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The Unbreakable Code


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Artist: Sara Hoagland Hunter
Tribe: Navajo
# 9780873589178
$7.95
A young boy is scared to leave his reservation until he has a talk with his grandfather about the Navajo history.


Book: How Chipmunk Got His Stripes


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Artist: Joseph Bruchac
Tribe: Abenaki
# 051488006992
$6.99
A children's story about brown squirrel and how he became chipmunk.


Book: Proud To Be A Blacksheep


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Artist: Roberta John
Tribe: Navajo
# 9781893354050
$17.95
A children's story written in English and Navajo. This is a story of a young girl trying to discover how to fit in off of the reservation.


Book: Turtles Race With Beaver


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Artist: Joseph Bruchac
Tribe: Abenaki
# 9780142404669
$5.99
This captivating story of a turtle and a beaver whose race keeps you guessing and is great story for all ages.


Book: Karuk Dictionary


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Artist: William Bright & Susan Gehr
Tribe: Karuk
# 101933408030
$25.00
The Karuk Dictionary is for the native language of the Karuk people who live along the Klamath River in Northwestern California.


CD: Setting The Record Straight


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Artist: Blackfoot Confederacy
Tribe: Blackfeet
# 729337638228
$15.00
Setting the Record Straight is an album filled with pow-wow songs that have been recorded live.


CD: Life Blood


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Artist: Joanne Shenandoah
Tribe:
# 021585080928
$15.00
"Life Blood is full of Iroquois social dance songs. These ancient melodies were created by the Iroquois when they first rose from the ground; the songs offer an enchanting insight into how the Iroquois feel about the living organism they call the mother earth."


CD: A Soldier's Dream


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Artist: Elk Soldier
Tribe: Various Tribes
# 729337641822
$15.00
A Soldier's Dream is an album filled with pow-wow songs recorded live.


CD: In Beauty We Return


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Artist: R. Carlos Nakai
Tribe: Dine/Ute
# 729337706422
$15.00
The best of Nakai is filled with 20 years of Native American flute music.


CD: Kids Pow-Wow Songs


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Artist: Black Lodge Singers
Tribe: Blackfeet
# 729337627420
$15.00
A great album for kids who love to dance and sing.


CD: American Indian Christmas


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Artist: Jana
Tribe: Lumbee
# 722871122628
$15.00
A unique musical journey into the spirit of Christmas.


CD: Dosa Weehee: Sounds of the Great Basin


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Artist: Arnold W. Thomas
Tribe: Shoshone/Paiute
# CDWBKAT
$15.00
Dosa Weehee are sounds from the Great Basin.


CD: O' Creator


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Artist: Joanne Storm
Tribe: Blackfeet
# cdstorm2
$16.00
Beautiful, contemporary music with a powerful, spiritual message.


CD: Earth Spirit


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Artist: R. Carlos Nakai
Tribe: Dine/Ute
# 729337206120
$15.00
Native American flute music that includes original compositions and traditional Athabascan and Omaha melodies.


CD: Feed The Fire


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Artist: Mary Youngblood
Tribe: Aluet/Seminole
# 02158509392
$15.00
Unique performances on the Native American flute with her signature melodies and sweet sound.


CD: Two World Concerto


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Artist: Nakai/Black Lodge/Canyon Symphony Orchestra
Tribe: Dine/Ute/Blackfeet
# 729337701625
$15.00
Traditional Native American flute with R. Carlos Nakai and Canyon Symphony Orchestra.


CD: Canyon Trilogy


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Artist: R. Carlos Nakai
Tribe: Dine/Ute
# 729337701625
$15.00
Beautiful and mellow flute music with a contemporary feel.


CD: Inner Voices


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Artist: R. Carlos Nakai
Tribe: Dine/Ute
# 729337702127
$15.00
The pure tone of the Native American flute is accompanied by the lush harmonies of strings in new arrangements of classic Nakai melodies.


CD: Without Reservation


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Artist: Xit
Tribe: Lakot/Dine
# 746022662023
$15.00
Without Reservation is contemporary music that was recorded live in concert at Mystic Lake.


