Search Results: Native Americans from Bee Creek Books

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting copy of a report from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs relative to the necessity of additional land for the Moapa indians in Nevada. 57th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Document No. 65. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed, December 5, 1902. 4 pp. Fold-out map of the Moapa River Indian Reservation. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains along spine. Page edges are significantly chipped and torn. Slight browning to paper. Map is clean. Overall document in Good condition. . Paperbound. Good. Illus. by Fold Out Map. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Government Document.

Little Rock, Arkansas: Central Printing Company, 1932. A book about the John Stephens, an immigrant who married into the Cherokee nation. It describes the forced migration of the Cherokee people, known as the Trail of Tears. The story is told by John Thornton, a descendant of Stephens. 176 pp. with photographs, letters and songs at conclusion of text. Maroon cloth covers with Native American image on front cover, title and image of swastika (seen as a symbol of good fortune by the Native Americans) on the spine. Red top page ends. Cover is clean with small scuff mark on front. Spine ends are slightly bumped. Back cover hinge loose. Interior clean, no marks. Gift inscription on front free endpaper by John W. Shleppey: "Best Wishes Robert F. Sims, from John W. Shleppey 12-11-1958". Laid-in notecard with Cherokee Alphabet and instructions how to read it, with Shleppey's return address stamped on back side. Shleppey was a collector of books and manuscripts about Native Americans, who donated… Read More

Gallup, NM: University of New Mexico, 1971. Tape Recorded by Native Speakers. "This beginning course in Navajo is not mean to supplement any of the extant literature in or about the Navajo language. ... It is, as the title suggests, an aid in making a breakthrough into learning a fascinating and important American Indian language." 238 pp. Blue stiff paper wraps with dark blue linen tape spine. Corners and edges are rubbed, wear and marks to cover faces. Small tears to top joints near spine edge. Top corner is creased that extends throughout much of the book.. Fourth Printing. Wraps. Good. Size: Approx. 8 1/4 " x 10 3/4". Native American.

La Jolla, California: Copley Books, 1976. Commissioned by Helen K. Copley. Edited by Richard F. Pourade. Special Edition from December 1976, Number 381 and signed in ink by Minshall, Copley and Pourade on half title page. Related ephemera included is laid-in holiday card from Helen Copley. 166 pp. Yellow cloth hard cover with gilt title on spine. Yellow cloth slipcase with light wear to corners, large bump with tear to cloth on one edge, some soiling spots on back side. Book is clean, no marks and in VG+ condition.. Signed by Author. Limited Autographed Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Slipcase. Illus. by Paintings and Sketches By the Author. Size: Approx. 8 3/4" x 11 1/4". California.

United States: Harper & Brothers, 1913. Chapters include Powhatan, Osceola, Sequoyah, King Philip, Joseph, Sitting Bull, and Pontiac. Inscription on front page.. Hard Cover. Very Good+. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Native American.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1967. The Western Frontier Library. Very Good."Covers the activities of the Fifth Cavalry before joining Crook's force, including the fight on the War Bonnet, which succeeded in turning a large group of Cheyennes back to the Red Cloud Agency and prevented their joining Sitting Bull. It was on the War Bonnet that King witnessed Buffalo Bill Cody's famous fight with Yellow Hand, which he recounts in detail. 165 pp. including two pages of other Western Frontier Library Books. CAMPAIGNING WITH CROOK is Number 25. Book is Very Good +. Interior is tight,clean and VG+ to Near Fine. Dust Jacket's front top flap corner clipped. Date stamped on back flap. Rubbing at edges. No tears. Overall Good. . Second Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/Good. Illus. by Drawings. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". American History.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1846. 29th Congress. 1st Session. Doc. No.168. House of Representatives. "Transmitting The report, journal, and map of Captain J. Allen, of the first regiment of dragoons, of his expedition to the heads of the rivers Des Moines, Blue Earth, &c, in the northwest..." .(Research done indicates that the Map mentioned was not issued.) 18 pp. Report of an expedition into the Indian country (Sioux).Submitted by W.L. Marcy, Secretary of War.(President James K. Polk). Mild foxing along side margin otherwise document is Very Good. . Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 8 3/4". U. S.Government Document.

