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1980., Atheneum Call No: 92 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A biography of the Paiute Indian woman, scout, lecturer, author, educator, and lobbyist who has been called the Indian Joan of Arc because of her efforts to gain and protect the rights of her people.
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2012, Juvenile, Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Born into the Northern Paiute tribe of Nevada in 1844, Sarah Winnemucca straddled two cultures: the traditional life of her people, and the modern ways of her grandfather's white friends. Sarah was smart and good at languages, so she was able to link the two worlds. As she became older, this made her a great leader. She used letters, speeches, and her autobiography, Life among the Piutes, to provide detailed accounts of her people's starvation and unjust relocations.
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2012., Juvenile, Frances Foster Books, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Born into the Northern Paiute tribe of Nevada in 1844, Sarah Winnemucca straddled two cultures: the traditional life of her people, and the modern ways of her grandfather's white friends. Sarah was smart and good at languages, so she was able to link the two worlds. As she became older, this made her a great leader. She used letters, speeches, and her autobiography, Life among the Piutes, to provide detailed accounts of her people's starvation and unjust relocations.
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1992., Chelsea House Publishers Call No: 921 WINNEMUCCA Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: North American Indians of achievementSummary Note: Discusses the life of the Paiute woman who became known for her outspoken criticism of the government's mistreatment of her people in the late nineteenth century.