Joseph Bruchac

Recounts how the Cherokees, after fighting to keep their land in the nineteenth century, were forced to leave and travel 1200 miles to a new settlement in Oklahoma, a terrible journey known as the Trail of Tears

"Through poems that capture the essence of each person's life, acclaimed Native American writer Joseph Bruchac introduces readers to famous indigenous leaders from The Peacemaker in 1000 A.D. to modern day dancer Maria Tallchief and Cherokee chief Wilma Mankiller. Each poem is illustrated by a modern-day tribally enrolled artist"--

Fourteen poems with themes of thanksgiving and appreciation of nature, based in part on traditional Native American songs and prayers

A collection of short stories by diverse authors that explores acts of bravery by heroes trying to make the world a better place.

Chants and songs from Sioux and Navaho traditions provide an authentic backdrop to Lance White Magpie's narration of The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses, about a young girl whose special joy is tending to the horses of her village. In Crazy Horse's Vision, Joseph Bruchac focuses on key events from Crazy Horse's childhood in a dramatic tale of the legendary Lakota warrior told by Robert Tree Cody, Curtis Zunigha, and Joseph Bruchac. An author's note following...

Creators: Original stories and poems by Charles Eastman, Zitkala-Sa, Alex Posey, E. Pauline Johnson, George Copway, John Rollin Ridge, William Jones, Buffalo Bird Woman, Gilbert L. Wilson, Elias Johnson, Simon Pokagon, James Harris Guy, Handsome Lake, Arthur C. Parker, Bertrand N.O. Walker, Israel Folsom, Royal Roger Eubanks, Carlos Montezuma, John E. Smelcer, Joseph Bruchac. Adaptations by Benjamin Truman, Andrea Grant, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair,...