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Warrior nations: the United States and Indian peoples
Par Roger L. Nichols. 2013
Historian examines the relationship between the United States government and Native American tribes from the late 1700s to the late…
1800s. Analyzes why the military option was so frequently chosen through a chronological series of case studies of individual wars. Some violence. 2013How to age in place: planning for a happy, independent, and financially secure retirement
Par Mary A. Languirand, Robert F. Bornstein. 2013
Clinical psychologists' guide to postretirement living emphasizes staying in one's home. They offer advice on financial planning, universal home design,…
transportation issues, health care, and accessibility of services, and provide checklists and worksheets. 2013The wrath of Cochise
Par Terry Mort, T. A Mort. 2013
Details the February 1861 events that sparked years of war between the Chiricahua Apaches and the U.S. Army and white…
settlers in the West. Describes the mistakes of inexperienced lieutenant George Bascom after a rancher's stepson was kidnapped and the subsequent acts of revenge by Indian leader Cochise. 2013The sacred pipe: Black Elk's account of the seven rites of the Oglala Sioux (The Civilization of the American Indian Series #36)
Par Joseph Epes Brown, Black Elk. 1989
Recounts the 1947 recording of elderly Native American Black Elk (born c. 1862) revealing to anthropologist Brown the seven sacred…
rites of his people, the Oglala Sioux. Rituals included purification, vision, the sun dance, and the sacred pipe. 1953Rédigés à la suite du rapport final de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation, cesÉcrits autochtonesse lisent comme on prendrait…
un café avec un·e ami·e qui nous expliquerait, clairement mais sans simplifier, les concepts et les idées reçues liés aux questions autochtones et, plus précisément, les relations juridiques, politiques et sociales entre les peuples autochtones et le Canada38 nooses: Lincoln, Little Crow, and the beginning of the frontier's end
Par Scott W. Berg, Scott W Berg. 2012
Chronicles the Dakota War of 1862, which began when Sioux Indians attacked settlers on the Minnesota frontier. Recounts President Lincoln's…
orders to General John Pope to put down the insurrection and the hanging of thirty-eight warriors despite appeals by former hostage Sarah Wakefield and an Episcopal priest. Violence. 2012Is this thing on?: a computer handbook for late bloomers, technophobes, and the kicking & screaming
Par Abby Stokes, Abigail Stokes. 2011
Computer instructor presents concepts and techniques for computer novices. Covers subjects such as purchasing a computer, establishing Internet access, and…
working with iPads and mobile devices. Also offers tips on online banking, shopping, and using social media. 2011The bitter waters of Medicine Creek: a tragic clash between white and native America
Par Richard Kluger. 2011
Pulitzer Prize winner chronicles the relationship between indigenous tribes and white settlers in 1850s Washington Territory. Examines the role of…
the first governor, Isaac Stevens, and the treaties, revolts, and massacres that led to the trial and hanging of Nisqually leader Leschi in 1858. Discusses Leschi's 2004 exoneration. 2011Rez life: an Indian's journey through reservation life
Par David Treuer. 2012
Ojibwa novelist recounts life on the Leech Lake Reservation in Minnesota. Interweaves his personal recollections with explanations of the history…
of Indian and U.S. government interactions over 150 years. Discusses sovereignty, housing, education, ecology, and casinos and addresses the issues of alcohol abuse and unemployment. Strong language and some violence. 2012Never say die: the myth and marketing of the new old age
Par Susan Jacoby. 2011
Social critic and author of The Age of American Unreason (DB 66150) paints a pessimistic, yet realistic, overview of old…
age. Combines social, economic, and historical analyses as well as personal experience to portray the issues--with special attention to Alzheimer's disease--that aging baby boomers will encounter. 2011Writer recounts visiting a nursing home with her therapy dog, Hannah, a Labrador retriever. Describes effects of Hannah's presence, which…
soothed residents and elicited personal accounts of life, love, and growing older. Interweaves patients' experiences with those of author's family and meditations on aging. River Teeth Literary NF Prize. 2005Historical survey of the aboriginal inhabitants of the United States, including Alaskan natives. Discusses common characteristics such as adaptation to…
the physical environment, love of homeland, and eloquence of language. Describes the tribes' interaction with Europeans and eventual removal to reservations. Contains 1983 revisions. 1970Gens du fleuve, gens de l’île: Hochelaga en Laurentie iroquoienne au XVIe siècle
Par Roland Viau. 2021
Une réponse à la grande énigme : pourquoi les populations autochtones d’Hochelaga ont-elles disparu entre l’arrivée de Cartier et celle…
de Champlain? Ce livre, qui prend souvent les allures d’une incomparable « enquête policière », constitue la première et remarquable synthèse de l’histoire de Montréal au XVIe siècle, à la fois savante et accessible. Un essai scientifique captivant pour qui s’intéresse aux communautés autochtones.Stages of senior care: your step-by-step guide to making the best decisions
Par Lori Hogan, Paul Hogan. 2010
Guide for families who are making decisions about senior care. Evaluates available options, including retirement communities, adult day-care centers, assisted-living…
facilities, nursing homes, hospice, and in-home caregivers. Discusses bereavement and covers funerals, finances, and estate planning. 2010Time magazine columnist describes the family dynamics that come into play when parents age. Discusses the "twilight transition," the time…
when the family in which siblings grew up ends and they become the oldest generation in a clan. Russo uses case studies from her research to highlight salient topics. Some strong language. 2010Myth, memory, and massacre: the Pease River capture of Cynthia Ann Parker (Grover E. Murray Studies in the American Southwest)
Par Paul H. Carlson, Paul Howard Carlson, Tom Crum. 2012
Investigates the so-called 'Battle of Pease River' and December 1860 capture of Cynthia Ann Parker, contending that what became, in…
Texans' collective memory, a battle that broke Comanche military power was actually a massacre, mainly of women. Questions traditional knowledge and historiographic interpretations of the history of TexasGracious uncertainty: faith in the second half of life
Par Jane Sigloh. 2018
Reflections on issues concerning everyone, but which intensify with age: loving more fully, dealing with loss, finding consolation, and having…
the courage to gaze (even while shaking inwardly) at the nearing reality of death. The author, a retired Episcopal priest, blends personal stories, Scriptural insights, and lessons drawn from years in ministry into insightful reflections on the beauty and challenges of agingShelved: a memoir of aging in America
Par Sue Matthews Petrovski. 2018
The author discusses the benefits and deficits of American for-profit elder care, while reflecting on her move to a senior…
living community with her husband. Drawing on extensive research to demonstrate the cultural value of elders and their potential for leading vital, creative lives, she offers a cogent, informed critique of elder care options and delivers compelling suggestions for the transformation of the elder care systemLike trees walking: in the second half of life
Par Jane Sigloh, James Sigloh. 2007
A retired Episcopal priest, Jane Sigloh presents with both reverent awe and irreverent honesty the facts and fantasies of growing…
old. She interweaves the insights of Scripture, poetry, fiction, and philosophy into her memories and reflections on the challenges and opportunities that maturity brings. With fresh perspective, wit, and wisdom this volume is a companion for the journey of agingLes grands oubliés: repenser les soins de nos aînés
Par André Picard. 2021
Dans cet ouvrage cinglant mais nécessaire,André Picardmet en lumière les réalités vécues dans la majorité des résidences pour personnes âgées…
au pays et les défaillances qu'on a trop longtemps ignorées. Il propose aussi des pistes de solution en allant puiser parmi les meilleures pratiques observées dans le monde