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 JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH, Pocket Edition (black) JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH, Pocket Edition (black)
Jewish Publication Society

Now, for the first time, a pocket version of the JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH is available, with the same text and number of pages as the standard edition.

 JPS TANAKH: The Holy Scriptures, Presentation Edition (black) JPS TANAKH: The Holy Scriptures, Presentation Edition (black)
The New JPS Translation According to the Traditional Hebrew Text
Jewish Publication Society

Regarded throughout the English-speaking world as the standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the JPS TANAKH has been acclaimed by scholars, rabbis, lay leaders, Jews, and Christians alike.

 Tales of the Old Indian Territory and Essays on the Indian Condition    Tales of the Old Indian Territory and Essays on the Indian Condition
John Milton Oskison
Edited and with an introduction by Lionel Larré

Though John Milton Oskison was a well-known and prolific Cherokee writer, journalist, and activist, few of his works are known today. This first comprehensive collection of Oskison’s unpublished autobiography, short stories, autobiographical essays, and essays about life in Indian Territory at the turn of the twentieth century fills a significant void in the literature and thought of a critical time and place in the history of the United States.

 Education beyond the Mesas Education beyond the Mesas
Hopi Students at Sherman Institute, 1902-1929
Matthew Sakiestewa Gilbert

Education beyond the Mesas is the fascinating story of how generations of Hopi schoolchildren from northeastern Arizona “turned the power” by using compulsory federal education to affirm their way of life and better their community.

 The Archaeology of the Caddo The Archaeology of the Caddo
Edited by Timothy K. Perttula and Chester P. Walker

This landmark volume provides the most comprehensive overview to date of the prehistory and archaeology of the Caddo peoples.

 Memoirs of a White Crow Indian Memoirs of a White Crow Indian
Thomas Leforge as told by Thomas B. Marquis
Introduction by Joseph Medicine Crow and Herman J. Viola

Thomas H. Leforge was "born an Ohio American" and chose to "die a Crow Indian American." His story, first published in 1928, remains a remarkably accurate source of historical and ethnological information on this relatively little known tribe.

 The Crow Indians (Second Edition) The Crow Indians (Second Edition)
Robert H. Lowie
Introduction by Phenocia Bauerle

First published in 1935, The Crow Indians offers a concise and accessible introduction to the nineteenth-century world of the Crow Indians.

 Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians Myths and Traditions of the Crow Indians
Robert H. Lowie
Introduction by Peter Nabokov

Beginning in 1907, the anthropologist Robert H. Lowie visited the Crow Indians at their reservation in Montana. He listened to tales that for many generations had been told around campfires in winter.

 A Taste of Heritage A Taste of Heritage
A Taste of Heritage

Drawing on the knowledge and wisdom of countless generations of Crow Indian women, the well-known speaker and teacher Alma Hogan Snell presents an indispensable guide to the traditional lore, culinary uses, and healing properties of native foods.

 Two Leggings Two Leggings
The Making of a Crow Warrior
Peter Nabokov
Foreword by John C. Ewers

"A valuable addition to our knowledge of the life of the Plains Indian."—New York Times