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Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
HMC333
$8.99  
Paperback, Gerald McDermott, 32 pages, 11 x 0.1 x 9, 9780152024499
Raven, the trickster, wants to give people the gift of light. But can he find out where Sky Chief keeps it? And if he does, will he be able to escape without being discovered? His dream seems impossible, but if anyone can find a way to bring light to the world, wise and clever Raven can!
Storm Boy
Storm Boy
TEN007
$8.99  
Paperback, Paul Owen Lewis, 32 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781582460574
An Indian boy is thrown from his canoe into a great mystery. Washed ashore at an unfamiliar island, the boy finds his arrival eagerly awaited by the strange and giant people. Beautiful color images.
Nations of the Northwest Coast
Nations of the Northwest Coast
CBP014
$9.95  
Paperback, Kathryn Smithyman, 32 pages, 8.3 x 0.2 x 10.8 inches, 9780778704706
Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak
Raven Squawk, Orca Squeak
IPS160
$9.95  
Board, Roy Henry Vickers, 20 pages, 6 x 6, 9781550179040
With bright and bold illustrations by celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers, this sturdy board book introduces iconic sounds of the West Coast and supports the language development of babies and toddlers. From the “geek geek” of the eagle, to the creak and rustle of cedar branches in...
The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales
The Girl Who Helped Thunder and Other Native American Folktales
STL238
$18.99  
Hardcover, 96 pages, 8.5 x 10.2, 9781402732638
Welcome the second book in the  Folktales of the World  series! Engaging, inspirational, and above all entertaining, these legends come from Native American peoples across the U.S. Richly illustrated with original art, they capture a wide range of belief systems and wisdom from the Cherokee,...
Frog Girl
Frog Girl
TEN013
$8.99  
Paperback, Paul Owen Lewis, 40 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781582460482
Frogs have been stolen, an earthquake rumbles, a village is in peril. To save her land, a girl must dive beneath the surface of the lake and deep into the spirit world.
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis
HMC334
$18.99  
Paperback, Timothy Egan, 384 pages, 5.3 x 1 x 8, 9780544102767
“A vivid exploration of one man's lifelong obsession with an idea . . . Egan’s spirited biography might just bring [Curtis] the recognition that eluded him in life.” —  Washington Post  Edward Curtis was charismatic, handsome, a passionate mountaineer, and a famous portrait photographer, the...
Native American Medicinal Plants: An Ethnobotanical Dictionary
Native American Medicinal Plants: An Ethnobotanical Dictionary
WPC077
$34.99  
Paperback, Daniel E. Moerman, 9780881929874
In Native American Medicinal Plants, anthropologist Daniel E. Moerman describes the medicinal use of more than 2700 plants by 218 Native American tribes. Information -- adapted from the same research used to create the monumental Native American Ethnobotany -- includes 82 categories of medicinal...
Spirit Animals Coloring Collection
Spirit Animals Coloring Collection
FCP044
$9.99  
Paperback, Filippo Cardu, 80 pages, 8.5 x 11, 9781497202153
This exciting new coloring book offers dozens of heavy detailed, highly decorative pen and ink illustrations of exotic spirit animals. Each mystic creature is embellished with exquisite patterns and striking line work. Beautifully colored finished examples are provided, along with a handy guide...
A Is for Acorn: A California Indian ABC
A Is for Acorn: A California Indian ABC
HEY001
$9.99  
Board, Analisa Tripp, 28 pages, 6 x 0.7 x 6, 9781597143165
A California Indian ABC   This alphabet board book welcomes youngsters of all cultures into the abundant world of Native California. Beautiful illustrations of animals, plants, and cultural objects show off the spectacular diversity of California's indigenous cultures and environments....
Orca Chief
Orca Chief
HPC146
$19.95  
Hardcover, Roy Henry Vickers, 40 pages, 12 x 0.3 x 8.2, 9781550176933
Orca Chief  is the third in a series of Northwest Coast legends by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd. Their previous collaborations,  Raven Brings the Light  (2013) and  Cloudwalker  (2014), are award-winning national bestsellers. Thousands of years ago in the village of Kitkatla, four...
Native Homes
Native Homes
CBP008
$9.95  
Paperback, Bobbie Kalman, 32 pages, 8.5 x 0.1 x 10.8 inches, 9780778704638
Children's author Bobbie Kalman's new series Native Nations of North America is an ongoing series that looks at the lives of the indigenous peoples of North America before the land was divided into the countries of the United States and Canada. The books focus on geographical areas, language...
Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians
Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians
UWP009
$29.95  
Paperback, Hilary Stewart, 192 pages, 9 x 10, 9780295974484
From the giant cedar of the rainforest came a wealth of raw materials vital to the way of life, art and culture of the early First Nations people of the Northwest Coast. All parts of the cedar tree had many uses. From the wood, skilled men made ocean-going canoes, massive post-and- beam...
