Del Norte Public Library

Tells of the Indian's relationship with the Earth, nature and their unity with the elements, and their encounters with the white man.

A novel on the Anishinaabe Indians, tracing their struggle to restore their culture and regain their land. From the Great Sioux Uprising of the 1860s, to the 1970s occupation by Indian militants of the Minnesota White Earth Reservation, to the present problems of alcoholism and sexual abuse.

Presents English interpretations of a selection of lullabies from the Native American peoples of the Northeast, the Plains, the Southwest, the Northwest, and the Arctic, and includes duotone photographic images by Edward S. Curtis.

The poetry of 14 students at the Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe.

"This is the first anthology to bring together Diné writers of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction prose into a single collection of Navajo literature. The book includes author biographies and interviews with a selections of the writers' most important creative work, as well as a chronology and resources for teachers and readers"--

"United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations, into the first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology. This landmark anthology celebrates the indigenous peoples of North America, the first poets of this country, whose literary traditions stretch back centuries. Opening with a blessing from Pulitzer Prize-winner N. Scott Momaday, the book contains powerful introductions...

A memoir from the Native American poet describes her youth with an abusive stepfather, becoming a single teen mom, and how she struggled to finally find inner peace and her creative voice.

The rich, varied work of 36 contemporary Native American poets of stature is sampled in this welcome anthology.