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42) Lakota Princess
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A love that defies the ocean. A secret deeper than blood.Lakota Series, Book 3 Driven from her home in England by hostile political forces, Estrela was little more than a girl when she came to be raised by a far western Lakota tribe. On the wide, sweeping plains she grew tall and strong, and won the love of a handsome warrior. But on the eve of their marriage, she is torn away from her native family, torn from the man she loves, and forced to...
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Everyone has secrets, some more than most.Armed with her Irish mother's recipes and a willingness to roll up her sleeves, Mae Keaney retreats to the island of her childhood to escape a shameful and bitter past. After turning an abandoned fishing camp into a successful café, she becomes known for both her pies and her fierce solitude. But when a catastrophic fire threatens her home and livelihood, Mae confronts the reality-and loneliness-of her isolation....
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An anthropological history of Native Americans in the Lone Star State.
First published in 1961, this study explores the ethnography of the Indian tribes who lived in the region that is now the state of Texas since the beginning of the historic period.
The tribes covered include:
• Coahuiltecans
• Karankawas
• Lipan Apaches
• Tonkawas
• Comanches;
• Kiowas and Kiowa Apaches
• Jumanos
• Wichitas
• Caddos
• Atakapans
"Newcomb's...
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Perfect for Amy Harmon (Where The Lost Wander) and Adrienne Young (Sky In The Deep) fans who crave timeless love stories with a historical flare, richly imagined worlds, and courageous and captivating characters that give you all the feels.Sworn enemies. A dying world. A looming destiny. Luke has vowed to avenge his father and protect Sagebrush from the drifters in the Dead Lands. Kaia lives in the mountains, safe from the murderous soshos who roam...
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"People of the Flint" is a short story collection by an Indigenous author, which delves into the rich tapestry of Haudenosaunee culture and experiences. This anthology takes readers on a spellbinding journey through time, from the vibrant pre-contact era to the complexities of modern-day life and the possibilities of the near future. With each story, the author highlights the resilience and adaptability of the Haudenosaunee people.
47) Secret Lover
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Divorced mom Joya Vincent's determination to set the right sexual example for her three daughters is derailed when she succumbs to loneliness and enjoys a raunchy night of passion with a young, handsome stranger whose sensual hunger for her fully ignites and totally satisfies her deepest desires. Ashamed but unwilling to stop her irresponsible behavior, she convinces him to become her secret lover.After six years of clandestine sexual romps with the...
48) The 1854 Oration
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"It matters little where we pass the remnant of our days. They will not be many".
A powerful lament for an imperilled way of life, the 1854 speech traditionally attributed to Chief Seattle of the Duwamish Tribe is a vital document in the history of the Indigenous peoples of North America. Chief Seattle's oration was delivered in the face of the impending loss of his people's land to the State of Washington, and it remains a profound meditation on...
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This book contains the first four time-travel stories in The Wolf Whisperer series. Adelaide, a homeschooling mother, had no idea that her life, and those of her children, were about to change when she receives a hand-carved metal necklace from her sister. Without giving the necklace, or the unique pendant, much thought, Adelaide is unaware that the handcrafted necklace is the source of her life-changing journey. After being transported back to 1600s...
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This collection recounts the story of leaving America, where the author was born, and of arriving in Australia, where she did not plan to stay. It is a tale of unsettling and resettling, of leaving as an ongoing process. Each micro-scene is a snapshot of time and place - spanning decades and moments, continents and conversations, wars, dreams and kitchen tables - to capture the psychological and spatial tensions between "here" and "there". Leaving...
51) Outback Native
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Alinta Lawrence, helping her wife to establish a station in her native outback, learning white ways, is finding it a challenge for the primitive woman. Having a child to raise with her wife, there is so much to learn, about the white woman's world. She's amazed and sometimes overwhelmed by the things these white people seem to need in their lives, will she be able to cope with it all?
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En este libro, el lector conocerá la trágica historia del paradójico, controvertido y polémico maestro Clemente Antonio Neve, un hombre dispuesto con toda su voluntad, a prueba de fuego, a cambiar, a través de la enseñanza moderna, el dramático destino de los niños, mayoritariamente indígenas. Al profesor Neve, dice la autora, le tocó vivir el largo y sinuoso camino de México en busca de su construcción como nación. Nació en la ciudad...
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This work explores the meaning of imagery found on rocks, especially from deep caves of the paleolithic era. It approaches the problem of interpretation by focusing on a key concept, that art and ritual generate life. A novel hypothesis is also offered that creativity emerges from a tension between chaotic elements and more formed shapes. Past interpretive frames, statistical studies, and indigenous parallels are summoned to examine these archetypal...
54) Outback Splendor
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Nothing in Mel Lawrence's life could have prepared her for living in the Australian Outback. She finds creating her new life and establishing a sheep station far from the elite society she was expected to live in extremely satisfying. She has a wife, a child, and a dream she never imagined she wanted, and they are all she needs. Will she be able to hold on to the happiness she's found after seeking it for so long?
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An Indigenous oral history collection featuring traditional Dene stories and personal stories from a Dene elder.
Our parents always taught us well. They told us to look on the good side of life and to accept what has to happen.
The Man Who Lived with a Giant is a collection of traditional and personal stories told by Johnny Neyelle, a Dene Elder from Déline, Northwest Territories. Johnny used storytelling to teach Dene youth and others to understand...
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"Spirituality Journey Into The Spiritual" is my latest book concerning my discovery of the invisible but very real Spiritual World that has always been with us, but we disconnected from it. We all experience and know that the Spiritual World exist, but few of us seek a closer look at it. Well, I craved to get closer to the CREATOR (GOD), and apparently, I took a different turn and the amazing world of Spirituality opened to me.So this book is about...
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A compilation by Timothy K. Perttula including articles from Historical Archaeology. Topics include Colonial Perspectives, The Effects of Introduced Epidemic Diseases, and Case Studies in North America. For a complete Table of Contents, please view http://pastfoundation.org/lulu/2luxdo5.jpg, or visit the publication's homepage and click "preview" beneath the large image of the cover, which will display the first few pages of the book.
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Exploring the Tapestry of Faith from Antiquity to the Modern AgeDive into the profound exploration of human spirituality with "Divine Threads: Unravelling the Origins of Divine Beliefs" a captivating journey that traverses the corridors of time, unraveling the intricate tapestry of divine beliefs that have woven through the fabric of human existence. In this illuminating odyssey, the author a seasoned explorer of the human soul, takes readers on a...
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"Beyond the Surface: Christopher Columbus and the Kaleidoscope of American Identity" invites readers on an enlightening journey through the intricate layers of history, culture, and identity that have shaped the Americas. In this captivating exploration, the book delves deep into the legacy of Christopher Columbus, unearthing the complex intersections of triumph and tragedy, discovery and displacement.With meticulous research and vivid storytelling,...
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Native Hawaiians have long been confused by the history they learn at school, which doesn't match up with the family stories they have heard so often from their elders. Drawing on oral histories and personal interviews with elderly Hawaiians, author Jack Kelly presents this first essay in a series of modern treatments of Hawaiian history, reflecting the truth as it was lived, told and retold by the people of the Islands. This grassroots history of...
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