Black Hawk: An Autobiography (Prairie State Books)4 reviews various editors University of Illinois Press, 1990 The Autobiography of Black Hawk + A Victim and Courageous Adversary. + A Book for Anyone The last "Indian War" in Illinois occurred in 1832 when a small band of Sauk refused under the leadership of the warrior Black Hawk to abandon their village (located under a subdivision of the present Rock Island, Illinois). They wandered up the Rock River, fighting contingents of regular army and ...             On Our Own Ground: The Complete Writings of William Apess, a Pequot (Native Americans of the Northeast)3 reviews William Apess University of Massachusetts Press, 1992 Outstanding + Timeless works from a pioneering Indian author + Timeless Works From A Pioneering Indian Author Eurocentric assumptions perpetrated by white males have obscured the incredibly brave and noble work of Native American writers. As a feminist who is interrogating those eurocentric paradigms, I am delighted to come upon this wonderful book.             During My Time: Florence Edenshaw Davidson : A Haida Woman1 review Margaret B. Blackman University of Washington Press, 1992 In my Time... I found this book to be very interesting. Arranged Marriages, lots of children, lots of pain. It seems like she worked 18 hours a day 7 days a week. I like when she painted the Haida boat. Meeting Pierre Trudeau and the Queen of England. I would like to have lived in that era, except for the ...             Indeh: An Apache Odyssey2 reviews Eve Ball, Nora Henn, ... University of Oklahoma Press, 1988 Direct words of Apaches provide window into recent history. + The BEST work of Ball's I picked this book up in Bisbee, AZ on a recent trip. Expecting it to be dull and academic, I was delighted to find it is great reading. I could slowly read a chapter or two each night and LEARN something of what life was like for an Apache who was a boy during the last "Indian wars" of the ...             On Native Ground: Memoirs and Impressions (American Indian Literature and Critical Studies Series) Jim Barnes University of Oklahoma Press, 1997             From the Deep Woods to Civilization2 reviews Charles Alexander (Ohiyesa) Eastman Dover Publications, 2003 Autobiography of Ohiyesa + From the deep woods to civilization If you have read the writings of Ohiyesa (Charles Alexander Eastman); I HIGHLY recommend this book to you. It helped me understand the forces that shaped this man. My favorite areas are The assorted photos of his father "Many Lightnings", his wife, his son Ohiyesa at the age of 5. Events that ...             Two Leggings: The Making of a Crow Warrior4 reviews Peter Nabokov University of Nebraska Press, 1982 A review of Two Leggings + Very authentic feel + Indian world, Indian ways + Spiritual Power and Medicine             Black Elk Speaks, New Edition15 reviews John G. Neihardt Bison Books, 2004 The Power is in the Understanding + Spectacular + Black Elk Speaks + A wise and interesting read.             Voice of the Plains Cree (Canadian Plains Studies(CPS))1 review EDWARD AHENAKEW CPRC, 1995 Very Fast delivery I got the book in excellent condition and was very professional and fast and I would do business with again. Thank you.             Standing in the Light: A Lakota Way of Seeing (American Indian Lives Series)4 reviews Severt Young Bear, R. D. Theisz University of Nebraska Press, 1996 A Lakota Worldview + Enchanting + Inside Lakota Culture + The "Real" culture             Lakota Woman37 reviews Mary Crow Dog Harper Perennial, 1991 Survival Against a World of Cultural Contradictions + An Eye Opener + Lakota Woman + Non Fiction             The Way to Rainy Mountain13 reviews N. Scott Momaday University of New Mexico Press, 1976 A timeless journey + A powerful voice + Beautifully Written Story + Unique + rich in history and image             Geronimo's Story of His Life3 reviews Geronimo, S. M. Barrett Alexander Books, 1998 An Excellent Firsthand Account of Apache Life No greater story can be told about Geromino than one told by the man himself. Not only do we gain insight to this famous figure in history, but we also get an in-depth account of Apache life and philosophy. There are many books that describe the Apache lifestyle, but it is rare to come across a ...             Life Lived Like a Story: Life Stories of Three Yukon Native Elders (American Indian Lives)1 review Julie Cruikshank University of Nebraska Press, 1992 Personal and Historical I appreciated all that the women shared regarding their Native history, culture, what it was like to live as they did and how things have changed-for better or worse. The editor did a sensitive and intelligent job of bringing out the uniqueness of each women's story. I spent last summer up north ...             Life Woven with Song (Sun Tracks) Nora Marks Dauenhauer University of Arizona Press, 2000 The Tlingit Indians of southeastern Alaska are known for their totem poles, Chilkat blankets, and ocean-going canoes. Nora Marks Dauenhauer is a cultural emissary of her people and now tells the story of her own life within the context of her community's. Life Woven with Song re-creates in written language the oral tradition of the Tlingit people as it records memories of Dauenhauer's ...             Delfina Cuero: Her Autobiography - An Account of Her Last Years and Her Ethnobotanic Contributions (Ballena ...1 review Delfina Cuero, Florence Connolly Shipek Ballena Press, 1991 An important perspective of San Diego History I am currently learning about California Native American History, but there are so few books out there. The ones that do exist such as Indians of CA: The Changing Image by James Rawls & Strangers In A Stolen Land by Richard Carrico are informative, but rely on newspapers and Euro-American ...             Comock: The True Story Of An Eskimo Hunger Robert Flaherty David R Godine, 2004 In 1912, the village of Cape Wolstenholme, on Hudson Bay, was the northernmost edge of the North American frontier. It was there during a hunting expedition that Robert Flaherty, an American-born prospector and a pioneer filmmaker, chanced to see the landing of an overcrowded, leaking, sealskin-and-whalebone vessel. This improvised contraption, kept afloat by inflated seal bladders, held an ...             Essie's Story: The Life and Legacy of a Shoshone Teacher (American Indian Lives)1 review Esther Burnett Horne, Sally McBeth Bison Books, 1999 A great book about a great women. A life history of the great-great granddaughter of Sacajewea who was Indian boarding school teacher. The stories were great and left me with the notion of how could this women accomplish so much in one lifetime. A must read.             Pretty-shield (Second Edition): Medicine Woman of the Crows (Second Edition)4 reviews Frank B. Linderman Bison Books, 2003 A Touching and Moving Account + Pretty-shield: Medicine Woman of the Crows + great collection of memories I was engrossed with Pretty Shields story from the moment it began. It was wonderful to read of a native woman's life, before "the buffalo went away". Life then was simpler and so full of joy, as well as so many hardships, but the spirit that is brought across is inspiring and uplifting. A ...             Prison Writings: My Life Is My Sun Dance47 reviews Leonard Peltier St. Martin's Griffin, 2000 Manifesto, Memoir, History, and the Fate of Mankind + Read the Government documents! + Innocent yet in prison Leonard Peltier, United States Prisoner 89637-132, has been imprisoned since 1977 for the deaths of two FBI agents on the Pine Ridge Reservation of the Lakota Indians during the 1973 siege at Wounded Knee, South Dakota. Most likely the scapegoat for the deaths during a blundered surveillance ...