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American Indian
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of and Folklife and Folklife

Born from Blood
From: Unconquered

CHAPTER 4: FOOD CUSTOMS
From: American Indian Food

Chapter 3: Growing Up, Growing Old: A Few Events Along the Way
From: Native Americans Today

LIFE IN THE WOODS: BOYHOOD MEMORIES OF AUTUMNAL TRIBAL ACTIVITIES (c. 1870–72)Charles Eastman, or Ohiyesa (Santee Sioux)
From: GREAT DOCUMENTS IN AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY

Survival of the Most Resourceful: Hunting and Gathering
From: Nature and the Environment in Pre-Columbian American Life

THE YEARS OF A WARRIORWooden Leg (Cheyenne)
From: GREAT DOCUMENTS IN AMERICAN INDIAN HISTORY