Indian Sleep-Man Tales

A compilation of tales told to young boys by their Otoe father, after the sun has set.  Stories that entertain as well as teach these children about life.

ISBN 0-06-250026-0          Andrews, Lynn V.

Medicine Woman

An autobiographical account of one woman's search for her identity amongst the Native American culture. 

ISBN 0-02-030295-9          Andrist, Ralph K.

Long Death, The

The Last Days of the Plains Indian

A narrative explaining how the Native Americans of the Plains found themselves being betrayed time after time by the expansion of white nation of the East, and the fight for their lands.

ISSN 0191-3557          Apodaca, Paul

Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology

This is an anthropological journal that covers the areas of California and the Great Basin for the year of 2001.

LOC  74-150755            Armstrong, Virginia Irving

I Have Spoken

American History Through the Voices of the Indians

A compilation of speeches made by Indian Chiefs and Leaders from the 17^th century to present day.  Orators describe their relations with the white man, an account of broken promises, disillusionment and how the Natives of this land have survived defeat.

ISBN 0-486-29037-9          Austin, Mary

Land of Little Rain, The

This book describes the desert lands of the Southwest stretching south from Yosemite through Death Valley to the Mojave Desert.  A description of the plants, animals, mountains, birds, skies, Indians , prospectors and towns found in this area of the country.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Axelrod, Daniel L.

Pleistocene Soboba Flora of Southern California, The

This book gives details of a geological survey of Soboba and the surrounding area of Southern California.  This includes fault lines and some fascinating photographs of fossils from vegetation of the area.

ISBN 0-86569-015-4          Bachman, Ronet

Death & Violence on the Reservation

This book examines violence and death on the Indian Reservations of North America.  Dealing with homicide, family violence and suicide in American Indian populations.

ISBN 0-8061-3514-X          Bahr, Diana Meyers

Viola Martinez, California Paiute Living in Two Worlds

This is the life story of Viola Martinez, a Paiute Indian of Owens Valley which is located in eastern California.  This book tells of the struggles that she faced trying to keep up her native heritage while trying to fit into "white" society.

ISBN 06-040443-4          Bahr, Howard M.

Native Americans Today

Sociological Perspectives

A sociological view of contemporary Native Americans.

ISBN 1-56138-123-3          Bancroft-Hunt, Norman

North American Indians

A study of the Native Americans of North America.  Ranging from the east coast to the west coast.  Examining the different cultures and practices of the tribes.

LOC  72-146732            Barnouw, Victor

An Introduction to Anthropology

Ethnology

An examination of the cultural evolution of man.  With brief sections of physical anthropology, and archaeology, linguistics, the necessity of making a living, the physical and psychological attachments of family, marriage arrangements, kinship, age grades, associations, and castes.  The establishment of political and legal organizations, the religion, taboos, folklore, and the arts.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Barrows, David Prescott

Ethno-Botany of the Coahuilla Indians of Southern California, The

A documentation of the Cahuilla Indians of Southern California.

LOC  74-79619            Bartlett, Richard A.

New Country, The

A Social History of the American Frontier 1776-1890

 An account of what millions of pioneers who headed to "the new country" encountered.  The author gives an account of the process of settlement and migration from east to west.

ISBN 0-88133-214-3          Basso, Keith H.

Cibecue Apache, The

A study of the Western (Cibecue) Apaches of eastern Arizona.  A study of their society before and after Indian Reservations were established.  Also included are some of their curing ceremonies, the girls' puberty ceremony, witchcraft, and missionaries.

ISBN 345-02404-4-125          Beal, Merrill D.

"I Will Fight No More Forever"

Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce War

The account of the Nez Perce war.  And how this Chief led his people to raise up against the U.S. military's Nelson A. Miles.  And how their retreat led them across Montana and Idaho into Canada.  A chronicle of the last fighting days of a great people.

ISBN 0-87919-124-4          Bean, Lowell John

California Indian Shamanism

This book discusses in great detail the old shamans of the tribes of Southern California, with references to the Luiseño, the Cahuilla and the Kumeyaay.

ISBN 0-87919-120-1          Bean, Lowell John

Cahuilla Landscape, The

The Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains

This book discusses the traditional lands of the Cahuilla Indians of Southern California.  Marking the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains as their traditional lands, this is illustrated with photos and maps.

ISBN 0-520-02627-6          Bean, Lowell John

Mukat's People

The Cahuilla Indians of Southern California

In this book the author discusses the traditional life of the Cahuilla Indians of Southern California.  The author discusses the physical environment of the Cahuilla, the plants of the area, the social structure and organization, and the ritual of these Natives of Southern California.

ISBN 0-520-08419-5          Becker, Marjorie

Setting the Virgin on Fire

Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan Peasants, and the Redemption of the Mexican Revolution

A major study of Mexican revolution and gender roles in Mexican society.  Cultural encounters that led to Mexico's post revolutionary government.

ISBN 0-916552-20-9          Beemer, Eleanor

My Luiseño Neighbors

An account of Luiseño Indians living on and around the Pala, Rincon, and Pauma Indian Reservations by a woman living in that area.  Included are such subjects as the death of a native, the burning of images, hunting, the clothes washing ceremony, basketry, the clothes burning ceremony, acorn mush, Taquitz, The Eagle, The Hummingbird and also a map of the area.

ISBN 0-000000-00-0          Bell, Marion V.

Reference Books: A Brief Guide

A brief compilation of reference materials.

ISBN 0-394-55429-9          Benedek, Emily

Wind Won't Know Me, The

A History of the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute

This book discusses the dispute over the land that both the Navajo and the Hopi call home.  A discussion on how the Navajos ended up on the land that the Hopis were given by the U.S. government in 1882.  After the government decided to intervene in 1985 at which time they divided the land in half, giving half to the Hopis and the other half to the Navajos.  And the 10,000 Indians who then found themselves on the wrong side of the newly established borderline.

ISBN 0-679-42143-2          Benedek, Emily

Beyond the Four Corners of the World

A Navajo Woman's Journey

An account of one Navajo Indians journey to find her place in both traditional and contemporary worlds.  From the high desert canyons of the Navajo Reservation, to boarding school, and then into the white world and a college degree.  An exploration of her responsibilities on and off the reservation.

ISBN 0-394-48485-1          Berkhofer, Robert F. Jr.

White Man's Indian, The

A study of the views of Native Americans through the eyes of first the Spanish, then the French and finally the English.  Using self-serving assumptions about the Natives that they were encountering in "the New World".  Labeling some of the Indians "good Indians" and some less cooperative Indians "bad Indians".

ISBN 0-8122-7719-8          Beuf, Ann H.

Red Children in White America

In this book are discussed such subjects as the world of the Native American child, racial attitudes of Native American children, and a theory of the development of racial attitudes.

ISBN 0-930588-87-8          Bibby, Brian

Fine Art of California Indian Basketry, The

This book discusses in detail the basketry of the Natives of California accompanied by some great photographs.

ISBN 0-688-04145-0          Bierhorst, John

Mythology of North America, The

A compilation of Native American myths and legends, ranging from the Southwest to Arctic.  Discussed in this book are Native American star gods, earth goddesses, little people, and monsters as well as the tricksters Raven, Coyote, Spider and Hare-who are part-god, part-devil-and many more.

ISBN 0-688-06722-0          Bierhorst, John

Mythology of South America, The

A compilation of myths and legends of the indigenous peoples of South America.  Including their story of creation, the female creators of the Andes, the male gods of the ancient Incas, and the shameless tricksters Sun and Moon.  Also are the myths of men without women, the tales of women without men, and the sacred stories shared by men only, revealing the secret of male domination.

ISBN 0-520-02930-5          Blackburn, Thomas C.

December's Child

A Book of Chumash Oral Narratives

An anthropological look into the folklore of the Chumash Indians.  Included in this volume are some of the tales as well as an analysis of these stories.  Their significance to this cultures structure.

ISBN 0-87919-126-0          Blackburn, Thomas C.

Before the Wilderness

Environmental Management by Native Californians

This book discusses in great detail the way the Natives kept control of the surrounding lands, by setting controlled burns of excess brush to better manage wild fires.  The author also discusses how by managing the environment they were able to provide their people with food, clothing, shelter, fuel and the tools they needed for survival.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Boas, Franz

Anthropology and Modern Life

A discussion about the relationship between race and culture; nationalism; international relations; interracial relations; and the comparison of primitive culture with modern civilization.

ISBN 0-000-00000-0          Boland, Charles Michael

They All Discovered America

A novel discussing the many discoverers of the Americas.  All dating back before Columbus claimed that he had discovered America.  Such explorers as the Chinese, Irish, Vikings, the Portuguese and the Romans.

ISBN 0-313-21031-4          Bowden, Henry W.

John Eliot's Indian Dialogues

A Study in Cultural Interaction

This book discusses the first dialogues with the Natives of North America.  And how they were being pushed towards Christianity, by the English who viewed these people as inferior.

LOC  64-11739            Bowen, Elenore Smith

Return to Laughter

An anthropological novel

An account of a primitive bush tribe in West Africa.  Giving deep insights into the tribal life and the power of the institution of witchcraft.  As given by an American anthropologist during her first year there.

ISBN 0-393-02940-9          Bowlby, John

Charles Darwin

A New Life

This collection presents the key passages from his most important books, with introductions and notes especially written for the modern reader.

ISBN 0-8118-0165-9          Brafford, C. J.

Dancing Colors

Paths of Native American Women

Included in this volume are such subjects as: the circle of life, Kumush and his daughter, Grandmother receives her healing power, the woman who brought back the buffalo and Running Eagle woman warrior of the Blackfeet.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Brandon, William

American Heritage Book of Indians, The

The story of all Indians, as they affected each other, as they affected the white man-and as the white man in turn, affected the Indians.

ISBN 486-22015-X          Brant, Charles S.

Jim Whitewolf

The Life of a Kiowa Apache Indian

This is an autobiography of Jim Whitewolf, a Kiowa Apache born in the second half of the 19^th century.  The Indian told his story, partly in English and partly in Apache in 1949-1950 to the ethnographer Charles Brant.

ISBN 0-03-040691-9          Brown, Dee

Killdeer Mountain

This is a mystery novel, based in the area of the Missouri River in 1866.

ISBN 0-8050-2607-X          Brown, Dee

Folktales of the Native American

Retold for our times

This is a compilation of the myths and tales of various Native American tribes of North America.  Included are such subjects as: when animals lived as equals with the people, before the white man came, first contacts with the Europeans, the arrival of the horse, tricksters and magicians, heroes and heroines, animal stories, and some ghost stories.

ISBN 0-8050-1045-9          Brown, Dee

Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee

An Indian History of the American West

Included in this book are such subjects as: the long walk of the Navajos, Little Crow's war, war comes to the Cheyennes, the Powder River invasion, the rise and fall of Donehogawa, Cochise and the Apache Guerrillas, the ordeal of Capt. Jack, the war to save the buffalo, the flight of the Nez Percés', the last dance of the Apache chiefs, the dance of the ghosts, and wounded knee.

ISBN 425-02122-X          Brown, Dee

Showdown at Little Big Horn

Derived from contemporary reports, diaries, letters, and testimonies of those involved, this is the story of Little Big Horn, Montana.  Starting on May 17, 1876-when the U.S. 7^th Calvary rode out of Fort Lincoln in the Dakota Territory-through June 25, when General Custer's command rendezvoused with history at the Little Big Horn River in Montana.

ISBN 0-89781-145-3          Brown, James T.

Harvest of the Sun

An Illustrated History of Riverside County

A pictorial of Riverside, California's past and present.

ISBN 0-02-517350-2          Brown, Vinson

Great Upon The Mountain

The Story of Crazy Horse, Legendary Mystic and Warrior

The story of the great Sioux holy man and warrior, not a traditional biography but more a personal study of this man.  His visions, decisions, and the need to protect his people.

ISBN 0-00-000000-0          Brown, Vinson

Handbook of California Birds

This a handbook of all the different birds that one will find in California, along with photographs and descriptions of each.

ISBN 0-8263-1513-5          Brugge, David M.

Navajo Land Dispute, The

Hopi An American Tragedy

This book brings to light the 1882 decision by President Chester A. Arthur to create a joint-occupation reservation for both Hopis and western Navajos in present-day Arizona.  A discussion of a century-long land dispute between the two tribes.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Burnette, Robert

Road to Wounded Knee, The

The author, who is the Tribal Chairman of the Rosebud Sioux Reservation, tells the truth about Wounded Knee.  Why it happened, what led up to it, and what should be done about it.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Burns, M.

Drinking Practices and Problems of Urban American Indians in Los Angeles

This is a study done on the alcohol problems that the contemporary Indian faces.  This study was done on the Natives living in the Los Angeles area in 1974.

ISBN 0-7141-0091-9          Burt, Ben

Plains Indians

Museum of Mankind

This is a small but informative pamphlet based on the Native Americans of the Great Plains of North America.

ISBN 0-521-47179-4          Calloway, Colin G.

American Revolution in Indian Country, The

Crises and Diversity in Native American Communities

This book discusses the roles of the Native American community during the time of the Revolutionary war.  Concentrating mostly on eight tribal communities ranging from Quebec to Florida, and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi.

ISBN 0-8018-5959-X          Calloway, Colin G.

New Worlds For All

Indians, Europeans, and the Remaking of Early America

In this book the author discusses the unique and vibrant new cultures that the Indians and Europeans forged together in early America.  How the early Americans learned to  co-exist with the Natives of this land.

ISBN 0-8061-1814-8          Canfield, Gae Whitney

Sarah Winnemucca

Of the Northern Paiutes

 A full-scale biography of Sarah Winnemucca, the daughter of a Northern Paiute chief in western Nevada.  Dating from about 1844-1891.  Tells of her struggle to work towards the physical welfare and education of the Paiutes and all Indians in general.

ISBN 0-935626-11-5          Carmack, William

Native American Research Information Service

A Program for Community Development

Including such subjects as: community development among Native Americans, trends and deficiencies in Native American research, NARIS for the layman, direct interrogation of NARIS, and examples of NARIS searches.

