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[2004]
Language
English
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A biography of Native American athlete Jim Thorpe, focusing on how his boyhood education set the stage for his athletic achievements which gained him international fame and Olympic gold medals. Author's note details Thorpe's life after college.
7) Crazy Horse
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Pub. Date
1999.
Language
English
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Description
Reveals the essence of this brilliant warrior-hero while capturing the poignant passing of an era and offering new understanding of the mythic Crazy Horse and what he stood for.
Author
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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"A biography of Native American Ira Hayes, a shy, humble Pima Indian who fought in World War II as a Marine and was one of six soldiers to raise the U.S. flag on Iwo Jima, an event immortalized in Joe Rosenthal's famous photograph"--Provided by publisher.
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Family relationships are never simple. But Sherman Alexie's bond with his mother Lillian was more complex than most. She plunged her family into chaos with a drinking habit, but shed her addiction when it was on the brink of costing her everything. She survived a violent past, but created an elaborate facade to hide the truth. She selflessly cared for strangers, but was often incapable of showering her children with the affection that they so desperately...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"Celebrating the stories of Indigenous people throughout time, including figures such as Crazy Horse, Net-no-kwa, former NASA astronaut John Herrington and Canadian NHL goalie Carey Price, this book showcases a diverse group of Indigenous people in the US and Canada, both the more well known and the not-so-widely recognized"--
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Language
English
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As Elissa Washuta makes the transition from college kid to independent adult, she finds herself overwhelmed by the calamities piling up in her brain. When her mood-stabilizing medications aren't threatening her life, they're shoving her from depression to mania and back in the space of an hour. Her crisis of American Indian identity bleeds into other areas of self-doubt; mental illness, sexual trauma, ethnic identity, and independence become intertwined....
17) Maria Tallchief
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Series
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2024 - Children
Native American Heritage Month - Tweens
Women's History - Tweens
Native American Heritage Month - Tweens
Women's History - Tweens
Description
"A biography of Maria Tallchief, part of the She Persisted chapter book series"--
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