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3) Shoshone
Author
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"This richly illustrated and fascinating book explores the complex and diverse Shoshone people. Shoshone history and culture--past and present--is explored through an examination of the people and places that impacted the Shoshone, while language, ritual, and folklore tell the tale of a spiritual people. The Shoshone are deeply protective of their lands, from their earliest battles with the Mormons to later political activism to thwart nuclear testing....
Publisher
University of Nevada Oral History Program
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
The marshy terrain of the Carson Sink was long inhabited by a band of Northern Paiute people who were joined by a small number of Western Shoshones early in the twentieth century. 'People of the Marsh' features stories and recollections by four tribal members who share their knowledge of a vibrant past and the lifeways that sustained the people. Filmed on location in the Carson Sink, the documentary also uses archival film footage and photographs...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2012]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Provides a biography of the Shoshoni woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their famous expedition and informed the explorers about the native peoples, flora, and fauna of the region.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Introduces the life of the Shoshone woman Sacajawea, who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition through the American wilderness.
"More than 200 years ago, explorers went on a cross-country expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Only with the help of a young girl from the Shoshone tribe was the trip was a success. Her name was Sacajawea, and she did this all with her baby strapped to her back. A remarkable History Reader for newly independent readers...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Documents the Dann sisters' heroic fight for their land rights and their human rights after the government sued them for trespassing and their dispute went to the Supreme Court, and then eventually the United Nations. Includes short film, photo gallery, and film notes.
Documents the Dann sisters' heroic fight for their land rights and their human rights after the government sued them for trespassing. Their dispute went to the Supreme Court, and then...
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