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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.

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults (book)

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults (book)

$17.99

As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer is trained to use the tools of science to ask questions of nature. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces plants and animals as our oldest teachers. Kimmerer brings these lenses of knowledge together...

Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America

Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America (book)

$40.00

There is an old, deeply rooted story about America that goes like this: Columbus “discovers” a strange continent and brings back tales of untold riches. The European empires rush over, eager to stake out as much of this astonishing “New...

Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe

Dakota Modern: The Art of Oscar Howe (book)

$50.00

Oscar Howe (1915–1983) committed his artistic career to the preservation, relevance, and ongoing expression of his Dakota culture. He proved that art could be simultaneously modern and embedded in customary Očhéthi Šakówiŋ...

Marcus Reno in the Valley of the Little Big Horn: Limited Means, Excessive Aims

(Book) Marcus Reno in the Valley of the Little Big Horn: Limited Means, Excessive Aims

$39.95

Major Marcus Reno's actions at the Battle of Little Big Horn have been both criticized and lauded, often without in-depth analysis. This book takes a fresh look the battle and events leading up to it, offering answers to unanswered questions. The...

The Great Sioux Campaign of 1876 Day-by-Day

The Great Sioux Campaign of 1876 Day-by-Day (book)

$39.95

Drawing on more than 22 years' research, this book presents an exhaustive chronology of the Great Sioux Campaign in three parts: the U.S. Seventh Cavalry's communications, decisions and movements October 15, 1875-June 21, 1876, are traced day-by-day;...

American Apartheid: The Native American Struggle for Self-Determination and Inclusion (book)

American Apartheid: The Native American Struggle for Self-Determination and Inclusion (book)

$17.95

*Back in Stock!* In recent years, events such as the siege at Standing Rock and the Dakota Access pipeline have thrust Native Americans into the public consciousness. Taking us beyond the headlines, American Apartheid offers the most...

Walking in the Sacred Manner - book

Walking in the Sacred Manner - book

$15.99

Walking in the Sacred Manner is an exploration of the myths and culture of the Plains Indians, for whom the everyday and the spiritual are intertwined, and women play a strong and important role in the spiritual and religious life of the community...

Children's Book: Forever Cousins

Children's Book: Forever Cousins

$17.00

Kara and Amanda hate not being together. Then it's time for the family reunion on the Rez. Each girl worries that the other hasn't missed her. But once they reconnect, they realize that they are still forever cousins. This story highlights the ongoing...

Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought (10th Anniversary Ed.)-book

Red Pedagogy: Native American Social and Political Thought (10th Anniversary Ed.)-book

$50.00

10th Anniversary Edition - This ground-breaking text explores the intersection between dominant modes of critical educational theory and the socio-political landscape of American Indian education. Grande asserts that, with few exceptions, the...

Not a Nation of Immigrants: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy & A History of Erasure and Exclusion (book)

Not a Nation of Immigrants: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy & A History of Erasure and Exclusion (book)

$17.95

Whether in political debates or discussions about immigration around the kitchen table, many Americans, regardless of party affiliation, will say proudly that we are a nation of immigrants. In this bold new book, historian Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz asserts...

Lakhota: An Indigenous History (book)

Lakhota: An Indigenous History (book)

$34.95

The Lakhota are among the best-known Native American peoples. In popular culture and even many scholarly works, they were once lumped together with others and called the Sioux. This book tells the full story of Lakhota culture and society, from their...

Indigenous Children's Survivance in Public Schools (book)

Indigenous Children's Survivance in Public Schools (book)

$54.95

Indigenous Children’s Survivance in Public Schools examines the cultural, social, and political terrain of Indigenous education by providing accounts of Indigenous students and educators creatively navigating the colonial dynamics within...

Indigenous America: True History (book)

Indigenous America: True History (book)

$8.99

The true story of the United States’ Indigenous beginnings – American schoolchildren have long been taught that their country was “discovered” by Christopher Columbus in 1492. But the history of Native Americans in the United...

Book: The Dakota Way of Life

Book: The Dakota Way of Life

$36.95

Reprinted! Ella Cara Deloria (1889–1971) devoted much of her life to the study of the language and culture of the Sioux (Dakota and Lakota). The Dakota Way of Life is the result of the long history of her ethnographic descriptions of traditional...

Dog Soldiers, Bear Men and Buffalo Women (autographed & inscribed) 1

Out of Print Book - Dog Soldiers, Bear Men and Buffalo Women (autographed & inscribed)

$265.00

Book Details: 1st Edition (1973), hardcover w/ dustjacket, includes remarque and inscription by author, 384 pages Book Condition: The book is in fairly good condition with just a little bit of wear and tear. The dust jacket, however, is what’s...

becoming kin

Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future (book)

$19.99

The invented history of the Western world is crumbling fast, Anishinaabe writer Patty Krawec says, but we can still honor the bonds between us. Settlers dominated and divided, but Indigenous peoples won't just send them all "home." Weaving her own story...

Hummingbird and the Little People book

Hummingbird and the Little People (Children's Book)

$11.95

This is the charming story of a young girl, Hummingbird (Nenookass), and her adventure one day in the woods. After chasing a squirrel, she became lost, only to find the helpful little people (memegwesiwag), who helped her get back home—with the...

finding my dance book

Finding My Dance (Children's Book)

$18.99

At four years old, Ria Thundercloud was brought into the powwow circle, ready to dance in the special jingle dress her mother made for her. As she grew up, she danced with her brothers all over Indian country. Then Ria learned more styles--tap, jazz,...

Visualizing Genocide: Indigenous Interventions in Art, Archives, and Museums (book)

Visualizing Genocide: Indigenous Interventions in Art, Archives, and Museums (book)

$35.00

Visualizing Genocide examines how creative arts and memory institutions selectively commemorate or often outright ignore stark histories of colonialism. The essays confront outdated narratives and institutional methods by investigating...

Preventing Maltreatment in the U.S.: American Indian and Alaska Native Perspectives (book)

Preventing Maltreatment in the U.S.: American Indian and Alaska Native Perspectives (book)

$24.95

Part of a concentrated series that examines child maltreatment across minoritized, cultural groups, this volume embraces a decolonizing praxis that emphasizes a broader understanding of American Indian and Alaska Native child maltreatment and utilizes...

Rebuilding Native Nations: Strategies for Governance and Development (book)

Rebuilding Native Nations: Strategies for Governance and Development (book)

$24.95

A revolution is underway among the Indigenous nations of North America. It is a quiet revolution, largely unnoticed in society at large. But it is profoundly important. From the High Plains states and Prairie Provinces to the southwestern deserts, from...

Tobacco Use by Native North Americans (book)

Tobacco Use by Native North Americans (book)

$36.95

Recently identified as a killer, tobacco has been the focus of health warnings, lawsuits, and political controversy. Yet many Native Americans continue to view tobacco-when used properly-as a life-affirming and sacramental substance that plays a...

Children's Book: National Parks A to Z - Adventure from Acadia to Zion

Children's Book: National Parks A to Z - Adventure from Acadia to Zion

$18.95

National Parks A to Z captures the emotion and spirit of our national parks, using a layered approach that will appeal to young readers of any age. Each letter of the alphabet features a national park, an animal native to that park, and an outdoor...

Indigenous Peoples and the Collaborative Stewardship of Nature (book)

Indigenous Peoples and the Collaborative Stewardship of Nature (book)

$48.95

Involving Indigenous peoples and traditional knowledge into natural resource management produces more equitable and successful outcomes. Unfortunately, argue Anne Ross and co-authors, even many “progressive” methods fail to produce truly...