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Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"It's early spring of 1875 in the Cherokee Nation West. A baby, a black hired hand, a bay horse, a gun, a gold stash, and a preacher have all gone missing. Mrs. Cherokee America Singer, known as 'Check'--a wealthy farmer, mother of five boys, and soon-to-be widow--is not amused. The tension mounts and the violence escalates as Check's mixed-race family, friends, and neighbors come together to protect their community, and painfully expel one of...
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Kokila
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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Publisher Annotation: At the mountain's base sits a cabin under an old hickory tree. And in that cabin lives a family -- loving, weaving, cooking, and singing. The strength in their song sustains them through trials on the ground and in the sky, as they wait for their loved one, a pilot, to return from war. With an author's note that pays homage to the true history of Native American U.S. service members like WWII pilot Ola Mildred "Millie" Rexroat,...
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Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"It's 1974 in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma and fifteen-year-old Justine grows up in a family of tough, complicated, and loyal women, presided over by her mother, Lula, and Granny. After Justine's father abandoned the family, Lula became a devout member of the Holiness Church-a community that Justine at times finds stifling and terrifying. But she does her best as a devoted daughter, until an act of violence sends her on a different path forever....
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Vista Higher Learning/Santillana USA
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Español
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Despite the many obstacles, from resistance to female leadership to a life-threatening accident, Wilma's courageous dedication to serving her people led to her election as the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation. As a leader and advocate, she reinvigorated her constituency by empowering them to identify and solve community problems. The touching prose by award-winning author Doreen Rappaport is interwoven with Wilma's own words in this expertly...
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Philomel
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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The descendant of Cherokee ancestors who had been forced to walk the Trail of Tears, Wilma Mankiller experienced her own forced removal from the land she grew up on as a child. As she got older and learned more about the injustices her people had faced, she dedicated her life to instilling pride in Native heritage and reclaiming Native rights. She went on to become the first woman Principle Chief of the Cherokee Nation. In this chapter book biography...
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