american bison

Having traveled with her family to see a newly born white buffalo and give her gifts, Sarah Bearpaw experiences a magic moment with the special calf. Includes a legend of the white buffalo and instructions for making a dreamcatcher.

Presents information about the millions of bison, or buffalo, which roamed the open prairies of the Far West when the country was young.

A retelling of the Seneca legend in which the buffalo receives its hump from the Great Spirit.

An examination of bison that provides information on their habitats, physical characteristics, behaviors, relationships with humans, and threatened status.

History and habits of North America's largest land animal.

Examines the importance of the buffalo in the lore and day-to-day life of the Indian tribes of the Great Plains and describes hunting methods and the uses found for each part of the animal that could not be eaten.

Text and photographs introduce an animal of the Great Plains that gave the early Indians food, clothes, shelter, and tools.

After hunters kill off the buffalo around her Texas ranch, a woman begins raising orphan buffalo calves and eventually ships four members of her small herd to Yellowstone National Park, where they form the beginnings of newly thriving buffalo herds. Based on the true story of Mary Ann Goodnight and her husband Charles.

A history of the buffalo/bison in this country, discussing its behavior and population today.