Describes the daily life of the Sioux Indians--their clothing, food, games, customs, etc.--before and after the coming of the white man.

Angry and resentful that the honor of leading the buffalo stampede is given to his older brother, Little Blaze, the Blackfeet's fastest runner, must make a difficult decision when his brother's life is endangered.

An Algonquin Indian Cinderella, it is, in its original form, actually part of a longer and more complex traditional story. Brief as it is, however, The Rough-Face Girl remains one of the most magical, mysterious, and beautiful of all Cinderellas.

Relates the Blackfoot Indian legend in which Star Boy gains the Sun's forgiveness for his mother's disobedience and is allowed to return to the Sky World.

At her death an elderly Plains Indian woman experiences the afterlife believed in by her people, while the surviving family members prepare her body according to their custom.

A gift to a shy young man from the birds and animals helps him to express his love to a beautiful girl.

Teased for choosing a mare for his first horse, Young Wolf learns how to ride like a warrior.

"Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name...one that's all his own. Dad is known as Big Thunder, but Little Thunder doesn't want to share a name"--

After hearing the legend retold by the tribe's oldest member, Little Wolf hopes to someday witness the beginning of the buffaloes at the sacred lake.

Describes the different kinds of food and methods of cooking that had been common to Indians in each of five areas of the United States. Includes recipes.