Native Americans

Wim Coleman provides an introduction and selected primary source documents on the origins of Quakerism, the Quakers in Colonial America, matters of conscience, and writings by and about Quakers in American literature. Through letters, journals, artwork and essays, the reader will learn of the execution of Mary Dyer, the roles of George Fox, William Penn, Lucretia Mott, Levi Coffin, and others who were instrumental in establishing what we think of as "Quaker lifestyle." Excerpts from documents also include those relating to pacifism in World War II and Vietnam. Authors Hawthorne, Melville, Whittier, and West are excerpted and commented upon.

ISBN: 1-57960-029-8      Price: $7.95      Pages: 66     

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Much has been written about the Cherokees and the Trail of Tears, describing their relocation West. This anthology details the lives and traditions of the Cherokees in the 18th century, before they were forced to leave their homelands in Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina. Included in this collection are legends including How the Worm Was Made and The First Fire, essays about Cherokee customs, poetry, Sequoyah's role in inventing the Cherokee alphabet, samples of America's first bilingual newspaper, the Cherokee Phoenix, and many illustrations and photographs.

ISBN: 1-878668-26-9      Price: $7.95      Pages: 60     

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In this anthology, the reader will look at some of the battles from East to West and North to South, arranged chronologically. Included are excerpts from treaties, transcribed histories from Wampum belts, journals, diaries, newspaper accounts, graphics, and more, regarding the Indian Wars from the colonial period through the 1890s.

ISBN: 1-57960-087-5      Price: $8.95      Pages: 60     

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The diverse group of Indian nations collectively referred to as Indians of the Great Plains is the focus of this book. Selections of primary source materials from a variety of tribes are organized thematically in chapters on Childhood, Education, and Kinship; Everyday Activities; Religious Traditions; Storytelling; Times of Great Change; Further Interaction with Whites; and Relocation andLife Today. Both historic and contemporary excerpts are presented, along with the art of George Catlin and others.

ISBN: 1-57960-013-1      Price: $7.95      Pages: 68     

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When the Pilgrims arrived on the North American shores, the region which is now New England and Northeastern Canada was alive with natives. This book presents a look at their story -- how the members of the Six Nations reacted to the white man's arrival; their resistance to and assimilation with the culture of the Europeans; and the on-going struggle to preserve their own beliefs and lands, despite intervention from the government of the new nation.

ISBN: 1-878668-80-3      Price: $7.95      Pages: 60     

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The natives of the Northwestern region of this continent had shared the land with the animals and plants of the forests, plains, rivers, and oceans for thousands of years, before the arrival of the white man. Since then, they have faced an on-going struggle to maintain the right to use these lands and waterways, preserve their sacred ancestral grounds, and continue to live their lives within the framework and traditions of the cultural heritage of the many tribes, which together are called the Northwest Indians. This book documents some of their experiences and challenges in their own words, from retelling their early stories of creation to social and political topics in the present time.

ISBN: 1-57960-014-X      Price: $7.95      Pages: 64     

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The history of the Indians who have called the Southwest their home for thousands of years is an on-going one. This anthology tells only a small part of the story of the diverse tribes who settled this region -- long before the arrival of the Europeans -- through their folklore, poetry, letters, journals, essays, photos, and government documents. The book includes recent historic documents, as well as those of long ago, and provides samples of the cultural, political, and social history as it continues to unfold for the Hopi, Navajo, Comanche, Apache, Zuni, Paiute, Pima, and other tribes.

ISBN: 1-878668-71-4      Price: $7.95      Pages: 64     

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Explore a variety of tribal creation myths, family life, relocation to reservations, great Native American leaders, through oral histories and written and graphic documents. These excerpts include information about several different tribes in various regions of the country, with research suggestions and activities.

ISBN: 1-57960-063-8      Price: $8.95      Pages: 56     

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