Native Indian

Physician, activist, and author Charles Alexander Eastman was the first Native American certified in Western medicine and one of the first authors of any background to emphasize the Native American perspective. In The Soul of the Indian, he shares the customs, rituals, celebrations, and beliefs of Native American spirituality, and in so doing provides a powerful account of the “Great Mystery” at their core.

When three women living in the Arizona territory learn of the death of the famed gambler and ladies’ man Whiskey Logan, they take it upon themselves to travel to his funeral each believing that they are his only grieving widow. Their encounter over his dead body turns into a drunken brawl that ends with their un-holy alliance for revenge against his killer. Plotting revenge ain’t cheap, and since Whiskey left them with nothing but broken hearts and empty pockets, the women turn to breaking the law to become the first gang of lady outlaws in the territory. As they learn survive in the ...

The legend of White Buffalo. Let me share this story whose roots are rich in sacred indigenous culture. Unbeknownst to me at the time, this legend has been around for 2,000 years, shared through tribal storytellers at many sacred ceremonies and council meetings. Grab my hand and let’s slip through a tiny tear in the fabric of consciousness to meet face-to-face with spirits from the Lakota Sioux Nation. We’ll throw a grappling hook into the past and bring ancient wisdom to the present. Let’s step beyond our human limitations and march into the ethers of the unknown to meet White ...

This synthesis of Indian-white relations west of the Appalachians from the end of the French and Indian War to the beginning of the Mexican War is not simply a story of whites versus Indians. The term "whites" encompassed British, Spanish, and American settlers and governments, and the hundreds of Indian tribes who opposed them were no more unified than their European colonizers.

THE LADY OF THE LAKE —-The mystery of Lake Ronkonkoma Legends such as The Loch Ness Monster, Atlantis, Big Foot, and the Bermuda Triangle, the Lady of the Lake on Long Island have mystified people for centuries. As the story goes, an Indian princess became romantically involved with an English woodcutter who toiled across the lake from the Indian camp. When her father, Chief of the Setauket Tribe, discovered her love affair with the English settler, he forbid her from seeing him again. Saddened with depression, the princess rowed to the deepest part of Lake Ronkonkoma and took her own ...

A short story about a fictional encounter with a southern California native American youth who travels to Arizona and encounters the Mojave tribe. He is seeking the blue turquoise gemstones which are highly prized by his tribe. He wants to impress his intended bride with a gift of these beautiful stones. We follow his travels and experience his trials along the way. A good story for adults and young readers as well.

Anyone can survive, but it takes gumption to thrive. “Usually, patients with a chronic illness become mentally ill.” Suzana Sandoval’s doctor commented. “I’m in awe as to how well you tolerate your disease. You’re different than our regular patients.” He continued, “We can’t justify billing your insurance for a psychiatrist. Instead, we’re going to use you as a case study to help other transplant patients.” Are you kidding? I’m in awe that I’m still alive. But don’t you think for a minute, Doc, that I don’t get the insanity slump. All the rules to keep me from ...

NOMINATED FOR A PULITZER PRIZE NUMBER ONE NEW RELEASE AND BESTSELLER IN NATIVE AMERICAN SPIRITUALITY October 2024:In New York City, Mark, born dirt-poor on the Rosebud Reservation in South Dakota, works for GLUE, the secret organization that controls the world. Mark has perfected an ancient weapon that never misses its human target and the kills always leave inspectors mystified. If Mark accepts the latest assignment from GLUE, for ten million dollars, it will change drastically the future of America, all set against a backdrop of rumors of ravens and Medicine Carriers with people in ...

On the morning of November 29, 1864, Colonel John Chivington led 700 militiamen in a surprise attack against Cheyenne leader Black Kettle's camp at Sand Creek. Chivington was a fire and brimstone Methodist minister who had publicly advocated indiscriminately killing Native American children because "nits makes lice."

