First Edition. Nine stories about women retold from California Native American folklore. This collection remains in print more than 60 years after its original publication and has proven to be an enduring work of comparative literature. Kroeber was the wife of Alfred Kroeber, an anthropologist known for his work on.....

An image of two tepees in a forested setting, presumably outside of Spokane, Washington. The tepees are assembled from wooden poles wrapped with a variety of blankets and other large pieces of cloth. This image probably depicts a camp of members of the Spokane tribe. Charles Libby opened a photography.....

First Edition. A nicely-bound volume, collecting the Florida House and Senate proceedings for 1856–57. Each journal—the message of Governor James E. Broome to the legislature and a daily report of the activities of the legislative bodies—are followed by the same appendix of reports, perhaps of most interest is the extended.....

Portrait of an Inuit woman, Kow-ear-nuk, standing at a slight angle to the camera, with a rack of split, drying salmon behind her. A similar image, captioned "Kow-ear-nuk and his (sic) drying salmon", appeared in many editions of Ella Higginson's Alaska: The Great Country, first published in 1908, and has.....

Portrait of Wy-ung-ena, an Inuit (possibly Alutiiq) woman, smoking a pipe and surrounded by metal pots, probably taken in Port Douglas, Alaska. Wy-ung-ena was a frequent subject for Nowell. One of his most widely reproduced images is a picture of Wy-ung-ena and her husband A-pa-look, and their child (neg. 4089).....

A striking gelatin silver print of an Alaskan Inuit woman looking directly into the camera and wearing a hooded fur parka. Two elements make this an unusual Nowell portrait. First, it is a studio image and the vast majority of his pictures of Inuits are taken on location. Second, this image.....

First Edition. An omnibus poetry collection combining three previous volumes (Going for the Rain; A Good Journey; and Fight Back: For the Sake of the People, For the Sake of the Land). With a substantial introduction by Ortiz. Ortiz is a native of the Acoma Pueblo. xiv, 365 pages. This is.....

A stereoview showing three Native women in a lean-to made of tree branches and blankets. In the center is a very old woman wearing a fabric shift and an ornately decorated belt. Most stereoviews by Norman A. Forsyth (1869–1949) are described as depicting the Blackfeet tribe, but these women may.....

An exceptional group of three stereoviews documenting early 20th century Native American rituals performed in Montana, most likely at the 4th of July (Arlee) Pow Wow. The Independence Day event was a subversive effort to keep Native dance traditions alive during a time when the Bureau of Indian Affairs discouraged.....

First Edition. "The claims of the State of Georgia against the United States, for payments made for military services rendered by the militia and volunteers of that state during the Seminole, Cherokee, and Creek campaigns during the years 1835 and 1836." Most of the publication is devoted to tables listing.....

First Edition. The noted 19th century Native American author and leader of the Pokagun Band of the Pottawatomi, joins with other tribal leaders to make a claim for almost $300,000 due to them by treaty but never paid. This publication briefly lays out the history of treaties between the Pottawatomi.....

First Edition. A Congressional printing of a typically frank report from General Sherman about what is essentially a state of martial law on the Great Plains. Sherman's boss, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant endorsed the report and forwarded it to the Secretary of War, who conveyed it to the US Congress. Sherman.....

First Edition. A brief summary of the resolution of the claims of Joseph G. Heald and Reuben Wright against the Choctaw and Chickasaw tribes for losses and expenses incurred during the Civil War. 2 pages (one sheet printed on both sides). 40th Congress, 3d Session. House of Representatives Report No. 1.....