Washington: Ritchie & Heiss, 1846. 29th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Rep. No. 806. Read, and laid upon the table. July 24, 1846. "The Joint Committee on the Library, to whom was referred the memorial of Mr. Catlin, for the purchase of his gallery of Indian collections and paintings, and also the memorial of American artists abroad, and of American citizens resident in London..." Catlin's Indian Gallery, which is housed at the Smithsonian Institute American Art Museum, is recognized as a great cultural treasure, offering rare insight into native cultures and an important chapter in American history. 3 pp. Disbound government document. Spine edge is chipped. Browning and foxing to pages, but text is easily legible. Document in VG- condition.. Paperbound. Very Good -. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". U.S. Government Document.

1866. Praying For such legislation as may enable persons entitled thereto to purchase certain lands under the seventeenth article of the treaty of July 19, 1866, between the United States and the Cherokee Indians. House of Representives. Mis. Doc. No. 91, 43d Congress, 2d session. February 22, 1875. Disbound. 2 pp.(front and back) Very Good.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Cherokee Indians.

New York: Pageant Press, Inc., 1956. "The Chippewa Indians are the greatest of the vast tribes that settled the Midwestern plains, establishing a rich, highly developed culture. This is the tribe that produced such chiefs as Pontiac, Tecumseh and Sitting Bull; the tribe that greeted Captain John Smith, the tribe immortalized in Longfellow's 'Hiawatha.'" Illustrated by Peter Whitebird, Chippewa Indian. 385 pages with index. Related ephemera: newspaper clipping from unknown paper announcing the second book written by the author. Signed by author on front free endpaper. Brick cloth hard cover with black lettering on spine. DJ in Fair/Good- condition with significant tears and chipping to edges and corners, discoloration to paper. Cover corners and edges are bumped and rubbed, minor scuffing, spine ends are bent and frayed. Severly cocked spine. Previous owner's bookplate adhered to front free endpaper (below author signature). Spine is loose within interior, pages are clean.… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1828. 20th Congress, 1st Session, Ho. of Reps., Rep. No. 128. February 5, 1828. Read, and committed to a Committee on the Whole House to-morrow. "The Committee on Indian Affairs, who were instructed, by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 18th of December, to inquire into the expediency of providing, by law, to carry into full effect, the fourth article of the treaty of the eighth of January, 1821, between the United States and the Creek Indians, so far as it relates to the claims of the citizens of Georgia against the said Indians, for injury done prior to the year 1802, report:..." 23 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book binding, chipping and creasing to spine edge. Some creasing to the document corners, pages feel "wavy" to the touch. Light foxing and browning, text is easily legible. Document in VG- condition.. Paperbound. Very Good-. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Native American.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1867. Letter of the Secretary of War. 39th Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Ex. Doc. No. 15. Read and referred to the Committee on Military Affairs and the Militia, February 2, 1867. Committee discharged, referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, and ordered to be printed, February 5, 1867. "...late massacre of the United States troops by Indians at or hear Fort Philip Kearney, in Dakota Territory..." 15 pp. Also included is Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, Communicating, In obedience to a resolution of the Senate of the 30th of January, information in relation to the late massacre of United States troops by Indians at or near Fort. Phil. Kearney, in Dakota Territory. 39th Congress, 2d Session, Senate, Ex. Doc. No. 16. 18 pp. Disbound government documents, separated by titles into two documents. Residue from book remains on spine. Creases along spine edge. Top right corner slightly creased. Some small foxing spots. Pages are clean… Read More

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1899. Letter from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in response to Senate Resolution of January 6, 1899, copies of letters and accompanying inclosures from the Commissioner of the General Land Office and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, relating to the estimating of timber and the cutting of dead and fallen timber on the Chippewa Indian Reservations in the state of Minnesota. 55th Congress, 3d Session, Senate, Document No. 70. Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs and ordered to be printed. January 21, 1899. 253 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains along spine. Page edges are browning, but text is unaffected. Overall document is in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Size: Approx. 5 3/4" x 9". Native American.

