Otsaliheliga is a Cherokee word that is used to express gratitude. Journey through the year with a Cherokee family and their tribal nation as they express thanks for celebrations big and small. This book presents a look at modern Native American life as told by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation.

Soft Rain, a nine-year-old Cherokee girl, is forced to relocate, along with her family, from North Carolina to the West.

A Cherokee chief chooses his successor by asking three candidates to climb a mountain, thus testing their character and strength.

Fifteen traditional tales follow the adventures of Rabbit, the Cherokee trickster.

A biography of the Cherokee leader who brought literacy to his people by translating the Cherokee language into a list of sylables.

"The story of Sequoyah and the creation of the Cherokee syllabary, as told by his thirteen year old son"--

A biography of the man from Oklahoma, known for his wise and witty sayings.

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...

Ziggy's mother disappeared ten years ago, one of the many Native women who have mysteriously gone missing, and Ziggy believes a secret cave may hold the key--so with his sister, Moon, and friends Alice and Corso, he sets out to find the cave and solve the mystery of his family's origins.