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A snowmelt has sent floodwaters down to the fields of the Red River Valley, dragging the body of an unidentified Native woman into the town of Ada. The only evidence the medical examiner recovers is a torn piece of paper inside her bra: a hymnal written in English and Ojibwe. Cash Blackbear, a 19-year-old Ojibwe woman, sometimes helps Sheriff Wheaton, her guardian, on his investigations. Now she knows her search for justice for this anonymous victim will take her to the White Earth Reservation, a place she once called home.

In this second book of The Awakening Series, Jim Edwards continues having adventures in pursuit of love and money. This time, his life leads to dangerous aspects of the unforgiving desert. Mysterious signs portend creatures beyond any previous human experience. Protection and hope appear to be only Native American legends. Jim has to run from the most powerful entity in the history of the world.

Il y a 50 ans, Markoosie Patsauq, alors pilote de brousse dans la fin vingtaine et résident de Resolute, un hameau isolé du Haut-Arctique, a consacré ses temps libres à l’écriture d’un livre qui s’est ensuite imposé comme le premier roman autochtone paru au Canada. Publiée en anglais sous le titre Harpoon of the Hunter en 1970 par les Presses universitaires McGill-Queen’s, cette version correspondait à la propre adaptation de Patsauq.

In the dense jungles of 1530 Peru, King Manco Inca finds himself in a hell that he cannot escape. The evil and vicious Pizarro Brothers and their fellow Spanish conquistadors have wreaked havoc on his lands and have conquered his kingdom. A violently real portrayal of the Spanish Conquest of the New World, Brothers and Kings is an epic historical-fiction thriller that presents men at their best and their most cruel.

In Alone on a Cliff, the girls return to the cliff where they spent a night stranded in 1973 while on a trek PerryAnn hatched to find Billy. Now, over 20 years later, they are on a trek to find Billy again, only this time, it isn't only Billy they are searching for. Unhealed wounds, the healing balm of forgiveness, and gratitude for those who stand by us weave the story like threads running through a tapestry. Through it all, MatiLou and PerryAnn always return to the most important quest they share: to care for Mother Earth.

Summer of Hard Choices is a mystery with a mission to find the truth. In the first novella Summer of Change, PerryAnn’s parents died when their VW bus careened off the road. Now, 10 years later, she and MatiLou embark on the quest to find out what happened that fateful day. In the search of truth, they brush imminent danger. PerryAnn deals with trauma from losing her family. MatiLou still deals with scars from bullying during her childhood. The truth about the accident offers some solace, yet they have hard choices to make as they navigate their experiences.

Told in a series of voices, Calling for a Blanket Dance takes us into the life of Ever Geimausaddle through the multigenerational perspectives of his family as they face myriad obstacles. His father’s injury at the hands of corrupt police, his mother's struggle to hold on to her job and care for her husband, the constant resettlement of the family, and the legacy of centuries of injustice all intensify Ever’s bottled-up rage. Meanwhile, all of Ever’s relatives have ideas about who he is and who he should be.

The Conquistadors Trilogy is a sweeping historical fiction epic that explores the violent and horrific Spanish Conquest of the New World from the years 1527 to 1542. Told through the eyes of a Spanish soldier named Sardina, each journey, from the jungles of Peru, through the vast Arizona deserts, and finally to the great Mississippi River, brutally reveals the traumatic events of the Spanish Conquest of the Natives of the Americas. But each story also depicts the beauty and bravery of these people, and the unyielding courage of each tribe, kingdom, and village.

Poteet Victory is a rags-to-riches story of historical significance. Through his efforts on behalf of the tribes, Poteet became one of the most-honored Native Americans of the past half century. Abandoned as a child, he beat the odds to become a renowned painter, living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, who has sold thousands of paintings for millions of dollars.

Das ergreifende Abenteuer einer eigenwilligen und wagemutigen Frau – nach einer wahren Begebenheit: Susanna, Malerin aus der Schweiz, reist in den Westen und trifft Sitting Bull, Häuptling der Sioux. Alte Gewissheiten gelten nicht mehr, neue sind noch nicht zu haben. In New York wird die Brooklyn Bridge eröffnet, Edisons Glühbirnen erleuchten die Stadt. Mittendrin Susanna aus Basel, die mit ihrer Mutter nach Amerika ausgewandert ist. Maschinen erobern die Welt, im Westen kämpfen Ureinwohner ums Überleben.

