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Family life Fiction Great Plains History 19th century Fiction Indians of North America Fiction Kidnapping Fiction Lighthouse keepers Juvenile fiction Métis Fiction Ojibwa Indians Fiction Ojibwa Indians Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels Fiction Wisconsin History 19th century FictionErdrich, Louise.
Summary: Nine-year-old Omakayas, of the Ojibwa tribe, moves west with her family in 1849.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERDJohnson, Anna Rose
Summary: "Lucy, a spirited French-Ojibwe orphan, is sent to the stormy waters of Lake Superior to live with a mysterious family of lighthouse- keepers -- and, she hopes, to find the legendary necklace her father spent his life seeking."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2024
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC JOHErdrich, Louise
Summary: Omakakiins and her family live on an island in Lake Superior, where their way of life remains largely unchanged despite the increasing presence of non-indigenous settlers encroaching on their land. However, their peaceful existence is disrupted when a visitor arrives at their lodge one winter night, bringing with him an unseen threat that will alter their lives in profound ways. This event...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERDCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERDErdrich, Louise.
Summary: In 1866, Omakayas's son Chickadee is kidnapped by two ne'er-do-well brothers from his own tribe and must make a daring escape, forge unlikely friendships, and set out on an exciting and dangerous journey to get back home.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC ERDCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC ERDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in JT Fiction, Call number: JT Fiction Erdrich 2012Razor, Peter
Summary: "A story about an Anishinaabe boy who must attend a boarding school for Indigenous children in 1890s Wisconsin. He befriends the headmaster's nephew and teaches him about his culture and Ojibwemowin language"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Makwa Enewed 2023