Mary Brave Bird

Richard Erdoes

Published 1993, 1st Edition/Dust Jacket, ex-library copy. Sticky sticker residue sticks to bottom around spine.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

New Jersey

Ohitika Woman

b220316d-4a5c-4d33-bdbe-a47826bfac87-1

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Pennsylvania

A collection of short and inspirational Native American proverbs.

Sayings of time-honored truth and contemporary wisdom from the Native American tribes:

Why will you take by force what you may obtain by love?
We will be known forever by the tracks we leave.
He who serves his fellows is the greatest of all.
If a man is as wise as a serpent, he can be as gentle as a dove.
The life of a man is a circle from childhood to childhood, and so it is in everything where power moves.
A sin against a neighbor is an offense against the Great Spirit.

Soul Would Have No Rainbow if the Eyes Had No Tears contains these and many more beautiful proverbs for guidance in life.

Soul Would Have No Rainbow If the Eyes Had No Tears and Other Native American PR

3794074a-8b47-41b9-b54c-2ef45657d3f7-1

Advanced reader’s copy:

-minor crease on back cover (see pictures)
-slight damage on bottom of binding

**First-time buyers can save $5 on a $10+ purchase with my ambassador code CATLADYSBOOKS at checkout!**

New York

Clan (Advanced Reader’s Copy)

Louise Erdrich

In her boldest and most darkly humorous novel yet, award-winning, critically acclaimed and bestselling novelist Louise Erdrich tells the intimate and powerful stories of five Great Plains women whose lives are connected through one man.

Stranded in a North Dakota blizzard, Jack Mauser's former wives huddle for warmth and pass the endless night by remembering the stories of how each came to love, marry and ultimately move beyond Jack. At times painful, at times heartbreaking and often times comic, their tales become the adhesive that holds them together in their love for Jack and in their lives as women.

Erdrich, with her characteristic powers of observation and luminescent prose, brings these women's unforgettable stories to life with astonishing candor and warmth. Filled with keen perceptions about the apparatus for survival, the force of passion and the necessity of hope, Tales of Burning Love is a tour de force from one of the most formidable American writers at work today.

Tales of Burning Love

1d210739-a82c-4e38-b4e3-12321f92d773-1

Delaware

The Rough-Face Girl 

Christine Day

Pages mildy rumpled along base. See photos. Otherwise like new. 
 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Michigan





In her debut middle grade novel--inspired by her family's history--Christine Day tells the story of a girl who uncovers her family's secrets--and finds her own Native American identity.

All her life, Edie has known that her mom was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious she might be about her Native American heritage, Edie is sure her family doesn't have any answers.

Until the day when she and her friends discover a box hidden in the attic--a box full of letters signed "Love, Edith," and photos of a woman who looks just like her.

Suddenly, Edie has a flurry of new questions about this woman who shares her name. Could she belong to the Native family that Edie never knew about But if her mom and dad have kept this secret from her all her life, how can she trust them to tell her the truth now

I Can Make This Promise

f9805925-42cd-4205-a355-f30afce96620-1

Rebecca Roanhorse

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents critically acclaimed indigenous fantasy writer Rebecca Roanhorse's thrilling adventure about a Navajo girl who discovers she's a monsterslayer.

Lately, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay has been able to detect monsters, like that man in the fancy suit who was in the bleachers at her basketball game. Turns out he's Mr. Charles, her dad's new boss at the oil and gas company, and he's alarmingly interested in Nizhoni and her brother, Mac, their Navajo heritage, and the legend of the Hero Twins. Nizhoni knows he's a threat, but her father won't believe her.

When Dad disappears the next day, leaving behind a message that says "Run!", the siblings and Nizhoni's best friend, Davery, are thrust into a rescue mission that can only be accomplished with the help of Diné Holy People, all disguised as quirky characters. Their aid will come at a price: the kids must pass a series of trials in which it seems like nature itself is out to kill them. If Nizhoni, Mac, and Davery can reach the House of the Sun, they will be outfitted with what they need to defeat the ancient monsters Mr. Charles has unleashed. But it will take more than weapons for Nizhoni to become the hero she was destined to be . . .

