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Elkins, Aaron J. Petersen, David. Tingle, Tim Weso, T. F. Pecore (Thomas F. Pecore)Petersen, David.
Summary: Recounts the life of Ishi, sole survivor of a small band of Yahi Indians, who was found in 1911 near Oroville, California.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Childrens Press 1991
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ISHI PETElkins, Aaron J.
Summary: Professor of anthropology, Gideon Oliver, finds himself on the track of a killer in Olympic National Park after finding the remains of the victim, a hiker, who died eight years before.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Walker 1983
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ELKSummary: "In 1800 there were 300,000 Native Americans living in California; by 1900 only 20,000 remained. Of the thousands who witnessed this slaughter, it was thought that none remained wild, until the day in 1911 when the man they called 'Ishi' was captured raiding a slaughterhouse. Dr. Kroeber and his wife Henriette discover that Ishi is the last survivor of the Yahi tribe. In his head, he carries...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: HBO 2004
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Summary: "Native Americans have a long tradition of storytelling. Now, you can easily introduce your children to these rich cultures with a compilation of powerful tales from multiple tribes like the Cheyenne and the Lenape. What sets this book apart from other Native American books for kids: Tales from 12 tribes--Kids will embark on a literary adventure with 12 stories from tribes around America,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rockridge Press 2022
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Summary: Ten-year-old ghost Isaac is following his Choctaw people as they relocate to Indian Territory, but when he discovers that he can time travel, he heads back to 1824 to Washington DC where Choctaw Chief Pushmataha was betrayed by Andrew Jackson.
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Publisher / Publication Date: The RoadRunner Press 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC TINSummary: "There has been a great deal of writing the past several decades about Native American Code Talkers of World War Two. The published works have been about Navajos and the tremendous contribution they made in the Pacific campaigns of the war. What is often overlooked is the role played in both World Wars by men of other tribes. There were Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Creek and other tribal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Reycraft Books 2019