indians of north america

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indians of north america

The Mohawk Indians

1993
Examines the history, culture, and daily life of the Mohawk Indians.

Pocahontas, Powhatan princess

1997
Relates the life story and accomplishments of the princess of the Powhatan Indian Nation who married the English settler John Rolfe.

Guests

1994
Moss and Trouble, an Algonquin boy and girl, struggle with the problems of growing up in the Massachusetts area during the time of the first Thanksgiving.

Pocahontas

daughter of a chief
1988
A brief biography of the American Indian princess who as a young girl befriended John Smith, saving him from death at the hands of her father, and later was very helpful to the colonists at Jamestown.

Young Pocahontas

Indian princess
1992
A simple biography of the seventeenth-century Indian princess who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.

Black Elk

a man with a vision
1990
A simple account of the life of Black Elk, the visionary and Oglala medicine man who had a vision of universal peace and felt that he saw his people's dream die at Wounded Knee.

The games the Indians played

1974
Discusses the wide variety of games engaged in by North and Central American Indians, including, lacrosse, cat's-cradle, dice games, and horse racing.

The Apache Indians

1998
Provides an overview of the past and present lives of the Apache people, covering their daily life, customs, relations with the government and others, and more.

Buffalo dance

a Blackfoot legend
1993
A retelling of the Blackfoot legend about the ritual performed before the buffalo hunt.

The seal oil lamp

adapted from an Eskimo folktale and illustrated with wood engravings
1988
A retelling of a traditional Eskimo tale of how a seven-year-old blind boy is saved from death by the kindly little mouse people.

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