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Code Talker: A Novel About The Navajo Marines of World War Two (Hardcover)

Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki)
Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial part of the U.S. effort, sending messages back and forth in an unbreakable code that used their native language. They braved some of the heaviest fighting of the war, and with their code, they saved countless American lives. Yet their story remained classified for more than twenty years. But now Joseph Bruchac brings their stories to life for young adults through the riveting fictional tale of Ned Begay, a sixteen-year-old Navajo boy who becomes a code talker. His grueling journey is eye-opening and inspiring. This deeply affecting novel honors all of those young men, like Ned, who dared to serve, and it honors the culture and language of the Navajo Indians.
Penguin Group (USA)

$16.99

Cogewea, The Half Blood: A Depiction of the Great Montana Cattle Range (Paperback)

Mourning Dove (Colville)
One of the first known novels by a Native American woman, Cogewea (1927) is the story of a half-blood girl caught between the worlds of Anglo ranchers and full-blood reservation Indians; between the craven and false-hearted easterner Alfred Densmore and James LaGrinder, a half-blood cowboy and the best rider on the Flathead; between book learning and the folk wisdom of her full-blood grandmother. The book combines authentic Indian lore with the circumstance and dialogue of a popular romance; in its language, it shows a self-taught writer attempting to come to terms with the rift between formal written style and the comfort-able rhythms and slang of familiar speech.
University of Nebraska Press

$11.95

Dark River: A Novel (Hardcover)

Louis Owens (Choctaw/Cherokee)
Jacob Nashoba's journey has taken him from his Choctaw homeland in Mississippi to Vietnam and finally to a small reservation in the mountains of eastern Arizona. A tribal ranger, he lives among people far different from any he has known. Balanced precariously between isolation and community, he is drawn to both the fastness of a remote river canyon and the Apaches who have come to be the only family he has. Nashoba's world is peopled by, among others, a bright young man who sells vision quests to romantic tourists, a determined elder whose power makes her a force to be reckoned with on the reservation, a resident anthropologist more "native" than the natives, a corrupt tribal chairman, a former Hollywood extra who shouts at reservation women the scraps of Italian he learned from other "Indian" actors, and the ranger's estranged wife. Confusion and violence follow their encounter with a right-wing militia group training secretly on tribal land. The contrast between these Rambo types and the various Native American characters typifies the sardonic humor running throughout this novel of contemporary Indian identity.
University of Oklahoma Press

$23.95

Dawn Land (Graphic Novel)

Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki)
Ten thousand years ago, in what would one day be known as North America, Young Hunter set out on an epic quest to overcome the Stone Giants who were terrorizing his people. Pitted against creatures of legend, Young Hunter journeyed to the innermost heart of his own humanity, even meeting the very gods of the land. He was entrusted with his tribe’s most dangerous secret, a weapon that would change mankind forever.
Inspired by the classic Joseph Bruchac novel, Will Davis brings a timeless story to life, as the lore of old spawns a thrilling new kind of graphic novel. Drawing from the enduring creation myths of the Abenaki nation, Dawn Land immerses readers in Young Hunter’s vision quest and offers a fresh perspective on the Native American experience
First Second

$19.95

Dead Voices: Natural Agonies in the New World (Hardcover)

Gerald Vizenor (Chippewa)
Chippewa author Vizenor ( Interior Landscapes , LJ 7/90) continues his exploration of urban mixed-blood Indians, whom he calls crossbloods, in this cycle of trickster tales told by a woman/bear named Bagese. Using the "wanaki" game, a device to meditate on animal voices in the natural world, Bagese explores urban crossblood society through the eyes of a bear, beaver, squirrel, crow, flea, praying mantis, and, finally, a trickster. Sly and humorous, these stories poke fun at the ways of the "wordies" (white people) as interpreted by the various animal tricksters. Full of fantastic images presented in a lyrical writing style, Vizenor's work demands an acceptance of other realities while it challenges the New Age shamans.
University of Oklahoma Press

$18.95

Dead Voices: Natural Agonies in the New World (Paperback)

$10.95

Dragon Castle

Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki)
Young Prince Rashko is frustrated with his family - no one does any thinking but him! The kingdom and castle seem to be in the hands of fools. So when Rashko's parents mysteriously disappear and the evil Baron Temny parks his army outside the castle walls, it is up to the young prince to save the day. But there is more to this castle and its history than meets the eye, and Rashko will have to embrace his ancestry, harness a dragon, and use his sword-fighting skills to stop the baron and save the kingdom. Along the way, he realizes that his family is not quite as stupid as he always thought. Master storyteller Joseph Bruchac, known for his smart, gripping Native American books, here combines his signature action and adventure with a large dose of humor, which just brings this story to a whole new level.
Penguin

$16.99

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