ISBN 0-8212-2341-0          Cardozo, Christopher

Edward S. Curtis

Chiefs and Warriors

A collection of Edward S. Curtis's photographs of Native American Chiefs and Warriors.

ISBN 0-8263-0879-1          Carter, Forrest

Education of Little Tree, The

The account of the authors' young life as a Cherokee boy.  The education that he received by merely listening to the elders in his life.

ISBN 0-89096-091-7          Carter, George F.

Earlier Than You Think

A Personal View of Man in America

A study of when man first came into the Americas.  A theory that it might have been many years before previously thought.

ISBN 345-02656-X-125          Castaneda, Carlos

Teachings of Don Juan, The

A Yaqui Way of Knowledge

The account of a UCLA grad student who studied under the watchful eye of don Juan, the uses of peyote, jimson weed, and other hallucinogenic plants used to open the doors of perception.

ISBN 0-671-21858-1          Castaneda, Carlos

Tales of Power

In this book the author tries to understand the world of sorcery of the Yaqui Medicine Man don Juan.  As this book will take don Juan from his usual setting amongst the dry, barren deserts into the modern urban world.

ISBN 0-671-44226-0          Castaneda, Carlos

Eagle's Gift, The

In this book the author discusses deeply personal insight into the world of Native sorcery, challenging both imagination and reason.

ISBN 0-486-22118-0          Catlin, George

North American Indians

Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of

The account of the authors eight years amongst the Indians of the North American Plains, capturing in verbal and visual pictures every facet of their lives.  The true pictures of the North American Indians enjoying their last years of freedom and dignity in their native homes.  This is volume 1 of 2.

ISBN 0-486-22119-9          Catlin, George

North American Indians

Letters and Notes on the Manners, Customs, and Conditions of

The second volume of the two volume series on the Native Americans of North America during the time of about 1832-1839.  This is volume 2 of 2.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Champagne, Duane

American Indian Culture and Research Journal

This journal discusses the research that has been done on the American Indian Culture of the Natives of North America.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Champagne, Duane

American Indian Culture and Research Journal

This is a follow-up of the aforementioned journal on the American Indian Culture.

LOC 60-11378            Cheshire, Giff

Thunder on the Mountain

A documentation of the story of Chief Joseph, known to his people as "Thunder on the Mountain".  The story of him leading his people on one last flight from their homes in the Rocky Mountains, through Idaho and on into Canada.

ISBN 0-930704-33-9          Christian, Peggy

Historic San Timoteo Canyon

A Pictorial Tour, Myths and Legends

This a documentation of the San Timoteo Canyon in Southern California.  Included are the people of this area and their way of life.

ISBN 0-89608-359-4          Churchill, Ward

Cointelpro Papers, The

Documents from the FBI's Secret War Against Dissent in the United States

A detailed review of the national political police.

ISBN 0-00000-000-0          Cirules, Enrique

Last American, The

The story of the birth, splendor, and death of the ghost town of La Gloria, Cuba.

Including the first settlers there, and some photographs.

ISBN 7054-0554-9          Claiborne, Robert

First Americans, The

This book covers settlers of the new world, hunters of big game, foragers in a land of plenty, conquerors of the far north, and the mound builders.

ISBN 0-520-05729-5          Clifford, James

Writing Culture

The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography

A collection of essays regarding anthropology and ethnography.  A brief study of the anthropology and ethnography fields.

ISBN 0-8160-1199-0          Coe, Michael

Atlas of Ancient America

In this book is presented the history, art and archaeology of the America's native cultures in an authoritative, brilliant survey.

ISBN 0-316-15162-9          Coles, Robert

Eskimos, Chicanos, Indians

Volume IV of Children of Crisis

This book discusses three different groups of disadvantaged, and even oppressed children of minority in the United States.

ISBN 0-000-00000-0          Collier, John

Indians of the Americas

A book on the lives of the Native Americans of North & South America.  A brief discussion on the past and pre-history, then leads down south of the Rio Grande, then north of the Rio Grande and finally ending up in the future.

ISBN 0-380-40402-8          Collis, Maurice

Cortes and Montezuma

History's Greatest Tale Of Adventure and Conquest

The author tells of the conquest of the Aztec Indians of Mexico.  It tells of Cortes, driven by greed, conquers this great empire.  Also included in this text is the story of Montezuma, priest-king of the Aztec civilization.

ISBN 0-000-00000-0          Commager, Henry Steele

Heritage of America, The

This text discusses the discovery of the "New World", its inhabitants and its bounty.  Discussed also are the colonization process, and the struggle for this great continent.  The revolution, the winning of the country's independence, the constitution, the launching of a new government, the war of 1812 and such subjects are the primary subject of this text.

ISBN 0-520-03143-1          Cook, Sherburne F.

Conflict Between the California Indian and White Civilization, The

A study of the interaction of two civilizations.  A detailed description of the reaction of California Indians to the Spanish Mission system, to the civilian and military inroads to the American invasion after 1848.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Cook, S.F.

Conflict between the California Indian and White Civilization, The

The Indian Versus the Spanish Mission

This text written in 1943 discussed the response to the mission system that the Natives of California had.  It discusses the decline in population, the disease and nutrition of these people under the mission rule.  Also discussed are the negative responses to the mission environment, labor, sex, and the punishments of these Native Californians.

ISBN 671-77535-9          Corle, Edwin

Fig Tree John

The story of an Apache man, and his need for revenge.

ISBN 0-713436-26-4          Costo, Rupert

Natives of the Golden State

The California Indians

This text tells of the Native Americans of California, their past and present.

ISBN 0-486-25254-X          Coues, Elliot

Expeditions of Zebulon Montgomery Pike, The

A journal of the Army officer Zebulon M. Pike (1779-1813) who commanded two major exploratory expeditions in the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. 

ISBN 0-88029-652-6          Cremony, John C.

Life Among the Apaches

From beginning to end, the story of the Apaches.

ISBN 0-8090-0158-6          Cronon, William

Changes in the Land

Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England

An analytical history of the colonization of the United States.  How lands and Peoples changed each other when Europeans arrived in what is now known as "New England".

ISBN 87140-044-8          Cronyn, George W.

American Indian Poetry

An Anthology of Songs and Chants

A compilation of Native American poetry in their most beautiful form, songs and chants.

ISBN 0-486-23125-9          Culin, Stewart

Games of the North American Indians

The most complete work ever completed on the games of the North American Indians.

ISBN 0-8065-0451-X          Custer, George Armstrong

My Life On The Plains

The personal narrative of General George Armstrong Custer the leader of the 7^th Calvary, who fought in the battle of Little Big Horn in June, 1876. 

ISBN 0-253-21081-X          Davies, Christine

Ethnic Humor Around the World

A comprehensive look at ethnic jokes and, by extension, folk humor.

ISBN 0-87701-346-2          Davis, Barbara A.

Edward S. Curtis

The Life and Times Of a Shadow Catcher

A comprehensive biography of the photographer Edward S. Curtis.  Along with many of his photographs, including some of his rare unpublished hand painted, goldtone, platinum, silver, and cyanotype photographs.  Also rare examples of his portrait studio work.

LOC 73-78136            De Angulo, Jaime

Coyote Man & Old Doctor Loon

The story of the Pit River Indians of Northeastern California.

ISBN 345-23839-7-165          De Angulo, Jaime

Unique Collection of Indian Tales, The

Indian Folklore, Rituals, Allegories, Hunting Adventures, Tall Tales, Blessings, and Curses

A fascinating collection of Native California Indian folklore.

ISBN 0-486-26308-8          De Castaneda, Pedro

Journey of Coronado, The

Described in this volume are the explorations of Francisco Vazquez de Coronado between 1540 and 1542.  His explorations took him as far as current day Mexico to current day Maine and Georgia.  Long before European settlers came to this area.

ISBN 0-000-00000-0          Deloria, Vine Jr.

Of Utmost Good Faith

The case of the American Indian against the federal government of the United States.  A documentary of treaties, speeches, judicial rulings, congressional bills and hearings from 1830 to the present time.

LOC  72-126508            Deloria, Vine Jr.

We Talk, You Listen

New Tribes New Turf

Discusses the rise and fall of the American government.  And how the minority groups of this country might actually save what the white man has destroyed.

LOC  69-20405            Deloria, Vine Jr.

Custer Died for Your Sins

An Indian Manifesto

In this volume the author discusses in detail, how the unity of the Native American differs from the unity shown in white society.  That our people are unified by our humanity rather than that of conquest, and how this has helped Indians endure the last four centuries of persecution.

ISBN 0-394-72566-2          Deloria, Vine Jr.

Nations Within, The

The Past and Future of American Indian Sovereignty

A historical account of John Collier's struggle with both the U.S. Congress and the Indian tribes to develop a New Deal for Indians fifty years ago.  Covering also the complexity of American Indian relations with both State and Federal governments.

ISBN 0-914778-14-5          De Mente, Boye

Visitor's Guide To Arizona's Indian Reservations

A tourist's guide to the Indian reservations of Arizona.  A guide to all the sights and attractions to be taken in while visiting Arizona.

ISBN 0-394-55782-4          Demos, John

Unredeemed Captive, The

A Family Story from Early America

Tells the story of a puritan family who was taken captive by the Mohawk Indians during a raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts.  As the story goes, the family was later released.  All except one young daughter.  It tells of her fathers struggle to have her returned only to find out that she was no longer being held captive, but stayed of her own free will.  And had gone on to marry a young Mohawk man.

ISBN 0-8108-2211-3          Dempsey, Hugh A.

Bibliography of the Blackfoot

This is a complete bibliography of the blackfoot Indians of Montana and Alberta Canada.

LOC  68-28676            Devereux, George

Reality and Dream

Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian

Tells of the struggle for an Indian patient who stood on the line between an ancient and vanishing Indian culture, and being perceived in the American culture as a disallowed and disadvantaged minority group member.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Dixon, Roland B.

Native Languages of California, The

This text discusses the languages of the Native peoples of California.

ISBN 0-06-430397-7          Dockstader, Frederick J.

Weaving Arts of the North American Indian

A well documented and illustrated account of the Native American art of weaving.

Including a pictorial.

ISBN 0-8018-4236-0          Dowd, Gregory Evans

A Spirited Resistance

The North American Indian Struggle For Unity, 1745-1815

This text discusses Native American religion and the Natives resistance toward converting to the religion of the white man.  Also discussed are the problems with Native Americans uniting as one group, due to conflict in their own communities rather than the previous belief of tribal rivalry.

LOC  66-13592            Downs, James F.

Two Worlds of the Washo, The

An Indian Tribe of California and Nevada

A documentation of the lives and customs of the Washo tribe of Native Americans who reside in California and parts of Nevada.

ISBN 0-930588-89-4          Dozier, Deborah

Heart Is Fire, The

The world of the Cahuilla Indians of southern California

This is a documentation of the Cahuilla Indians of California.  Discussing their way of life and the ways that they changed after the Spanish, the Mexicans and finally the Anglos.

ISBN 0-88133-059-0          Dozier, Edward P.

Pueblo Indians of North America, The

A documentation of the lives and cultures of the Pueblo Indians.

ISBN 0-486-24901-8          Drimmer, Frederick

Captured By The Indians

15 Firsthand Accounts, 1750-1870

A collection of narratives which tell the tale Anglos being captured by the Natives of this country.  15 true accounts of their lives as captives, sometimes of torture, bloody conflicts, relentless pursuits and escapes.  Also some who were adopted by their captors, who then forgot their own languages, and even their "white" names.

ISBN 1-890771-54-6          Dubin, Margaret

Dirt Is Red Here, The

Art and Poetry From Native California

A collection of art and poetry from various artists of Native Californian descent.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Dubois, Constance Goddard

Religion of the Luiseño Indians of Southern California, The

This text describes in full detail the religious practices of the Luiseño Indians of Southern California.  The author discusses the many rituals, their purpose and meaning.

ISBN 0-8032-6573-5          Dunlay, Thomas W.

Wolves for the Blue Soldiers

Indian Scouts and Auxiliaries with the United States Army, 1860-90

The author describes how and why Indian scouts served the army, how they were viewed by the military and even their own tribes.  And what wider implications their service held.

ISBN 0-937401-10-2          Eargle, Dolan H. Jr.

Native California Guide

Weaving the Past and Present

This book gives a brief history of the early Natives of California, giving maps of the Native grounds of these people accompanied by interviews, overviews and essays.  The author also gives a list of California Indian event and Powows.  Also mentioned is Soboba and all the surrounding reservations.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Eastlake, William

Portrait of an Artist With Twenty Six Horses

A novel which describes the lives of several people who live in the New Mexico area, where much of the people's tradition has been untouched and is mostly intact to this day.  The story of a young Indian man who turned his back on the white man's ways to follow his own dream of Native art.

ISBN 0-486-22037-0          Eastman, Charles A.

Indian Boyhood

The story of the authors' boyhood as a full-blooded Sioux Indian.  The hunts, games and ceremonies of his native tribe.   How was raised by his grandmother until he was fifteen at which time his father, who had spent time with the white man, came to find him.

LOC  88-061922            Eckrom, J. A.

Remembered Drums

A History of the Puget Sound Indian War

A graphic account of the events which occurred west of the Cascades in 1855.  The story of an angry Indian people rising up to take back what was theirs.  The event known as the "Puget Sound Indian War" occurred in the Washington territory.

ISBN 0-87417-097-4          Egan, Ferol

Sand In A Whirlwind

The Paiute Indian War of 1860

Led by their Chief Numaga, the Paiutes successfully defended themselves and their homeland against miners, settlers, and the United States Calvary.

LOC  66-15202            Eggan, Fred

American Indian, The

Perspectives for the Study of Social Change

A thorough account of the social organization of American Indian tribes east of the Mississippi, leading to a new understanding of social and cultural change.

ISBN 0-226-19073-0          Eggan, Fred

Social Anthropology of North American Tribes

An anthropological look at the societies of the Native Americans of North America.

