown fictionalizes the astonishing true story of Mary Musgrove—born in 1700 to a Creek tribal chief—and five generations of her family. By tracing her struggles with colonists in Georgia, and then the lives of her two...
In Creek Mary’s Blood, Dee Brown fictionalizes the astonishing true story of Mary Musgrove—born in 1700 to a Creek tribal chief—and five generations of her family. By tracing her struggles with colonists in Georgia, and then the lives of her two...
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The Indian in the Cupboard series volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
780L
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English
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It all started with a birthday present Omri didn't want-a small plastic Indian. But an old wooden cupboard and a special key brought his unusual toy to life. And then even stranger things began to happen.
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The story of the Native American from his immigration from the Asian mainland to life on government-authorized reservations. A well-woven narrative follows the nomad, hunter, and farmer throughout the New World, and presents detailed views of daily life and culture. Index. Bibliography. 6 maps and figures. 107 black-and-white illustrations.
71) My powerful hair
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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After generations of short hair in her family, a little girl celebrates growing her hair long to connect to her culture and honor the strength and resilience of those who came before her.
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"This wonderfully appealing anthology gathers more than 130 Native American legends, many told to the authors by elder storytellers and tribal historians. The legends feature a broad array of mythical figures, such as Thunderbird, Coyote, and Raven, as well as human-like characters {28}The Girl Who Married the Moon
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The Indian in the Cupboard series volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
750L
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English
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As Omri, his father, and other members of his family learn more about the cupboard in his room, together and separately they are caught up in several dangerous adventures that reveal more about its powers.
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NOW SCATTERED IN SMALL COMMUNITIES IN NORTHERN INDIANA, THE EASTERN MIAMI Indians, once a well-known tribe, have lived in under served obscurity since the 1840's. In recent years they have become more visible as they have sought restoration of the treaty rights and have revitalized their culture. The post-removal history of the Indiana Miami tribe is a rich texture of social,legal, and economic history, much enhanced by folklore and a rich series...
76) The Big Wander
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
800L
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English
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When his older brother abandons him on a trip through the Southwest, fourteen-year-old Clay takes up with a Navajo Tribe, encounters the dangers of the wilderness, and discovers the fate of his long lost uncle.
78) There there
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
HL 810L
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English
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"Not since Sherman Alexie's The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven and Louise Erdrich's Love Medicine has such a powerful and urgent Native American voice exploded onto the landscape of contemporary fiction. Tommy Orange's There There introduces a brilliant new author at the start of a major career. "We all came to the powwow for different reasons. The messy, dangling threads of our lives got pulled into a braid--tied to the back of everything...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Describes the daily lives, culture, beliefs, social structure, and environment of some of the Native American peoples who lived in the Great Plains region of North America before their contact with European settlers.
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