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Contents: Introduction, Mermaids, Let's Beat the Shit Out of Herman Rosko!, Why Ravens Smile to Little Old Ladies as they Walk By..., the uranium leaking from port radium and rayrock mines is killing us, The Night Charles Bukowski Died, Sky Burial, Snow White Nothing for Miles, My Fifth Step, How I Saved Christmas, Mermaids, Illustrated, Hickey Gone Wrong, Illustrated, Afterwords, Acknowledgements
82) La Bestia
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Del premiado autor Guy Lozier llega este libro inusual. Mitad ficción y mitad no ficción, Guy tiene una fuerza que lo sitúa por encima de todos los demás. Henry David Thoreau y Lindsay Gibb, autor de National Treasure, tendrían que juntarse para igualar la astuta e imaginativa historia de Guy. Difuminando las líneas de la realidad, Guy da rienda suelta a nuevos personajes que te hacen reír, llorar y te mantienen pegado a tu asiento esperando...
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Mohawks on the Nile explores the absorbing history of sixty Aboriginal men who left their occupations in the Ottawa River timber industry to participate in a military expedition on the Nile River in 1884-1885. Chosen becuase of their outstanding skills as boatmen and river pilots, they formed part of the Canadian Voyageur Contingent, which transported British troops on a fleet of whaleboats through the Nile's treacherous cataracts in the hard campaigning...
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La exploración del profesor Schottelius en la Cueva de los Indios, realizada en enero de 1940, y la que practicó un año después Gabriel Giraldo Jaramillo en compañía del gobernador Benjamín García Cadena y del secretario de Educación, Horacio Rodríguez Plata, unidas a la exploración de Miguel Such Martín en Oiba y Guapotá, dieron carta de naturaleza a los guanes en la conciencia histórica de los santandereanos. Esta compilación de los...
85) Native American History: Accurate & Comprehensive History, Origins, Culture, Tribes, Legends, Myt
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Discover The Soul, Spirit & History of The Great Native American HeritageThe mysterious beginnings of Indigenous communities began in North America over 15,000 years ago. Tragically, and for far too long, the various Indigenous cultures in North America have been systematically mistreated, misrepresented, and misunderstood. This book is a compelling, but difficult read. It tells the story of Native American History which many have books left out,...
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This new anthology of short fiction by Native Americans features a wide range of contemporary writers. After a brief introductory section that includes early-20th-century stories by Pauline Johnson, Charles A. Eastman, John M. Oskison, and others, the collection focuses on authors who came to prominence in the decades following World War II.
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A Century of Dishonor (1884) is a work of nonfiction by Helen Hunt Jackson. Inspired by a speech given by Ponca chief Standing Bear in Boston, A Century of Dishonor attempts to reckon with the genocide and displacement of Native Americans and the passage of Indian Appropriations Act of 1871. At her own expense, Hunt Jackson sent copies of the book to every member of Congress, hoping to convince them to amend official government policies and to end...
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Although known as the most cunning, vicious Mescalero leader waging war against the Anglo invaders, Santana's most notable contribution relates to making peace rather than war. Earlier than most of his contemporaries, Santana understood in the 1860s that the probable result of continued struggle with the white man would be annihilation of his people. He recognized also that he would be among the first to die as punishment for his warlike behavior....
89) Indian Boyhood
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Charles A. Eastman, of Santee Sioux and Anglo-American heritage, was a passionate advocate for the rights of American Indians. He took an active role in national politics, in addition to his work as a physician, writer, and lecturer. He served on the founding committee of the YMCA, establishing 32 Native American chapters, worked as agency physician for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and represented the American Indian at the Universal Races Congress...
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This beautifully, illustrated book presents a vivid account of the American Indian experience, as seen through, the eyes of Charles Eastman (Ohiyesa), the first and greatest of the Native American authors. The importance of Eastman's life story was, reiterated for a new generation when the 2007 HBO film entitled Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee used Eastman, played by Adam Beach, as its leading hero.
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Take a journey across Canada to visit our world-renowned natural and historic landmarks.
With Canada's World Wonders, you'll visit Banff National Park, the first link in a vast network of natural parks and heritage sites that has grown to include Old Quebec, the Rideau Canal, and the Fortress of Louisbourg. UNESCO World Heritage Sites, such as Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump in Alberta and the Gwaii Haanas totems in British Columbia, as well as such...
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The wisdom from these stories can become a companion on your own spiritual journey.
Native American stories of the sacred are intended for more than entertainment: they are teaching tales containing elegantly simple illustrations of time-honored truths. From tales of Creation to "Why?" stories that help explain the natural world around us, these stories highlight the sacredness of all life and affirm that we are each an integral part of all that is...
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This exciting autobiography of Jim Whitewolf, a Kiowa Apache born in the second half of the 19th-century, offers an excellent inside-look at Indian culture. An ethnological classic, it details childhood, tribal customs, contact with whites, government attitudes toward tribe, much more. Preface. Introduction & Epilogue. Index. 1 map.
94) Coyote Stories
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"We who lived the days of tribal life before our destruction began remember with gratefulness our storytellers and the delight and joy and richness which they imparted to our lives. We never tired of their tales, though told countless times. They will, forsooth, never grow old, for they have within them the essence of things that cannot grow old. These legends are of America, as are its mountains, rivers, and forests, and as are its people. They belong!"
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Fascinating anthropological study of a group of Kickapoo Indians who left their Wisconsin homeland for Mexico over a century ago. Focus on why they left, why they settled in northern Mexico, how they live. 26 illustrations. Map. Introduction. Bibliography. Index.
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The beautiful and mysterious song of the Sioux is a carefully crafted and highly individualized ritual performed to invoke the strength of the spirits in order to harness the power of nature. In this, the first literary study of a fascinating tradition, Dr. Harry W. Paige immerses himself in the Sioux society and culture to unlock the mystery of this enchanting ritual. Passionate and intoxicating, Songs of the Teton Sioux will astound and fascinate...
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They Walked Into Darkness is based on the Cherokee Indian 'Trail of Tears', a grueling 1,000 mile forced march to Indian Territory in Oklahoma in 1838. It tells of a teenage Cherokee girl named Ellie Sheldon Starr. Her people are rounded up by Government troops and forced to walk in the snow to a 'promised' new land. It tells of Ellie's escapades in the empty wilderness, her love for a young soldier and a near rape at the hands of another soldier.
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At the midpoint of the twentieth century, the First Nations people of Ontario's underdeveloped hinterland lived primarily from the land. They congregated in summer in defined communities but in early autumn dispersed to winter camps to hunt, fish, and trap. Increasingly, however, they found they had to adapt to a different way of life, one closer to the Canadian mainstream. While lifestyles and expectations were clearly changing, the native people's...
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Only significant account done of Yucatan in post-Conquest era. Describes geography and natural history of the peninsula, gives brief history of Mayan life, discusses Spanish conquest and its effects, and provides a long summary of Maya civilization. Translator William Gates has added appendices, 4 maps, and over 120 illustrations.
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