Culture

A rich trove of stories from Pejuhutazizi K’api, the place where they dig the yellow medicine – now also known as the Upper Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota. From long ago: “The bear was too close at hand to think of running away...

Modern Indigenous cuisine from the renowned Native foods educator and former chef of Mitsitam Native Foods Café at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American IndianFrom Freddie Bitsoie, the former executive chef at Mitsitam Native...

Have you studied with interest the original inhabitants of what is now the United States of America?  Are you interested in the dishes these first people of the nation have passed down? Would you like to recreate these authentic Native...

  This book is an essential resource for young readers to learn about the Reign of Terror against the Osage people–one of history’s most ruthless and shocking crimes. In the 1920s, the richest...

Scott Sutton now offers this new work which builds on the skills taught in his original book Beadwork Techniques of the Native Americans. This volume presents eight new beadwork projects while revealing personal, little-known tips Scott has...

Pickup trucks and eagles, yellow school buses and painted horses, Mother Earth and Sister Meadowlark all join together to greet the dawn. They marvel at the colors and sounds, smells and memories that dawn creates. Animals and humans alike turn their...

From the acclaimed Ojibwe author and professor Anton Treuer comes an essential book of questions and answers for Native and non-Native young readers alike. Ranging from "Why is there such a fuss about nonnative people wearing Indian costumes for...

Wild plants are not only beautiful, but they can also be an affordable and sustainable way to add flavor and nutrition to your diet. Edible Wild Plants for Beginners provides you with the essential information and guidance to begin foraging for...

Prince Maximilian of Wied's scientific expedition to the Upper Missouri (1832-1834) was a highlight in the encounter between Europe and the New World.  The illustrations that Karl Bodmer created for the Prince's travel journal rank as masterpieces...

In the last three decades of the nineteenth century, an American buffalo herd once numbering thirty million animals was reduced to twelve.  In the Robber Baron era, the buffalo was a commodity, hounded by legions of swashbucklers and unemployed...

Book One  in "The Indian Lake Triology" You won't find a more hardcore eighties slasher-film fan than high school senior Jade Daniels.  And you won't find a place less supportive of girls who wear torn T-shirts and too much eyeliner than...

As consumerism and a meat-heavy, processed diet become the norm and the world’s population continues to grow at an exponential rate, more and more people are looking toward a more sustainable path for food. Authors Douglas Boudreau and Mykel Hawke...

Between 1864 and 1877, during the height of the Plains Indian wars, Pawnee Indian scouts rendered invaluable service to the United States Army. They led missions deep into contested territory, tracked resisting bands, spearheaded attacks against enemy...

During the mid-nineteenth century, a quarter of a million travelers—men, women, and children—followed the “road across the plains” to gold rush California. This magnificent chronicle—the second installment of Will...

Explore the natural history, ecological contributions, and cultural significance of manoomin (wild rice), and savor complementary wild foods and local flavors with more than seventy-five inspired recipes, including favorites from over a dozen Indigenous...

On Christmas Eve on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, Coyote wants to find some people to trick out of a hot meal. Sneaky Coyote is known by Native Americans as the Trickster. He knows that there’s one character people can’t refuse on...

With more than 900 entries, each accompanied by brand new photography and helpful growing advice, The New American Herbal takes the study of herbs to an exciting new level. Orr covers the entire spectrum of herbaceous plants, from culinary to...

An accessible and educational illustrated book profiling 50 notable American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian people, from NBA star Kyrie Irving of the Standing Rock Lakota to Wilma Mankiller, the first female principal chief of the Cherokee...

From the author of Sacred Smokes! Chicago: home to urban Indians and immigrants and working folks and the whole gamut of people getting by in a world that doesn't care whether they do so or not. Sacred City is an incomparable follow-up to...

The first book to feature Dwayne Wilcox’s incredible ledger drawings of Native life.Plains Indian ledger art grew out of the Native tradition of recording and chronicling through art important exploits by warriors and chiefs, among them images of...

In September 1868, the undermanned United States Army was struggling to address attacks by Cheyenne and Sioux warriors against the Kansas settlements, the stagecoach routes, and the transcontinental railroad.  General Sheridan hired fifty...

In 1911, a group of Native American intellectuals and activists joined together to establish the Society of American Indians (SAI), an organization by Indians for Indians. It was the first such nationwide organization dedicated to reform. They used a...

A stunning picture book biography of a 19th century Hidatsa woman, from award-winning author and illustrator S. D. Nelson Buffalo Bird Girl (ca. 1839-1932) was a member of the Hidatsa, a Native American community that lived in permanent...

"Treuer's arguments are passionate and motivating, especially for language warriors engaged in the everyday struggles of language and culture revitalization.  His personal quest in learning Ojibwe as a second language is inspiring, and he suggests...