CD: Veterans' Honor Songs


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Artist: Black Lodge
Tribe: Blackfeet
# 729337621428
$15.00
Veterans' Honor Songs is filled with songs to honor our veterans who have served each and everyone of us by giving themselves in service to our Country.


CD: Obsidian Butterfly


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Artist: Alice Gomes, Marilyn Rife & Madalyn Blanchett
Tribe: Mestizo
# 021585091924
$15.00
This San Antonio trio create music inspired by the ancient rhythms and melodies of the Americas. The music on Obsidian Butterfly is in celebration of the various splendors of the earth.


CD: Under The Green Corn Moon


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Artist: Various Artists
Tribe: Various Tribes
# 021585091627
$15.00
A unique recording of Native American lullabies.


CD: Tribal Dreams


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Artist: Various Artists
Tribe: Various Tribes
# 081227426927
$15.00
In a rich blend of the ancient and the new, some of the most innovative and talented Native American musicians join together to weave a rich tapestry of ethereal music.


CD: Tribal Fires


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Artist: Various Artists
Tribe: Various Tribes
# 081227293024
$15.00
Tribal Fires, is contemporary while still deeply traditional, this collection of many of the most powerful Native American musicians alive today moves into new territory with a powerful sound melding the ancient with the future.


CD: Beneath The Raven Moon


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Artist: Mary Youngblood
Tribe: Aluet/Seminole
# 021585093126
$15.00
Beneath the Raven Moon received a Grammy in 2003 for the best Native American recording. This CD is filled with Native American flute played like poetry flowing from the heart.


CD: Dance With The Wind


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Artist: Mary Youngblood
Tribe: Aluet/Seminole
# 021585094420
$15.00
Dance With The Wind, is flowing with a Native American flute that inspire feelings of freedom, gratitude and blessings of life.


CD: Little Child Sleep Well


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Artist: Various Artists
Tribe: Cree/Ojibway
# 778505121222
$15.00
Native American lullabies for your child to sleep peacefully.


CD: Voyagers


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Artist: R. Carlos Nakai/Udi Bar-David
Tribe: Dine/Ute
# 729337707825
$15.00
This unique CD represents the first of its kind in a collaboration of Native American and Jewish music. You will find the musical soul of Jewish prayers in dialogue with various chant-like melodies form Native American Culture.


CD: It's Been A Long Time Comin'


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Artist: Black Lodge
Tribe: Blackfeet
# 729337633827
$15.00
The Black Lodge Singers of White Swan, Washington are one of the most respected Pow-Wow groups in North America.


CD: Tribal Winds


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Artist: Various Artists
Tribe: Various Tribes
# 093624258322
$15.00
For centuries, Native American people have honored the wind with their haunting, meditative flute music. On this one-of-a-kind intertribal collection, evocative flute songs performed by unsurpassed masters blend with drums, chants and authentic natural sounds.


CD: Traditional Lakota Songs


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Artist: Porcupine Singers
Tribe: Lakota
# 729337800724
$15.00
The Porcupine Singers are truly an intricate piece of fabric in the quilt of both the Lakota people and all Native America. This group is known for their ability to sing traditional Lakota songs.


CD: Stay Red


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Artist: Northern Cree
Tribe: Cree
# 729337640627
$15.00
Stay Red is a great CD by Northern Cree that is filled with Pow Wow songs recorded live at Pullman.


CD: Round Dance Jam


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Artist: Nothern Cree
Tribe: Cree
# 729337634626
$15.00
Sway and swing to the spirited round dance songs of one of Canada's finest, the Northern Cree Singers.


Book: The Fine Art Of California Indian Basketry


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Artist: Brian Bibby
Tribe:
# 9780930588878
$22.50
California Indian basketry is notable for its remarkable diversity. Baskets vary from one part of the state to another and a given community might produce a wide array of basket types. More than that, individual weavers often change and develop during the course of their life, displaying great individuality and innovation within the parameters established by long-standing traditions.


Book: Remember Your Relations


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Artist: Suzanne Abel-Vidor/Dot Brovarney/Susan Billy
Tribe: Pomo
# 0930588800
$20.00
Remember Your Relations The Elsie Allen Baskets, Family & Friends is about people, cultural identity and traditions.


