Bøger af Gary Robinson

This compilation of the author's previous works includes a history of American Indian service in the US military, an examination of the code talkers of WWI and WWII, plus links to documentaries produced by the author, and profiles and interviews with Native American men and women who served.

When an ancient evil alliance attempts to usher in a new age dominated by the Underworld, Billy and his friends must fight alongside their allies to prevent the apocalypse.

But the door to trouble never stays closed. Bobby's girlfriend, next-door-neighbor Faye, still suffers attacks from a bullying classmate, and Lloyd, one of Bobby's teammates, is dealing with family problems that are all too familiar. Maybe Bobby's old backyard hideout will need to be uncovered and the door reopened.

This contemporary mystery novel tells the story of Apache private eye Johnny Geronimo as he investigates the attempted murder of his business partner while also reluctantly deciding to help elders of the Zuni tribe recover and protect stolen sacred artifacts from a group of black market Indian art dealers. As it turns out, helping with the artifacts ultimately leads to finding his partner's shooter. Set in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico, this story is a mashup of Sam Spade and Joe Leaphorn/Jim Chee (of the Tony Hillerman books).

Microphone in the mud tells the true story of a young woman as she battles armed terrorists, a kidnapper, malaria, a tsunami, and dial-up Internet while documenting endangered languages spoken by hunter-gatherers in the jungles of the Philippines.

A tribal prophecy indicates Billy Buckhorn is the long-awaited Chosen One. In the second installment of the Thunder Child Prophecy, he is destined to battle the Night Seers of the Owl Clan as they plan to retake control of the Middleworld.

This fourth grade California teacher guide combines the three existing guides that accompany the Lands of our Ancestors historical novel series into one easy to use booklet. If a teacher is using all three novels in the classroom, this combined guide provides the least expensive way to obtain chapter questions and answers, words to know, overviews of the historical periods, and student projects.

This unique concept for a coloring book is perfect for 5-10 year olds who are learning about Native Americans and like to color. The age-appropriate non-fiction story not only includes a brief history about Native Americans in the United States, but also describes contemporary Native Americans that might go to your school, or live in your neighborhood.

Book Two of the Lands of our Ancestors series of historical novels follows the main characters from Book One into the Mexican Rancho era of California history.

This booklet answers frequently asked questions about Native American tribes, tribal governments and tribal sovereignty. Questions such as: What is a tribal government? When did they originate? How does the concept of sovereignty relate to Indian tribes? Why are tribes allowed to operate casinos. Scholars consulted for the research for this book in the fields of government and society, anthropology, history and tribal gaming. Perfect for presentations to local government officials, community groups and students in high school or college.

A young Native teen is forced to deal with being partially paralyzed as the result of a car accident caused when the drivers were texting.

Kirkus Review called this "a concise, moving history of American Indian military service." The book opens with a burning, difficult question that both enlivens and haunts the pages that follow: "Why have American Indians served, and why do they continue to serve, a government that has betrayed and broken promises to native peoples for multiple generations?" Robinson & Lucas let their question breathe, all allow the actions of this story's heroes-from Geronimo and Chief Joseph to the late Lori Ann Piestewa, a Hopi soldier killed in Iraq in 2003-speak for themselves. These narratives form an amazing record of self-discovery and political courage, one in which people forcibly divested of their land and traditions continue to look for their place in the sometimes violent, sometimes hopeful history of the United States. The book's authors initially intended for their project to be a television documentary, and it is easy to imaging the work as a smart hour of public television. Robinson and Lucas are not academically trained, and military historians and scholars won't find much here that is new (although the authors do provide an extensive bibliography). Interested readers, however, will find a wonderful and compendious account of American Indian military service from the colonial period to the present. The book is a nice, engaging read. Recommended reading for anyone curious about American military and Native American history.

After Billy Buckhorn survives being struck by lightning, he is left with extraordinary visions and psychic insights. When his deceased grandmother conveys a message to him, Billy realizes that his special powers will be used to defeat the ancient evil threatening his Cherokee Nation.

When fifteen-year-old Mark Centeno goes to live on the Chumash Reservation, he's obsessed with surfing, but before long he's captivated by something he's never considered much--his Native heritage.

Native American Twelve Days of Christmas delightfully adapts the traditional English Christmas carol with items and traditions found in many Native American tribes.

Biographies of Native Americans who tell their stories in film and on TV will inspire young people in the fields of entertainment and production.

When a suicidal Native American teen leaves her reservation to join a large-scale oil-pipeline protest, she gets caught up in a dangerous situation and goes through a life-changing transformation that sets her on a new path to become a Water Protector.

A confidence-building book for young girls, particularly those from a diverse community or heritage.

This historical novel tells the story of a twelve-year-old Chumash boy and his family who become captives in a California Spanish mission sometime more than 200 years ago. This is historical fiction based entirely on historical fact that reveals the devastating impact the missions had on California Native peoples. Written for fourth, fifth and sixth graders, the story ends on a hopeful note as a small group of Native children are able to escape their captors and begin a journey to join other Native escapees in a remote mountain village. As mandated by the California Department of Education, every 4th grader is taught the ';Mission Unit,' which perpetuates the ';idyllic mission myth' that glorifies the priests, denigrates California Indians and fails to mention that Indians were actually treated as slaves held captive by a Spanish colonial institution. The manuscript has been reviewed and approved by the Director of the Santa Ynez Chumash Culture Department and a member of the California American Indian Education Oversight Committee. It has the endorsement of a fourth grade teacher in California who has shared the story with her class and a local librarian who is excited about sharing the story with elementary age children through the library. It has also been endorsed by the local library branch manager and a former professor of Anthropology within the University of California system.

Intended for middle grade readers, this non-fiction book summarizes the inventions, innovations and contributions made by the Indigenous Peoples of the Americas that have been shared with other nations of the world. Topics include food, agricultural techniques, architecture, medicines, government, place names and vocabularies.

The Isles of Scilly are located 48km south-west of Lands End (Cornwall) England, and comprise a small archipelago of granite islands. The interpretation of the islands' archaeology has received no recent detailed consideration and has therefore not been studied within a contemporary archaeological framework. This research seeks to redress this by considering the prehistory of Scilly from the earliest evidence for a human presence on the islands until the end of the 1st century BC (Mesolithic until Iron Age). It will draw upon recent approaches to the study of landscapes, seascapes and islands and from within archaeology and anthropology, as well as other approaches developed within the broader social sciences. The study provides the first detailed chronological framework for Scillonian prehistory and reconsiders evidence for the prehistoric environmental background of the islands. The analysis of the archaeological record of the islands are based upon data collected through fieldwork and from published and unpublished sources. The archaeology is examined through a detailed study of the distribution and configuration of prehistoric settlements, monuments and material culture and their significance within the island landscape. Exploring changes and continuities within the archaeological record of the islands the study will provide insights into how prehistoric societies may have transformed and sustained their use and perception of the island landscape.