Timeless themes such as the importance of family and respect for the land resonate in this funny, fast-paced, and exciting quest adventure set in the American Southwest.

Race to the Sun

70e30c56-36b2-4d92-8fbb-167140763c00-1

Patricia Briggs

Washington

Mechanic and shape-shifter Mercy Thompson has her hands full when she becomes the unwitting owner of a Fae book that contains secret knowledge, and also must cover for her best friend, Samuel, as he struggles with his wolf side. Reprint. A #1 best-seller.

Silver Borne

fb9f948d-5635-46a1-89ca-5ee1e5837e3f-1

#paperback #biography #bestseller #classic #collectable #fiction #indian #indigenous 

Talking God

 #indigenous #non-fiction #bantu #rwanda #folktales 

In this Rwandian folktale, a foolish man loses everything because of his greed.

Sebugugu the Glutton

8c8ed610-d25a-485f-bb6f-c649492238f5-1

Louisiana

The First Strawberries

#paperback #indigenous #arrival #fiction #juvenile #childrens

Guests 2nd copy brown cover

Guests 3rd copy brown cover

History

This book contains facts about everyday life for the Native Americans, as well as their origin and their relationship with the first white men.

Who Were the First North Americans?

29576518-7709-46dd-9617-ae0f984e402a-1

#hardcover #ex-lib #fiction #indigenous #ya #youngadult #mascots 

Even is a typical high-school student who suffers the same worries and anxieties as his peers . . . and then some. Determined to sway high-school officials to remove disparaging Indian mascots, he assumes a struggle that spirals him onto a soul-searching journey and exposes him to a barrage of bullying, taunts, and escalating violence. Marlene Carvell's striking first novel is a timely look at a true story of a mixed-race teen caught up in an exploration of his past, his culture, and his identity.

Who Will Tell My Brother?

a2088008-e1a0-419d-8d81-09db4cb965a5-1

Cynthia L. Smith

California

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

0149c603-0c29-403e-95ce-32ad25d6eba9-1

#hardcover #fiction #youngadult #nativeamerican #thriller #indigenous #contemporary #romance #mystery 

Massachusetts

A REESE WITHERSPOON x HELLO SUNSHINE BOOK CLUB YA PICK An Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller Soon to be adapted at Netflix for TV with President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama's production company, Higher Ground. “One of this year's most buzzed about young adult novels.” —Good Morning America A 2021 Kids' Indie Next List Selection An Amazon Best Book of the Month for March Selection An Entertainment Weekly Most Anticipated Books of 2021 Selection A PopSugar Best March 2021 YA Book Selection With four starred reviews, Angeline Boulley's debut novel, Firekeeper's Daughter, is a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community, perfect for readers of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange. Eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. She dreams of a fresh start at college, but when family tragedy strikes, Daunis puts her future on hold to look after her fragile mother. The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into an FBI investigation of a lethal new drug. Reluctantly, Daunis agrees to go undercover, drawing on her knowledge of chemistry and Ojibwe traditional medicine to track down the source. But the search for truth is more complicated than Daunis imagined, exposing secrets and old scars. At the same time, she grows concerned with an investigation that seems more focused on punishing the offenders than protecting the victims. Now, as the deceptions—and deaths—keep growing, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far she’ll go for her community, even if it tears apart the only world she’s ever known.

Firekeeper's Daughter

aff1adaf-a1af-4861-a9bd-4532586770f0

Rigoberta Menchú

Ann Wright

Light shelf wear on the jacket. Very subtle. Pages in amazing shape with little to no mileage. Crisp and clean. No dog ears or scribbles. Please see photos for reference.

Ohio

An Indian Woman in Guatemala

Her story reflects the experiences common to many Indian communities in Latin America today. Rigoberta suffered gross injustice and hardship in her early life: her brother, father and mother were murdered by the Guatemalan military. She learned Spanish and turned to catechist work as an expression of political revolt as well as religious commitment. The anthropologist Elisabeth Burgos-Debray, herself a Latin American woman, conducted a series of interviews with Rigoberta Menchu. The result is a book unique in contemporary literature which records the detail of everyday Indian life. Rigoberta’s gift for striking expression vividly conveys both the religious and superstitious beliefs of her community and her personal response to feminist and socialist ideas. Above all, these pages are illuminated by the enduring courage and passionate sense of justice of an extraordinary woman.

