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1) How Rabbit tricked Otter and other Cherokee trickster stories

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Ross, Gayle

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Main Childrens - J

398.2 Ros

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c1994	1st ed.	HarperCollins Publishers	79 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 23 cm.	English	On Shelf Main Childrens - J 398.2 Ros	More Info Place Hold

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Fifteen traditional tales follow the adventures of Rabbit, the Cherokee trickster.

2) Trail of tears: a Native American documentary collection

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La Farge AV

DVD 975.004 Tra

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c2009	Mill Creek Entertainment	2 videodiscs (4 hr., 23 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.	English	On Shelf La Farge AV DVD 975.004 Tra	More Info Place Hold

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Trail of tears : Cherokee legacy: Documents the forced removal in 1838 of the Cherokee Nation from the southeastern United States to Oklahoma. Shows the suffering endured by the Cherokees as they lost their land and the difficult conditions they endured on the trail. Describes how thousands of Cherokees died during the Trail of Tears, nearly a quarter of the nation, including most of their children and elders. Black Indians: Explores issues of racial...

3) The story of the Milky Way: a Cherokee tale

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Bruchac, Joseph

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398.2 Bru

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1995	1st ed.	Dial Books for Young Readers	[32] p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.	English	On Shelf Main Childrens Picture Book 398.2 Bru	More Info Place Hold

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When cornmeal is stolen from an elderly couple, the others in a Cherokee village find a way to drive off the thief, creating the Milky Way in the process.

4) The girl who married the moon: tales from Native North America

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Bruchac, Joseph

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3 copies. Additional copies on order.

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398.2 Bru

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398.2 Bru

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2006	Fulcrum Pub	ix, 115 pages ; 23 cm.	English	On Shelf 3 copies. Additional copies on order. Main Childrens - J 398.2 Bru Southside Childrens - J 398.2 Bru Quick Copy View See Full Copy Details	More Info Place Hold

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Collection of sixteen tales, all but two from the oral tradition of Native North America, about girls and women and their place in the culture.

5) Our spirits don't speak English: Indian boarding school

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DVD 371.8297 Our

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c2008	Director's cut.	Rich-Heape Films	1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.	English	On Shelf Main Media DVD 371.8297 Our	More Info Place Hold

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"Imagine you are a child, taken from your home, your family, taken from everything you know. In 1869, the U.S. government enacted a policy of educating Native American children in the ways of western society. By the late 1960's, more than 100,000 had been forced to attend Indian Boarding School"--Container.

6) Trail of tears: 36 documentary collection

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DVD 970.00497 Tra

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[2019]	Mill Creek Entertainment	4 videodiscs (14 hr., 23 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.	English	On Shelf 1 copy. Additional copies on order. Southside AV DVD 970.00497 Tra	More Info Place Hold

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This documentary collection examines Native North American culture, past and present, and its attempt to halt assimilation and retain native cultural traditions. Through historical and contemporary photographs, paintings, artwork, archive footage, reenactments, and interviews, the culture and history of America's aboriginal people is showcased across 32 features. Witness the struggles and hardships, the practices and traditions, the art and beauty...

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