Long ago, in an age of mysticism, Walks with Spirits, a two-spirit woman, perceives voices whispering on the wind, and they empower her with the gift of calling animals. But who she truly wishes to call to her side is her childhood friend Laughing Brook. Daughter of a shaman and an herbalist midwife, Laughing Brook holds a prominent place in her society and bears the responsibilities it entails. She is training to be a healer like her mother, but her most compelling desire is to spend her life with Walks with Spirits.

From number one New York Times best-selling author Audrey Carlan comes the next and final book in The Wish Series. Growing up, I believed in infinite possibilities. I wished on stars and let my imagination prepare me for the unknown. The older you get the more you realize that you have power. You have been given the freewill to control your own path. Jump into your destiny feet first. And I knew for certain that no matter how much power I had, time was a luxury that would never be mine.

When high school senior Charlotte agrees to babysit the Wilbanks twins, she plans to put the six-year-olds to bed early and spend a quiet night studying: the SATs are tomorrow, and checking the Native American/Alaskan Native box on all the forms doesn’t mean jack if you choke on test day. But tomorrow is also Halloween, and the twins are eager to show off their costumes—Ron is a nurse, in an old-fashioned white skirt-uniform, and Desi has an Authentic Squaw costume, complete with buckskin and feathered headdress. Excitement is in the air.

After a security guard is found dead and another wounded at the Children's Museum of Science and History in Norman, Oklahoma, Detective Monique Blue Hawk and her partner Chris Pierson are summoned to investigate. They find no fingerprints, no footprints, and no obvious means to enter the locked building.

Die Märchen und Sagen der amerikanischen Ureinwohner begegnen uns in diesem Hörbuch. Geschichten voller geheimnisvoller Mythen, voller Tradition, voller Kraft. Aus der Geschichtenwelt vieler verschiedener Stämme sind mit dabei: "Erster Mann und die Ordnung der Welt", "Gut und Böse", "Die Erschaffung der Erde", "Die Maismutter", "Die Kinder der Wolke", "Der Büffelgeist" und viele andere.

Kit Crockett lives on a farm with her grief-stricken, widowed father, tending the garden, fishing in a local stream, and reading Nancy Drew mysteries from the library bookmobile. One day, Kit discovers a mysterious and beautiful woman has moved in just down the road. Kit and the newcomer, Bella, become friends, and the lonely Kit draws comfort from her. But when a malicious neighbor finds out, Kit suddenly finds herself at the center of a tragic, fatal crime and becomes a ward of the court.

In 1859, in a small town jail, deep in the forests of Canada, an elderly woman sits behind bars. She came to Dunmore via the Underground Railroad to escape enslavement, but an American bounty hunter tracked her down. Now she's in jail for killing him. Lensinda Martin, a smart young reporter, wants to tell the woman's version of events, hoping that it will lead to her acquittal, but the woman will only tell her story on one condition: she gets one from Lensinda in return. As the women swap stories, it becomes apparent that their histories are interconnected.

It is impossible to be unaware of the effect of development, invariably at the hands of outsiders, upon the lands, inhabitants and very nature of faraway climes. Hunter School shows us first-hand the immediate and long-reaching effects of such changes upon an indigenous people. The fabric of the community is changed, its balance and its self-sufficiency undermined, and confusion reigns. A common theme running throughout this charming but important book is that of a young man learning about himself and his heritage from the past, elders, ancestors, and nature itself.

No more English tea parties with her father’s medical colleagues for Gilda Griffiths. She left those behind for the open Virginia plains and plans to leave the East Coast, too, before a violent figure from her past catches up with her. When Williamsburg bully, Emmett Lawson, assaults an elderly Shawnee chief, however, Gilda feels compelled to use her medical background to nurse him despite the vocal protests of his embittered yet devastatingly handsome son. Can Gilda and Blue Sky put their pasts behind them and ride together toward a future neither of them believed could be theirs?

Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. Her excellent photography skills have cracked many cases—she is almost supernaturally good at capturing details. In fact, Rita has been hiding a secret: she sees the ghosts of crime victims who point her toward the clues that other investigators overlook. As a lone portal back to the living for traumatized spirits, Rita is terrorized by nagging ghosts who won’t let her sleep and who sabotage her personal life.