Book: It Will Live Forever


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Artist: Beverly R. Ortiz
Tribe:
# 9780930588458
$13.95
It will live forever is a book about traditonal Yosemite Indian acorn preparation. It is written by Beverly R. Ortiz as told by Julia F. Parker.


Book: The Original Patriots


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Artist: Chag Lowery
Tribe: Maidu/Pit River/Yurok
# 100979170907
$43.00
This book honors Northern California Indian Veterans of World War II with many full color photos. This book touches on the California Gold Rush and Indian Boarding Schools as well as World War one.


Book: Grandmother Spider Brings the Sun


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Artist: Geri Keans/James Bernardin
Tribe: Navajo/Cherokee
# 9780873586948
$7.95
A wonderful story that is filled with many lessons and morals with beautiful pictures to help make the story come alive.


Book: Gift Horse


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Artist: S.D. Nelson
Tribe: Lakota Sioux
# 9780810941274
$15.95
Bold colorful illustrations, inspired by the style of the early Plains Indians, bring to life S. D. Nelson's exciting coming-of-age tale and provide a unique look into the lives of the Lakota.


Book: Sky Woman


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Artist: Joanne Shenandoah/Douglas M. George
Tribe:
# 9780940666993
$14.95
In this beautifully illustrated book, two Native American writers tell the ancient stories of the Iroquois people.


Book: Coyote In Love with a Star


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Artist: Marty Kreipede Montano/Tom Coffin
Tribe: Potawatomi
# 9780789201621
$14.95
A wonderfully told story with amazing illustrations to complement. a great easy reading book for many ages.


Book: Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back


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Artist: Joseph Bruchac/Jonathan London
Tribe:
# 0698115848
$6.99
"Unusual and intelligent. An exemplary introduction to Native American culture with its emphasis on the importance of nature."


Book: Ten Little Rabbits


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Artist: Virgina Grossman/Sylvia Long
Tribe:
# 9780811810579
$6.95
"Weaving, fishing and storytelling are all parts of this spirited book that celebrates Native American traditions as it teaches young children to count from one to ten."


Book: Bears Make Rock Soup


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Artist: Lisa Fifield/Lise Erdrich
Tribe: Oneida/Ojibway
# 9780892391721
$16.95
Bear's Make Rock Soup is a collection of paintings and read-a-loud stories by two Native American women, painter Lisa Fifield and writer Lise Erdrich.


Book: A Boy Called Slow


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Artist: Joseph Bruchac/Rocco Baviera
Tribe:
# 630415006993
$6.99
A wonderful glimpse into a part of American history. An envoking and well told tale of a well known Lakota Chief: Sitting Bull.


Book: The Northern Maidu


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Artist: Marie Potts
Tribe: Maidu
# 9780879610708
$7.95
This book tells the history and describes the culture of the Northern Maidu.


Book: How Indians Enriched America


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Artist: Jack Weatherford
Tribe:
# 9780449907139
$12.95
This book describes the vital role that Indian civilizations have played in the making of United States.


CD: Changes


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Artist: R. Carlos Nakai
Tribe: Dine/Ute
# 729337206151
$15.00
Beautiful soothing Native American Flute.


Book: Dream Songs and Ceremony


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Artist: Frank LaPena
Tribe:
# 9781890771799
$25.00
Beautiful pages of color art and beautiful words reflecting on traditional California Indian dance.


CD: Peace & Power The Best of Joanne Shenandoah


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Artist: Joanne Shenandoah
Tribe: Oneida
# 021585093324
$16.00
Joannes CD brings peaceful joy to your heart through her beautiful voice.


CD: Fourth World


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Artist: Carlos Nakai
Tribe: Dine/Ute
# 729337704626
$15.00
This CD fullfills your heart and soul with beautiful sounds of Native American flute.


Book: The Five Civilized Tribes


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Artist: Grant Foreman
Tribe:
# 9780806109237
$19.14
Stories of the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole tribes.


Book: Warriors Navajo CodeTalkers


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Artist:
Tribe:
# 9780873585132
$19.95
Amazing photographs and words. Navajo code talkers lets you know who they were and who they are.


