Native American Aboriginal category: 795 books

Un nouveau roman du grand Ouest paru sous la double signature de Gustave Aimard et Jules Berlioz d'Auriac. Extrait: La civilisation est animée d'une force immense qui la pousse à une expansion sans limite ; comme la vapeur impatiente que soulève une ardente flamme, elle est toujours...

International Latino Book Award finalist, “Most Inspirational Fiction Book” Silver in Multicultural Fiction, Independent Publisher Book Awards Zia Book Award finalist Balcones Fiction Prize finalist Starred review from School Library Journal Magdalena summons...

Shawanadese was the name bestowed on her when she was born into the prehistoric Anasazi tribe. Her fate seemed much like that of any other young girl until her magical powers began to erupt at the dawning of womanhood. It was then that a sacred name--Coyote Woman--was granted to her, a name that would...

This story traces the life of a half Navajo infant boy abandoned by his birth mother on the steps of a Catholic Navajo Mission School. The mission’s staff cared for him during early childhood. Betty, the school’s cook was Navajo and named the abandoned child Atsa. Interpreted definition is eagle....

Four stories blend together as one to tell of  how Charlie Bird transforms from city bound easterner to the quintesential comanche warrior.   These gripping tales of courage, battles, loves lost and found are set against the stunning backdrop of the **Llano Estacado **in the year 1874.  Quanah...

Une jeune femme qui part en voyage pour oublier un amour perdu et des cow-boys qui font des rencontres saugrenues, deux récits de l'Ouest bien différents ! Les Indiens d’Amérique trouvaient leur juste place au sein de la nature. La sagesse séculaire de ces peuples à l’heure où notre...

A short story about a dart point crafted by a Paleo-Indian approximately 7,000 years ago. The story is ficticious with exception of the last six paragraphs which are factual. The dart point was carried into space on the Space Shuttle Endeavour, STS-113 by Cmdr. John B. Herrington, USN in November, 2002.

Nossos indígenas reúnem em suas tradições um acervo de mitos e heróis tão significativo quanto o de qualquer povo do planeta. Os mais antigos se confundem praticamente com o Gênesis e podem ser surpreendidos roubando o fogo dos deuses para ajudar a humanidade. Há os responsáveis pela desobediência...

Pachou is a member of the Chauquapehkwinah Tribe, which is one of the first tribes to exist upon Earth Mother. Pachou has no written documents of religion to limit her view of the Great Spirit. The Great Spirit always rests within Pachou's heart. Knowledge can only come to her through the eyes, the...

“Quando mio padre fu sul punto di morire, mi afferrò la mano. Sentii il suo potere fluire dentro di me, fino a riempire tutto il mio essere. In quell’istante la mia vita cambiò completamente: il mio futuro divenne qualcosa che potevo solo intuire vagamente, come una catena montuosa in lontananza,...

While sight-seeing in the ruins of an Anasazi village, Bernie, a lonely middle-aged accountant and frustrated artist discovers an object of great power that not only holds the potential for great abuse, but also explains the baffling disappearance of the Anaszi and other tribes of that era.

Becky receives a visitor from a place she never even knew existed, and it has a dramatic effect on her life. The Washington DC police pursue Peter Wilson, as do Greek bakery owners who do not like the idea of Becky's new pie factory. Both receive some justice they never dreamed of. Tension builds as Becky contemplates the government's plan to build the transcontinental railroad.

Twenty-two wildly different stories that tell of people meeting great challenges in their lives. Author Landes clearly finds that the ability of her character to overcome adversity is of great interest and she address the subject in a most readable way in these small narratives: Misha's flight from...

Several sacred artifacts have gone missing from the Minnesota Red Earth Reservation and the suspect list is continuously growing. While it could be the racists from the bordering town, or a young man struggling with problems at home, or the county coroner and his cronies, the need for answers and...