S. D Nelson
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"In 1876, Lakota chief Crazy Horse helped lead his people's resistance against the white man's invasion of the northern Great Plains. One of the leaders of the US military forces was Army Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer. The men had long been enemies. At the height of the war, when tribalism had reached its peak, they crossed paths for the last time. In this action-packed double biography, S. D. Nelson draws fascinating parallels between Crazy Horse...
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A leader among the Lakota during the 1860s, Chief Red Cloud deeply opposed white expansion into Native American territory. He rejected treaties from the United States government and instead united the warriors of the Lakota and nearby tribes, becoming the only Native American to win a war against the U.S. Army. Despite his military successes, Red Cloud recognized that continued conflict would only bring destruction to his people. He made the controversial...
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Native American medicine man Black Elk describes growing up in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, his relationship to Crazy Horse, the battles he was involved in, and his time with Buffalo Bill's Wild West show. He also describes the vision he had as a child that shaped his whole life. Includes an author's note, a timeline, and historical photographs.
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Sky Bear 2023
Sky Bear 2023
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Traces the childhood, friendships and dangers experienced by Buffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born in 1839, whose community along the Missouri River in the Dakotas transitioned from hunting to agriculture.
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Provides a biography of Lakota war chief Sitting Bull in his own words describing his childhood, leadership in the battles of Killdeer Mountain and Little Bighorn, resistance to the U.S. government, and eventual surrender and death. Includes illustrations and a timeline.
16) Walking on earth and touching the sky: poetry and prose by Lakota youth at Red Cloud Indian School
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Collects poetry written by Lakota students at Red Cloud Indian School in South Dakota on such topics as the history of oral tradition, the struggles of everyday life, and their personal connections to the natural world.
17) Grandma's tipi
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Clara spends her summer visiting her grandma and cousin on Standing Rock reservation, where Clara and her family set up the ancestral tipi and grow closer together as they tell stories, sing songs, and learn about their Lakota roots.