“Complete with a romantic subplot, DECEPTIONS: A Colonial Jamestown Novel is a strong historical tale that brings the Jamestown Virginia Colony to life through the eyes of the determined heroine Catherine, who manages to travel to the New World in search of her betrothed. Breathtaking suspenseful action follows as Catherine tries to unravel the various mysterious happenings between her husband and the Powhatan Indians. Readers will relish this in-depth look at how the first English colonists struggled to survive in Jamestown, circa 1617-1619.” —Harriet Klausner Desperate to escape a ...

In Indian Country: Missing. Two young Lakota women, Anya Fast Runner and Veronica Likes Pretty Dresses, have gone missing, one reported missing on the reservation and the other in the county, Mike taking the report himself. Both cases are obviously related and both ladies were last seen with his old nemesis Raymond Angry Boy Whitecloud.

In 1875 Idaho Territory, Emma Blackwood arrives with her late father's geological notebooks and a dream of finding precious opals in the Owyhee Mountains. But her scientific quest collides with sacred tradition when she meets Daniel Eagle Eye, a half-Nez Perce guide who guards ancient secrets about the stones his people call "thunder eggs." As they venture deeper into the mountains, Emma and Daniel discover their conflicting worlds of science and spirituality might not be so different after all. But when a rival mining company threatens both the sacred sites and their growing love, they ...

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was the culmination of the United States' policy to force native populations to relocate west of the Mississippi River. The most well-known episode in the eviction of American Indians was the "Trail of Tears" along which Southeastern Indians were driven from their homes in Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi, to reservations in present-day Oklahoma. But the struggle in the South was part of a wider story that reaches back in time to the War of 1812, back through many states and into the lives of so many tribes who were also forced to depart from their homes.

16-year-old Charles Dobbs returned from hunting to find the family farm has been attacked by Indians, their home burned to the ground. His father’s tortured body lies tied to a wagon, and his mother is dying. The agony they have suffered makes a deep impression on Charlie’s young mind, one that would haunt him for many years to come. In this adventure, he becomes a man as he interacts with different tribes, builds lasting friendships...and even longer-lasting enemies.

A secret project to pipe water from the wet Northwest to the arid Southwest is discovered by a young reporter and it almost gets him killed when he and his girl friend try to find the projects investors. Later, in court, he and her make history as they fight for water rights for an ancient Indian culture.

Meet the residents of Gammage, New York, a town on the verge of declaring bankruptcy, when inspiration strikes. Why not go native, and open a casino? With Not Enough Indians, actor, writer, producer, and former Saturday Night Live cast member Harry Shearer joins the ranks of such comedian/authors as Steve Martin and Michael Palin with a brilliantly funny, whip-smart satire of greed, collusion, distrust, and betrayal in the halls of Washington and the casinos of Native America.

Bureau of Indian Affairs Police Sergeant Charlie LeBeau’s morning break is interrupted when he notices a toddler alone at the edge of the grocery store’s parking lot. Upon further investigation, Charlie discovers the child’s mother dead in the tall grass just off the pavement. The woman appears beaten, or was she hit by a car? Was it an accident or murder?

The Natchez Indians: A History to 1735 is the story of the Natchez Indians as revealed through accounts of Spanish, English, and French explorers, missionaries, soldiers, and colonists, and in the archaeological record. Because of their strategic location on the Mississippi River, the Natchez Indians played a crucial part in the European struggle for control of the Lower Mississippi Valley.

It is the summer of 1779 and the height of the American Revolution. The New York frontier from Albany to the Pennsylvania border is in bloody turmoil as raiding parties of Iroquois Indians from different tribes join with Tories to attack their neighbors who they call rebels and traitors against the Crown of England. Deep in the forest, lying at the bottom of the largest of the Finger Lakes, is a small tribe of Cayuga Iroquois Indians who wish only to live their lives in peace by remaining neutral in the white man’s war. But what can a young brave do when he learns that the great General ...

Book #11 of the Jab Boone Murder Mystery Series A dying ex-GI, known as The Doorman, is killing American Indian brujos and shaman. He’s holed up deep under the Owyhee Mountains, and he has booby-trapped every entrance with explosives. Jab’s team discovers his hide-out— only to become The Doorman’s prisoners themselves!