William Knyvett December 1949 issue with cover showing White Christmas on the Desert. Some articles include: Valley of the Cathedrals, by Charles Kelly; We found Ant Hills covered with Jewels, by Edith Rutenic McLeod; Panamint Pack Trip, by Randall Henderson; Pom Poms at Christmas, by Dorothy L. Pillsbury; and Adobe Maker of Scottsdale, by Christine B. MacKenzie. Pictorial cover with some rubbing. Several small nicks at spine joint. Back cover 4 1/2" tear at spine.Mildly soiled back cover. Overall covers are Good. Interior is tight, clean and VG+. . Paper Cover. Good. Illus. by Photographs, Maps, Drawings,. Magazine: Desert.

NY: William Morrow & Co. NY, 1967. "An important work of history, 'Disinherited' tells the powerful and moving story of the events preceding the Removal Act, its shattering effect on the eastern Indians, and what significance it had (and still has)for all Americans." Includes maps, bibliography, and index. Light fading at edges otherwise exterior is VG+. Owner's initials on half title, otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+. Dust Jacket with chips, and repaired tears.279 pp. . Fourth Printing. Cloth. Very Good/Good. Illus. by Maps. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 1/2". Native American.

Albuquerque: The University of New Mexico Press, 1968. "The life of Earl Halstead Morris (1889-1956) coincides with the great period of scientific interest in the prehistory of the San Juan Drainage of New Mexico, Colorado, Utah and Arizona." 204 pages with index. Decorative white cloth covers with image of Morris on front and ruins on back. DJ in VG- condition with chipping/small tears to top edge and top spine, small tears to corners, some dirt spots, browning throughout. Cover corners are lightly bumped, spine tips are bent. Top page edge has foxing. Interior is tight and clean. Errata note card inserted before Index describing the problems with the numbering for the book. Book in VG+ condition.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good -. Illus. by Photographs. Size: Approx. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". Archaeology.

Thomas Allen, Print, 1837. Estimate of the sums required for the service of the year 1838, to meet the current expenses of the Indian Department, for miscellaneous purposes, and for the payment of annunities and other objects provided for by treaties with the various Indian tribes. 25th Congress, 2d Session, House of Representatives, Doc. No. 57. Printed by order of the House of Representatives, January 28, 1837. 31 pp. Disbound government document. Residue from book remains on spine. Light foxing/browning throughout. Document in VG condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Illus. by Table. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9". Government Document.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1861. House of Representatives. 37th Congress, 1st Session. Ex. Doc. No. 1. Civil War years. Estimates for "Indian Department", Army, Armoires, Arsenals, Munitions of War, Fortifications, etc. Numerous tables. 91 pp. Disbound but intact, clean and in Very Good+ condition.. Paperbound. Very Good. Illus. by Tables. Size: Approx. 5 1/2" x 9". Civil War.

Santa Fe, New Mexico: Museum of New Mexico , 1968. Navajo Issue. 48 pp. "foundation" stamp on title p. otherwise Near Fine.. Paper Cover. Very Good+. Illus. by Photographs, Drawings. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Native American.

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1961. Edited By John C. Ewers. Civilization of the American Indian series.217 pp. including Index and Bibliography. ex.lib. markings. Front cover 2 white blemishs? otherwise covers are VG. Description flap from DJ glued to front free endpaper. College library bookplate glued on front endpaper. Library stamp and numbers on Editor's Acknowledgment page. Otherwise interior is tight, clean and VG+.. Cloth. Good+ to Very Good-. Illus. by Facsimiles. Size: Approx. 6 " x 9 ". Native American.