Book: Sacred Sage - How it Heals


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Artist: Silver Wolf Walks Alone
Tribe:
# 0964022907
$5.00
This book tells of the smudging ceremony, ceremonial gathering of sage and much more.


CD: The Best Of Eyabay


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Artist: Eyabay
Tribe:
# 774103257325
$15.00
Compilation of Eybay's best songs.


Book: Trail Of Tears


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Artist: John Ehle
Tribe: Non-Native
# 9780385239547
$14.95
Trail Of Tears describes one particular event in Cherokee history.


Book: The Lone Ranger And Tonto Fist Fight In Heaven


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Artist: Sherman Alexie
Tribe: Spokane/Couer d'Alene
# 9780802141675
$13.00
This book was the basis of the movie "Smoke Signals"


Book: Gold Rush


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Artist: Michael Kawalewski
Tribe:
# 9780802141675
$18.48
The gold rush was a historical period of time that didn't only include the need for gold but also the affect it had on the land and the people living there.


Book: Crazy Horse


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Artist: Mari Sandoz
Tribe:
# 9780803292116
$14.95
Crazy Horse is one of the well known leaders of the Oglala Sioux.


Book: Legend of the Indian Paintbrush


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Artist: Tomie dePaola
Tribe:
# 9780698113602
$6.99
A creative and colorful story. A must have book for any child.


Book: Where the White Men Fear to Tread


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Artist: Russell Means/ Marvin J. Wolfe
Tribe:
# 9780312147617
$18.95
An inspirational visionary, Means remains one of the most magnetic voices in America today and his biography takes its place among the enduring works of our greatest leaders.


CD: Sacred Ground


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Artist: Joanne Storm Taylor
Tribe: Blackfeet
# CDSTORM1
$16.00
Beautiful, contemporary music with a powerful, spiritual message.


Book: Apache Legends


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Artist: Lou Cuevas
Tribe: Apache
# 9780879612191
$8.95
Apache legends are the stories originally related in song by Lou Cueva's Apache grandfather.


Book: American Holocaust


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Artist: David E. Stannard
Tribe:
# 9780195085570
$21.50
David E. Stannard describes in horrific detail the mass destruction of entire New World societies that followed in the wake of European contact with the Western Hemisphere.


Book: The First Strawberries


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Artist: Joseph Bruchac/ Anna Vojtech
Tribe:
# 0140564098
$6.99
Luminous paintings perfectly complement this Cherokee tale of respect and friendship.


CD: Round Dance Tonight


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Artist: Black Lodge
Tribe:
# 729337627826
$15.00
Round dances are Native American social dances during which all members of the community including couples are encouraged to dance and have a good time.


CD: Midnight Strong Heart


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Artist: Kevin Locke
Tribe: Lakota/Ojibwe
# 658969101629
$15.00
Midnight Strong Heart presents Kevin Locke's indigenous flute performances of ancient and contemporary American Indian songs.


CD: Tribal Waters


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Artist: Various Artists
Tribe:
# 081227554026
$15.00
Since the beginning of time, Native peoples have honored and preserved the life giving element of water.


Book: The Abalone Book


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Artist: Peter C. Howorth
Tribe:
# 9780879610777
$8.95
An illustrated handbook for conservation-minded people who enjoy gathering their own seafood.


Book: Wintun Indians of California & Their Neighbors


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Artist: Peter M. Knudtson
Tribe:
# 9780879610623
$9.95
This book is Peter Knudtson's attempt to recapture the Wintun way of life.


Book: The Way We Lived-Calif. Indian Stories, Songs, & Reminiscences


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Artist: Malcom Margolin
Tribe:
# 9780930588557
$14.95
This book has been deemed important to the preservation and interpretation of California history.


Book: Indian Tales


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Artist: Jamie De Angulo
Tribe:
# 9781890771669
$12.95
A brilliant synthesis of forty years of life and learning.


Book: In My Own Words


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Artist: Alice Shepard
Tribe:
# 9780930588854
$14.00
In my own words presents a selection of this authentic and extraordinary material, translated into readable enjoyable English prose and accompanied by valuable background information on the languages structure and storytelling devices.


