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21) Rumi Revisited
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In 1964, white in LA is the color of convenience. But for Cody, nothing in life is convenient. He falls in love with Malia who is from the nearly extinct Chumash tribe. He is befriended by Mr. Ozzard-a Persian refuge with grandiose, scary tales of faith and betrayal. His father treats Cody as harshly as his own father did-an Okie during the depression. Watts riots erupt. Malia is kidnapped by a demonic warrior from the ancient Chokki clan. As a boy,...
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Being in Being contains three masterpieces by legendary Haida mythteller Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay. The shortest recounts the high points of the legend of his family. The longest, Raven Travelling, is the most complex version of the story of the Raven ever recorded on the Northwest Coast. The third is The Qquuna Cycle, the largest and most complex literary work in any Native Canadian language. It is a poem of epic length and one of the true masterpieces...
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There was a Pueblo revolt in 1680 against the Spaniards in New Mexico. This was due to a number of factors, most notabely the suppression of the native americans to spanish rule and religion. The spanish reconquered but gave the Pueblos a lot of leeway which later led to the tribes getting preferred treatment by the United States. Some tribes today have a self-governance agreement with the United States, but the US Government acts as a trust executor...
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"It comes as a great shock to discover that the country which is your birthplace and to which you owe your life and your identity, has not, in its whole system of reality, evolved any place for you".
James Baldwin was one of America's most powerful analysts of the psychology of white supremacy. In this speech, delivered in 1965 at the Cambridge Union Society, he offers a devastating, but also strikingly empathetic, account of the role played by racism...
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Charged by lyrical prose and vivid evocations of a more-than-human world, Meteors in August proves itself a magnificent debut, a tale of despair and salvation in all their many forms Lizzie Macon is seven when her father drives a Native American named Red Elk out of their valley and comes home with blood on his clothes. The following year, her older sister, Nina, cuts her head from every family photograph and runs away with Red Elk's son and their...
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30 Day Fiancée': Tribal Edition! NYC's most desperate bachelor, Crispy, hunts for his Pocahontas or he's out of the tribe for good.Praise for Tonto Canto Pocahontas:"A must-read book"--Indian Country"Brilliantly written, and an encouraging piece of fiction to signify our stories are still very alive and need to be passed down."--Native Hoop Magazine"Laugh, cry, and reflect deeply on the outstanding way Alexei manages to encapsulate identity driven...
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We live a big world. There are so many locations to explore and learn about. This book has different types of categories about locations worldwide.This can be a fun activity to do by yourself to see how many places you know, or with others to see how much they know.
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Adelaide had been content to be a stay-at-home mother who put faith and family first. Now at the mercy of Chief Long Knife, Adelaide is painfully aware that there is no way out. Struggling with guilt for her role in Adelaide's disappearance, Arlana isn't sure if she can trust her heart when Dakota and Kyralie offer a proposition that will change her life. With her family lost over 300 years in the past, Arlana knows there is no turning back. The family...
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Kaitlin Farley, now known as Mazaska Zi Ista by her Oglala band members, has been blessed by the Great Spirit. She is preparing to marry her promised one, the attractive and fierce war chief. Enemy warriors, however, have different plans. Kaitlin is captured and used as bait to lure the mighty Spirit Bear to his demise. How can such a man live a leader's life when his heart and motivation have been stolen from his side? The war chief must make an...
31) The Awakening
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The disappearance and death of Francis, a photographer, in unexplained circumstances has police and medical personnel baffled.
In the sparse dry sandy deserts of the Kimberley in Western Australia, Phoebe, the last survivor of an Indigenous tribe whose ancestors go far back into the mists of time, feels the psychic power of her young friend Nancy and then Rose (an unknown white woman), seeking to find their mutual friend Francis.
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32) Maya's Quest
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From the year 3000 BC comes a thrilling time travel tale about an unexpected friendship and forbidden love. Two women: a future time traveler and the free-spirited daughter of the village chief find themselves in a race against time.Maya's encounter with time traveller Marvi will have far-reaching consequences, influencing not just her community but also future generations. Following an accident, Maya learns more about Marvi and finds herself falling...
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From Caroline Angel, author of Madman Across the Water, Origin of Evil, and Less, comes Where Shadows Move, a supernatural thriller set in Australia.When Sarah brings home a box of assorted items from a market stall, she has no idea what she is about to unleash. Stored within an ornate box, Sarah finds a set of fortune-telling cards, each beautifully and intricately illustrated. Sarah's dreams become more vivid and start to spill out into the real...
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A troubled Chicago physician sets off on an urgent road trip across the Plains to reach his dying father's bedside. When he arrives on the impoverished Indian reservation he fled as a teen, he discovers his dwindling family sick, the neglected hospital facing closure, and the tribe locked in a culture war with outside energy developers. It's not his fight, he thinks. Until he encounters a fierce young Lakota gang member, a sharp-tongued grandmother,...
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This work applies generational mapping to the Ancestral Pueblo, using 15-year intervals. Distinct phases, found in other cultures, will be tested as to their applicability. They include: 1) "Invisible" beginnings; 2) Establishment; 3) Novel Consolidation and Opening Up; 4) Crisis & Creativity; 5) Empire and inclusion; and 6) Renewal or extinction? These findings will help the reader grasp the temporal flow of the Indigenous Southwest, which might...
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Get the Summary of Luther Standing Bear's My People the Sioux in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "My People the Sioux" is a personal narrative by Luther Standing Bear, chronicling his life and experiences as a member of the Sioux tribe. Born into a prominent family, Luther was raised in a world rich with Sioux traditions and values. His early life was marked by significant cultural moments, such as his first hunt...
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When The Wolf howls, you answer the call. Arlana's world is turned upside as she finds herself surrounded by the Wolf Clan. Fiercely loyal and devoted, they are on a mission that could change everything if they are successful. As the wolf clan's Luna Wolf, Arlana will stop at nothing to protect the wolves and prevent the extinction of Wolf Whisperers. She isn't just any Wolf Whisperer, however. Arlana is also a Time Traveler and must use her ability...
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The moving stories of two Indigenous men in the United States and the return of their remains to their homelands.
Henry p kaha ia (ca. 1792—1818), Native Hawaiian, and Itankusun Wanbli (ca. 1879—1900), Oglala Lakota, lived almost a century apart. Yet the cultural circumstances that led them to leave their homelands and eventually die in Connecticut have striking similarities. p kaha ia was orphaned during the turmoil caused in part by Kamehameha's...
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"The plan was carried out, as you will see. I went with them, and for two years I did not see a white man. This was in August 1854. I was just about twelve years old at the time."
At age 12 Elijah Nicholas Wilson ran away from his family. Fighting off the constraints of his Mormon upbringing he found a new home with a Shoshone Indian tribe. Under their guidance, particularly of the Great Chief Washakie, he learned how to live and survive in the wild...
40) A Call of Love
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Tess, a revered princess of the shamanic realm, bears the sacred responsibility of perserving the ancient ways. Yet, she finds herself entangled in the ways of the white man for far too long. It's causing her powers to wane rapidly. If she fails to find a suitable mate before her impending birthday, a dreadful curse will befall her, rendering her a mere hollow shell of a woman. When a shaman seeks a union, she emits a resounding call of love,...