"Leader of the Santee Sioux, Inkpaduta (1815-79) participated in some of the most decisive battles of the northern Great Plains, including Custer's defeat at the Little Bighorn. But the attack in 1857 on forty white settlers known as the Spirit Lake Massacre gave Inkpaduta the reputation of being... More Info

"Distinguished novelist Robert J. Conley here examines some of the most interesting facets of the Cherokee world. In 26 essays laced with humor, understatement, and even sarcasm, this popular writer takes on politics, culture, his people's history, and what it means to be Cherokee." "Readers who... More Info

The first book-length history of the Eastern Shoshones  More Info

In the fall of 1877, Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) Indians were desperately fleeing U.S. Army troops. After a 1,700-mile journey across Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana, the Nez Perces headed for the Canadian border, hoping to find refuge in the land of the White Mother, Queen Victoria. But the army caught up... More Info

Sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll. In popular imagination, these words seem to capture the atmosphere of 1960s hippie communes. Yet when the first hippie commune was founded in 1965 outside Trinidad, Colorado, the goal wasn't one long party but rather a new society that integrated life and art. In... More Info

The story of an overlooked but important Apache leader  More Info

Presents the story of the women's basketball team at an isolated Indian boarding school at Fort Shaw, Montana at the turn of the 20th century.  More Info

A comprehensive sourcebook on American Indian prophecy and prophets  More Info

How Navajos navigate the complex world of medicine  More Info

A tribal leader preserves Cheyenne history, beliefs, and culture  More Info