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IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 14
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"In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were the members of the Osage Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, they rode in chauffered cars and lived in mansions. Then, one by one, the Osage began to be killed. Mollie Burkhart watched as her family became a prime target. Her relatives were shot and poisoned. Other Osage were also dying under mysterious circumstances, and many of those who investigated the...
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English
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Read the story of the legendary ballerina who now adorns a $1 coin and a US quarter!
A fascinating self-portrait of the fairy-tale life of a woman who understood that a committed talent could transform the world around her.
"Maria Tallchief and American ballet came of age in the same moment.... Her story will always be the story of ballet conquering America. It was and is an American romance."-Arlene Croce, The New Yorker
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Red Chair Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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"Maria Tallchief knew she wanted to dance while watching Osage dancers as a child in Oklahoma. For tribal ceremonies, only men were allowed to dance. But, Maria went on to become America's first prima ballerina. She was one of the best dancers in the world"--
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English
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From the New York Times bestselling author Mercedes Lackey comes contemporary fantasy Sacred Ground.
Jennifer Talldeer is Osage and Cherokee, granddaughter of a powerful Medicine Man. She walks a difficult path: contrary to tribal custom, she is learning a warrior's magics. A freelance private investigator, Jennifer tracks down stolen Native American artifacts.
The construction of a new shopping mall uncovers fragments of human bone, revealing possible...
8) The Osage
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Series
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Bridgestone Books
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
An overview of the past and present lives of the Osage Indians, including a description of their family life, government, the I'n-Lon-Schka ceremonial dances, and the impact of the discovery of oil on the Osage reservation.
10) Art of the Osage
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Saint Louis Art Museum in association with University of Washington Press
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
12) Osage
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Series
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Mason Crest Publishers
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
13) The Osage
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Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
Examines the history, changing fortunes, and current situation of the Osage Indians.
14) Maria Tallchief
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Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Describes the life of the American ballerina and descendant of the Osage tribe.
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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In the 1920s, the richest people per capita in the world were members of the Osage Indian Nation in Oklahoma. After oil was discovered beneath their land, the Osage rode in chauffeured automobiles, built mansions, and sent their children to study in Europe. Then, one by one, they began to be killed off. One Osage woman, Mollie Burkhart, watched as her family was murdered. David Grann revisits a shocking series of crimes in which dozens of people were...
19) Mean spirit
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Publisher
Ivy Books, Published by Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
[1992]
Language
English
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"Early in this century, rivers of oil were found beneath Oklahoma land belonging to Indian people, and beautiful Grace Blanket became the richest person in the Territory. But she was murdered by the greed of white men, and the Graycloud family, who cared for her daughter, began dying mysteriously too. Letters begging for help sent to Washington, D.C., went unanswered, until at last a Native American government official, Stace Red Hawk, traveled west...