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For younger readers

Birchfield, D. L., ed. The Encyclopedia of North American Indians. 11 vols. Marshall Cavendish, 1997. For middle school and high school readers.

Ciment, James. Scholastic Encyclopedia of the North American Indian. Scholastic, 1996. For readers in grades 4 and up.

Elish, Dan. The Trail of Tears: The Story of the Cherokee Removal. Benchmark, 2001. For readers in grades 5 to 9.

Kallen, Stuart A. Native American Chiefs and Warriors. Lucent, 1999. For middle school and high school readers.

Nardo, Don, ed. North American Indian Wars. Greenhaven, 1999. An anthology of essays for high school readers.

Pritzker, Barry M. Native-Americans: An Encyclopedia of History, Culture and Peoples. ABC-CLIO, 1998. For high school readers.

Sattler, Helen R. The Earliest Americans. Clarion, 1993. For middle school readers.

Sonnenborn, Liz. The New York Public Library Amazing Native American History: A Book of Answers for Kids. Wiley, 1999.

Terry, Michael Bad Hand. Daily Life in a Plains Indian Village: 1868. Clarion, 1999. For readers in grades 3 to 6.

Native American Art

Berio, Janet C., and Ruth B. Phillips. Native North American Art. Oxford University Press, 1998. Introduction to the arts of Native Americans organized by culture region.

Broder, Patricia Janis. Earth Songs, Moon Dreams: Paintings for American Indian Women. St. Martin's, 1999. A survey of female artists and their work from across North America.

Dubin, Lois Sherr. North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment. Abrams, 1999. Traces the development of native jewelry from prehistory to the present.

Feest, Christian. Native Arts of North America. Thames & Hudson, 1980, 1992. Anthropological history of Native American arts and crafts.

Penney, David W. Art of the American Indian Frontier: A Portfolio. New Press, 1995. Documents the superb craftsmanship and artistry of the Woodlands and Plains Indians.

Rushing, W. Jackson. Native American Art in the Twentieth Century: Makers, Meanings and Histories. Routledge, 1999. A collection of essays by artists, critics, scholars, and curators on the impact of aboriginal art forms on North American society.

von Finckenstein, Maria, ed. Celebrating Inuit Art. Key Porter, 2000. A visual exhibition of Inuit art from the Canadian Museum of Civilization.

West, W. Richards. Treasures of the National Museum of the American Indians. Abbeville, 1996. A captivating overview of the Smithsonian's vast collection of native art.

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Native American history

Axelrod, Alan. Chronicle of the Indian Wars: From Colonial Times to Wounded Knee. Koenecky, 1996. A comprehensive account of four centuries of conflict between whites and North American natives.

Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West. Holt, 1970, 1991. Western settlement from a Native American perspective.

Oswalt, Wendell. This Land Was Theirs: A Study of Native Americans. Mayfield, 1998. Changes in Native American life.

Thornton, Russell. American Indian Holocaust and Survival: A Population History Since 1492. University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. Causes of numerical decline.

Waldman, Carl. Who Was Who in Native American History: Indians and Non-Indians from Early Contacts Through 1900. Facts on File, 1990. Biographical essays of prominent North American natives and the non-natives who came in contact with them.

Native American music and dance

Densmore, Frances. Teton Sioux Music and Culture. University of Nebraska Press, 1992. Originally published in 1918. Part of the 13-volume Da Capo Press music reprint series Music of the North American Indian (1972).

Heth, Charlotte, ed. Native American Dance: Ceremonies and Social Traditions. Smithsonian, 1992. A collection of essays and photographs depicting the ceremony of Native American dance.

Howard, James H., and Victoria L. Levine. Choctaw Music and Dance. University of Oklahoma Press, 1990. Details about Choctaw music, dance, instruments, and customs.

Meredith, Howard. Dancing on Common Ground: Tribal Cultures and Alliances on the Southern Plain. University Press of Kansas, 1995. A study of how the Plains people express their worldview through dance.

Native American politics

Deloria, Vine, Jr. Behind the Trail of Broken Treaties: An Indian Declaration of Independence. Dell, Reprint, University of Texas Press, 1974. 1985. Legal and moral arguments for new and old tribal treaties of sovereignty.

Josephy, Alvin M., Jr., and others, eds. Red Power: The American Indians' Fight for Freedom. University of Nebraska Press, 1999. Documents on the emergence of Native American militancy.

Matthiessen, Peter. In the Spirit of Crazy Horse. Viking Penguin, 1991. Full account of the 1973 shootout at Wounded Knee, South Dakota.

Prucha, Francis Paul. The Indians in American Society: From the Revolutionary War to the Present. University of California Press, 1985. A short survey of the history of Native American rights, self-determination, and governmental policies.

Smith, Paul Chaat, and Robert Allen Warrior. Like a Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee. New Press, 1996. A detailed account of the events and politics of the American Indian Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

Native American religions

Bonvillain, Nancy. Native American Religion. Chelsea House, 1996. An introduction to Native American religious beliefs and practices; appropriate for students.

Carmody, Denise, and John Carmody. Native American Religions: An Introduction. Paulist, 1993. Comprehensive work on Native American spirituality and religion.

Hausman, Gerald. Turtle Island Alphabet: A Lexicon of Native American Symbols and Culture. St. Martin's, 1992. This dictionary of Native American mythology and folklore includes terms, artifacts, and objects.

Lyon, William. Encyclopedia of Native American Healing. ABC-CLIO, 1996. An overview of Native American cultures, customs, and rituals of shamanic healing.

Rutledge, Don, and Rita Robinson. Center of the World: Native American Spirituality. Newcastle, 1992. Examines the foundations of Native American religious belief.

Native Americans

Birchfield, D. L., ed. The Encyclopedia of North American Indians. Marshall Cavendish, 1997. A comprehensive and thorough encyclopedia of Native American history and culture.

Champagne, Duane, ed. The Native North American Almanac. Gale, 1994. This reference work comprises a handbook, historical chronology, biographical dictionary, and directory.

Josephy, Alvin. 500 Nations: An Illustrated History of North American Indians. Knopf, 1994. This companion volume to the CBS television documentary provides an extensively illustrated overview of Native American history with a focus on the politics of European conquest.

Kopper, Phillip. The Smithsonian Book of the North American Indians: Before the Coming of the Europeans. Smithsonian, 1986. Extensively illustrated archaeological account focusing on the pre-European era.

Malinowski, Sharon, and others. The Gale Encyclopedia of North American Tribes. 4 vols. Gale , 1998. Information on 400 groups in 13 geographic regions.

Waldman, Carl. Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Facts on File, 1999. Illustrated presentation of 140 individual tribes.

Native Americans of North America

Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. 30th ed. Holt, 2000. Highly acclaimed account of the white man's systematic destruction of Amerindian culture.

Hirschfelder, Arlene B. The Native American Almanac: A Portrait of Native America Today. Macmillan, 1998. A timely portrait of a re-awakened culture.

Josephy, Alan. 500 Nations: An Illustrated History of North American Indians. Knopf, 1994. Provides an extensively illustrated overview of native history and the politics of European conquest.

Oswalt, Wendell. This Land Was Theirs: A Study of Native Americans. 6th ed. Mayfield, 1998. A study of the changes in Native American life.

Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture and Peoples. Oxford University Press, 2000. An informative reference that explodes many myths and deepens our understanding.

Waldman, Carl. Atlas of the North American Indian. Facts on File, 2000. Provides a thorough account of native history, illustrated with 122 maps.

Waldman, Carl. Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Rev. ed. Facts on File, 1999. Illustrated presentation of 140 individual tribes.

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