UMI  9935448          Elliott, Eric Bryant

Dictionary of Rincon Luiseño

A dictionary of the Luiseño language, of Southern California.  3 volumes.

ISBN 0-8032-5754-6          Ellis, Richard N.

Western American Indian, The

Case Studies in Tribal History

A collection of fourteen case studies by leading historians examining the impact of white settlement, and government policy and actions, on the economic, political, religious, and social lives of the western American Indian.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Embree, Edwin R.

Indians of the Americas

A historical documentation of the Natives of both North and South America.

ISBN 0-06-100947-4          Englade, Ken

Tony Hillerman's Frontier

People of The Plains

A truthful novel about the Indians of the Great Plains of North America.  Historical fiction.

ISBN 0-06-018727-1          Erdrich, Louise

Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, The

A novel telling the story of a young Ojibwe Indian woman who decides that she would better serve her people as a Catholic priest, which in turn means that she must live out the rest of her days as a man.

ISBN 0-88430-086-2          Erisman, Fred

Western Writers Series

Tony Hillerman

A short biography of Tony Hillerman and his writings.

LOC  58-7778            Ewers, John C.

Blackfeet, The

Raiders on the Northwestern Plains

A detailed documentation of the lives and times of the three bands that make up the Blackfeet tribe.  The Pikuni, or Piegan, the Kainah or Blood, and the Siksika or Blackfoot proper, and how they made up the strongest military power in the northwestern plains in the historic buffalo days.

ISBN 0-7425-2794-8          Fagan, Brian

Before California

An Archaeologist Looks at our Earliest Inhabitants

This is a look at California's earliest people, written by a famous archaeologist.  In this text he explores just how long these people have inhabited California and how they survived in this fragile environment which was and still is subject to earthquakes, drought and floods.

ISBN 0-525-15270-9          Farb, Peter

Man's Rise To Civilization:

The Cultural Ascent of the Indians of North America

This text includes such subjects as an example for modern humans, the Great Basin Shoshone, the Eskimo, the sub-arctic, the Zuni, the Iroquois, the Plains, the Northwest Coast and the Natchez Indians are just a few.

ISBN 0-520-02762-0          Farquhar, Francis P.

Up and Down California in 1860-1864

The journal of William H. Brewer, Professor of Agriculture in the Sheffield Scientific School from 1864-1903

The journal of William Brewer whose almost six hundred page journal is crammed with facts and descriptions of early California and its Native peoples.

LOC  72-83042            Faulk, Odie B.

Geronimo Campaign, The

This book tells of the struggles of both the Apache Indians and the military during these times, from 1885 to about 1886.  And how the "war" did not end with the surrendering of Geronimo.

ISBN 1-55546-716-4          Faulk, Odie B.

Indians of North America

The Modoc

A documentation of the Modoc Indians who lived along the Oregon-California border.  Fishing in the lakes and streams, hunting game, and gathering plant foods in the woods and mountains of the area.

LOC  70-600864            Ferris, Robert G.

Soldier and Brave

Is a survey of historical Native sites and buildings from the trans-Mississippi Indians.

ISBN 0-486-24842-9          Fewkes, Jesse Walter

Hopi Katchinas

A description and explanation of Hopi Katchinas, along with 260 illustrations including 70 that are in full color.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Fey, Harold E.

Indians & Other Americans

Two Ways of Life Meet

This book tells of the early dealings with the Natives of North America.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Firth, Raymond

Human Types

An Introduction To Social Anthropology

This book contrasts cultures, how they differ from each other and also how they are similar to each other.  Illustrated with photographs and line drawings.

ISBN 0-88029-256-3          Fleming, Paula Richardson

North American Indians, The

In Early Photographs

A pictorial of early photographs of the Native Americans of North America.

Photographs taken by many different artists.

ISBN 0-312-13129-1          Francis, Lee

Native Time

A Historical Time Line of Native America

A chronological time line beginning in the year 200,000 B.C. and runs through until present times.  Tells of the adventures and adversities of the Native people of Turtle Island, the land known today as North America.

ISBN 0-8165-1146-2          Fontana, Bernard L.

Of Earth and Little Rain

This text tells of the Papago Indians of Southeastern Arizona, near the Mexican border.

ISBN 0-252-06321-X          Forbes, Jack D.

Africans and Native Americans

The Language of Race and the Evolution of Red-Black Peoples

       Includes such subjects as Africans and Americans: Inter-Continental Contacts Across the Atlantic, to 1500, the Intensification of Contacts: Trans-Atlantic Slavery and Interaction, after 1500.  Negro, Black and Moor: The Evolution of These Terms as Applied to Native American s and Others, Loros, Pardos and Mestizos: Classifying Brown Peoples, The Mulatto Concept: Origin and Initial Use. And many other fascinating subjects on this matter.

LOC  64-17608          Forbes, Jack D.

Indian in the America's Past, The

This book documents past dealings with Native Americans.  It covers nearly five centuries of invaders from Europe, Asia, and Africa.  Accounts by explorers and immigrants, speeches by Indian Chiefs, statements of U.S. Indian policy and many others.

ISBN 0-8061-0923-8          Foreman, Grant

Five Civilized Tribes, The

Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Seminole

A documentation of the singular effect of the westward movement of Indians had in the cultivation and settlement of the Trans-Mississippi region.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Foreman, Grant

Indian Removal

 A documentation of the relocation of the Five Civilized Tribes.  The forcible uprooting and expulsion of the 60,000 Indians, including the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Cherokee, and the Seminoles.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Forrest, Williams

White Apache

A novel regarding the Apaches of the San Carlos area of New Mexico and Arizona.

ISBN 0-7619-9063-1          Freeman, Milton M. R.

Inuit, Whaling, and Sustainability

This text tells of the Inuit Indians of the North, near Alaska.  And how whaling has helped these people to survive.  It shows how whaling is important to the survival of these people and their traditions, while commercial whaling has been curbed, to preserve what is left of our diminishing whale population.

ISBN 0-86598-063-2          French, Laurence

Indians and Criminal Justice

This text discusses such subjects as: critical legal and social responsibilities facing Native Americans, the pluralistic basis of American Indian law, the economics of Indian crime, Native American Neo-Colonialism, just to name a few.

ISBN 0-385-07930-3          Fuchs, Estelle

To Live On This Earth:

American Indian Education

This is a major study of the education of American Indians.  Examined here is every facet of American Indian education-students, teachers, parents, community leaders, and educators reveal their views both in terms of what now exists and plan for the future.

ISBN 0-88029-755-7          Gaddis, Vincent H.

American Indian Myths and Mysteries

A study done of the Native American myths and mysteries, such as the rain dance and many other Indian mysteries.

LOC 49-8492            Garfield, Viola E.

Wolf and the Raven, The

Totem Poles of Southeastern Alaska

This text explains to us the meaning behind the Totem Poles of Alaska.  The author describes the poles, their place in the Indian culture of their day, the myths and legends they recount, and the history of the restoration program set up by the U.S. Forest Service.

ISBN 0-8014-8414-6          Garrod, Andrew

First Person First Peoples

Native American College Graduates Tell Their Life Stories

In this text Native American college graduates tell their life stories.  It tells of the struggles encountered due to the dramatic cultural challenges.  From life on the "Rez" to life in the big city.

ISBN 0-312-85722-5          Gear, Kathleen O'Neal

People of the Lakes

A Novel of Prehistoric America

A novel of confrontation between those who dare to question Power and those who seek to control it for their own glory.

ISBN 0-930588-56-8          Gendar, Jeannine

Grass Games and Moon Races

California Indian Games and Toys

This book discusses the old games and toys that the Native children and adults played.  There are references to Luiseño, Cahuilla, and Kumeyaay along with other nearby tribes.

ISBN 0-385-41357-2          Gilbert, Bil

God Gave Us This Country

Tekamthi and the First American Civil War

The biography of the famous Indian Tekamthi, also known as Tecumseh.  A detailed account of almost five decades of conflict on the Western frontier.

ISBN 935626-44-1          Goldberg-Ambrose, Carole

Planting Tail Feathers:

Tribal Survival and Public Law 280

This text of laws pertaining to Native Americans includes such subjects as: public law 280 and the problem of "Lawlessness" in California Indian Country, the limits of State jurisdiction over reservation Indians, from termination to self-determination, and California tribal courts; prospects for the future.

ISBN 0-471-31140-5          Goldman, Irving

Mouth of Heaven, The

An Introduction to Kwakiutl Religious Thought

This text is based on the Kwakiutl Indians of Vancouver Canada.

And the religious beliefs and traditions of these people.

ISBN 0-8263-2780-X          Gonzales, Michael J.

Mexican Revolution 1910-1940, The

The account of the Mexican revolution from about 1910-1940.

ISBN 0-00-217442-1          Granzotto, Gianni

Christopher Columbus

The Dream and the Obsession

A biography

A biography of the Spanish explorer Christopher Columbus.

ISBN 0-8032-7007-0          Green, Jesse

Zuni

A collection of selected writings of Frank Hamilton Cushing, who stayed at Zuni pueblo for the years of 1879-1884.  The first anthropologist to live among his subjects.

ISBN 0-8061-2681-7          Greene, Jerome A.

Lakota and Cheyenne

Indian Views of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877

The account of the Great Sioux and northern Cheyenne wars between 1876-1877.  This includes the Battle of Little Big Horn.  In this book the author also presents the Indians' report on the actions that ended their traditional way of life. 

ISBN 0-8061-2535-7          Greene, Jerome A.

Battles and Skirmishes of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877

The military view.

The account of the Great Sioux War in 1876 and 1877 through the eyes of the U.S. military.  Original accounts on the fifteen combats of the war.

ISBN 0-8061-0347-7       Grinnell, George

Fighting Cheyennes, The

The story of the Cheyenne's struggle to keep their freedom and tradition in the face of so much conflict.  From the beginning to the end the struggle to keep what had always been theirs, and to keep the white man from stealing everything that they had.

ISBN 0-8032-2137-1          Grobsmith, Elizabeth S.

Indians In Prison

Incarcerated Native Americans in Nebraska

Examines the subject of Native Americans that are incarcerated.  

ISBN 0-226-31235-6          Hagan, William T.

American Indians

The Chicago History of American Civilization

In this updated edition is a concise history of Indian-white relations.  The author explores the Indians attempts at political and economic self-determination on the reservations.

LOC 55-9626            Haines, Francis

Nez Percés, The

Tribesman of the Columbia Plateau

This text tells of the Nez Perce Indians of the northwest.  Their primary stomping grounds being in central Idaho, northeastern Oregon, and southeastern Washington.  And how they went from being a sedentary fishing tribe, to a migrating hunting tribe.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Hamlyn, Paul

North American Indian Art

Masks, Amulets, Wood Carvings and Ceremonial Dress from the North-West Coast

This is a pictorial of North American Indian art including masks, amulets, wood carvings and the ceremonial dresses of various tribes.

LOC  64-17381            Hammond, Peter B.

Cultural and Social Anthropology

Selected Readings

This anthropological study discusses such subjects as; the study of culture, technology, economic systems, social systems, political systems, ideology, esthetics and language.

LOC  63-8951            Handlin, Oscar

Americans, The

A New History of the People of the United States

A history of Americans, dating back about 355 years.  The author covers such themes as; the evolution of political, economic and social institutions, the changes in basic ideas and assumptions, and the pressures upon spiritual and familial forms.

ISBN 345-02896-1-150          Hannum, Alberta

Spin A Silver Dollar

The true story of an artist, the Navajo people, and a way of life.

ISBN 1-56619-039-8          Hardin, Terri

Legends & Lore of the American Indians

A collection of Native American legend and lore drawn from material gathered together by both storytellers and scholars. 

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Harrison, Sue

Mother Earth Father Sky

A historical novel set against the prehistoric splendor of the last Ice Age.  A detailed account of one woman's struggle for survival.

ISBN 0-8061-0966-1          Harrod, Howard L.

Mission Among the Blackfeet

This account tells of the successes and failures of both Indians and missionaries.  It tells of the struggles the missionaries had in trying to convert the Indians over to Christianity, and the Indians struggle to hold on to their traditional way of life.

ISBN 0-19-506989-7          Hatley, Tom

Dividing Paths, The

Cherokees and South Carolinians through the Era of Revolution

This text focuses on the Native American Cherokee people and South Carolina settlers.  It traces their interactions from 1680, when Charleston was established until 1785, when the Cherokees first signed a treaty with the United States.

ISBN 0-312-13591-2          Hausman, Gerald

Prayer to the Great Mystery

The Uncollected Writings and Photography of Edward S. Curtis

This volume contains 243 images, with 93 newly found photos which had never before been published, by the famed photographer of Native America.  These photographs are accompanied by text of myths and legends.

ISBN 0-8191-1200-3          Hecht, Robert A.

Continents in Collision

The Impact of Europe on the North American Indian Societies

This text covers the impact of the Europeans on the Native Americans of North America.  Also discussed are such subjects as: Americans called Indians, Spaniards and Indians in the American southwest, Algonquians and Englishmen, the Iroquois in the Middle, Red Men, Rebels, and Redcoats, the Northwest Territory, the Trail of Tears, the Indians of the Far West and much more.

ISBN 047-000-00347-4          Heizer, Robert F.

Handbook of North American Indians

This volume discusses the Native peoples of North America.  Their ways of life before and after modern civilization.  Covering back as far as 9000 B.C. right up into the Twentieth-Century.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Heizer, Robert F.

California Indian History

A Classified and Annotated Guide to Source Materials

This is a collection of research materials regarding the Native Americans of California.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Heizer, Robert F.

Some Last Century Accounts of the Indians of Southern California

This text tells of some accounts of Natives living in Southern California, for example the Cahuilla and Diegueño.  It also discusses an Indian Prophet, Indian Politicians and Indian Justice. 

ISBN 000-0000-000          Heizer, Robert F.

A Collection of Ethnographical Articles on the California Indians

This is a collection of articles which detail the everyday life of the Natives of California.