Salmon Boy: A Legend of the Sechelt People
Salmon Boy: A Legend of the Sechelt People
HPC157
$9.95  
Paperback, Donna Joe, 24 pages, 7 x 8.5, 9780889711662
Simple and compelling First Nations drawings illustrate this dynamic story that teaches respect for the environment and describes the life cycle of the salmon.
Raven Flying MAGNET
Raven Flying MAGNET
PAR452
$7.95  
J5, 3.5 x 2.7
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.
The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America
HMC342
$24.99  
Paperback, Andrés Reséndez, 448 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, Andrés Reséndez
“Long-awaited and important . . . No other book before has so thoroughly related the broad history of Indian slavery in the Americas.”— San Francisco Chronicle “A necessary work . . . [Reséndez’s] reportage will likely surprise you.”—NPR “One of the most profound contributions to North...
Crazy Brave: A Memoir
Crazy Brave: A Memoir
WWN846
$16.95  
Paperback, Joy Harjo, 176 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780393345438
A “raw and honest” (Los Angeles Review of Books) memoir from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States. In this transcendent memoir, grounded in tribal myth and ancestry, music and poetry, Joy Harjo details her journey to becoming a poet. Born in Oklahoma, the end place...
Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection, 10th Anniversary Edition
Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection, 10th Anniversary Edition
IPG104
$29.95  
Paperback, Matt Dembicki, 248 pages, 8 x 8, 9781682752739
2010 Maverick Award winner, 2011 Aesop Prize Winner—Children’s folklore section, and a 2011 Eisner Award Nominee. All cultures have tales of the trickster—a crafty creature or being who uses cunning to get food, steal precious possessions, or simply cause mischief. He disrupts the order of...
EAGLE FEATHERS Magnet
EAGLE FEATHERS Magnet
PAR145
$9.95  
F6, 2.0 X 5.0, 760999953441
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.
Native American Ghost Stories
Native American Ghost Stories
LPP034
$14.95  
Paperback, Darren Zenko, 216 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781894877756
Embark on a journey into the spirit world of the Native American with some of the most intriguing stories of ghost spirits in nature and the underworld. These stories have been passed on orally through countless generations and are drawn from across the continent.
Luschiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines
Luschiim’s Plants: Traditional Indigenous Foods, Materials and Medicines
HPC168
$29.95  
Paperback, Dr Luschiim Arvid Charlie, 288 pages, 6 x 9, 9781550179453
An invaluable compendium of Hul′q′umi′num′ traditional knowledge. Respected Cowichan Tribe Elder and botanical expert, Luschiim Arvid Charlie, began his education in early childhood, learning from his great grandparents and others of their generation.  Luschiim’s Plants  represents his...
Braiding Sweetgrass
Braiding Sweetgrass
PGW269
$20.00  
Paperback, Robin Wall Kimmerer, 408 pages, 5 x 1 x 8.2 inches, 9781571313560
Called the work of "a mesmerizing storyteller with deep compassion and memorable prose" ( Publishers Weekly ) and the book that, "anyone interested in natural history, botany, protecting nature, or Native American culture will love," by  Library Journal ,  Braiding Sweetgrass  is poised to be a...
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses
SIM283
$8.99  
Paperback, Paul Goble, 32 pages, 8 x 10, 9780689716966
"There was a girl in the village who loved horses... She led the horses to drink at the river. She spoke softly and they followed. People noticed that she understood horses in a special way."   And so begins the story of a young Native American girl devoted to the care of her tribe's...
Coyote Tales of the Northwest
Coyote Tales of the Northwest
LPP045
$18.95  
Paperback, Thomas George, 216 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9781926696096
A creature of myth and magic emerging from the mist-shrouded forests of the Northwest, Coyote appears as a creator, messenger, hero, trickster, fool or shapeshifter. Always on the lookout for fun, mischief or the opportunity to help humans, Coyote's encounters with gods, demons and the...
Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast
Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast
UWP003
$17.95  
Paperback, Hilary Stewart, 111 pages, 6 x 9, 9780295956459
Bold, inventive and highly graphic, the indigenous art of the Northwest Coast is distinguished by its sophistication and complexity. It is also composed of basically simple elements, which, guided by a rich mythology, create images of striking power. This indispensable and beautifully...
The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area
The Ohlone Way: Indian Life in the San Francisco-Monterey Bay Area
HEY011
$18.00  
Paperback, Malcolm Margolin, 182 pages, 6 x 9, 9780930588014
Two hundred years ago, herds of elk and antelope dotted the hills of the San Francisco–Monterey Bay area. Grizzly bears lumbered down to the creeks to fish for silver salmon and steelhead trout. From vast marshlands geese, ducks, and other birds rose in thick clouds “with a sound like that of a...
Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry
Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry
WWN851
$15.00  
Paperback, Joy Harjo, 240 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780393867916
A powerful, moving anthology that celebrates the breadth of Native poets writing today. Joy Harjo, the first Native poet to serve as U.S. Poet Laureate, has championed the voices of Native peoples past and present. Her signature laureate project gathers the work of contemporary Native poets...
The Bentwood Box
The Bentwood Box
EPP019
$16.95  
Paperback, Nan McNutt, 34 pages, 11 x 8.5, 9781941890349
The Bentwood Book is an activity book for kids from ages 9-12, including teaching guides. It tells the story of how indians from the Nortwest Coast made boxes out of bent wooden planks. Introduces activities that provide information about the crafts and ways of life of these people
The Cedar Plank Mask
The Cedar Plank Mask
EPP021
$16.95  
Paperback, Nan McNutt, 34 pages, 11 x 8.5, 9781941890165
The Cedar Plank Maskis the third book in a four part series, preceded by The Bentwood Box and The Buttion Blanket. This book is designed for students of 3rd through 6th greade. The art style represented in this book is called Westcoast style by the people who live on the western most tip of...
Arrowhead Magnet
Arrowhead Magnet
PAR158
$5.95  
F3, 3 x 1.5, 760999953649
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.
Life of the California Coast Nations
Life of the California Coast Nations
CBP015
$9.95  
Paperback, Molly Aloian, 32 pages, 8.3 x 0.1 x 10.8 inches, 9780778704744
Describes the lifestyles and traditions of the nations that lived along the coast of California during the seventeenth century. This work helps children discover how these Native people used the area's many natural resources to construct homes, canoes, rafts, clothing, and other everyday items.
Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form, 50th Anniversary Edition
Northwest Coast Indian Art: An Analysis of Form, 50th Anniversary Edition
UWP005
$29.95  
Paperback, Bill Holm, 144 pages, 7.5 x 9, 9780295994277
The 50th anniversary edition of this classic work on the art of Northwest Coast Indians now offers color illustrations for a new generation of readers along with reflections from contemporary Northwest Coast artists about the impact of this book.  The masterworks of Northwest Coast Native...
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry
WWN853
$19.95  
Paperback, Various, 496 pages, 6 x 9, 9780393356809
Selected as one of Oprah Winfrey's "Books That Help Me Through" United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations, into the first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology. This landmark anthology celebrates...
The Woman Who Fell from The Sky: Poems
The Woman Who Fell from The Sky: Poems
WWN849
$16.95  
Paperback, Joy Harjo, 88 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780393313628
Joy Harjo, one of this country's foremost Native American voices, combines elements of storytelling, prayer, and song, informed by her interest in jazz and by her North American tribal background, in this, her fourth volume of poetry. She draws from the Native American tradition of praising...
A Is for Anemone: A First West Coast Alphabet (BOARD)
A Is for Anemone: A First West Coast Alphabet (BOARD)
HPC165
$12.95  
Board, Roy Henry Vickers, 28 pages, 7 x 5, 9781550179477
Bestselling and award-winning children’s book collaborators Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd come together again to create a colourful West Coast alphabet board book. With crisp, luminous illustrations by celebrated Indigenous artist Roy Henry Vickers, and a simple rythmic text, this...
Native American Wisdom: A Spiritual Tradition at One With Nature
Native American Wisdom: A Spiritual Tradition at One With Nature
PGN286
$17.95  
Hardcover, Alan Jacobs, 192 pages, 6.5 x 4.5, 9781786781390
A wonderful and inspiring collection of eloquent prose, beautiful poetry and ancestral wisdom from Chiefs, Medicine Men and ordinary members of many Native American tribes. Although there are major differences in the lifestyles of the numerous Native American nations, they share fundamental...
Powwow Day
Powwow Day
PGN402
$17.99  
Hardcover, Traci Sorell, 32 pages, 9 x 9, 9781580899482
In this uplifting, contemporary Native American story, River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she ever dance again? River wants so badly to dance at powwow day as she does every year. In this uplifting and contemporary picture book perfect for beginning...
The Spindle Whorl: A Native American Art Activity Book
The Spindle Whorl: A Native American Art Activity Book
IPS004
$9.95  
Paperback, Nan McNutt, 56 pages, 8.5 x 10, 9780882407623
In a story set before the coming of the Euro-Americans in the 1700's, Sulsuliya, a Coast Salish teenager, uses her spindle whorl to prepare yarn for her uncle’s wedding gift, a new robe in tribe’s traditional style. She shows her younger sister the skills she was taught by their grandmother, and...
