By Subject > American Indians Nearly 200 titles on Native American life, history, and culture. Included are books of myths and legends, Native American autobiographies and histories, books on art and design, crafts and customs plus coloring and project books for children — a wealth of information for readers young and old.
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Indian Sign Language by William Tomkins Learn to communicate without words with these authentic signs. Learn over 525 signs, developed by the Sioux, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Arapahoe, and others. Book also contains 290 pictographs of the Sioux and Ojibway tribes.
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|  | Geronimo : My Life by S. M. Barrett, Geronimo Completely and utterly authentic, this classic's captivating narrator is the legendary warrior and shaman himself, who describes his early life and his family, rituals related to hunting and religion, and his military tactics.
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Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney 126 myths: sacred stories, animal myths, local legends, many more. Plus background on Cherokee history, notes on the myths and parallels. Features 20 maps and illustrations.
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|  | Indian Boyhood by Charles A. Eastman Chronicles first 15 years in life of a native Santee Sioux Indian in mid-19th century: childhood memories, training in the hunt, woodlore, religious practices, medicine men, more. 13 illustrations.
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|  | Life of Black Hawk by Black Hawk Autobiography of early 19th century leader of the Sauk and Fox Indians. Describes tribal customs, traditions, Indian wars, more.
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Yucatan Before and After the Conquest by Diego de Landa Describes geography and natural history of the peninsula, gives brief history of Mayan life, discusses Spanish conquest, and provides a long summary of Maya civilization. 4 maps, and over 120 illustrations.
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|  | An Album of Maya Architecture by Tatiana Proskouriakoff 36 sites from Central America and southern Mexico as they appeared more than a thousand years ago: Temple of the Cross, Palenque; Acropolis and Maya sweat bath, Piedras Negras; more. 95 illustrations.
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| Products in American Indians |  |  |  | 261 North American Indian Designs by Madeleine Orban-Szontagh Clearly drawn royalty-free illustrations based on authentic design motifs of Sioux, Blackfoot, Apache, Cheyenne, other tribes. Abstract and floral motifs, human, animal and mythical figures. Ideal for many art and craft purposes.
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|  | An Album of Maya Architecture by Tatiana Proskouriakoff 36 sites from Central America and southern Mexico as they appeared more than a thousand years ago: Temple of the Cross, Palenque; Acropolis and Maya sweat bath, Piedras Negras; more. 95 illustrations.
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|  | American Indian Design & Decoration by Le Roy H. Appleton Full text, plus more than 700 precise drawings of basketry, sculpture, painting, pottery, sand paintings, metal, much more. 4 plates in color. Text gives lore and tradition behind the designs.
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| |  | Ancient Mexican Designs by Gregory Mirow 240 meticulously reproduced motifs from the pre-Columbian world include Aztec calendars, animals, mythological characters, scores of other striking images — from codices, Maya hieroglyphs, mask panels, Olmec pottery figures, more. Royalty free.
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|  | Argentine Indian Art by Alejandro Eduardo Fiadone 284 rare designs include animal and totemic designs, geometric and rectilinear figures, abstracts, grids, and many other distinctive styles. Carefully adapted, authentic motifs; perfect for textile and print design.
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| |  | Authentic Indian Designs by Maria Naylor Largest collection anywhere: 2,500 authentic illustrations of bowls, bottles and pipes, geometric and floral patterns on beadwork, pictographs, symbolic tipi decorations, masks, basket weaves, Hopi katchina figures, much more.
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| |  | The Autobiography of a Kiowa Apache Indian by Charles S. Brant Ethnological classic details life of 19th-century Native American — childhood, tribal customs, contact with whites, government attitudes toward tribe, much more. Editor's preface, introduction and epilogue. Index. 1 map.
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|  | An Aztec Herbal: The Classic Codex of 1552 by William Gates 16th-century codex was first herbal and medical text compiled in the New World, with ancient remedies for everything from hiccoughs to gout. Index. New Introduction. Over 180 black-and-white and 38 color illustrations.
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|  | Big Book of Indian Beadwork Designs by Kay Doherty Bennett Easy-to-follow color-coded charts and simple instructions for creating unusual Native American designs depicting buffalo, kachinas, eagles, feathers, and more. For use in appliqué work, embroidery, stained glass projects, and other crafts.
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|  | The Book of Indian Crafts and Indian Lore by Julian Harris Salomon Practical, symbolic uses of shields, drums, tipis, and other items, plus numerous well-illustrated projects, from making clothing, tipis, wigwams, bows, arrows to games, songs, and dance. 30 photos, over 100 line drawings and diagrams.
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| | |  | Captured by the Indians: 15 Firsthand Accounts, 1750–1870 by Frederick Drimmer Astounding eyewitness accounts of Indian captivity by people who lived to tell the tale. Fifteen true adventures recount suffering and torture, bloody massacres, relentless pursuits, miraculous escapes, and adoption into Indian tribes.
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| | |  | The Codex Nuttall by Zelia Nuttall The only value-priced, full-color edition of the pre-Columbian Mexican (Mixtec) book. Features 88 color plates of kings, gods, heroes, temples, sacrifices, and more. New introduction.
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|  | Cut and Make Kachina Dolls by A. G. Smith, Josie Hazen Diagrams, instructions for making three 8"-high colorful figures: Pussy Willow, an ominous male figure with sharp-tipped horns; Eagle, with black-tipped wings; and Crow Mother, wearing a headdress of black feathers.
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