ISBN 0-520-02031-6          Heizer, Robert F.

California Indians, The

A Source Book

This book discusses in great detail the many tribes that inhabit the great state of California, with references to the Luiseño, the Cahuilla and many others.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Heizer, Robert F.

Federal Concern about Conditions of California Indians 1853-1913: Eight Documents

This is a collection of eight different documents which all discuss the condition of the Native Californians between the years of 1853 & 1913.

ISBN 0-520-03896-7          Heizer, Robert F.

Natural World of the California Indians, The

In this book the author discusses the world of the Native Californians before the coming of the Spaniards and later the Americans.  He discusses in full detail their day to day life, how they adjusted to their individual environments and the tools they used to achieve this goal.

LOC  72-86873            Henry, Jeannette

American Indian Reader, The

Education

This book discusses the many obstacles that there were in educating the Indian peoples, such as the cultural differences, modern Psychology, as well as the histories of the American Indian.

ISBN 0-394-71073-8          Henry, Jules & Zunia

Doll Play of Pilaga Indian Children

An anthropological account of a primitive tribe in Argentina, and the use of doll play as a tool to study other cultures.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Henry, Will

From Where The Sun Now Stands

A historical western novel.  Based on the Nez Perce Indians of the Northwest.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Hewett, Edgar L.

Ancient Life in the American Southwest

With an Introduction on the General History of the American Race

In part one of this volume the author covers, the humanizing of a continent: the Americanizing of a race, time factors and evolution and a new-world culture type.

In part two he discusses the pueblo Indians, the wisdom of the past and Indian esthetics.

ISBN 0-06-430135-4          Highwater, Jamake

Arts of the Indian Americas

North·Central·South

Leaves From the Sacred Tree

A comprehensive survey of Indian arts of North, Central and South America from pre-Columbian times to the present.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Hill, Jane H.

MULU'WETAM: The First People

Cupeño Oral History and Language

This is the complete oral history as told by the Cupeño Indians of Southern California, this text also includes the language of these native peoples.

ISBN 1-890771-44-9          Hill, Kim Kodani

Shades of California

The Hidden Beauty of Ordinary Life

California's Family Album

A pictorial history of California's past and present.

ISBN 1-55591-189-7          Hill, Norbert S. Jr.

Words of Power

Voices From Indian America

In this text tribal members offer insights on spirituality, land, leadership, conflict, treaties, environment, men, women, children, education and peace.

ISBN 0-06-100001-9          Hillerman, Tony

Blessing Way, The

A mystery novel, set on the Navajo Reservation which stretches between Arizona and New Mexico.  In this tale, Lt. Leaphorn of the Navajo Tribal Police discovers a corpse with a mouth full of sand.

ISBN 0-930588-62-2          Hinton, Leanne

Flutes of Fire

Essays on California Indian Languages

This book is a collection of essays that discuss the preservation of the Native languages of California with references to the Luiseño, Cahuilla as well as many other Southern California tribes.

ISBN 0-02-860412-1          Hirschfelder, Arlene

Native Heritage

Personal Accounts by American Indians 1790 to the Present

In this text is over 120 authentic narratives by the Iroquois, Lakota, Apache, Navajo, Fox Cheyenne and many other tribal voices.

ISBN 1-55546-736-9          Hoover, Herbert T.

Yankton Sioux, The

The Sioux people first encountered the Europeans as early as the 17^th century.  Through early years of contact they quickly learned to trade with the "white-man", and were helpful to the explorers and missionaries that came at that time.  The Yanktons were the only Sioux who refused to take up arms against the United States.

ISBN 0-517-500531          Horan, James D.

McKenney-Hall Portrait Gallery of American Indians, The

This text includes 128 portraits painted from life with individual biographies, also included is the first full-length biography of Col. Thomas L. McKenney.

ISBN 1-56584-116-6          Horse Capture, George P.

Robes of Splendor

Native North American Painted Buffalo Hides

The first publication of a collection the Native American art of ornamental robes made of buffalo hides.  They were painted by traditional artists of various Indian nations.

ISBN 0-88295-855-0          Hoxie, Frederick E.

Indians in American History

An extensive history of the Native Americans of North America, along with photos.

ISBN 0-520-04239-5          Hultkrantz, Ake

Religions of the American Indians

This text discusses the various religions of the tribes of North America.

ISBN 0-688-03665-1          Hungry Wolf, Beverly

Ways of My Grandmothers, The

In this book a young Indian woman records the ancient ways of the women of the tribe, the Blood People of the Blackfoot nation.  She recounts personal history, tribal history, legends, and myths in a tribute to her people.

LOC  60-4298            Hunt, W. Ben

Indian Sliversmithing

A complete how-to book and guide for everyone who appreciated the beauty of American Indian jewelry

A how-to guide into the art of Indian silversmithing.  This text gives detailed directions for making tools and equipment, learning and perfecting techniques, and completing hundreds of beautiful pieces.

ISBN 0-000-000-0           Hunter, John D.

Manners and Customs of Indian Tribes

West of the Mississippi

The account of a white boy, captured by the Indians in infancy, who spent his whole life among his captors.  Raised by the Indians, he never knew his real name.  But lived out his life relatively happy amongst them.  It tells of his adventures with them, as he became one of them.

SBN 0-520-09791-2          Hyde, Villiana Calac

Yumáyk Yumáyk

Long Ago

A compilation of stories of traditional nature, as told to the author in the Luiseño language, which was later translated by the author.  The text is in both English and Luiseño.

LOC  64-15530            Iacopi, Robert

Earthquake Country

How, Why and Where Earthquakes Strike in California

A study of California's earthquakes, that gives answers to how they happen, why they happen and where they most frequently occur.

LOC  55-11217            Jackson, Donald

Black Hawk

The account of an old Sauk warrior named Black Hawk, who lived under four flags while the Mississippi Valley was being taken from his people.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Jackson, Helen Hunt

Ramona

The true story of a young Cahuilla woman named Ramona, who falls in love with a Mexican named Alessandro.  The story tells of their love and also of their tragedies.

ISBN 1-55013-211-3          Jacobson, Timothy

Discovering America

Journeys in search of the New World

A study of the exploration of North America. Who was here first, when they were here and how they got here.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          James, Edwin

Thirty Years Indian Captivity of John Tanner

The account of John Tanner, who was captured by the Indians.  After spending thirty years amongst his captors, he had become one of them in all but birth.  Trying to return to the whites after his long period with the Indians proved unsuccessful.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          James, George Wharton

Through Ramona's Country

The study of the area where Ramona, the Cahuilla woman of Helen Hunt Jackson's novel, was born, where she lived and the people that she had contact with.

ISBN 0-486-22996-3          James, George Wharton

Indian Blankets & Their Makers

With 254 illustrations, 32 in color

The author discusses the art of Navajo weaving traditions with an examination of the ways they manufacture them.  Along with 254 illustrations and photos.

LOC  60-10491            James, Harry C.

Cahuilla Indians, The

This book discusses in great detail the Cahuilla of Southern California.  Also covered are such subjects as the survival of the Cahuilla, their past and present situation and their ceremonies and traditions.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Joe, Jennie R.

Disabled Children in Navajo Society

A study of disabled children amongst the Navajo people, the frequency, and how the parents react to having a disabled child.  Also discussed is the manner in which the disabilities occur, such as congenital defects, defects due to illness and injury.

ISBN 0-935626-33-6          Joe, Jennie R.

American Indian Policy and Cultural Values: Conflict and Accommodation

This book discusses the American Indian Policy and Cultural values of the modern day Native Americans.

ISBN 0-89096-000-3          John, Elizabeth A. H.

Storms Brewed in Other Men's Worlds

The Confrontation of Indians, Spanish, and French in the Southwest, 1540-1795

This text tells of the clash between the Indians of the Southwest and all the people who were coming to claim this land.  First the Spanish, and then the French.

ISBN 0-75966-443-9          Johnson, Gordon

Rez Dogs Eat Beans

And Other Tales

The author of this book is a Cahuilla/Cupeño Indian from the Pala Reservation in Southern California.  This is a collection of short stories from the life of the author on and off of the Indian Reservation.

ISBN 0-935626-40-9          Johnson, Troy R.

Alcatraz

Indian Land Forever

The account of American Indian college students and urban Indian people from the San Francisco Bay area, who in November of 1969 seized the Alcatraz Island.

 ISBN 0-7737-7021-6          Johnson, E. Pauline

Flint and Feather

The Complete Poems of

The author is a Mohawk Indian and in her poetry she expressed the intensity and passion, the hopes and feelings, and the tragedy of her people.

ISBN 0-7619-9061-5          Johnson, Troy R.

Contemporary Native American Political Issues

In this text the author discusses the issue of Native politics.  He gives insight into the political views of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and the Natives of Hawaii.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Jones, Carleton S.

Development of Cultural Complexity Among the Luiseño

This is a report done on the cultural complexity of the Luiseño Indians of Southern California.

ISBN 0-226-41086-2          Jorgensen, Joseph G.

Sun Dance Religion, The

Power for the Powerless

In this text the author explores the mysterious world of the Sun Dance religion of the Rocky Mountain area Utes and Shoshones.

ISBN 0-553-12727-6          Josephy, Alvin M. Jr.

Indian Heritage of America, The

This book is the most authoritative and widely acclaimed history of the Indians of North, South and Central America.

ISBN 0-679-42930-1          Josephy, Alvin M. Jr.

500 Nations

An Illustrated History of North American Indians

A complete history of the Native Americans of North America from beginning to end.  Along with many great illustrations.

LOC  61-17039            Josephy, Alvin M. Jr.

Patriot Chiefs, The

A chronicle of American Indian resistance including such figures as Hiawatha, King Philip, Popé, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola, Black Hawk, Crazy Horse and Chief Joseph.

ISBN 0-300-01488-0          Josephy, Alvin M. Jr.

Nez Percé Indians, The

And the opening of the Northwest

This is a study of the confrontation of the Nez Percé Indians and the white man in the American Northwest.

LOC  74-142972            Josephy, Alvin M. Jr.

Red Power

The American Indians Fight for Freedom

 The major topic discussed in this volume is the right of all Indians to be free of colonist rule and to run their own affairs.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Kardiner, Abram

They Studied Man

Ten Major scientists and their contributions to the understanding of man, society, and culture are analyzed in this important critique of the social science of anthropology.

ISBN 0-345-39060-1          Katz, Jane

Messengers of the Wind

Native American Women Tell Their Life Stories

The life stories of Native American women of various tribes, although they all have different stories they all testify to the struggle of keeping Native ways alive in a time and place constantly threatening to trample them.

ISBN 0-689-31196-6          Katz, William Loren

Black Indians

A Hidden Heritage

This text discusses the rarely discussed topic of "Black Indians".  It tells of early Indian and Black relations, and how they came together to fight the white man.  The text also tells us of early runaway slaves who landed right into the hands of the Indians. Of early interracial marriages, and finally bi-racial children.

ISBN 0-8032-0912-6          Kelley, Jane Holden

Yaqui Women

Contemporary Life Histories

In this text is given the life stories of four Yaqui women.  They tell of the Yaqui wars, deportation from Sonora in virtual slavery, life as soldaderas with the Mexican Revolutionary army, emigration to Arizona to escape persecution, the rebuilding of the Yaqui villages in post-Revolutionary Sonora, and life in the modern Yaqui communities.

LOC  62-10045            Kelly, Fanny

My Captivity Among The Sioux Indians

A pioneer woman's harrowing story of frontier experiences during the opening of the West.

A true account given by the author of her capture by a band of Ogalalla Sioux Indians on July 12, 1864.   And how they held her prisoner until December of that same year.

ISBN 0-8263-0657-8          Kelly, Lawrence C.

Assault on Assimilation, The

John Collier and the Origins of Indian Policy Reform

This is a biography of John Collier who lived from 1884-1968.  John was the commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and was best remembered for his tenure there.  He was a very gifted and persuasive spokesman for the rights of Indians.

ISBN 0-553-08113-6        

 Kelton, Elmer

Art of Howard Terpning, The

A collection of paintings done by the artist Howard Terpning, accompanied by text to explain the scenes that are depicted.

ISBN 0-02-917307-8        

 Kennedy, Roger G.

Hidden Cities

The Discovery and Loss of Ancient North American Civilization

This text discusses the various architectural structures of North American Natives, which are ancient and truly remarkable.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Mission Indian Agency

Adapted from the holdings of the National Archives

This is a register of vital statistics of the Mission Indian Agency of deaths that were recorded between July 1, 1922 and June 30, 1930 also July 1, 1930 to June 30, 1939 and July 1939 through June 1947.  These records include which tribe the deceased was from along with their age and blood degree.  Also listed are the parents of the deceased.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Secretary of the Interior

Mission Indians of Southern California

Letter from the Secretary of the Interior

This is a letter from the agent that was sent to check on the health and welfare of the Native Americans who inhabited Southern California in January of 1874.  Then also the response to the agent J.G. Ames by the Secretary of the Interior.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Pinkerton, Donald

Water Documents

This is a report on the water of the San Jacinto Valley conducted by the author in June of 1959.  Much of the data that was collected by the author came from residents of the reservation and the surrounding area on the various springs and water sources.  Also included in this study was the San Jacinto Water Tunnel.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Robinson, John W.

Dogtown Territorial Quarterly

Ordeal of the Sobobas

This is an article from the Dogtown Territorial Quarterly which gives the account of the Soboba Indians who reside on the Soboba Reservation in San Jacinto along with some interesting photographs.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Jennings, Bill

Indian Reporter, The

The Newspaper of the Southern California Indian

This is collection of the newspaper "The Indian Reporter" which covered all the nearby reservations and their occupants.  Our collection includes editions beginning in August of 1962 and running until July of 1971, these articles cover all events and happenings on the reservations including obituaries.

2 Full Binders.

Other Research Materials

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Mitchell, Susan H.

