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Schuessler, Raymond – 1972
Produced by the Montana Council for Indian Education as part of its Indian Culture Series, the five short articles in the book explain how the Plains Indians got horses in legend and in fact. The stories describe the behavior codes, rules, cultural and social significance, and eventual cessation of horse raids, and the ceremony and tradition…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, Childrens Literature
Gingras, Louie – 1975
Eleven short stories from the life of Louie Gingras, an 82-year-old Kootenai Indian, illustrate many aspects of Indian culture. Accompanied by black and white drawings, ths stories describe daily life, mission schools, the Carlisle Indian School, Indian medicine, discipline for children, spiritual powers, beliefs, and several ceremonies. The book…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Literature, Childrens Literature