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As the first official symbols of U.S. government presence on the western frontier, the forts of the northern plains were both centers of commerce and sources of conflict.  The integral roles these forts played during decades of warfare with the...

In August 1862, nineteen-year-old Edward G.  Granger joined the 5th Michigan Cavalry Brigade as a second lieutenant.  On August 20, 1863, the newly promoted Brig. Gen. George Armstrong Custer appointed Granger as one of his aides, a position...

Momma wears combat boots, a camouflage jacket, and a “U.S. Army” tag on her chest.  She fights for her country’s military but she also fights for her family.  When Momma comes home from a long deployment, however, something...

The Bearer of This Letter illuminates the enduring effects of colonialism by examining the decades-long tension between written words and spoken words in a reservation community. Drawing on archival sources and her own extensive work in the...

Although the traditional Sioux nation was in its last days when Luther Standing Bear was born in the 1860s, he was raised in the ancestral manner to be a successful hunter and warrior and a respectful and productive member of Sioux society. Known as...

Métis millennial Lucky St. James is barely hanging on when she learns she’ll be evicted from the tiny Toronto apartment she shares with her cantankerous but loving grandmother Stella. But then one night, something strange and irresistible...

This lyrical and joyful picture book celebrates new experiences and community traditions when a young boy learns to dance at his first powwow. It’s Powwow Time! is for readers of Cynthia Leitich Smith’s Jingle Dancer and...

This bracelet is hand made with warm yellow, orange, black, and red beads.  It has a wire base so the wearer can adjust it slightly as needed. Dimensions: length 3 x width 1.5 x depth 1.5 inches (inside circumference of bracelet measures 6 inches)...

This bracelet is hand made with topaz, yellow, orange red, and black beads.  It is equipped with a wire base so the wearer can adjust it slightly as needed. Dimensions: length 3 x width 1.5 x depth 1.5 inches (inside circumference of bracelet...

This bracelet is hand made with an array of different shades of green beads.  It has a wire base so the wearer can adjust it slightly as needed. Dimensions: length 3 x width 1.5 x depth 1.5 inches (inside circumference of bracelet measures 6...

This round keychain is hand made by Lakota artist Brenda DuBray.  She uses purple, pink, white, topaz, and black beads to create the design.  The keychain is also accented with a brass spot, a leather backing, and a lobster claw clasp on the...

This round keychain is hand made by Lakota artist Brenda DuBray.  She uses red, orange, white, black, and pink beads to create the design.  The keychain is also accented with a brass spot, a leather backing, and a lobster claw clasp on the top...

This round keychain is hand made by Lakota artist Brenda DuBray.  She uses garnet, green, and black beads to create the design.  The keychain is also accented with a brass spot, a leather backing, and a lobster claw clasp on the top...

These earrings are hand made using purple, green, black, blue, red, orange, and yellow beads creating a cute turtle design.  They are topped off with French hooks. Dimensions: length 1.75 (w/hook) inches x width 0.50 inches *measurements are...

These earrings are hand made with purple, red, orange, yellow and white beads creating a 6-point star design.  They are finished off with French style hooks at the top. Dimensions: Length 2.25 (w/hook) inches x Width 1.25 inches *measurements are...

This is a special American Bison shaped puzzle with approximately 1000 pieces Measures 27 x 33 inches once finished (approximately) Artwork by Dennis Rogers  

This is a round 500 piece jigsaw puzzle by artist John Stewart features a colorful dragonfly against a dainty flower background. Dimensions: 19.5 inches (round finished size) *measurements are approximate*

When did the federal government's self-appointed, essentially limitless authority over Native America become constitutional?The story they have chosen to tell is wrong. It is time to tell a better story. Thus begins Keith Richotte's playful,...

Lasting nearly two years, the Great Sioux War pitted almost one-third of the U.S. Army against Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyennes. By the time it ended, this grueling war had played out on twenty-seven different battlefields scattered across five...

Two kids, two worlds.  One unexpected friendship.  Cody is a smart kid - a survivor with a great sense of humor.  But Cody’s home life is a messy too-often terrifying story of neglect and abuse.  Autumn is from a wealthy...

Little has been done to compile a complete, in-depth oral history of the Battle of the Little Bighorn from the descendants of the Native American and First Nations people who fought there on June 25th, 1876. Until now. With the help and guidance of...

This bracelet is hand crafted with a wire base so the wearer can adjust it slightly.  It’s decorated with various different shades of green beads to complete the design. Dimensions: Length 3 x Width 1.5 x Depth 1.5 inches (inside...

When it was first published in 1928, Luther Standing Bear’s autobiographical account of his tribe and tribesmen was hailed by Van Wyck Brooks as “one of the most engaging an veracious we have ever had.” It remains a landmark in Indian...

When Standing Bear returned to the Pine Ridge Sioux Reservation after sixteen year’s absence, his dismay at the condition of his people may well have served as a catalyst for the writing of this book, first published in 1933.  In addition to...