Art of the Northwest Coast, 2nd Edition
Art of the Northwest Coast, 2nd Edition
UWP008
$29.95  
Paperback, Aldona Jonaitis, 416 pages, 6.75 x 9.75, 9780295748559
Originally published in 2006,  Art of the Northwest Coast   offers an expansive history of this great tradition, from the earliest known works to those made at the beginning of the twenty-first century. Although non-Natives often claimed that First Nations cultures were disappearing,...
Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce: The Untold Story of an American Tragedy
Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce: The Untold Story of an American Tragedy
HRW152
$17.99  
Paperback, Kent Nerburn, 448 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780061136085
Hidden in the shadow cast by the great western expeditions of Lewis and Clark lies another journey every bit as poignant, every bit as dramatic, and every bit as essential to an understanding of who we are as a nation - the 1,800-mile journey made by Chief Joseph and eight hundred Nez Perce men,...
The Button Blanket
The Button Blanket
EPP020
$16.95  
Paperback, Nan McNutt, 34 pages, 11 x 8.5, 9781941890325
An activity book for kids ages 9-12, includes teaching guide. It tells the story of a Kwakiutl girl making her first ceremonial button blanket. Introduces activities that provide information about the crafts and way of life of the indians living along the Northwest Coast of the United States...
American Indian Trickster Tales
American Indian Trickster Tales
PGN310
$16.00  
Paperback, Richard Erdoes, 320 pages, 7 x 5, 9780140277715
Of all the characters in myths and legends told around the world, it's the wily trickster who provides the real spark in the action, causing trouble wherever he goes. This figure shows up time and again in Native American folklore, where he takes many forms, from the irascible Coyote of the...
END OF THE TRAIL Magnet
END OF THE TRAIL Magnet
PAR146
$9.95  
J1, 3.4 X 4.0, 760999953458
Laser-cut steel, stone tumbled and finished with Squatch Metalworks proprietary distressed metal patina treatment. Clear coated with durable automotive clear-coat. Backed with a Rare Earth magnet. DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN THE USA.
Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems
Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems
WWN848
$15.95  
Paperback, Joy Harjo, 160 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780393353631
A musical, magical, resilient volume from the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States. In these poems, the joys and struggles of the everyday are played against the grinding politics of being human. Beginning in a hotel room in the dark of a distant city, we travel through...
Poet Warrior: A Memoir
Poet Warrior: A Memoir
WWN850
$25.00  
Hardcover, Joy Harjo, 240 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780393248524
National bestseller Three-term poet laureate Joy Harjo offers a vivid, lyrical, and inspiring call for love and justice in this contemplation of her trailblazing life. Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as U.S. poet laureate, invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses,...
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky
PGN205
$8.99  
Paperback, Susan Jeffers, 32 pages, 9.5 x 0.2 x 12.1, 9780142301326
The Earth does not belong to us. We belong to the Earth. The great American Indian Chief Seattle spoke these words over a hundred years ago. His remarkably relevant message of respect for the Earth and every creature on it has endured the test of time and is imbued with passion born of love of...
Raven Brings the Light
Raven Brings the Light
HPC147
$19.95  
Hardcover, Roy Henry Vickers, 40 pages, 12 x 0.2 x 8.2, 9781550175936
In a time when darkness covered the land, a boy named Weget is born who is destined to bring the light. With the gift of a raven's skin that allows him to fly as well as transform, Weget turns into a bird and journeys from Haida Gwaii into the sky. There he finds the Chief of the Heavens who...
Understanding Native America Myths
Understanding Native America Myths
CBP012
$9.95  
Paperback, Megan Kopp, 48 pages, 7.8 x 0.2 x 9.8 inches, 9780778745310
This book allows the reader to explore the rich worldview of Native North American tribes through their myths and legends. Tales originating from various tribes functioned in a number of important ways: they explained the story of creation, described the relationship of humans to the rest of the...
Arrowheads and Stone Artifacts, Third Edition: A Practical Guide for the Amateur Archaeologist
Arrowheads and Stone Artifacts, Third Edition: A Practical Guide for the Amateur Archaeologist
PER209
$24.99  
Paperback, C.G. Yeager, 236 pages, 5.5 x 8.5, 9780871083319
This practical, down-to-earth guide for surface collectors of arrowheads and stone artifacts is designed especially for amateur archaeologists and people interested in learning how to study and collect artifacts safely and responsibly. The author reveals invaluable tips on: where to look for...
Lila and the Crow PAPERBACK
Lila and the Crow PAPERBACK
IPS202
$9.95  
Paperback, Gabrielle Grimard, 32 pages, 9 x 9, 9781554518579
Lila has just moved to a new town and can't wait to make friends at school. But on the first day, a boy points at her and shouts: “A crow! A crow! The new girl's hair is black like a crow!” The others whisper and laugh, and Lila's heart grows as heavy as a stone. The next day, Lila covers her...
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