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Copway, George.
The Life, History, and Travels of Kah-Ge-Ga-Gah-Bowh (George
Copway), A Young Indian Chief of the Ojebwa Nation, A Convert to The Christian
Faith, and A Missionary to His People for Twelve Years; With a Sketch of The
Present State of the Ojebwa Nation, in Regard to Christianity and Their Future
Prospects. Also an Appeal; With All The Names of the Chiefs Now Living, Who
Have Been Christianized, and the Missionaries Now Laboring among Them. Written
by Himself.
Albany, New York: Weed and Parsons, 1847. 1st printing. vii, 224 pages.
Frontispiece. Howes, U.S.iana, 770.
Good blindstamped brown hardcover with gilt title on front cover. Backstrip
partially separated along upper hinges and along lower front hinge. Corners
slightly worn. Some foxing throughout. Internally good. #20868. $55
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Daugherty, Lena Lockhart, and Gladys
Wheeler Jeffords.
The Art of Indian Expression.
Muskogee, Oklahoma: American Printing Company, 1969. 36 pages. Illustrations.
'The Art of Indian Expression describes briefly various talk-expressions by
means of which the Indian bridged people and language gaps.' - Foreword. Very
good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #23745. $10
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Dewing, Rolland.
Wounded Knee II.
Chadron, Nebraska: Great Plains Network, 2000. 2d edition, revised and updated.
213 pages. Index. Bibliography. Photographs. Map.
'[This book] provides a broad gauged, objective analysis of the 1973 occupation
and the important events preceding and following the confrontation...Besides a
thorough analysis of the occupation from the perspective of the government, the
Oglala Sioux, and AIM, comprehensive interpretations of related incident are
included. Examples are: the 1971 murder of Raymond Yellow Thunder at Gordon,
Nebraska...the death of Wesley Bad Heart Bull...and the 1975 murders of FBI
agents Ron Williams and Jack Coler on the Pine Ridge Reservation, which led to
the conviction of Leonard Peltier.' - Introduction. Very good stiff pictorial
wrappers (soft cover). ISBN 0964678020. #23189. $22.50
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Hickerson, Harold.
Chippewa Indians II. Ethnohistory of Mississippi Bands and
Pillager and Winnibigoshish Bands of Chippewa.
Series compiled and edited by David Agee Horr. New York & London: Garland
Publishing Inc., 1974. 317 pages. Bibliography. Map. Folding maps. American
Indian Ethnohistory: North Central and Northeastern Indians.
Good hardcover. Slight tear in upper cloth binding near gutter and small tear
in bottom front left corner. ISBN 082400809X. #18907. $50
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Kavasch, E. Barrie.
A Student's Guide to Native American Genealogy.
Phoenix, Arizona: Oryx Press, 1996. 1st printing. vii, 168 pages. Index.
Bibliography. Color and black-and-white photographs. Map. Oryx American Family
Tree Series.
'The major focus of this book in on Native Americans in the territorial United
States, but some of the information will also be useful for readers with
Canadian, Alaskan, Hawaiian, Mexican, Central American, and South American
roots.' - Chapter 1. Very good pictorial hardcover. Red stamp and ballpoint
date and initials on blank front flyleaf. ISBN 0897749758. #24547. $25
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Mahan, Joseph B.
North American Sun Kings: Keepers of the Flame.
Expository Statement by Cyclone Covey. Columbus, Georgia: ISAC Press /
Institute for the Study of American Cultures, 1992. 4to (large book). vii, 168,
52 pages. Index. Bibliography. Photographs. Illustrations.
An effort to interpret the history of Native Americans. The result of this
effort traces a native dynasty of Sun Kings and its subsidiary kings and
priests from the mid-20th century backward through recorded history of the late
17th century, and, through meager existing records, to the years 1539 to 1543.
- From front jacket panel. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket.
ISBN 188082003X. #26367. $72.50
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Meggers, Betty J., and Clifford
Evans, editors.
Aboriginal Cultural Development in Latin America: An
Interpretative Review.
Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, 1963. Publication 4517. vi, 148
pages, 16 folding plates in rear pocket. Bibliographical references.
Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Volume 146, Number 1. Includes
contributions by Charles C. Di Peso, Roman Pina Chan, Michael D. Coe, Claude F.
Baudez, Carlos Augulo Valdes, Mario Sanoja, Emilio Estrada, Clifford Evans,
Alfred Kidder, Luis G. Lumbreras S, David B. Smith, Alberto Rex Gonzales, and
Fernando Altenfelder Silva.
Very good stiff wrappers (soft cover). Exlibrary. Small call number label on
upper left hand corner of front cover; small stamps on front cover, inside
front cover and on title page, small stamps on top, fore and bottom edges;
remainder of pocket inside rear cover. Small colored felt-tip mark on top edge.
#23794. $12.50
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Parker, Arthur C.
Red Streak of the Iroquois.
Illustrations by I. Heilbron. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1950. 191 pages.
Illustrations.
'The story of an Indian Boy in the time of Hiawatha.' Front dust jacket. Good
hardcover in frayed, chipped and slightly torn dust jacket. Former owner's name
on blank front flyleaf. #23198. $20
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Pryde, Duncan.
Nunaga: Ten Years of Eskimo Life.
Edmonton: Hurtig, 1971. 285 pages. Photographs. Endpaper maps. Signed on title
page by Pryde.
Accounts of fur-trading among the Cree & Ojibway in N.W. Territory. Good
hardcover in worn dust jacket. ISBN 0888300506. #11266. $17.50
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Sommer, Robin Langley.
North American Indian Women.
North Dighton, Massachusetts: JG Press, 1998. 1st printing. 4to (large book). 128 pages. Index. Color
and black-and-white photographs.
'This book takes a look at the lives of North American Indian women: their
cycle of life from girlhood to old age; their handiwork; their spiritual lives;
and their traditional roles and responsibilities.' - Front dust jacket. Very good
hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. ISBN 1572151595. #21573. $10
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United States. Indian Claims
Commission.
Kiowa-Commanche Indians, Volume II. Transcript of Hearings of
the Kiowa, Commanche [Comanche], and Apache Tribes of Indians vs. The United
States of America.
Series compiled and edited by David Agee Horr. New York & London: Garland
Publishing Inc., 1974. 230 pages. American Indian Ethnohistory: Plains Indians.
Transcription of hearings on May 11-2, October 4, and November 21, 1949. There
are also 'Commission Findings' dated April 9, 1951 and August 9, 1971. Good
hardcover. Edge of lower front cover slightly frayed. ISBN 0824007247.
#18916. $50
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Waters, Frank.
Masked Gods: Navaho and Pueblo Ceremonialism.
Foreword by Clyde Kluckhohn. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1950.
438 pages. Decorative endpapers. Inscribed and signed on half title: 'To [name]
with my best wishes Frank Waters Taos Oct 6. 69'.
Good decorative hardcover, dampstain along top part of backstrip and rear
cover, not affecting text; internally very good. Top and bottom of dust jacket
chipped, other edges worn, rear panel stained and soiled. #18010. $40
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