Legacy of the Luiseño, The

An Indigenous Tribe of San Diego County

This material was written by the author in collaboration with Henry Rodriguez a Luiseño elder, and Patti Dixon a Luiseño member.  This is a curriculum about the Luiseño Indians in San Diego County.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Agent Letters

Agent Letters 1891-1920

Department of the Interior

This is a collection of letters written by various government agents to the Department of the Interior about events and happenings on the reservations of Southern California, including Soboba, Cahuilla, Pala, and Pechanga.  These letters were conducted between the years of 1891 and 1920.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Monguia, Anna Rose

Mission Indian Federation, The

A Study in Indian Political Resistance

This is a dissertation written on the Mission Indian Federation of Southern California who fought for the rights of the Native Americans of this area.  Also in this binder is "The Indian" the magazine of the Mission Indian Federation along with some great photographs and historical flyers.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          United States Commission on Civil Rights

Indian Tribes

A Continuing Quest for Survival

This report on the Indian tribes of North America was conducted in 1981, and tells of the Indians ongoing quest for survival.

ISBN 0-88107-149-8          Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society

San Jacinto Valley

Past and Present

This text tells of the San Jacinto Valley from its very beginning to the present time, including the people who have lived here, how they lived and what occupations they had.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          International Bibliography of the Social Sciences

Anthropology

This study conducted in 1960 is a bibliography of anthropological resources.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          International Bibliography of the Social Sciences

Sociology

This is a series of studies conducted between 1962 and 1971 which is a bibliography of Sociological resources.  We have a total of 9 volumes.

ISBN 0-8094-9412-4          Time Life Books

People of the Desert

This volume discusses in great detail the Native Americans which inhabit the Deserts of North America.

ISBN 0-8094-9550-3          Time Life Books

Tribes of the Southern Woodlands

This volume discusses the tribes of the southern woodlands of North America

ISBN 0-87013-431-0          Kugel, Rebecca

To Be The Main Leaders Of Our People

A History of Minnesota Ojibwe Politics, 1825-1898

This is a history of the political views and ways of the Ojibwe people of Minnesota between 1825 and 1898.

LOC  78-91546            La Barre, Weston

Peyote Cult, The

This is a study of the background of the Mexican and American Indian ritual based on the plant the produces temporary sensory and psychic derangements.  A complete study of the ritualistic use of the plant peyote.

LOC  56-11375            La Farge, Oliver

American Indian

A pictorial history of the,

This text tells the story of the Indians of North America from the time white men landed to the present.

ISBN 0-939046-30-X          Laird, Carobeth

Mirror and Pattern

George Laird's World of Chemehuevi Mythology

This is a collection of myths and legends of the Chemehuevi Indians of Southern California.  The authors late husband was a member of this band of Natives.

LOC  67-11606            Lankford, John

Captain John Smith's America

Selections from His Writings

In this text you will find several selected writings from Captain John Smith's journal.  Subjects such as, Virginia: The land and its Native inhabitants, the beginnings of English colonization in America 1607-1609 and John Smith and the promise of New England.

ISBN 0-06-016707-6          Lavender, David

Let Me Be Free

The Nez Perce Tragedy

The U.S. Army's war against seven hundred Nez Perce men, women, and children

This text tells the tragic story of the Nez Perce Indians led by Chief Joseph, who fled the U.S. Army's attacks by leading his people across the wilds of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana up into Canada seeking sanctuary for his people.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Lawton, Harry

Willie Boy

A Desert Manhunt

This is the true account of a Chemehuevi Indian in Southern California.  Who led a posse on a 500 mile manhunt through the deserts of Southern California, mainly the Mohave Desert in 1909.

LOC  65-13621            Leadabrand, Russ

A Guidebook to the Sunset Ranges of Southern California

The San Jacinto Mountains

The Santa Ana Mountains and the Mountains of San Diego County

This is a traveler's guide to great mountain ranges where you can see beautiful sunsets.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Leftwick, Rodney L.

Arts and Crafts of the Cherokee

This text discusses the many different arts and crafts of the Cherokee people, including examples of each form of art.

ISBN 14-021139-X          Levine, Stuart

American Indian Today, The

This text discusses the problems and prospects of the modern day Indian.

ISBN 0-520-05457-1          Lincoln, Kenneth

Native American Renaissance

This text discusses such subjects as "-Old like hills, like stars", crossings, ancestral voices in oral traditions, a contemporary tribe of poets, and many others.

ISBN 0-517-14807-2          Linderman, Frank B.

Blackfeet Indians

A collection of paintings of Blackfeet Indians.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Linton, Ralph

Acculturation in Seven American Indian Tribes

This text discusses the acculturation of these seven tribes: the Puyallup of Washington, the White Knife Shoshoni of Nevada, the southern Ute of Colorado, the northern Arapaho of Wyoming, the Fox of Iowa, the Alkatcho Carrier of British Columbia and the San Ildefonso of New Mexico.

LOC  65-26310            Lorant, Stefan

New World, The

The First Pictures of America

This text speaks of the French and English attempts to settle North America.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Lott, Milton

Dance Back The Buffalo

A historical novel of the Sioux tragedy between the years of 1889-1890.

ISBN 0-394-71836-4          Lowenfels, Walter

From The Belly of the Shark

Poems by Chicanos, Eskimos, Hawaiians, Indians, Puerto Ricans with Related Poems by Others

A collection of poetry by Chicanos, Eskimos, Hawaiians, Indians and Puerto Ricans.

LOC  35-9409            Lowie, Robert H.

Crow Indians, The

A complete history of the Crow Indians of Montana.

ISBN 0-520-22270-9          Luthin, Herbert W.

Surviving Through the Days

Translations of Native California Stories and Songs

This is an anthology of oral literature of Native California.  This text includes a good selection of stories, anecdotes, myths, reminiscences and songs of the tribes of California.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Macfarlan, Allan A.

American Indian Legends

A collection of Native American legends and myths of various tribes.

ISBN 0-486-28894-3          Mackenzie, Alexander

Journal of the Voyage to the Pacific

The personal journal of the explorer Alexander Mackenzie, who in 1793 completed the first crossing of the North American continent.

ISBN 0-87004-289-0          Madsen, Brigham D.

Northern Shoshoni, The

This is a complete history of the Northern Shoshoni Indians of Idaho.  In this text the author also covers not one, but four distinct groups of Shoshoni and a related band of Northern Paiute, the Bannock.

ISBN 0-8185-0169-3            Maehr, Martin L.

Culture, Child, and School

Sociocultural Influences on Learning

In this volume the author discusses subjects such as, sociocultural influences on behavior and development, orientation to teacher, school and learning and cognitive development.

ISBN 0-517-46318-0          Mails, Thomas E.

Plains Indians

Dog Soldiers, Bear Men and Buffalo Women

A complete study of the thirty-five Indian nations that lived on the Great Plains during the years between 1750 and 1850.  This text also includes over 150 illustrations.

ISBN 1-56924-762-5          Mails, Thomas E.

Cherokee People, The

The Story of the Cherokees from Earliest Origins to Contemporary Times

This book entails the story of the Cherokee people from their earliest origins to the present times.  This includes their origin and settlement, their physical appearance, life cycle, government and warfare, healing and the causes of common diseases, and the peoples' ancient religious beliefs.  The author also speaks of the tribes religious festivals, the transformation of their culture and the separation of the eastern and western Cherokees.

ISBN 1-56474-113-3          Malecot, Andre

Eye on the Western Stars

This is a novel about a German linguist who took on a job at the University of California in Riverside and came to work with the local Natives who happened to be Luiseño, and fell in love with a Luiseño woman.

ISBN 0-486-22842-8          Mallery, Garrick

Picture-Writing of the American Indians

With 54 Plates & 1290 Text Illustrations

This text discusses the Native American rock-art, petroglyphs, with an explanation of each of the pictographs that are featured in this volume.  This is volume 1 of 2.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Manfred, Frederick

Conquering Horse

A novel about a young Pawnee man who has gone to await his sacred vision that would give him a warrior's name and the mission that he must fulfill.

ISBN 0893-5394          Manson, Spero M.

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research

The Journal of the National Center

This is a study conducted on the Mental Health of Native Americans of North America.

ISBN 0-930588-55-X          Margolin, Malcolm

Way We Lived, The

California Indian Stories, Songs and Reminiscences

This is a collection of stories, songs and reminiscences of various tribes of California accompanied by some great photographs of these peoples.

ISBN 0-8061-0176-8          Marriot, Alice

Maria: The Potter of San Ildefonso

This is the story of Maria Martinez and her husband, Julian, who revived the ancient Pueblo craft of pottery-making and thus stimulated the interest of both white people and Indians alike.

LOC  69-11463            Marriot, Alice

American Epic

The Story of the American Indian

This book tells of the growth of the Indian civilization on the North American continent, and its tragic confrontation with white culture.  It also tells us of the conditions that Native Americans faced then and the conditions that they face today.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Mason, A. E. W.

Four Feathers, The

This is the account of a British officer, who resigns his station when he learns that his country will be going to war in Sudan. 

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Maxwell, Gilbert S.

Navajo Rugs

Past, Present & Future

20 Full-Color Plates

This text gives insight into the world of Navajo rugs, how they are made, how to buy them and also a brief listing of the average prices in the 1960's.

ISBN 0-89577-019-9          Maxwell, James A.

America's Fascinating Indian Heritage

The First Americans: Their Customs, Art, History, and How They Lived

This text discusses tribal life as it really was, as compared to the more romanticized version of the first peoples of North America.

LOC  69-10286            May, Karl

Winnetou

A novel based in the Wild West of frontier days.  Tells the tale of a German immigrant becomes the defender of the red man's rights and blood brother of Winnetou, son of the Apache chief.

ISBN 0-8191-2896-1          McBeth, Sally J.

Ethnic Identity and the Boarding School Experience of West-Central Oklahoma American Indians

A study of Native Americans of West-Central Oklahoma who attended both federal government and/or church sponsored schools.

ISBN 0-9651016-0-6          McCawley, William

First Angelinos, The

The Gabrielino Indians of Los Angeles

This book covers the history of the first people to inhabit the area which is now known as Los Angeles.  This is a history of the Gabrielino people, their religion, rituals, traditions, stories and songs.  This text is accompanied by photographs and maps of the area.

LOC  68-13651            McClintock, Walter

Old North Trail, The

Life, Legends and Religion of the Blackfeet Indians

A detailed, authentic account of the life and customs of the Blackfoot, from a man who spent four years among them and became one of them after being adopted by their Chief.

ISBN 0-395-61155-5          McClintock, Walter

Old Indian Trails

An authentic look at Native American life and culture by the adopted son of a Blackfoot Chief

The account of a Yale-educated photographer who in 1896 received this unusual invitation from his Native American guide, a veteran of Indian wars with General Custer, Miles and Reno, to come amongst his people, the Blackfeet of the Great Plains.

LOC  59-9434            McCracken, Harold

George Catlin and the Old Frontier

A biography and picture gallery of the Dean of Indian painters.

ISBN 0-88133-043-4          McFee, Malcolm

Modern Blackfeet

Montanans on a reservation

A case study on the modern day Blackfeet Indians of Montana.

ISBN 0-590-36076-0          McGovern, Ann

Defenders, The

This book is designed for the younger reader.  It discusses the Seminole Chief, Osceola.  His life, his people and war.  The author discusses two other Chiefs, Tecumseh who was a Shawnee Chief and Cochise the leader of the Apache nation.

ISBN 0-394-47618-2          McHugh, Tom

Time of the Buffalo, The

The evolution and natural history of the American Buffalo and the ways in which it affected the life of the ancient hunters, plains Indians and the American frontier.

ISBN 0-8263-0469-9          McNickle, D'Arcy

Surrounded, The

The account of a young Flathead Indian who returns from federal boarding school to his home on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana.  The young man is torn not only between white and Indian cultures but also between his Spanish father and his Indian mother, who in her old age is rejecting white culture and religion.

ISBN 0-8118-0570-0          McQuiston, Don and Debra

Dolls & Toys of Native America

A Journey through Childhood

This is collection of dolls and toys of various Native American tribes.  These toys were given to the children to play with but also to teach them the ways of their people.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Mead, Margaret

Male and Female

A study of the sexes in a changing world

This study carefully explores the sexual patterns of the men and women of today.  With a discussion of childhood, courtship, love, marriage, and parenthood in 20^th century America.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Merriam, C. Hart

Indian Population of California, The

This text written in 1905 discusses the estimated population of the Native Californians from the time of 1800-1900.  The author discusses the decline of these peoples and the probable reasons.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Merriam, C. Hart

University of California Archaeological Survey

Village Names in Twelve California Mission Records

This text discusses the 12 different missions that were established in Southern California, also mentioned are the amount of baptisms during this time.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Merrill, Ruth Earl

Plants Used in Basketry by the California Indians

This text written in 1923 discusses in detail the types of plants that the Natives of California were using to make their baskets.

ISBN 7178-0318-X          Meyer, William

Native Americans

The New Indian Resistance

The author, who is an Eastern Cherokee, discusses the struggles for Indian rights.

ISBN 0-8135-1081-8          Miller, Christopher L.

Prophetic Worlds

Indians and Whites on the Columbia Plateau

This text tells of prophets from both sides, Indian prophets who told of a new kind of man who would bring to them a book and teach them everything, and European prophets who told their followers that they must convert the Indians.  When these conversions failed the white man saw that the Indians were not among God's chosen people, and therefore war then ensued.

ISBN 0-452-01095-0          Miller, David Humphreys

Custer's Fall

The Native American Side of the Story

The account of the Battle at Little Big Horn in Montana as seen and told by Native Americans.

ISBN 0-03-051051-1          Miller, Dorothy

Runaways-Illegal Aliens In Their Own Land

Implications for Service

This study discusses the occurrence of runaway adolescents.

ISBN 0-7178-0224-8          Millon, Robert P.

Zapata

The Ideology of a Peasant Revolutionary

This is a biography of the Mexican Emiliano Zapata, who led a movement in 1910 to return land to his people and to transform their current government over to a democratic system.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Minor, Marz Nono

American Indian Craft Book, The

This is a how-you-can-do-it guide to Indian crafts, games and customs of various tribes.

