algonquin indians

Presents information on the Wendigo, including what the Wendigo is, research on the Wendigo, reported sightings, a scientific theory that has been proposed to explain reports of Wendigo activity, and information about legends on the Wendigo and other similar creatures. Includes a glossary and a list of additional resources.

This book describes the first people to live in the Northeast region of North America. It discusses their culture, customs, ways of life, interactions with other settlers, and their lives today.

Recounts Henry Hudson's 1609 arrival at Manhattan Island from the perspectives of the Eastern Algonquins, who greeted Hudson as the fulfillment of ancient prophecies; Robert Juet, who accompanied Hudson; and Hudson himself.

An account of the life of an Algonquin Indian, the last of his tribe, who was still living in a New York City Park in 1924.

In this Algonquin Indian version of the Cinderella story, the Rough-Face Girl and her two beautiful but heartless sisters compete for the affections of the Invisible Being.

Examines the life style, food and history of the Algonquin.

Describes the characteristics, origins, and lasting appeal of the mythological wendigo monsters.

In 1846 Concord, Massachusetts, sixteen-year-old Oliver Puckle, a reporter for his uncle's newspaper, investigates a woman's murder, aided by the tracking skills of his Algonquin friend, Charley Bigbow, and the deductive skills of Henry David Thoreau.

In 1867 Texas, Jett, a girl passing as a boy while seeking her long-lost twin brother, joins forces with Honoraria Gibbons, an inventor, and White Fox, a young Army scout, to investigate a zombie army that is terrorizing the West.

Presents a brief introduction to the Algonquin Indians, including information on their homes, society, food, clothing, family life, and life today.