Virgil Wounded Horse is the local enforcer on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. When justice is denied by the American legal system or the tribal council, Virgil is hired to deliver his own punishment, the kind that's hard to forget. But when heroin makes its way into the reservation and finds Virgil's nephew, his vigilantism suddenly becomes personal. He enlists the help of his ex-girlfriend and sets out to learn where the drugs are...

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.

The first comprehensive history of the Lakota Indians and their profound role in shaping America's history. This first complete account of the Lakota Indians traces their rich and often surprising history from the early sixteenth to the early twenty-first century. Pekka Hamalainen explores the Lakotas' roots as marginal hunter-gatherers and reveals how they reinvented themselves twice: first as a river people who dominated the Missouri Valley, America's...

Set in the often starkly beautiful Badlands of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. With an older brother in jail and living with their single mother on Pine Ridge Reservation, Johnny and his sister Jashuan's lives develop new challenges when their absentee cowboy father suddenly dies. The loss prompts Johnny to strike out for Los Angeles, but would mean leaving behind his beloved sister. Most of the key players are young Lakota Native Americans....

"The Sioux are a confederacy of Native American tribes that speak three different dialects: Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota. In this title, carefully leveled text helps readers discover how the Sioux once lived, how they continue their traditions, and more. Special features show where the Sioux once lived and where their lands are located today, lay out important events in a historical timeline, and more."--