ISBN 0-8050-2309-7          Moe, Richard

Last Full Measure, The

The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers

This tells the story of the first regiment offered to Lincoln after the fall of Fort Sumter in South Carolina, who fought in every major battle during the first three years of the Civil War.  As told by the volunteers themselves by way of letters, diaries, and personal reminiscences. 

ISBN 0-253-33873-5          Mohanty, Chandra Talpade

Third World Women and the Politics of Feminism

This text includes subjects such as but not limited to, power, representation, and feminist critique, public policy the state and ideologies of gender.

ISBN 0-06-080421-1          Momaday, N. Scott

House Made of Dawn

A novel about a young American Indian man who struggled between two worlds, the path that led to his Native ways and the path that led into the white mans world.

ISBN 354-01854-0-125          Momaday, N. Scott

Way to Rainy Mountain, The

The legends, mythology and history of the Kiowa Indians

The author is himself a Kiowa Indian, and in this text he tells the story of his people through their own legends and stories.

ISBN 0-186-20233-X          Mooney, James

Ghost Dance Religion and Wounded Knee, The

With 38 Plates and 49 Text Illustrations

In this text the author discusses the Native American religion of the Ghost Dance and Wounded Knee in South Dakota.  He discusses in great detail the time when the Ghost Dance was revived and why. 

ISBN 0-486-28907-9          Mooney, James

Myths of the Cherokee

 After the author of this book spent several years living amongst the Cherokee people of North Carolina, his research resulted in this comprehensive text, comprising 126 myths, including sacred stories, animal myths, local legends, wonder stories, historical traditions and miscellaneous myths and legends.

LOC  52-10416            Morenus, Richard

Crazy-White-Man

The account of the author's adventures and misadventures in the bush country of Canada.

ISBN 0-914614-01-0          Morey, Sylvester M.

Respect for Life

The Traditional Upbringing of American Indian Children

This book reports the discussions that took place at a week's conference at Harper's Ferry, West Virginia about the upbringing of Native American children.  And how they are brought up to respect every living thing.

LOC  62-10042            Morgan, Lewis Henry

League of the Iroquois

The first complete scientific study of the American Indian tribe of Iroquois.  The author tells us of their culture and traditions along with original illustrations.

LOC  52-5023            Mowat, Farley

People of the Deer

The Vanishing Eskimo-A Valiant People's Fight For Survival

The story of the Ihalmiut Eskimos of Canada's Great Barrens by the author who spent two years among them.  Sharing in their struggles, the author begins to understand the story of the destruction of these "People of the Deer" and their way of life by the intruding white man.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Muir, John

Mountains of California

Sierra Edition

This text tells of John Muir's adventures and research in California's Sierras.

Volume 1of 2.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Muir, John

Mountains of California

Sierra Edition

This test also tells of John Muir's experiences while doing research in California's Sierras.  Volume 2 of 2.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Muir, John

Mountains of California, The

This text combines the previous two texts into one summarized version.

LOC  62-8626            Munz, Philip A.

California Desert Wildflowers

96 Color Photographs, 172 Line Drawings, 2 Maps

This is a study of the wildflowers that naturally grow in the deserts of California.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Murbarger, Nell

Ghosts of the Glory Trail

Intimate glimpses into the past and present of 275 Western Ghost-towns

This text discusses the old ghost-towns of the west along with photographs and maps.

ISBN 671-48125-8          Myers, J. Jay

Red Chiefs and White Challengers

Confrontations in American Indian History

This text tells of the confrontations between the white settlers and the Indian chiefs, when the pioneers of this country sought to settle North America.

ISBN 0-939890-00-3          Myers, Joseph A.

They Are Young Once But Indian Forever

A summary and analysis of investigative hearings on Indian child welfare April 1980

A study of Indian children who for one reason or another must be put into the hands of Indian Child Welfare.

ISBN 0-670-83704-0          Nabokov, Peter

Native American Testimony

A Chronicle of Indian-White Relations from Prophecy to the Present, 1492-1992

A complete history of the relations between the white man and the red man, dating back before Europeans began to settle in North America.

ISBN 87011-140-X          Namikawa, Banri

Mexico

Realm of the Sun

This text discusses in great detail, Mexico, its inhabitants, its past and its present day state.  Accompanied by many great color photographs.

ISBN 0-486-23170-4          Naylor, Maria

Authentic Indian Designs

2500 Illustrations from Reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology

This is a pictorial guide to authentic Indian designs.

ISBN 0-671-45221-5          Neihardt, John G.

Black Elk Speaks

This is the life story of Black Elk, Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux.  Black Elk was a great warrior and medicine man who witnessed the Battle of Little Big Horn at the young age of 13 and saw the last terrible massacre of the Indians at Wounded Knee.  Black Elk lived the life of the Plains Indian and saw the death of his people.

 ISBN 671-78281-9          Neihardt, John G.

When the Tree Flowered

This is a fictional autobiography of the Plains Indians of the American West.  This is the story of the Plains Indians during the years when there were very few white men, and the bison herds ran as far as the eye could see.

ISBN 0-226-57177-7          Nelson, Richard K.

Hunters of the Northern Forest

This is a detailed and illustrated account of the Native Americans that inhabit the harsh lands of the Great North Woods of Canada and Alaska.

ISBN 0-87358-386-8          Nequatewa, Edmund

Truth of a Hopi

Stories relating to the origin, myths and clan histories of the Hopi

This text tells the reader of origin, myths and clan histories as they have been passed on by the Hopi's for countless generations.

ISBN 0-486-23141-0          Newcomb, Franc J.

Sandpaintings of the Navajo Shooting Chant

In this book the ancient sand paintings of the Navajo Shooting Clan are brought to light.  The author recreates these masterpieces completely by memory and then explains the meanings behind them.

ISBN 0-345-39350-3          Nies, Judith

Native American History

A Chronology of a Culture's Vast Achievements and their Links to World Events

This book tells the reader of all the great things that have been accomplished by the Native Americans of North America dating back to 28,000 B.C.

ISBN 0-02-096150-2          Niethammer, Carolyn

Daughters of the Earth

The Lives and Legends of American Indian Women

This text discusses the least spoken about woman in American history, the Native American woman.  It speaks of her place amongst her people, all things that were expected of her then and now, being that most native tribes are Matriarchal.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Nölle, Wilfried

Die Indianer Nordamerikas

This entire text is in German.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Norbeck, Oscar

Book of Indian Life Crafts

Complete handbook of North American Indian arts and crafts, designs, customs and their daily lives in general.

ISBN 345-01924-125          Norman, John

Ghost Dance

The Last Great Days of the Sioux

This is a historical drama set in the Dakota's of North America, and deals mainly with the Sioux which inhabit that land in the summer of the year before Wounded Knee.

ISBN 0-252-01285-2          Olson, James S.

Native Americans

In The Twentieth Century

This text discusses the modern day Indian, the struggles that Indians still face in a contemporary world.

ISBN 0-85340-545-X          Palmer, Ann

Growing up with the Red Indians

A brief history of the Native Americans of North America.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Parker, Horace

Anza/Borrego

Desert Guide Book

A traveler's guide to the deserts of Southern California, along with pictures.

ISBN 0-394-48033-3          Pelletier, Wilfred

No Foreign Land   

This is a biography of a forty-five year old North American Indian.  He tells of his life both on and off the reservation, and describes his encounters with racism.

ISBN 0-87928-044-1          Penhallow, Samuel

History of the Indian Wars

The author of this book was a Chief Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and tells of the

ISBN 0-312-08658-X          Perdue, Theda

Cherokee Removal, The

A Brief History with Documents

This text discusses the removal of the Cherokee Indians; this includes a brief history of where they had been placed after they had been removed from their native lands with documents of these events.

ISBN 0-8061-2904-2          Phillips, George Harwood

Indians and Indian Agents

The Origins of the Reservation System in California, 1849-1852

This book discusses the beginnings of the reservation system in California.  How the Natives were affected and how the government handled them.

ISBN 1-889540-22-6          Pony Boy, GaWaNi

Horse, Follow Closely

Native American Horsemanship

This text tells of the bonds between man and his horses, particularly of the bonds of the Native Americans with horses and ponies.  They also discuss the special bonds that were made between man and horse when using traditional training, and how these were usually lifetime bonds.

ISBN 1-889540-37-4          Pony Boy, GaWaNi

Out of the Saddle

Native American Horsemanship

This text tells how one can use "relationship training" when training their horses in order to create a lifetime bond with their horse.  These training tips are accompanied by many great photographs.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Pourade, Richard F.

Explorers, The

The History of San Diego

This is volume 1 of 2 of the complete history of the city of San Diego, along with pictures and maps of the area.

LOC  61-14059            Pourade, Richard F.

Time of the Bells

The History of San Diego

This is a complete history of the city of San Diego, along with pictures and maps.

This is volume 2 of 2.

ISBN 0-520-03172-5          Powers, Stephen

Tribes of California

This text discusses the many tribes that inhabit the state of California.  This text was originally published in 1877, and discusses the visits the author had with these people during 1871 and 1872.

ISBN 0-313-22433-1          Price, A. Grenfell

Western Invasions of the Pacific and Its Continents, The

A Study of Moving Frontiers and Changing Landscapes

1513-1958

This historic text tells of the invasions which occurred on the western frontier starting as early as 1513 and going as late as 1958.

ISBN 0-226-70044-5          Quimby, George Irving

Indian Life in the Upper Great Lakes

11,000 B.C. to A.D. 1800

An anthropological study into the Indians that occupied the Upper Great Lakes area of North America, between 11,000 B.C. to A.D. 1800.

ISBN 0-571-19903-8          Quinn, Arthur

Hell with the Fire Out

A History of the Modoc War

This text tells the story of the Modoc Indians who refused to be put on a reservation already occupied by their longtime rivals the Klamath Indians.  The governments' solution of relocating the Modocs from their native lands in Northern California, to Oklahoma after executing the tribal leaders.

ISBN 0-000-0000          Ramon, Dorothy

Wayta' Yawa'

Always Believe

This is a collection of stories of the life of the author as a young Native American, a Cahuilla of Morongo in Southern California.  This text tells of her life and the traditions of her people.

LOC  70-146473            Red Fox, Chief

Memoirs of Chief Red Fox, The

This is the memoirs of Chief Red Fox who was a Sioux Indian.

ISBN 0-10805-02-4          Reed, Lester

Old Time Cattlemen and Other Pioneers of the Anza-Borrego Area

In this book the author discusses the many cattlemen and cowboys of the Anza-Borrego area of California.  He spent most of his early years amongst the people who are mentioned in the text and in the area which he wrote about, Borrego, Coyote Canyon, Anza, Cahuilla, Aguanga, Oak Grove, Warner's Ranch, Mesa Grande, Temecula, Sage and Hemet.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Reed, Lester

Old-Timers of Southeastern California

This book tells of the "old-timers" and cowboys of Southeastern California.  The author focuses on the Pioneers of this area but also refers frequently to the Natives of the area, for example the Cahuilla and also Soboba.

ISBN 0-486-22992-0          Reichard, Gladys A.

Weaving a Navajo Blanket

This is a study of the art of Navajo weaving; the author who spent four summers among the Navajo's learned to weave these beautiful blankets and now shares the art with readers.

ISBN 0-8263-0780-9          Riley, Glenda

Women and Indians on the Frontier, 1825-1915

This book is the first true account of how and why pioneer women altered their self-images and their views of American Indians.

ISBN 0-679-43025-3          Robinson, Charles M. III

A Good Year to Die

The Story of the Great Sioux War

This is a complete history of the war between the Sioux and the newly founded government of the United States of America.

ISBN 0-9615421-6-0          Robinson, John W.

San Jacintos, The

This is a natural history of the San Jacinto Mountains, with more than 450 illustrations, along with maps and bibliography.

ISBN 0-671-70221-1          Roberts, David

Once They Moved Like the Wind

Cochise, Geronimo, and the Apache Wars

This is the true account of the thirty-four Apache men, women, and children that were under the leadership of Geronimo during the summer of 1886.  This very small group of Apaches who were being hunted by five thousand American troops, and three thousand Mexican soldiers who never captured one of these "renegades".

LOC  68-9678            Roessel, Robert A. Jr.

Coyote Stories of the Navaho People

This is a compilation of stories about Coyote by the Navajos.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Rolo, Mark Anthony

American Indian and the Media, The

This is a brief history on the stereotypes of Native Americans also included is an Indian country resource guide with a list of American Indian nations and federal Indian agencies.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Rothenberg, Jerome

Shaking the Pumpkin

Traditional Poetry of the Indian North Americas

This is a compilation of traditional poetry of the Native Americans.

ISBN 0-553-10047-5          Rudolph, Alan

Buffalo Bill and the Indians or Sitting Bull's History Lesson

This is a screenplay along with pictures of the players in the movie.

ISBN 0-7900-0005-9          Salmond, Anne

AMIRIA

The Life Story of a Maori Woman

This is the biography of a Maori Indian woman by the name of Amiria Manutahi.  In this text the author explores the life of this woman who is now an elder; there is much discussion of her early childhood on into her golden years.

ISBN 0-06-250794-X          Sams, Jamie

Sacred Path Workbook, The

New Teachings and Tools to Illuminate Your Personal Journey

This is a workbook meant to accompany the author's previous text, Sacred Path Cards.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Sandoz, Mari

Crazy Horse

The Strange Man of the Oglalas

This is the biography of the Sioux Indian Crazy Horse.

ISBN 0-939046-32-6          Sanger, Kay

When the Animals Were People

This is a collection of traditional stories of the Chumash people of Southern California along the coastal region between San Luis Obispo and Malibu of the Pacific Ocean.

ISBN 0-8165-1434-8          Sarris, Greg

Sound of Rattles and Clappers, The

A Collection of New California Indian Writing

This is an anthology of poetry and fiction written by ten Native Americans of California of various tribes, one author being Luiseño.

