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The buffalo and the Indians : a shared destiny / Dorothy Hinshaw Patent ; photographs by William Muñoz.

Summary:

Provides a review of the bond between Native Americans and buffalo's throughout history and examines how European settlers disrupted nature's balance and nearly caused the extinction of an animal so highly respected by the native tribes.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0618485708
  • ISBN: 9780618485703
  • Physical Description: vii, 85 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : Clarion Books, c2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-81) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Acknowledgments -- Author's note -- Arrival in America -- Depending on the buffalo -- Spiritual relationship with the buffalo -- Arrival of horses and white men -- Destroying the world of the bison and the Indians -- Living into the present and the future -- Learn more -- Index.
Subject:
American bison > Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America > Hunting > Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America > Food > Juvenile literature.
Indians of North America > History > Juvenile literature.
American bison.
Indians of North America > Hunting.
Indians of North America > Food.
Indians of North America > History.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Lummi Library JUV 977 PATE 2006 280550 Juv Available -

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