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This work contains biographical portraits of six notable Native Americans who rose to positions of prominence among their people through their skills as warriors, political players, or intellects: Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, Quanah Parker, Red Cloud, Louis Riel, and Sequoyah. Their stories are told in an informal and occasionally fictionalized style understandable to high-school level readers. Distributed by Lone Pine Publishing. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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A tribute to the courageous chiefs and warriors who fought to protect their people and preserve the Native way of life in the face of European expansion across North America:· Sequoyah, a Cherokee who invented a system of writing for his people· Sitting Bull, the powerful warrior and spiritual leader of the Lakota Sioux who doggedly fought white incursions on Sioux land· Chief Joseph, who led the Nez Perce on a heroic and doomed flight to freedom· Louis Riel, who was hanged as a traitor after fighting to protect Métis rights· Red Cloud, who fought with Sitting Bull to prevent settlers from crossing Sioux lands· Quanah Parker, the last great chief of the Comanche.
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