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Young listeners learn about the early traditions which have led to our present-day celebration of Thanksgiving.

You may know of many Native American tribes, but there is more to their story. Learn about life in the time that the First Americans lived.

Children of the Seminole Nation would listen to stories such as this to learn about the Florida Everglades where they lived. In this story, you’ll learn about the beginning of life in the Florida Everglades.

White Rabbit, an Ojibwe Native American, helplessly watches as her village begins to suffer from a deadly winter disease. When her brother Running Wolf falls ill, she plans to bring back more healing herbs from a neighboring village. When White Rabbit races through the snow, she ends up leaving behind a new flower that appears in the spring.

During World War II, U.S. forces had to keep battle plans and other top secret information out of the enemy's hands. Coded messages were often used, but secret codes could be broken. To solve this problem, the U.S. military turned to an unexpected source to create an unbreakable code. The Navajo people spoke a complex language that few outsiders knew how to speak. Several Navajo soldiers were recruited to develop a code based on the Navajo language.

You may know of Pocahontas, but there is more to her story. Learn about life in the time that Pocahontas lived, and how she impacted the First Colonies.

Discover three classic short stories for kids and children of all ages, taken from the myths and legends of Native American Indians: "The Maiden who loved a Fish"; "The White Canoe"; "The Star Wife". We are in dire need for a greater understanding of Native American cultures, and these stories provide the food for thought necessary for greater proximity.

Known as the Thanksgiving Address, this Native American good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift - from the moon and the stars to the tiniest blade of grass.

Fifteen thousand years before Europeans stepped foot in the Americas, people had already spread from tip to tip and coast to coast. Like all humans, these Native Americans sought to understand their place in the universe, the nature of their relationship with the divine, and the origin of the world into which their ancestors had emerged. The answers lay in their sacred stories. This collection of those stories - from nations and cultures across two continents, what the Aztecs called the Sea-Ringed World, from the edge of Argentina all the way up to Alaska - is a treasure.

Quince mil años antes de que los Europeos pisarán las Américas, la gente ya se había propagado de punta a punta y de costa a costa. Como todos los humanos, estos Nativos Americanos buscaban comprender su lugar en el universo, la naturaleza de su relación con lo divino, y el origen del mundo en el que habían emergido sus antepasados.Las respuestas se encuentran en sus historias sagradas.

More than 20,000 American Indians served in the Civil War, yet their stories have often been left out of the history books. In Deadly Aim, Sally M. Walker explores the extraordinary lives of Michigan’s Anishinaabe sharpshooters. These brave soldiers served with honor and heroism in the line of duty, despite enduring broken treaties, loss of tribal lands, and racism.

Thousands of years, way before Christopher Columbus set sail, wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. They didn't know it, but they had discovered a New World. The First Americans is a fascinating re-creation of pre-Columbian Native American life, and it's an adventure of a lifetime!

Pocahontas stond altijd al voor anderen klaar. In dit verhaal volg je haar tijdens een gevaarlijke maar belangrijke missie. Pocahontas is er zeker van dat ze een speciale plant kan vinden die nodig is om een ziek kind in haar dorp te genezen. Onderweg maakt ze een nieuwe vriendin - maar lukt het haar ook om de plant te vinden?

Gli indiani d'America sono i custodi di una tradizione culturale e spirituale millenaria. Essi possedevano una speciale sensibilità per il trascendente, per il sacro, per tutto quello che oltrepassa i limiti di ogni conoscenza razionale, così come la pratichiamo in Occidente. Qui faremo un viaggio all'interno di quel meraviglioso mondo spirituale e del fascino caleidoscopico e immortale che esprime questa meravigliosa civiltà, interconnessa e integrata al divino della natura.

American Indian Fairytales is a collection of Native American folklore retold for children and young adults. Margaret Compton (1852-1903) drew on authentic lore from a wide selection of regions. The tales include "The Story-Teller Himself", "Snowbird and the Water-Tiger", "The Coyote or Prairie Wolf", and "How Mad Buffalo Fought the Thunder-Bird".

As the armed conflicts between the English colonies in North America and the French settlements raged in the 1700s, a young Puritan girl, Eunice Williams, is kidnapped by Mohawk people and taken to Canada. She is adopted into a new family, a new culture, and a new set of traditions that will define her life. As Eunice spends her days learning the Mohawk language and the roles of women and girls in the community, she gains a deeper understanding of her Mohawk family.

Jojô chega na casa de seus avós com o rosto pintado e cocar de penas na cabeça. A discussão sobre sua vestimenta e o motivo da suposta comemoração é o assunto de mais essa aventura da coleção Sara e sua turma. Neste livro, a autora propõe a conscientização de que a ampliação do debate sobre a história e a cultura das diversas tribos indígenas no Brasil é necessária e já tardia.

Folge 16: Indianer Timo lernt einen echten Indianer aus Amerika kennen! Reisender Vogel erzählt ihm, wie sein Stamm, die Cheyennes. in der weiten Prärie mit Pfeil und Bogen auf Bisonjagd gingen. Richtig toll, wie der mutige Indianerjunger Kleine Biber seinen Freund rettet und dafür eine Adlerfeder bekommt. Als die Pferde gestohlen werden, gibt es beinahe Krieg mit dem benachbarten Stamm. Doch unsere beiden jungen Helden heilen einen verwundeten Feind, und am Ende rauchen die Häuptlinge dann doch die Friedenspfeife.

This collection of traditional Lakota stories is dedicated to children of all nations and races. The stories are a giveaway, a way of returning the gift of the stories preserved by Lakota elders and grandparents to pass on the traditions and perspectives of their people. These stories, usually told on winter evenings, are intended to teach proper behavior or a moral lesson, but without the narrow moralizing of many familiar fables.

Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed.