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A biography of an Indian princess who spent her life working for better treatment for her people by the United States government.

Discusses the motivation and mystery of the Ghost Dance religion and profiles Wovoka, the man who combined Christianity with Paiute mysticism to create the religion.

Recounts the life of the influential Paiute woman who rescued several hundred of her people held captive during the Bannock War.

Recounts the life story of the influential Paiute woman who fought for justice and a better life for her people.

Documents the life and achievements of the nineteenth-century Northern Paiute leader, examining how her aptitude for languages and diplomacy enabled her to advocate on behalf of her tribe, in a portrait complemented by hand-drawn maps and archival photographs.

Among the native peoples who occupied the western Great Basin were a great many outstanding personalities. Various types of leaders, referred to as "headmen" or "talkers," as well as medicine men, religious leaders, and artists, played very significant roles in the history of this area. The social organization of the Western Shoshone, the Northern Paiute, the Southern Paiute, and the Washo was influenced, to a large degree, by the environment which...

Sarah Winnemucca broke race, culture, and gender barriers in the late 1800s to become a champion of the Northern Paiute. As a writer and speaker, scout and interpreter, teacher and peacemaker, she fought against injustice towards native people. Her experiences took her from the foothills of the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains to San Francisco, California, from the reservations in Oregon and Washington to Washington, D.C--