ISBN 01415-4            Sauer, Carl Ortwin

Early Spanish Main, The

This is an account of Spanish activities in the Caribbean from 1492 to 1519.  This text also covers the ecological changes in the area and the effects on the Natives.

ISBN 0-14-044421-1          Saunders, Trevor J.

Aristotle

The Politics

This text is a biography on the life and times of Aristotle the philosopher.

ISBN 000-000-0000          Savilla, Elmer M.

Along the Trail

A Story of "One Little Indian"

The author of this small but informative book gives a brief history of the Quechan Indian Nation.  The Quechan Indian reservation is located on the western banks of the lower Colorado River near the present day city of Yuma, Arizona.  The author discusses the legends of his people and the traditional ways of these desert people.   

ISBN 0-517-511894          Scherer, Joanna Cohan

Indians

The Great Photographs that Reveal North American Indian Life, 1847-1929, from the Unique Collection of the Smithsonian Institution

This is compilation of photographs of the Natives of North America.  These pictures include how they once lived, what they looked like, and the envoys to Washington.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Schlissel, Lillian

Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey

This is a collection of diaries of various pioneer women who crossed the country from the east coast to the west, coming mostly to California and Oregon.  These diaries tell of their journeys from the east to the west, all the things that they encountered on the trail.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Schultz, J. W.

My Life as an Indian

This is the personal story of a man who spent a short time among the Blackfoot Indians, married an Indian girl and his experiences as an adopted member of the tribe.

LOC 62-10762            Schultz, James Willard

Blackfeet and Buffalo

Memories of Life Among the Indians

This is a much more detailed account of the authors work My Life as an Indian.  This is the story of the author's time amongst the Blackfeet Indians accompanied by photos.

ISBN 0-88229-501-2          Schusky, Ernest L.

Forgotten Sioux, The

An Ethnohistory of the Lower Brule Reservation

This is a history of the Lower Brule Sioux who are often overshadowed by the Oglala Sioux.  This text also includes some great photographs.

ISBN 0-8191-0910-X          Schusky, Ernest L.

 Political Organization of Native North Americans

This is a study of the political organization of the Natives of North America.

ISBN 0-8165-1627-8          Schwarz, Maureen Trudelle

Molded in the Image of Changing Woman

Navajo Views on the Human Body and Personhood

This is a study of the views that the Navajo people hold on the human body, and personalities of people.

ISBN 0-933769-29-6          Scollon, Ron

Interethnic Communication

How to recognize negative stereotypes and improve communication between ethnic groups

This text gives an insight into communication between ethnic groups.  The author tells of the barriers that have been put up and the obstacles which must be overcome in order to communicate with different ethnic groups.

ISBN 0-393-00716-2          Sheehan, Bernard W.

Seeds of Extinction

Jeffersonian Philanthropy and the American Indian

This is a study of the white man's policies of government and the reaction of the Natives of North America.

ISBN 0-684-82707-7          Silko, Leslie Marmon

Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit

Essays on Native American Life Today

This is a collection of essays which tell of the modern life of the Native American.

ISBN 0-451-13892-9          Silko, Leslie Marmon

Ceremony

This is a novel about a young American Indian boy whose search for a meaning leads him to the past traditions of his people.

ISBN 671-46558-9          Silverberg, Robert

Home of the Redman

Indian North America Before Columbus

This text tells of the Natives of North America during pre-Columbus times.

ISBN 0-306-41777-4          Simpson, George Eaton

Racial and Cultural Minorities

An Analysis of Prejudice and Discrimination

This is a study of the prejudice and discrimination that takes place in the United States amongst minorities both racial and cultural.

ISBN 0-385-03239-0          Smith, Bradley

Mexico

A History in Art

This is a complete history of the arts of old and modern Mexico.

ISBN 0-88029-064-1          Snelling, William Joseph

Tales of the Northwest

This is one of the first collections of short tales to be brought out in the United States and also the first appearance in American literature of the Plains Indians.

ISBN 0-914846-32-9          Snyder, Ernest E.

Prehistoric Arizona

This is a prehistoric study of Arizona.  It tells of the people and animals which inhabited this land during those times.

ISBN 0-669-01296-3          Sorkin, Alan L.

Urban American Indian, The

This is a study of the legal status of reservation and urban Indians in the modern day.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Sparkman, Philip Stedman

Culture of the Luiseño Indians, The

This text discusses the culture of the Luiseño Indians of Southern California.

LOC 60-14358            Spicer, Edward H.

Perspectives in American Indian Culture Change

This is a perspective look at the American Indian Culture and how it has changed over the years after American civilization.

ISBN 0-8165-0021-5          Spicer, Edward H.

Cycles of Conquest

The impact of Spain, Mexico, and the United States on the Indians of the Southwest, 1533-1960

This is a study of the impact that the countries of Spain, Mexico and the United States had on the Native Americans who inhabited the Southwest between 1533 and 1960.

ISBN 0-486-23611-0          Spier, Leslie

Yuman Tribes of the Gila River

This is a historic study of the Yuma tribes which consisted of the Maricopa, Kaveltcadom, Halchidhoma, Kohuana, and the Halyikwamai Indians which lined the shores of the Colorado River in Arizona. 

ISBN 0-399-14010-7          Starita, Joe

Dull Knifes of Pine Ridge, The

A Lakota Odyssey

This is a true story of a century of Lakota Sioux life, and the journey to find ones cultural identity found, lost and found once more as told by a single Lakota family.

ISBN 0-8061-1822-9          Stedman, Raymond William

Shadows of the Indian

Stereotypes in American Culture

This text discusses the common stereotypes that are put on the Native Americans of North America.

LOC  62-12359            Steinbeck, John

Travels with Charley

In Search of America

The author had spent twenty years writing about the drastic changes that took place during the twentieth century.  Feeling that he had lost touch he decided to take a trip across country with his little dog (Charley) and rediscover America.

ISBN 0-939680-13-0          Steinmetz, Paul

Meditations with Native Americans

Lakota Spirituality

This text discusses the spirituality of the Lakota Sioux, as told to the author by various tribal members.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Steward, Julian H.

Myths of the Owens Valley Paiute

This is a compilation of traditional myths or stories that were told by the Owens Valley Paiute, to teach about creation and other interesting subjects.

ISBN 0-8032-9139-6          Stratton, R. B.

Captivity of the Oatman Girls

This is the account of the Oatman family, who in the spring of 1851 had set out for California on the old Santa Fe Trail.  Nearly seventy miles from the border of California they were ambushed and lost six of the nine members of the family.  One boy was left for dead and survived; his two sisters were taken captive and sold to Indians that were farther west.  The narrative is based upon interviews with the surviving family members.

ISBN 0-8061-1619-6          Strickland, Rennard

Fire and the Spirits

Cherokee Law from Clan to Court

This book discusses the emergence of the Cherokee system of laws from the ancient spirit decrees to the fusion of tribal law ways with Anglo-American law.

ISBN 0-939046-00-8          Strong, William Duncan

Aboriginal Society in Southern California

This book tells of the traditional and cultural ways of southern California's Natives.  Focusing mainly on the Shoshonean-speaking peoples such as the Cahuilla, Luiseño, Serrano, Cupeño, and other Indian groups of the region. 

ISBN 0-87417-208-X          Stockel, H. Henrietta

Survival of the Spirit

Chiricahua Apaches in Captivity

The author describes the arrival of the Chiricahua Apaches in the Southwest, their use of natural medicines, and their reliance on cultural customs and sacred ceremonies to heal.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Stoutenburgh, John Jr.

Dictionary of The American Indian

This is a book of definitions of common Native American terms, and tribes with information of where these tribes came from and where they now are.

ISBN 0-8032-7757-1          Swann, Brian

I Tell You Now

Autobiographical Essays by Native American Writers

This is a compilation of autobiographical essays written by tribal members of various tribes.

ISBN 0-8061-2973-5          Sweeney, Edwin R.

Making Peace with Cochise

The 1872 Journal of Captain Joseph Alton Sladen

This is Joseph Sladen's account of Brigadier General Oliver O. Howard's mission to find and make peace with Cochise in the autumn of 1872.

ISBN 0-7619-8901-3          Swidler, Nina

Native Americans and Archaeologists

Stepping Stones to Common Ground

This book discusses three special sessions that were held by the Society for American Archeology in 1996.  In these sessions Native Americans and Archaeologists came together to find some kind of common ground in which the archaeologists could complete their studies while not upsetting the Native American communities, and their culture and traditions.

ISBN 0-8263-0342-0          Szasz, Margaret

Education and the American Indian

The Road to Self-Determination, 1928-1973

This book discusses the hurdles that must be crossed in order to educate the Native American communities.

ISBN 0-02-616272-5          Tanner, Helen Hornbeck

Settling of North America, The

The Atlas of the Great Migrations into North America From the Ice Age to the Present

This text is a visual history that tells the story of the peopling of the continent.  With more than 100 full-color maps, illustrated with photographs and drawings of the settlers lives.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Tapper, Violet

Friendliest Valley, The

This book documents the history of the San Jacinto and Hemet Valleys.

LOC  78-172559            Tatsey, John

Black Moccasin, The

Life on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation

This book documents the lives of the Native Americans who live on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, as observed by John Tatsey: newspaper columnist and tribal policeman.

LOC  60-10420            Tebbel, John

American Indian Wars, The

The Conquest of America by the White Man Revealed in all its drama, cruelty and heroism

This is the story of the struggle between white men and red men for the possession of America, which began in 1500 and ended with an uprising in 1890-91.

ISBN 0-670-84448-9          Tedlock, Barbara

Beautiful and the Dangerous, The

Encounters with the Zuni Indians

The author has spent nearly twenty years visiting among the Zuni Indians of New Mexico.  In this text she describes the way of life and traditions of the Zuni people.

ISBN 0-87140-097-9          Tedlock, Dennis

Teachings from the American Earth

Indian Religion and Philosophy

This book documents the religious ceremonies and practices of various tribes across the nation.

ISBN 0-529-04520-6          Terrell, John Upton

Apache Chronicle

This documentation of the Apache Indians begins with the wanderings of Cabeza de Vaca, the first white man to see the Apache, and is ended with the surrender of the great leader of the Apaches' Geronimo.

ISBN 1-56619-457-1          Terrell, John Upton

American Indian Almanac

This is an almanac of the Native Americans of North America; it describes in detail the foods that they survived on, the tools that they used and how they were living in general.

ISBN 0-8152-00364-0          Terrell, John Upton

American Indian Almanac

The Authorative Reference and Chronicle

This is the Apollo Edition of the aforementioned text.

ISBN 376-05011-X          Thollander, Earl

Back Roads of California

Selected trips and Side roads off California's major highways

This is a pictorial by the author who has traveled the many side roads and major highways of California.

ISBN 0-8118-0163-2          Thom, Laine

Becoming Brave

The Path to Native American Manhood

This is a pictorial of the journey that every young Native American boy must take to become the man that the creator has meant for them to be.

ISBN 1-878685-42-2          Thomas, David Hurst

Native Americans, The

This is an illustrated history of the Native Americans of North America.

LOC  66-22898            Thompson, Stith

Tales of the North American Indians

This is a compilation of the many myths and stories that Native Americans use to teach their children how they should live their lives, these stories come from various tribes.

ISBN 345-02893-7-150          Thompson, Wallace

Sacrilegious Shore, The

California 1650

The Spanish Quest for Gold and Souls on

This book tells the tale of two priests, a party of convict soldiers and a half-breed lieutenant who in the 17^th century struck out to find gold and souls for the Catholic Church.

ISBN 0-89333-011-6          Thompson, Thomas

Schooling of Native America, The

This book documents that struggles that educators faced while trying to educate Native American children.

ISBN 0-312-85652-0          Thurlo, Aimee and David

Blackening Song

This is a mystery novel set on the Navajo reservation.

ISBN 0-8166-0961-6          Tracy, James D.

True Ocean Found

Paludanus's Letters on Dutch Voyages to the Kara Sea 1595-1596

   These are accounts given by Paludanus who wrote in letters of his voyages among the Dutch to the Kara Sea in the late 1500's.

LOC  70-601462            Ullom, Judith C.

Folklore of the North American Indians

An Annotated Bibliography

This is a bibliography of Native American folklore from various tribes of North America.

ISBN 000-0000-000          Underhill, Ruth

Indians of Southern California

This is a report on the Natives of Southern California mainly on the Luiseno, the Diegueno and the Cahuilla Indians.

ISBN 0-226-84165-0          Underhill, Ruth M.

Red Man's America

This is a study of the Native American heritage and culture from the first hunters of the Stone Age on into the modern day Natives.

ISBN 0-520-03280-2          Underhill, Ruth Murray

Singing for Power

The Song Magic of the Papago Indians of Southern Arizona

The author of this text lived among the Papago Indians in the deserts of Arizona during the early 1930's, and wrote this book in honor of their tradition of songs.

ISBN 0-8263-0715-9          Utley, Robert M.

Indian Frontier, The

Of the American West 1846-1890

This book tells of the dramatic events which occurred between the Indians and whites in the American West during the final half-century of conflict.

ISBN 0-8050-1274-5          Utley, Robert M.

Lance and The Shield, The

The Life and Times of Sitting Bull

This is the historical biography of Sitting Bull, telling of his life and times.

ISBN 0-932653-58-8          Valley, David J.

Jackpot Trail

Indian Gaming in Southern California

In this book the author gives details on all of the Indian Casinos that are currently located in the Southern California area.  Some of the things that he discusses are the age for admittance, the entertainment that each offers, whether or not there is valet parking and what kind of gaming each casino offers.  He also gives a short history of the tribes that run and own these casinos.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Van Every, Dale

Day the Sun Died, The

This is a historical novel which is based around a Paiute prophet's vision of peace, which led the path to Wounded Knee on December 29, 1890.

ISBN 345-02581-4-165          Vanderwerth, W. C. 