Book: The Shasta Indians of California & Their Neighbors


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Artist: Elizabeth Renfro
Tribe:
# 0879612215
$8.95
This informative and sensitively-written book tells the history of the Shastan contact with White civlization and much of what has been learned about their original culture.


Book: In the Land of the Grasshopper Song


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Artist: Mary Ellicott Arnold & Mabel Reed
Tribe:
# 9780803267039
$15.95
In 1908 two young women-the authors of this book-accepted Indian service appointments as service matrons for the Karuk Indians in the Klamath and Salmon River country of northern California.


Book: How to Keep Your Language Alive


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Artist: Leanne Hinton
Tribe:
# 9781890771423
$15.95
A commonsense approach to one-one-one language learning.


Book: The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet


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Artist: Joseph Bruchac/Thomas Locker
Tribe:
# 9780698116474
$6.99
This is a wonderful collection of poems. Each poem has a moral and a lesson.


CD: Rain Us Love


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Artist: Native Roots
Tribe:
# 646022661920
$15.00
This CD is a unique blend of traditonal Native American life with a reggae tune.


CD: Sacred Spirit


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Artist:
Tribe: Various Artists
# 724384094522
$15.00
An eclectic collection of chants and dances of Native Americans.


CD: For the People


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Artist: Mandaree
Tribe:
# 678505113220
$15.00
A wonderful blend of traditonal pow-wow songs.


CD: Eagle Cries


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Artist: Joanne Shenandoah
Tribe: Oneida
# 650113700528
$15.00
Beautiful harmonies, magical melodies, intertwined with inspiring words create a must have CD.


CD: Heart of the World


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Artist: Mary Young Blood
Tribe: U'wa
# 02158509212
$15.00
A wonderful combination of eclectic vocals and music.


Book: Native Ways


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Artist: Malcom Margolin & Yolanda Montijo
Tribe:
# 9780930588731
$8.95
This book describes California Indian Stories


Book: Karuk The Upriver People


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Artist: Maureen Bell
Tribe:
# 9780879612092
$8.95
This book describes the lifestyles of the Karuk people.


Book: Prison Writings


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Artist: Leonard Peltier
Tribe: Lakota
# 9780312263805
$13.95
The book is authored and written by Leonard Peltier while still in prison.


Book: The Maidu Indian Myths and Stories of Hacibyjim


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Artist: William Shipley & Gary Snyder
Tribe: Maidu
# 9780930588526
$12.95
A collection of songs, poems and stories translated from the Maidu language.


Book: Red Earth White Lies


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Artist: Vine Deloria Jr.
Tribe:
# 9781555913885
$18.95
A book of Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact.


Book: Pomo Indians of California


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Artist: Vinson Brown/Douglas Andrew
Tribe:
# 9780911010305
$9.95
This book is based on the rituals and ceremonies of the Pomo Indians of California.


CD: Walela


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Artist: Rita & Priscilla Coolidge
Tribe: Cherokee
# 801298202424
$15.00
"Walela" known as Hummingbird in Cherokee language. This CD is stunning to enjoy.


CD: Tiny Tot Songs


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Artist: Various artists
Tribe:
# 774103259220
$15.00
Songs of joy for your little one and yourself. This cd consist of Pow wow songs of beating drums and vocal to go along.


Book: The Dirt Is Red Here


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Artist: Native California Artist
Tribe: California Native Americans
# 9781890771546
$16.95
The Dirt is red here brings together works by many of today's finest artists and poets of California's Indian Communities.


CD: Song Of Love, Luck, Animals & Magic


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Artist: Various
Tribe: Yurok & Tolowa
# 093228029724
$15.00
Amazing songs of drums and voices of tender rhythmic of women and men. From songs of love to animals.


Book: To The American Indian: Reminiscences of a Yurok Woman


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Artist: Lucy Thompson
Tribe: Yurok
# 9780930588472
$14.95
One of the few books written by a Native American woman, this book also enlightens the reader on a tribe that isn't as well known as other tribes such as the Apache or Cherokee.



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