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Books are filled with the authors interpretation of stories told or researched. The books carried by our store are specialized writings about the Northern Plains tribes of North America.

Prairie Edge carries a large selection of out-of-print books. These books include state history, Native American history and special interest. Out of print books are perfect for any historical collection.

Our collection of ceremonial music helps with learning the songs used during Sun Dancing, Sweat Lodge and other ceremonies.

Children's Book: The Medicine Quilt - Inspired by a True Story

Children's Book: The Medicine Quilt - Inspired by a True Story

$16.95

On a great river lined with chalk rock faces and shedding cottonwoods, amidst a sea of tall grass seeded with feathered tops, there was a small town. In the town, there were those who had been born of the earth and those who had come to the land as...

Clovis Keeps His Cool

Clovis Keeps His Cool

$17.99

Clovis has a terrible temper. He’s been learning how to control it with calming tea, deep breaths, and his beloved late granny’s wise words in mind: “Grace, grace. Nothing broken to replace.” His new job runner her old china...

The Day the Earth Rose Up (Children's Book)

The Day the Earth Rose Up (Children's Book)

$14.95

The Day the Earth Rose Up is a story that depicts my personal view of the sacred relationship between the Paha Sapa (Black Hills), the Mato Tipila (Bear Lodge), the Mato Paha (Bear Mountain), and the Wicincala Sakowin (Seven Sisters), and shows how...

Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers (book)

Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers (book)

$18.95

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...

New Native Kitchen: Celebrating Modern Recipes of the American Indian

New Native Kitchen: Celebrating Modern Recipes of the American Indian

$40.00

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...

Native American Recipes: Your Cookbook of Traditional, Healthy Dish Ideas

Native American Recipes: Your Cookbook of Traditional, Healthy Dish Ideas

$12.95

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...

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Adapted for Young Readers)

Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Adapted for Young Readers)

$10.99

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...

Craftwork Techniques of the Native Americans: Revised & Expanded 2nd Ed. (Book)

Craftwork Techniques of the Native Americans: Revised & Expanded 2nd Ed. (Book)

$19.95

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...

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Greet the Dawn: The Lakota Way (Children's Book)

$21.95

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...

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Book: I Will - How Four American Indians Put Their Lives on the Line and Changed History

$27.99

In I Will, Sheron Wyant-Leonard weaves the personal recollections of four members of the American Indian Movement--Leonard Peltier, Dennis Banks, Dorothy Ninham, and her husband Herb Powless--into a unique narrative to expose their trials and...

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Young Reader's Edition: Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask

$12.99

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...

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Children's Book - We All Play

$17.95

We all love to Play! Come along on a joyful romp through nature with an abundance of wild animals: birds who chase and chirp, whales who swim and squirt, and bobcats who nudge and nuzzle. Throughout this sweetly simple, beautifully illustrated...

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Children's Book - Josie Dances

$17.95

Josie dreams of dancing at next summer's powwow. But first she needs many special things: a dress, a shawl, a cape, leggings, moccasins, and, perhaps most important of all, her spirit name. To gather all these essential pieces, she calls on her mom,...

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Book: Edible Wild Plants of the Prairie (An Ethnobotanical Guide)

$15.99

This beautifully illustrated guide provides a wealth of fascinating information on how plants were used by Native American tribes on the prairie. Written for a broad audience ranging from amateur naturalists to historians, botanists, and...

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Book: Edible Wild Plants for Beginners

$15.99

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...

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Karl Bodmer: A Swiss Artist in America 1809-1893 (Book)

$55.00

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...

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(Book) Last Stand: George Bird Grinnell, the Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the New West

$17.99

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...

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My Heart is a Chainsaw: A Novel

$17.99

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...

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Book: Foraging for Survival - Edible Wild Plants of North America

$17.99

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...

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Book: War Party in Blue - Pawnee Scouts in the U.S. Army

$24.95

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...

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Book: With Golden Visions Bright Before Them - Trails to the Mining West 1849-1852

$29.95

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...

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The Good Berry Cookbook: Harvesting & Cooking Wild Rice & Other Wild Foods

$24.95

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...

Coyote Christmas: A Lakota Story

Coyote Christmas: A Lakota Story

$18.95

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...

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Book: The New American Herbal

$27.50

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...