Indian Oratory

Famous Speeches by Noted Indian Chieftains

This is a compilation of famous speeches that were given by various noted Indian Chiefs and leaders of the Native nations.

ISBN 0-87919-119-8          Vane, Sylvia Brakke

California Indians: Primary Resources

A Guide to Manuscripts, Artifacts, Documents, Serials, Music and Illustrations

This text gives many of the resources materials that cover the studies of the Native Americans of California.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Veblen, Thorstein

Theory of the Leisure Class, The

This book discusses the misused wealth and conspicuous consumption of the wealthy.

ISBN 1-85230-572-X          Versluis, Arthur

Native American Traditions

 This text includes such subjects as ceremonies and rituals, the noble warrior, spirits and ancestors, shamanism and medicine, totems, mythology and the visionary world and sacred sites and symbols.

ISBN 0-8109-2628-8          Vincent, Gilbert T.

Masterpieces of American Indian Art

From the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection

This is a pictorial of Native American art from various regions of North America.

ISBN 0-517-58108-6          Viola, Herman J.

After Columbus

The Smithsonian Chronicle of the North American Indians

This text allows the reader to encounter the real Indians of North America, a people whose cherished traditions have endured a mighty upheaval and the peopling of the New World.

ISBN 0-87474-944-1          Viola, Herman J.

Diplomats in Buckskins

A History of Indian Delegations in Washington City

This book recounts the story of Indian delegations to the capital city in order to protect their tribal rights and in effort to make peace with the white man.

LOC  70-106921            Vlahos, Olivia

New World Beginnings

Indian Cultures in the Americas

This book tells of the Indians which inhabited North America in the time before its discovery by the Europeans.   It reveals what the archaeologists have uncovered of their buried past.

ISBN 0-8061-0863-0          Vogel, Virgil J.

American Indian Medicine

This text describes and discusses the medicine that Native Americans used to cure themselves of various ailments.

ISBN 06-131735-7          Vogel, Virgil J.

This Country was Ours

A Documentary History of the American Indian

This is a documentation of the Native Americans which inhabited the North American continent before the Europeans decided to settle the land.

LOC  78-155318            Waddell, Jack O.

American Indian in Urban Society, The

This book discusses how the Native Americans have adapted to modern life in the Big City.

LOC  74-161418            Walker, Deward E. Jr.

Emergent Native Americans, The

This book discusses the acculturation of the Native Americans.

ISBN 0-06-016892-7          Wall, Steve

Wisdom's Daughters

Conversations with Women Elders of Native America

This book is a collection of interviews with women elders of several Native American nations.

ISBN 0-385-23805-3          Wallis, Michael

Oilman

The Story of Frank Phillips and the Birth of Phillips Petroleum

This book tells the story of Frank Phillips who went from being a barber, to a banker and then on to oil tycoon, who built the empire of Phillips Petroleum.

LOC  64-11310            Washburn, Wilcomb E.

Indian and the White Man, The

This is a documentation of the first contact between the Indians of North America and the white man as recorded in the journal of Christopher Columbus and the "Declaration of Indian Purpose" prepared at the American Indian Conference in Chicago in 1961.

ISBN 045-01873-7          Waters, Frank

Masked Gods

Navaho and Pueblo Ceremonialism

This book discusses the many ceremonies of two of the largest tribes of the southwest, the Navajos and the Pueblos.

ISBN 671-77333-X          Waters, Frank

Man Who Killed The Deer, The

This is a novel which describes for the reader American Indian life.  It details the life of the Pueblo Indians in the 20^th century, and how they were caught between the ritual ways of the old ones and the worldly ways of the white man.

ISBN 13-456970-9          Wax, Murray L.

Indian Americans

Unity and Diversity

This book discusses the prejudices and discrimination that Native Americans face in today's society, also discussed is their economic situation and various inflictions that plague the modern Indian.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Wax, Murray L.

Social Problems

Official Journal of the Society for the Study of Social Problems

This is a study of social problems that American Indian children face, also discussed in this text are the problems which they encounter in the education process.

ISBN 0-88273-117-3          Weeks, Philip

American Indian Experience, The

1524 to the Present

This book gives in great detail the history of the Native Americans from the time of the first contact to present times.  The author speaks of the first contact between the Indian and the white man and the removal of the Indian from his traditional homelands.  He also discusses the wars that soon broke out because of the seizing of the Indians lands, and the visions of a New Order.

ISBN 0-14-008644-7          Welch, James

Winter In the Blood

The Classic Tale of Indian Life Today

This is a novel set on a Blackfoot reservation in Montana, provides a contrast between the traditional and contemporary ways of the Native American.

ISBN 0-393-03657-X          Welch, James

Killing Custer

In this book the author catches a rare point of view, he tells the story of Little Big Horn as seen through the eyes of the Indians who fought there.

ISBN 0-385-49674-5          Welch, James

Heartsong of Charging Elk, The

This is the story of Charging Elk, an Oglala Sioux and his experiences both on and off his reservation in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

ISBN 0-88029-834-0          Wellman, Paul

Indian Wars of the West

This book tells of the Indian wars that occurred in the western United States.

ISBN 354-02191-6-165          Weltfish, Gene

Lost Universe, The

The Way of Life of the Pawnee

This book tells of the traditional ways of the Pawnee people.

Also discussed is the religious view and communal way of life for these people.

ISBN 0-517-08653-0          Westhorp, Christopher

Pocket Guide to Native Americans

This is an illustrated A to Z guide to identification, for Abenaki to Zuni.  In this text is listed the many tribes which inhabit North America.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Weyer, Edward Jr.

Primitive Peoples Today

This book discusses the few tribes of the world who still live the way that their ancestors did during the Stone Age over fifteen thousand years ago.

ISBN 0-87417-115-6          Wheeler, Sessions S.

Paiute

This book is the account of the author's life, who after a personal tragedy struck out for the West and ended up in Utah amongst the Paiute Indians and even taking part in the Paiute Indian war at Pyramid Lake.

ISBN 0-88029-178-8          White, Jon Manchip

Everyday Life of the North American Indians

This book describes in great detail the day to day lives of the Native Americans of North America, while paying special attention to ceremonials and religious rituals.

ISBN 0-8108-3325-5          White, Phillip M.

Bibliography of the Indians of San Diego County

The Kumeyaay, Diegueño, Luiseño, and Cupeño

This bibliography tells of the Kumeyaay, Diegueño, Luiseño, and Cupeño Indian tribes which inhabit Southern California.

ISBN 000-0000-000          White, Raymond C.

Luiseño Social Organization

This is a report done on the social organization of the Luiseño Indians of Southern California.

LOC  74-103423            Whiteford, Andrew Hunter

North American Indian Arts

This is a short illustrated guide to the arts of the Natives of North America.

LOC  73-92077            Wilkins, Thurman

Cherokee Tragedy

The Story of the Ridge Family and of the Decimation of a People

This book tells of the struggles that the Cherokee people encountered when the white man decided that the land the Cherokees had inhabited for centuries must be turned over to European civilization.

ISBN 0-300-04136-5          Wilkinson, Charles F.

American Indians, Time, and the Law

This book discusses a new era of Indian law which was initiated in 1959 which recognizes Indian tribes as permanent governments within the federal constitutional system that honors old promises to the Indians.

LOC  66-10096            Willey, Gordon R.

An Introduction to American Archaeology

North and Middle America 

This text discusses in full detail the artifacts that have been uncovered by archaeologists throughout North and Middle America.

ISBN 0-8239-6431-0          Williams, Jack S.

Luiseño of California, The

This book is one in a series of books from the Library of Native Americans, this text focuses on the Luiseño Indians of Southern California.

ISBN 0-9635573-0-0          Wilson, Darryl

Dear Christopher

Letters to Christopher Columbus by Contemporary Native Americans

This is a collection of letters written by modern day Native Americans to Christopher Columbus regarding their thoughts and feelings and impressions of the American holocaust.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Wissler, Clark

Indians of the United States

This book is of the natural history library that discusses the Indians of the United States, their lives and customs along with their ceremonies and religious rituals.

ISBN 394-71769-4          Witt, Shirley Hill

Way, The

An Anthology of American Indian Literature

This is an anthology on Indians, a compilation or original source documents, it contains previously unpublished materials.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Wormington, H. M.

Prehistoric Indians of the Southwest

This is a text put out by the Denver Museum of Natural History that discusses the prehistoric Indians which inhabited the Southwest of North America.

ISBN 0-395-56500-6          Wright, Ronald

Stolen Continents

The Americas Through Indian Eyes Since 1492

This book gives a unique view of the "conquering" of the North and South American continents as seen by the Natives who inhabited this land long before it was "discovered" by Christopher Columbus.

ISBN 0-06-096258-5          Wurlitzer, Rudy

Walker

The True Story of the First American Invasion of Nicaragua

The Major Motion Picture From Universal

This book tells the story of a doctor and newspaper publisher by the name of William Walker, who sought freedom for slaves in New Orleans, attacked corrupt city officials in San Francisco, was a advocate of women's liberation and later became the president of the war torn Nicaragua.

ISBN 0-205-14569-8          Yetman, Norman R.

Majority and Minority

The Dynamics of Race and Ethnicity in American Life

This book discusses the many races and ethnicities that make up American life today.  The author also discusses the historical perspectives of these two subjects.

ISBN 1-56639-106-7          Zinn, Maxine Baca

Women of Color in U.S. Society

This is a collection of original essays that examine the experiences of women of color.

ISBN 0-9713794-0-8          American Indian Film Institute

Films of the American Indian Film Festival

San Francisco 1975-2000

This is a catalog of all the films which have been featured by the American Indian Film Festival.  All of the films in this listing were made by Native Americans of various tribes around the US.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          American Indian Policy Review Commission

Report on Tribal Government

This report on Tribal Government was conducted for review by congress in 1976.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          American Indian Policy Review Commission

Report on Urban and Rural Non-Reservation Indians

This report on both Urban and Rural Non-Reservation Indians was conducted for review by congress in 1976.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          American Indian Policy Review Commission

Report of Federal, State, and Tribal Jurisdiction

This report on the Jurisdiction of Federal, State and Tribal governments was conducted for review by congress in 1976.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          American Indian Policy Review Commission

Report of Terminated and Nonfederally Recognized Indians

This report on Native Americans which have been either terminated or are not recognized by the federal government was conducted for review by congress in 1976.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          American Indian Studies Center

Multicultural Education and the American Indian

This study discusses the multicultural education that the American Indian encounters while attending public institutions.

LOC  75-171596            The Council on Interracial Books for Children

Chronicles of American Indian Protest

This is a comprehensive collection of documents the account of the American Indian's struggle for survival from the 16^th century to the Red Power movement of today.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Advisory Council on California Indian Policy

Final Reports and Recommendations to the Congress of the United States

This report that was conducted for review by the Congress of the United States is pursuant to Public Law 102-416 and was finished in September 1997.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Akwesasne Notes

Voices From Wounded Knee 1973

The People are Standing Up

This book is a compilation of articles and photographs from the Akwesasne notes which was an international newspaper by, for, and about the native people.  These are articles which tell of the struggles that the Native Americans faced in Wounded Knee South Dakota and the American Indian Movement.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          Sunset Books and Magazines

Southwest Indian Country

This short travel guide tells tourists of the arts and crafts of the Native Americans of the Southwest, also how to go auto exploring and about various tribal festivals.

ISBN 0-000-0000-0          International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation

International Bibliography of the Social Sciences

This study which was conducted by the International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation discusses international social sciences.

ISBN 0-8094-9587-2          Time Life Books

Indians of California, The

This book is one in a collection of books on Native Americans of North America, this particular volume focuses on the Natives of California.

ISBN 0-8094-9595-3          Time Life Books

Tribes of the Southern Plains

This book is one in a collection of books that discusses Native Americans.  This particular volume discusses the Tribes of the Southern Plains with great photographs.

ISBN 0-8094-9429-9          Time Life Books

Mighty Chieftains, The

This particular volume out of the series discusses the many great chiefs and leaders who fought for the rights of the Native peoples.

ISBN 0-8094-9566-X          Time Life Books

People of the Lakes

This volume discusses the Native Americans which inhabit the Great Lakes area of North America along with photographs.

ISBN 0-8094-9400-0          Time Life Books

First Americans, The

This volume discusses in great detail the peoples which inhabited the North American continent far before explorers had come to this land.

ISBN 0-8094-9445-0          Time Life Books

War for the Plains

This particular volume discusses the wars that took place on the Great Plains of North America between the Natives of this land and settling immigrants.

ISBN 0-8094-9570-8          Time Life Books

Hunters of the Northern Forest

This volume discusses the great hunters of the Northern forests of North America.

ISBN 0-8094-9437-X          Time Life Books

Realm of the Iroquois

This volume focuses on the Iroquois Indians of North America.

ISBN 0-8094-9408-6          Time Life Books

European Challenge, The

This volume discusses the challenges which arose as Europeans began to come to North America, including the first contact between the Natives of this land and the explorers who came to discover it.

ISBN 0-8094-9558-9          Time Life Books

Keepers of the Totem

This volume discusses the Native Americans which inhabit the northern part of North America.

ISBN 0-8094-9562-7          Time Life Books

People of the Ice and Snow

This volume discusses the Native American peoples which inhabit the northernmost parts of North America like Alaska where the Eskimo people have lived for centuries.

ISBN 0-8094-9416-7          Time Life Books

Way of the Warrior, The

This volume discusses the many Native American warriors who fought to keep their peoples lives and dreams alive in the face of so much adversity, in a time when land was their largest commodity.

ISBN 0-8094-9425-6           Time Life Books

Buffalo Hunters, The

This volume discusses the Native Americans who hunted the great buffalo for food and skins, most of these people were from the Great Plains area of North America.

ISBN 0-8094-9729-8          Time Life Books

Woman's Way, The

This volume discusses the roles and lives of the Native American woman.

ISBN 0-8094-9725-5          Time Life Books

Indians of the Western Range

This volume discusses the Indians of the western range of the North American continent.