I, Rigoberta Menchú

6efcec5d-0ef3-49b5-84eb-076e54f1ae00-1

#hardcover #nonfiction #nativeamericans #indigenous #legends

Native American Legends

This wonderfully colorful and appealing anthology gathers more than 130 Native American legends, many told to the authors by elder storytellers and tribal historians.

Voices of the Winds

2cf288de-cf5d-4fa1-a8d1-e29546e18eac-1

Texas

Perfect for fans of Rain Reign, this middle-grade novel The Brave is about a boy with an OCD issue and his move to a reservation to live with his biological mother. Collin can't help himself—he has a unique condition that finds him counting every letter spoken to him. It's a quirk that makes him a prime target for bullies, and a continual frustration to the adults around him, including his father. When Collin asked to leave yet another school, his dad decides to send him to live in Minnesota with the mother he's never met. She is Ojibwe, and lives on a reservation. Collin arrives in Duluth with his loyal dog, Seven, and quickly finds his mom and his new home to be warm, welcoming, and accepting of his condition. Collin’s quirk is matched by that of his neighbor, Orenda, a girl who lives mostly in her treehouse and believes she is turning into a butterfly. With Orenda’s help, Collin works hard to overcome his challenges. His real test comes when he must step up for his new friend and trust his new family.

The Brave

c2bedc78-45be-48f5-bd6f-054ef0a9c1d4-1

#paperback #nativeamerican  #americanindian #indigenous #social-studies #folktales 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

From Keepers of the Earth

Here is a collection of myths drawn from the native cultures of North America--from the Inuit in the north to the Zuni, Hopi, and Cherokee in the south.

Native American Stories

7748d39d-da86-49fd-99ae-08894f69af7c-1

Message me for bundle deals!!Smoke-free pet-friendly home NO returns 😍🌈 books probably have owner labels inside (not always in pix).

American indian fairy tales

Orin Starn

Oregon

In Search of America's Last "Wild" Indian

An anthropologist retraces his efforts to locate the brain of Ishi--the "last wild Indian" of California who became an icon of dying Native American culture when he was captured in 1911--and his struggle to repatriate the remains.

Ishi's Brain

6aca71b9-eb1b-425e-9148-4454fa6c5b88-1

Elizabeth George Speare

I have other books available by this author 

Left alone to guard the family's wilderness home in eighteenth-century Maine, a boy is hard-pressed to survive until the Beaver clan teaches him their skills in this Newbery Honor book.

Browse by categories

Save this search

Mary Brave Bird; Richard Erdoes

Ohitika Woman

Guy Zona

Soul Would Have No Rainbow If the Eyes Had No Tears and Other Native American PR

Sigmund Brouwer

Clan (Advanced Reader’s Copy)

Louise Erdrich

Tales of Burning Love

Rage Martin & David Shannon

The Rough-Face Girl

Christine Day

I Can Make This Promise

Rebecca Roanhorse

Race to the Sun

Patricia Briggs

Silver Borne

Tony Hillerman

Talking God

Verna Aardema; Nancy Clouse (Illustrator)

Sebugugu the Glutton

Joseph Bruchac

The First Strawberries

Michael Dorris

Guests 2nd copy brown cover

Michael Dorris

Guests 3rd copy brown cover

Philippa Wingate; Struan Reid

Who Were the First North Americans?

Marlene Carvell

Who Will Tell My Brother?

Cynthia L. Smith

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

Angeline Boulley

Firekeeper's Daughter

Rigoberta Menchú; Ann Wright

I, Rigoberta Menchú

Margot Edmonds; Ella Clark

Voices of the Winds

James Bird

The Brave

Joseph Bruchac; Michael J. Caduto

Native American Stories

Random House , Derrydale books John Rae, ill

American indian fairy tales

Orin Starn

Ishi's Brain

Elizabeth George Speare

The Sign of the Beaver