National Network for Equitable Library Service

A tribute to the courageous chiefs and warriors who fought to protect their people and preserve the Native way of life in the face of European expansion across North America: Sequoyah, a Cherokee who invented a system of writing for his people; Sitting Bull, the powerful warrior and spiritual leader of the Lakota Sioux who doggedly fought white incursions on Sioux land; Chief Joseph, who led the Nez Perce on a heroic and doomed flight to freedom; Louis Riel, who was hanged as a traitor after fighting to protect M tis rights; Red Cloud, who fought with Sitting Bull to prevent settlers from crossing Sioux lands; Quanah Parker, the last great chief of the Comanche.