Creek Native

In this beautifully reimagined story by NSK Neustadt Laureate and New York Times best-selling author Cynthia Leitich Smith (Muscogee Creek), Native American Lily and English Wendy embark on a high-flying journey of magic, adventure, and courage to a fairy-tale island known as Neverland....

When Pegasus Quincy, sheriff’s deputy, steps into the leaky rowboat to investigate a murder at a mysterious artists’ colony, her troubles have just begun. A new detective blames Peg when she gets snake bit. A friend gets caught in a drug raid and asks Peg’s assistance. Her new roomie monopolizes the kitchen, until Peg’s coonhound Reckless eats too many French macarons. And then there is the cat lady who accuses Peg of stealing a valuable painting. Surely Peg wouldn’t do that, would she? Join Pegasus Quincy as she delves into the nefarious underworld of art auctions, mid-century ...

In 1840s New England, Syrie Marie Adams Boone lives a contented, quiet life. Surrounded by family and married to her best friend, Jedidiah, she lives in a neat cottage, tending to her chickens, milk cows and garden. She enjoys her neighbors, church on Sunday, their orderly village and regular visits with parents and siblings. When Jedidiah tells her that neighbors are selling out and moving to Oregon, Syrie is excited to expand their farm and income for the family she is anxious to start. Jedidiah has a different plan - telling her he wants to move to Oregon as well. So begins a life-...

A great tale of western romance, action and courage as the Lanes go west, facing many hardships as they search for the mighty warrior Lone Eagle. Identical twins, 3-year-old William and Phillip Lane, grandsons of General Horatio Lane are torn apart when their wagon train is attacked by the mighty Sioux warriors. William and his sister Virginia are found by a passing army patrol but Phillip is missing. Eighteen years later at the Fort Laramie Treaty Council a close family friend sees a warrior identical in looks to William. Follow the Lane's west as a courageous family seeks the missing twin...

A Native American adventure, romance, and the perils of the mountains follow Jedidiah Bracket back into the depth of his valley. Who will survive, Crow Killer or the ones with the great glaring red eyes that follow him? As the old medicine man, White Swan, predicted from the smoke of his fire; Jedidiah saw the evasive light on the mountain, found his beautiful valley, and had to fight many battles to overcome his enemies. He had to kill, but only after being challenged. He saved and protected his friends and the woman he loved. Love came to him briefly, only to be snatched away like a bolt ...

Lieutenant John Patchen has come to Montana to persuade Chappie Plaquemines, his former gunnery sergeant in Iraq and the son of Gabriel Du Pré's girlfriend, to accept the Navy Cross. First, however, Du Pré and Patchen must find the wounded marine, who was last seen drinking heavily in the Toussaint Saloon. They locate him soon enough, disheveled and stinking of stale booze, but a sobering visit to a medicine man's sweat lodge reveals a much greater mystery.

A Promise Kept explores the circumstances and implications of McGirt v. Oklahoma, likely the most significant Indian law case in well over a hundred years. Combining legal analysis and historical context, this book gives an in-depth, accessible account of how the case unfolded and what it might mean for Oklahomans, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and other tribes throughout the United States.

This Western, Native American Fiction, comes alive in Alfred Dennis’ fourth book of the Crow Killer Series. Plenty of action, adventure, and romance follow Jedidiah Bracket, known as Crow Killer, as he traverses the vast wilderness of the Rocky Mountains. Four years had passed since the Arapaho Chief rescued Jed from North Platte River where a sudden flash flood dumped him bloody and broken on its muddy banks. Jed’s birthmark of a lance on his back plus the old medicine man’s words foretold that he would become a great warrior. With guidance from the Arapaho warrior, Walking Horse, he...

Now that they're married, it is happily ever after, right? Not so fast… New secrets are revealed. On a Florida ranch, the new Renegade Ridge, Jake and Vanessa vow to start over. Confident the specter of unresolved threats is in the distant past, they begin building their future together. Until… Jake’s PTSD reoccurs with a vengeance. Why is his anger spinning out of control? Fearful that Vanessa will leave him, Jake shuts himself off from his wife. But he aches for her soft flesh and the sound of her laughter. She is his wife! Yet, there is no way he will risk hurting her for his ...

