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THE ARIKARA WAR: The First Plains Indian War, 1823
by William R. Nester. B&W photos and era artwork illustrate. Condition: NEW 2001 Mountain Press Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: Reviewer: "The first military encounter between the fledgling United States government and western Indian tribes was the Arikara War. In 1823, at the height of the fur trade, Arikara warriors attacked an American trapping expedition on the Missouri River in what is now South Dakota. 230 solders, 50 aggrieved trappers, and 750 Sioux allies retaliated against the Arikara under the command of Colonel Henry Leavenworth. The result was the defeat of the Arikara and a debate between Americans advocating the firm subjugation of the Native Americans and those who held to more pacific and accommodationist philosophies. The Arikara War: The First Plains Indian War, 1823 offers both white and Indian perspectives as it examines causes and effects of this little, time-lost war. William Nester's informative, engaging text is enhanced for students of Native American history with paintings by Bodmer, Catlin, Miller, and other period artists." [1 copy available]
$ 7.50 + shipping.

CHEYENNE AUTUMN (An American Epic)
by Mari Sandoz. Condition: Gently pre-read c. 1971 Discus paperback, 8th printing. Spine crease with small edgewear. Interior clean & tight but tanning. Not collectible but a good reading copy. Content: In the autumn of 1878 a band of Cheyenne Indians set out from Indian Territory, where they had been sent by the U.S. government, to return to their homeland in Yellowstone country. Mari Sandoz tells the saga of their heartbreaking fifteen-hundred-mile flight. One of the worst episodes in US history. The 1964 movie was directed by John Ford (many surmise that this was his "appology" for portraying Native Americans in a poor light over his career). It starred Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Sal Mineo, Dolores del Rio, Ricardo Montalban, Pat Wayne, Gilbert Roland, Edward G. Robinson, Jimmy Stewart (in an interesting aside as Wyatt Earp), and Bing Russell (Kurt's dad). This is a good and powerful movie, but I would love to see a remake with today's extraordinary Native American actors. [1 copy available]
$ 2.49 + shipping.

MY LIFE AS AN INDIAN
by J. W. Schultz. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1984 Fawcett Columbine Trade Paperback, 4th printing. Light edge wear plus moderate tanning to page edges. Content: Originally published in 1907. Reviewer: "This is a terrific story of a young white man's time with the Piegan Blackfeet. James Willard Schultz came west for adventure and joined an Indian trading post 45 miles north of Fort Benton, Montana. He not only traded furs, gold, liquor, and dressmakers goods to the Indians, but became fluent in the language of the Blackfeet, sharing in their hunts and wars and even taking a young Indian wife. It's a somewhat self-conscious story from a masculine vantagepoint during a time when warrior bravado was in vogue and the buffalo were still thriving. This book portrays a segment of Native American life and culture just before the buffalo were diminished and the people were forced to reservations." [1 copy available]
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THE PAWENEE MYTHOLOGY (Sources of American Indian Oral Literature series)
by George Dorsey. Beautiful cover art by Paul Pletka - "Star Lookers." Condition: NEW 1997 Univ. of Nebraska Bison Trade Paperback, first printing. Content: The Pawnee Mythology, originally published in 1906, preserves 148 tales of the Pawnee Indians, who farmed and hunted and lived in earth-covered lodges along the Platte River in Nebraska. The stories, collected from surviving members of four bands—Skidi, Pitahauirat, Kitkehahki, and Chaui— were generally told during intermissions of sacred ceremonies. Many were accompanied by music. George A. Dorsey (1868 - 1931) recorded these Pawnee myths early in the twentieth century after the tribe’s traumatic removal from their ancestral homeland to Oklahoma. He included stories of instruction concerning supernatural beings, the importance of revering such gifts as the buffalo and corn, and the results of violating nature. Hero tales, forming another group, usually centered on a poor boy who overcame all odds to benefit the tribe. Other tales invited good fortune, recognized wonderful beings like the witch women and spider women, and explained the origin of medicine powers. Coyote tales were meant to amuse while teaching ethics. [2 copies available]
$ 10.49 + shipping.

PLENTY-COUPS: Chief of the Crows
by Frank B. Linderman. B&W illustrations by H. M. Stoops. Condition: NEW 1962 Bison Books Trade Paperback, 5th printing (c. 1970s). Small pale diagonal crease top front cover corner. Interior clean, tight, perfect - NO tanning. Content: Plenty Coups recounts his life growing up in the Crow tribe during the 1800's. Beautiful. Mystical. Heroic. It's an easy read but will keep everyone from 10 to 100 spellbound. [1 copy available]
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PLENTY-COUPS: Chief of the Crows (LARGE PRINT)
by Frank B. Linderman. B&W illustrations by H. M. Stoops. Cover painting by Chuck Dehaan (Crow in Ceremonial Dress). Condition: LARGE PRINT - NEW 1962 Bison Books Trade Paperback, 10th printing (c. 1980s). Small pale diagonal crease bottom front cover corner. Interior clean, tight, perfect - NO tanning. Content: Plenty Coups recounts his life growing up in the Crow tribe during the 1800's. Beautiful. Mystical. Heroic. It's an easy read but will keep everyone from 10 to 100 spellbound. [1 copy available]
$ 7.49 + shipping.

SPIRIT MOVES: The Story of Six Generations of Native Women
by Loree Boyd. Beautiful cover art by Silversong. Condition: NEW 1996 New World Library large Trade Paperback, first printing. Tiny shelfwear. Content: In this autobiographical memoir, Boyd, a Cree/Blackfoot Metis American, comes to terms with her childhood by portraying six generations of her family. Her evocative stories about the lives of her great-grandmother, Margaret; her grandmother, Anne; and her mother, Silversong, are poetic and thought-provoking. Boyd tells about prejudice against Native Americans, physical abuse, and the cultural destruction of her people. While researching this work, she discovered that both her grandmother and mother had sworn vows of silence to protect her. Her stories about the endurance of these women give readers a strong model of a family determined to survive. Recommended for women's and Native American studies collections. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
$ 14.49 + shipping.

TRADITIONS OF THE ARAPAHO (Sources of American Indian Oral Literature series
by George A. Dorsey and Alfred L. Kroeber. Introduction by Jeffrey D. Anderson. Condition: NEW 1997 University of Nebraska Trade Paperback, first thus, first printing. Original edition 1903. Carl Sweezy painting "A Chief" cover art. Content: Anthropologists George A. Dorsey (1868-1931) and Alfred L. Kroeber (1876-1960) joined forces to record and preserve the rich cultural traditions of the Arapaho Indians. This result of their collaboration was first published in 1903 and bears witness to the religious feeling, imagination, and humor of the Arapaho. Marvelous and mundane entities populate these vibrant tales, where spirit permeates everything, and everything has meaning. Dorsey had done fieldwork with the Southern Arapaho (Colorado to Oklahoma) and Kroeber had studies the Northern Arapaho (Wyoming). This book is the result of their collaboration. [487 pages] [1 copy available]
$ 11.49 + shipping.