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"Rosalie Iron Wing has grown up in the woods with her father, Ray, a former science teacher who tells her stories of plants, of the stars, of the origins of the Dakota people. Until, one morning, Ray doesn't return from checking his traps. Told she has no family, Rosalie is sent to live with a foster family in nearby Mankato - where the reserved, bookish teenager meets rebellious Gaby Makespeace, in a friendship that transcends the damaged legacies...
4) The Sioux
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Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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In this powerful Western, Sheriff Wilkins shows what happens when a good man is pushed too far. Britt MacMasters, a U.S. Marshal, returns from a mission to find his father wounded and his son, Chad, kidnapped by the outlaw Jed Blake. Hot on their trail, Britt forms a posse with a gun-slinging deputy and a stoic Pawnee tracker. But both Jed and Britt tread dangerously close to the Red Desert's Sioux territory, which poses a menace far greater than...
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Publisher
Bear
Pub. Date
©2001
Language
English
Description
From impressions and teachings gathered over decades of living with the Oglala Sioux and participating in their ceremonies, author Paul Steinmetz has compiled a book of provocative meditations centered on creation spirituality. Lakota elders join the author in evoking the essence of the sweat lodge ceremony, the vision quest, yuwipi meetings, and the teachings of Buffalo Calf Woman and the sacred pipe, offering the reader a focus for prayerful intention...
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 18
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.3 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
380L
Language
English
Description
The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians.
9) Sioux
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
630L
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English
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Informative, easy-to read text and oversized photographs draw in readers as they learn about the Sioux. Traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more are covered. A map highlights the tribe's homeland, while fun facts and a timeline with photos help break up the text. Also discussed is contact with Europeans and American settlers, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today. The book closes...
10) Sitting Bull
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IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
710L
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English
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A biography on Sitting Bull, the Native American chief who defeated General George Custer at the Battle at Little Bighorn.
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English
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Investigates the enigmatic Native American figure, assessing critical battles attributed to his leadership within the context of the Great Sioux Wars, exploring the relationships between the Lakota Sioux and other tribes, and analyzing the subjugation of North Plains Native Americans.
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English
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"Against an unflinching backdrop of 1990s reservation life and the majestic spaces of the western Dakotas, Neither Wolf nor Dog tells the story of two men, one white and one Indian, locked in their own understandings yet struggling to find a common voice. In this award-winning book, acclaimed author Kent Nerburn draws us deep into the world of a Native American elder named Dan, who leads Kent through Indian towns and down forgotten roads that swirl...
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English
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"To this day, Sitting Bull is remembered for his unwavering dedication to his people, the Lakota Sioux. Renowned for his bravery, Sitting Bull distinguished himself as a great warrior from an early age. He was also a spiritual leader to his people, and his visions gave them strength and hope. Historical black-and-white photographs bring the life story of this remarkable hero to life for young readers. A list of books and websites also provides a jumping-off...
Author
Publisher
Tundra Books
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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The peace pipe is a sacred object to many Native peoples. In exploring its origins, Mohawk artist C.J. Taylor tells the story of the sacred woman who brought the pipe to the Oglala people.
15) Thunderbird
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Series
Ancient shores volume 2
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English
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The Nebula Award-winning author of the Alex Benedict novels and the Priscilla Hutchins novels returns to the world of Ancient Shores in a startling and majestic epic. A working stargate dating back more than ten thousand years has been discovered in North Dakota, on a Sioux reservation near Devils Lake. Travel through the gate currently leads to three equally mysterious destinations: (1) an apparently empty garden world, quickly dubbed Eden ; (2)...
16) Sioux
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"This title introduces readers to the Sioux people. Text covers traditional ways of life, including social structure, homes, food, art, clothing, and more. Also discussed is contact with Europeans, as well as how the people keep their culture alive today"--Publisher.
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Publisher
Blue Earth Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Explores the life of the Lakota leader, Sitting Bull, including the battles in which he fought, his surrender and death. Includes activities, sidebars, a map, and a chronology.
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Sent to protect a US outpost on the desolate frontier, Lt. John Dunbar finds himself alone in the vast wilderness. Befriending the very people he's sent to protect the outpost from, the Sioux Indians, Dunbar slowly comes to revere those he once feared. But when the encroaching US Army threatens to overrun the Sioux, he is forced to make a choice, one that will forever change his destiny and that of a proud and defiant nation. Extended Cut. Special...
19) Ancient shores
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Series
Ancient shores volume 1
Language
English
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It turned up in a North Dakota wheat field: a triangle, like a shark's fin, sticking up from the black loam. Tom Lasker did what any farmer would have done. He dug it up. And discovered a boat, made of a fiberglass-like material with an utterly impossible atomic number. What it was doing buried under a dozen feet of prairie soil two thousand miles from any ocean, no one knew. True, Tom Lasker's wheat field had once been on the shoreline of a great...
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