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Earth's history through rocksSummary: Overview: Offering insight into the arts of Great Lakes Native nations, this collection of stories, songs, poetry, speeches, autobiographies, and fiction, spans the centuries from deep past to the present. Elders, war chiefs, religious leaders, and contemporary artists share stories of the creation, stars, animals, heroes, and monsters, along with narratives of hunting, fishing, food-gathering,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ladyslipper 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398 BRECassady, Jr., Charles
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Publisher / Publication Date: Schiffer Pub Ltd 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 CASSchlosser, S. E.
Summary: "Tales of hauntings, strange happenings and other local lore throughout the Great Lakes region"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Globe Pequot 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: Northern Illinois University Press 2000
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 JUDWargin, Kathy-jo.
Summary: In this retelling of an Ojibwe Indian tale, a mother bear loses sight of her two cubs as they all attempt to escape a forest fire by swimming across Lake Michigan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 1998
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 398.24 WARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.24 WARCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.24 WARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.24 WARCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JE 398.24 WARWargin, Kathy-jo.
Summary: One winter, when the people of her village become terribly ill, Running Flower braves the snow and freezing cold to race to the village on the other side of the forest for medicine. Based on an Ojibwe legend.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2001
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.242 WARCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J Native WarginCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE FIC WARHartig, John H.
Summary: "The stories of fourteen people who led efforts to clean up environmentally degraded areas of the Great Lakes are told to inspire others to get involved and care for the place they call home"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Michigan State University Press 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 333.72 HARAllen, Hayward.
Summary: As far as we tell, author Hayward Allen doesn't have a drop of Native American blood in him. What the former teacher and Peace Corps volunteer has instead is a remarkable empathy for America's first people, and it's this quality that makes That Traveler's Guide to Native America much more than a handbook of tourist attractions.
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Publisher / Publication Date: NorthWord Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.704 ALLSummary: From the Publisher: Women lighthouse keepers, fur traders, cooks on sailing vessels, missionaries, and fearless travelers all wrote of their lives on the Great Lakes, both publicly and in quiet testimonies such as letters, logbooks, and diaries. Their narratives, which span the centuries from 1789 to the present, are now collected in this anthology. Compiled in response to historical accounts...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ladyslipper Press 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 WOMGrady, Wayne.
Summary: "This book is an exploration of the biology and ecology of a vital, ever-changing terrain. Written by one of Canada's best-known science and nature writers, it is intended not only for those who live in the Great Lakes basin but for anyone captivated by the splendor of the natural world and sensitive to the challenges of its preservation."--Jacket.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Greystone Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 508 GRACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Nature GradySummary: "Third Coast Atlas: Prelude to a Plan describes the conditions for urbanization across the Great Lakes region. It assembles a multi-layered, empirical description of urbanization processes within the drainage basins of the five Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence River. This thick description encompasses a range of representational forms including maps, plans, diagrams, timelines, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Actar 2017
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 912 THIEmminizer, Theresa
Summary: "Almost 20,000 years ago, Earth's climate began to warm. Because of the changing temperatures, a miles-thick ice sheet started to shift. As the ice sheet moved, it carved deep pits in the land and left water in its wake. This melted ice filled the new cavities. This is the story of America's Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. Enriched with stunning photographs and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2020
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551.31 EMMVan Laan, Nancy.
Summary: Shingebiss the duck bravely challenges the Winter Maker and manages to find enough food to survive a long, harsh winter.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 398.2 VANLStonehouse, Frederick.
Summary: "From deep sea diver to ship's captain, lighthouse keeper and rescuer, women fill virtually every job of the Great Lakes maritime trade--both past and present. This book relates many untold stories of these remarkable women and their impact on the Great Lakes and sailors lives"--Back cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery Color Studios 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920.72 STO1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 920.72 STO
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 920.72 STOCleland, Charles E.
Summary: For many thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans, Michigan's native peoples, the Anishnabeg, thrived in the forests and along the shores of the Great Lakes. Theirs were cultures in delicate social balance and in economic harmony with the natural order. Rites of Conquest details the struggles of Michigan Indians - the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi, and their neighbors - to maintain...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Michigan Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 CLE1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 970.1 CLE
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4 CLEBruchac, James
Summary: This book "plays" on the widespread American Indian belief that you can learn while you play and play while you learn. Annotation. Recognizing the widespread American Indian belief that you can learn while you play and play while you learn, "Native American Games and Stories" provides young readers with stories and games that educate and entertain them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fulcrum Resources 2000