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1) Chief Seattle, great statesman

Author

Montgomery, Elizabeth Rider

Series

Garrard Indian books

Pub. Date

1966

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Biography of Chief Seattle of the Suquamish Indians

2) Biographical Dictionary of American Indian History to 1900

Author

Waldman, Carl

Pub. Date

2001

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A summary of the lives of a wide range of Indians and non-Indians central to Native American history.

3) Black Hawk, frontier warrior

Author

Oppenheim, Joanne

Pub. Date

c1979

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Traces the life of the Sauk Indian leader who struggled in vain to prevent the Americans from claiming the rich farmland near the Mississippi River in Illinois.

4) Crying Wind

Author

Crying Wind

Pub. Date

c1977

5) Geronimo

Author

Wilson, Charles Morrow

Series

The Story of an American Indian

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A biography of Apache Indian chief Geronimo, who rose to leadership through the ranks and led one of the last great Indian uprisings.

6) Famous Indian chiefs

Author

Moyer, John W

Pub. Date

c1972

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Short biographies of chiefs from eleven Indian nations.

7) Pontiac, Mighty Ottawa Chief

Author

Voight, Virginia F

Pub. Date

1977

8) Sitting Bull: Chief of the Sioux

Author

Bernotas, Bob

Pub. Date

[1992]

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IL: MG - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 4

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North American Indians of Achievement. Includes bibliographical references and index.

9) Sequoyah: the Cherokee Who Captured Words

Author

Patterson, Lillie

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A biography of the Cherokee Indian who did what white scholars said could not be done when he invented a syllabary for writing the Cherokee language.

10) Red Cloud, Sioux War Chief

Author

Voight, Virginia F

Pub. Date

1975

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Biography of the Sioux Indian who became Chief through bravery in battle.

11) Massasoit, Friend of the Pilgrims

Author

Voight, Virginia

Pub. Date

1971

12) Sacajawea

Author

Voight, Virginia

Pub. Date

1967

13) Tecumseh, Shawnee war chief

Author

Fleischer, Jane

Pub. Date

c1979

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Presents the life of the Shawnee Indian who tried to unite all the American Indian tribes against invasion by the white man.

14) Sitting Bull, warrior of the Sioux

Author

Fleischer, Jane

Pub. Date

c1979

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A brief biography of the only Indian ever to be chief of all the Plains Sioux.

15) Will Rogers

Author

Campbell, C.W

Pub. Date

1979

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A biography of the Oklahoma cowboy of Indian descent who became a well-known star of stage and screen and a noted humorist.

16) Pocahontas: Powhatan Peacemaker

Author

Holler, Anne

Pub. Date

1993

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IL: MG - BL: 8.9 - AR Pts: 3

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North American Indians of Achievement. Includes bibliographical references and index. Discusses the life and times of Pocahontas and her role as peacemaker.

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1) Chief Seattle, great statesman

2) Biographical Dictionary of American Indian History to 1900

3) Black Hawk, frontier warrior

4) Crying Wind

5) Geronimo

6) Famous Indian chiefs

7) Pontiac, Mighty Ottawa Chief

8) Sitting Bull: Chief of the Sioux

9) Sequoyah: the Cherokee Who Captured Words

10) Red Cloud, Sioux War Chief

11) Massasoit, Friend of the Pilgrims

12) Sacajawea

13) Tecumseh, Shawnee war chief

14) Sitting Bull, warrior of the Sioux

15) Will Rogers

16) Pocahontas: Powhatan Peacemaker