Books

Books in the Non-Fiction Section

Call Number

Author/Editor

Tribe/topic

 

Buildings Clothing, and Art

704.03 Keo

Emory Dean Keoke and Kay Marie Porterfield

American Indian Contributions to the World

History of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, 1800-2000

970.0004 Mil

David Miller, Dennis Smith, Joseph R. McGeshick, James Stanley and Caleb Shields

Fort Peck Indian Reservation:  Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes.  History from 1800 to the present.

 

Lower Flathead River Flathead Reservation

970.004 Low

Compiled by David Rockwell

Salish Kootenai

Medicine and Health

610 Keo

Emory Dean Keoke and Kay Marie Porterfield

American Indian Contributions to the World

Science and Technology

500 Keo

Emory Dean Keoke and Kay Marie Porterfield

American Indian Contributions to the World

 

Trade, Transportation, and Warfare

970.004 Keo

Emory Dean Keoke and Kay Marie Porterfield

American Indian Contributions to the World

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reference Books

Books in the Reference Section

Call Number

Author/Editor

Tribe/topic

The Native North American:  A Reference Work on Native North Americans in the United States and Canada.

REF 970.004 Nat

Duane Champagne, Editor

Comprehensive account of all aspects of Native American life and culture.

Native America in the Twentieth Century:  A Encyclopedia

REF 970.004 Nat

Edited by Mary B. Davis

Complete reference to North American tribes. Includes tribal customs and governments.

Encyclopedia of American Indian Contributions to the World

REF 970 Keo

Emory Dean Keoke and Kay Marie Porterfield

15,000 years of inventions and innovations from abacus to zoox.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professional Collection

Books in the Professional Collection

Call Number

Author/Editor

Tribe/topic

 

Challenge to Survive:  History of the Salish Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation (Unit 1 Pre 1800)

PRO 970.004 Cha

Salish Kootenai College

Salish Kootenai

 

Challenge to Survive:  History of the Salish Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation (Unit II:1800 - 1840)

PRO 970.004 Cha

Salish Kootenai College

Salish Kootenai

 

Challenge to Survive:  History of the Salish Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation (Unit III:1840 - 1870)

PRO 970.004 Cha

Salish Kootenai College

Salish Kootenai

Connecting Cultures & Classrooms:  K-12 Curriculum Guide (Language Arts, Science, Social Studies)

PRO 612.8 Fox

Sandra J. Fox & the National Indian School Board Association

Blends information from all tribes in Montana. Includes the 7 essential understandings re Montana Indians.

Roots & Branches:  A Resource of Native American Literature --

PRO 810.9 Sus

Dorothea M. Susag

Includes annotated bilbiographies.

A Broken Flute:  The Native Experience in Books for Children

PRO 970.004 Bro

Edited by Doris Seale and Beverly Slapin

Evaluates hundreds of books with biting criticism of many.

 

DVDs and CDS

 

CDs and DVDs

Call Number

Author/Editor

Tribe/topic

 

Science Through Native American Eyes:  Core Curriculum in a Native American Perspective

CD Sci

(2 copies)

Includes teacherŐs manual.  Supposed to be interactive; not easy to use.

 

Crow Nation:  The Creation, Origin, Separation and Migration of the Crow Nation

DVD Cro #1

American Indian Tribal Histories Project – A Program of the Western Heritage Center

Crow Indians:  Includes stories of the tribeŐs origin.

 

Crow Nation: This is Crow Country

DVD Cro #2

American Indian Tribal Histories Project – A Program of the Western Heritage Center

Crow Indians:  Discusses the traditional landmarks of the mountains and rivers of the Crow Indians.

 

American Indian Tribal Histories Project:  Northern Cheyenne Educational DVD Set

DVD Che

#1 - #6

 

Produced by the Western Heritage Center in Billings, MT

#1:  Cheyenne Creation Story

#2:  The Origin of the Tsistsistas

#3:  The Origin of the Suhtaio

#4:  The Separation and Migration of the Cheyenne

#5:  Cheyenne Leadership

#6:  Northern Cheyenne Tribe TeacherŐs Resource Guide K-12

American Indian Tribal Histories Project:  Crow Nation Educational DVD Set

DVD Cro

#1 - #6

Produced by the Western Heritage Center in Billings, MT

#1: Creation, Origin, Separation and Migration of the Crow Nation

#2:  This is Crow Country

#3:  Leaders of the Crow nations, 1400-2005

#4:  Warrior Societies, Law & Order, and Dance Societies of the Crow Nation

#5:  The Clan System, CampCriers,a nd Social Gatherings of the Crow Nation

#6:  Crow Nation TeacherŐs Resource Guide K -12 

Navajo Code Talkers

DVD His Nav

The History Channel

WWII, Navajo Indians, Native languages

The Story of the Bitterroot

DVD Sto

Looking Glass Films; Hamilton, MT

About a fascinating plant and its relationship to the Lewis & Clark Expedition, the State of Montana, & the Native Americans.

Two Worlds at Two-Medicine

DVD Two

Going-to-the-Sun Native Institute and Native View Pictures:  2004

35 minutes

The Blackfoot encounter with Meriwether Lewis- the only deadly encounter of the entire expedition.

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The American Indian:  A Multimedia Encylcopedia Version 2.0

CD Ame

Facts on File 1996

More than a thousand years of native North American history and culture words and images, legends and leaders.

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Fire on the Land:  An Interactive Educational DVD

And

Beaver Steals Fire:  a Salish Coyote Story

DVD Fir

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes; Pablo, MT

2005

Salish and Pend dŐ Orielle Tribes of the Flathead Indian Reservation.

A two DVD set on the traditional and contemporary use of fire by these two tribes.

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Assiniboine Chief Rosebud Remembers Lewis & Clark

DVD Ass

Valley County Historical Society

2004

Photography and design by Seth Bynum

Nakoda or Assiniboine tribe.  Relates the native memories of the 29 days that the Lewis & Clark Expedition spent traveling through Assiniboine hunting territory on the upper Missouri River plains.

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Tribal Nations:  The Story of Federal Indian Law

DVD Tri

Tanana Chiefs Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska.

60 Minutes

2006

All tribes.  Teaching guides available at http://www.tananachiefs.org/vgs/