Irene Bedard
1) Eagle drums
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"Winter approaches, and there's much to do if Pina's family wants to be prepared: hunting, fishing, gathering, and more. Now, Pina must travel up the mountain to collect obsidian for knapping -- the same mountain where his two older brothers disappeared. As he leaves, Pina reassures his parents that he will not succumb to the same fate as his brothers. He will return. But when he reaches the mountaintop, he is confronted by a terrifying eagle god...
4) The bygone
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When a young rancher crosses paths with a Lakota girl from a nearby reservation, her mysterious disappearance sparks a search that uncovers a harrowing past and hints at a dire future.
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A crew of young environmental activists execute a daring mission to sabotage an oil pipeline in this taut and timely thriller that is part high-stakes heist, part radical exploration of the climate crisis. Inspired by ideas put forth in the Andreas Malm's nonfiction book by the same name, published by Verso Books.
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Explore one of the most powerful and defining chapters in American history. This powerful epic adventure unfolds as told through the struggles, triumphs, and heartaches of two families as they journey in search of the American dream. The Wheelers venture west from Virginia in 1825, while the Lakota tribe grapples with the arrival of white settlers; the story continues over the next 65 years, climaxing with the massacre at Wounded Knee.
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Set in the often starkly beautiful Badlands of South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. With an older brother in jail and living with their single mother on Pine Ridge Reservation, Johnny and his sister Jashuan's lives develop new challenges when their absentee cowboy father suddenly dies. The loss prompts Johnny to strike out for Los Angeles, but would mean leaving behind his beloved sister. Most of the key players are young Lakota Native Americans....