The “five civilized tribes” tried to adapt to the American way of life, while others fought to keep their land. Which was more successful? This audiobook will attempt to tell their story, the story of those five tribes.

Today, the United States of America is one of the largest countries in the world. Comprised of 50 states, this huge nation is filled with diverse topography, as well as a variety of flora and fauna. Not only that, but the USA is also home to a huge population with diverse ethnic backgrounds. A vast number of the white population are the descendants of the European colonists and settlers who ultimately conquered the land, dominating the Native Americans who were the original inhabitants of the land. If you want to learn more about the American Indian Wars, listen to this audiobook!

NOW AN AMAZON #1 BEST SELLER! Travel back in time with Joshua Daklugie (Dak) and his beautiful young wife Kwanita (God is Gracious). Their journey has been prophesied and known by the people for generations. Might Dak hold the wisdom to turn back an army from across the sea? Book 2 in his Amazon #1 best seller “A New Beginning Series”, author Steven G. Hightower delivers yet again for his readers. Walk with the Numunuu (The People) across the plains and mountains of North America. Experience the heartache of war…and the joy of new birth. See the vivid imagery of life in a bygone era, ...

In We Refuse to Forget, award-winning journalist Caleb Gayle tells the extraordinary story of the Creek Nation, a Native tribe that two centuries ago both owned slaves and accepted Black people as full citizens. Thanks to the efforts of Creek leaders like Cow Tom, a Black Creek citizen who rose to become chief, the U.S. government recognized Creek citizenship in 1866 for its Black members. Yet this equality was shredded in the 1970s when tribal leaders revoked the citizenship of Black Creeks, even those who could trace their history back generations—even to Cow Tom himself.

Tennesseans at War, 1812 - 1815 by Tom Kanon tells the often-forgotten story of the central role citizens and soldiers from Tennessee played in the Creek War in Alabama and War of 1812. In Tennesseans at War, 1812 - 1815, Tom Kanon explains the role Tennesseans played in these changes, and how they remade the South.

Set in 1864 Colorado Territory, based on the actual events that led up to the infamous massacre of peaceable Cheyennes and Arapahoes. At the height of frontier expansion, Joshua Frasier comes West as a missionary to the Cheyenne Indians. He marries into the tribe and then is recruited as chaplain in the Colorado militia to fight on the edges of the Civil War and to deal with the 'Indian problem.' Caught up in the military and political conflicts of frontier Colorado, Joshua's faith and mettle are tested severely. John Buzzard's well-crafted story weaves both historical and fictional ...

Fort Gaines was a U.S. military post on the Georgia frontier in 1816-1821. Built in response to Native American resistance to the Treaty of Fort Jackson, the fort played an important role in both the Prospect Bluff or Negro Fort Campaign of 1816 and the First Seminole War of 1817-1818. It was on the front lines of the internal conflict between the traditional leaders of the Muscogee or Creek Nation and the Red Stick warriors who fled to the borderlands of Spanish Florida following the Creek War of 1813-1814. The fort was rebuilt during the Creek War of 1836 and again by Confederate troops ...

Discover three classic short stories for kids and children of all ages, taken from the myths and legends of Native American Indians: "The Maiden who loved a Fish"; "The White Canoe"; "The Star Wife". We are in dire need for a greater understanding of Native American cultures, and these stories provide the food for thought necessary for greater proximity.

Wynema Harjo is an idealistic young Muscogee woman who finds meaning as a teacher for the young people of her village. After the Wounded Knee Massacre and the subsequent Ghost Dance movement, Wynema feels a need to take further action, and she and her husband adopt a Lakota girl. As the years roll by and injustices mount, Wynema and a fellow teacher, Genevieve Weir, consider the repercussions of the oppression that surrounds them—and wonder how their society might eventually be improved.

Native is about identity, soul-searching, and the never-ending journey of finding ourselves and finding God. As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Kaitlin Curtice offers a unique perspective on these topics. In this book, she shows how reconnecting with her Potawatomi identity both informs and challenges her faith.

Tribus nativas americanas: Una guía apasionante de los cheroquis, chickasaw, choctaw, creek y seminolas. El Sendero de Lágrimas: Una guía apasionante sobre la expulsión de los choctaw y chickasaw, las guerras seminolas, la disolución de los creek y la reubicación forzosa de la tribu cheroqui