Del Norte Public Library

"'Both gritty and sublime' (Chicago Tribune), The Last Canyon tells the story of John Wesley Powell's 1869 voyage of exploration through the Grand Canyon, the last great expedition of discovery in United States history. In this vivid novel, John Vernon intertwines two stories - that of Powell and his crew and that of a band of Paiute Indians, known as the Shivwits, who lived on the north rim of the canyon. As the novel moves inexorably toward a violent...

In 1874, as pioneer photographer William Henry Jackson clambered down the boulder-strewn canyon, he knew he was descending into the past. Defiantly, the stone walls had withstood the onslaught of time...of untold summer snows and winter storms. He called this place Hovenweep: 'deserted valley' in Paiute. But at one time, these canyons were alive with the sounds of village life. Most intriguing were the tower: sentinels of a culture that, in the distant...

This film is based on the true story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the brutal murder of 120 men, women and children on September 11, 1857 as their wagon train passed through Utah on its way to California. The question of whether the attack was carried out by local Paiute Indians or by a renegade sect of the Mormon church remains unresolved to this day. Set against the breathtaking beauty of the Utah mountains, September Dawn explores what might...

A biography of the Native American woman who helped to negotiate benefits for her people and traveled across the country speaking about the plight of the Paiutes.

Presents a biography of the Paulute Indian who dedicated her life to fight for her people as an interpreter and messenger for the U.S. Army, a speaker against the reservation system, and founder of a Native American school.

In Nevada in 1861, a young Pony Express rider races for his life, pursued by seven Paiute warriors who are determined to drive white settlers out of their territory.

"Ray A. March exposes a story of mass murder, a community's racism, and tribal treachery in a small Paiute tribe"--

"Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape. What sets this book apart from other Native American books for kids: Tales from 12 tribes--Kids will embark on a literary adventure with 12 stories from tribes around America, exploring lore about how the mountain Denali formed, why the...