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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.

The History They Tell: Oral History from Native American and First Nations People Regarding the Battle of the Little Bighorn cover

The History They Tell: Oral History from Native American and First Nations People Regarding the Battle of the Little Bighorn

$24.99

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...

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

The Plot Against Native America: The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands

$29.95

When Europeans came to the Americas centuries ago, too many of them brought racism along with them. Even presidents such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Andrew Jackson each had different takes on how to solve the “Indian...

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

$20.00

As Indigenous scientist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer harvests serviceberries alongside the birds, she considers the ethic of reciprocity that lies at the heart of the gift economy. How, she asks, can we learn from...

Walking Along: Plains Indian Trickster Stories - A Children's Book

Walking Along: Plains Indian Trickster Stories - A Children's Book

$19.95

Paul Goble has pulled together six of his best Iktomi stories and compiled them into a compendium of trouble, disaster, fun, and examples from which to learn. Iktomi is the Lakota name for the American Indian Trickster who appears in the stories of...

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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...

Book: Lakota Belief and Ritual

Book: Lakota Belief and Ritual

$26.95

This book presents the James R. Walker collection of traditional Lakota knowledge. Walker spent eighteen years in South Dakota as a physician on the Pine Ridge Reservation, the home of the Oglala Sioux. From 1896 until 1914, he collected material...

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Book: Massacring Indians From Horseshoe Bend to Wounded Knee

$24.95

During the nineteenth century, the U.S. military fought numerous battles against American Indians. These so-called Indian wars devastated indigenous populations, and some of the conflicts stand out today as massacres, as they involved violent attacks on...

Book: Start Mushrooming-The Reliable Way to Forage (2nd Edition)

Book: Start Mushrooming-The Reliable Way to Forage (2nd Edition)

$14.95

Begin Identifying and Collecting Seven Edible Mushrooms! Since 1993, Start Mushrooming has been the trusted guide for beginners. This second edition introduces seven of the most common, edible wild mushrooms in North America. It features more...

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...

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Children's Book: The Bear Ate Your Sandwich

$7.99

By now I think you know what happened to your sandwich.But you may not know how it happened.So let me tell you.It all started with the bear . . . So begins Julia Sarcone-Roach’s delicious tale of a bear, lost in the city, who happens...

Founding Fathers 550 Piece Puzzle

Founding Fathers 550 Piece Puzzle

$15.00

Founding Fathers: This image portrays a beautiful painting of Mount Rushmore striking the image of the founding Fathers of the United States and overcasting images of our Native people who were the first true founders of the land. 550 piece puzzle...

I AM NOT A NUMBER - Children's Book

I AM NOT A NUMBER - Children's Book

$18.95

Irene and her family live together on Nipissing First Nation, until the day a government agent comes to their door to take Irene and two of her brothers away to live at a residential school, very far from home. Irene's parents don't want to send...

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...

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...

The Boy & His Mud Horses & Other Stories From The Tipi : Children's Book

The Boy & His Mud Horses & Other Stories From The Tipi : Children's Book

$14.95

"One night the boy took his blanket to a hilltop near the village. When we lie down looking up at the stars, and we hear the rumble of far-off thunder, who can say if we fall asleep? Suddenly there were strange and magnificent animals in the sky.......

The Man Who Dreamed Of Elk-Dogs & Other Stories From The Tipi - A Children's Book

The Man Who Dreamed Of Elk-Dogs & Other Stories From The Tipi - A Children's Book

$14.95

How did horses first appear to the peoples of the North American plains?According to the legends of the Blackfoot Indians, a wise man dreamed of strange animals in a far off land: they were as tall and strong as elk, but could be tamed like dogs and...

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Book - Land of the Nakoda: The Story of the Assiniboine Indians (From the Tales of the Old Ones)

$19.95

“Land of Nakoda” is a vivid account of the history, legends, customs, crafts, and ceremonies of the Assiniboine Indians of the northern plains. First published in 1942, it was written and illustrated by tribal members who interviewed the Old...

Book: The Journey of Crazy Horse

Book: The Journey of Crazy Horse

$18.00

A captivating biography of the man who became a legend at the Battle of Little Bighorn.As the brilliant leader of a desperate cause and one of the most perennially fascinating figures of the American West, Crazy Horse crushed Custer's 7th Cavalry and...

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Book: You are the Medicine-13 Moons of Indigenous Wisdom, Ancestral Connection, and Animal Spirit Guidance

$17.99

The Medicine you have been searching for lives within you. Follow the path of the 13 Ojibwe Moons with Animal Spirits and Ancestors as your guides as you unlock your connection to your own unique, inherent healing power. Through storytelling, ceremonies,...

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine: 560 Herbs & Remedies for Common Ailments (4th Edition)

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine: 560 Herbs & Remedies for Common Ailments (4th Edition)

$40.00

Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine is the definitive reference on herbal plants and their medicinal properties for those seeking natural remedies. Detailed descriptions, constituents, and uses for more than 560 plants - Practical how to remedies for...

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Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder’s Meditations on Hope & Courage (book)

$18.99

In the same voice that has comforted and challenged countless readers through his daily social media posts, Choctaw elder and Episcopal priest Steven Charleston offers words of hard-won hope, rooted in daily conversations with the Spirit and steeped in...

Love Flute - Children's Book

Love Flute - Children's Book

$8.99

In love with a beautiful girl, but too shy to tell her, a young man is helped by the mysterious Elk Men. One night these mysterious men offer him a special gift - a love flute. Imbued with the voices of the birds and animals, it tells the girl of his...

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...

On Indigenuity: Learning the Lessons of Mother Earth (book)

On Indigenuity: Learning the Lessons of Mother Earth (book)

$16.95

Indigenuity, or Indigenous ingenuity, stems from an ancient idea and practice that Native peoples have engaged in for millennia. It was born of a careful mindfulness and attentiveness to our planet and all of its creatures, and a recognition that human...