People of the Raven

I bought this book almost…wow…ten years ago at a library book sale. At the time, I remember seeing these “First North Americans” books everywhere and, frankly, I liked the almost cheesy cover art, so I thought I’d give it a go and see what these Native American books were all about. I started it no......more

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a tale of survival and strategy. The People of the Raven are in a subservient relationship with the North Wind People; they provide food and resources whilst the North Wind People provide them with skilfully-produced artefacts. What should be a symbiotic relatio......more

I wanted to like it very badly, because I really like these authors… but it was just so confusing. The names of the groups and sometimes even the characters did not make sense (ex. One war chief having white hair but being called Dogrib and the opposing war chief being called White Stone… they could......more

I'm starting to feel like I'm reading the same book. Young, seemingly incapable boy who must Dream a new spiritual path for his people. Old (but not too old) powerful woman dreamer who dances on the sides of both good and evil. Strong leaders who fall in love and help lead their clans away from the......more

Following the discovery of the Kennewick Man, a skeleton discovered o the banks of the Columbia River around which much controversy flowed for years, the Gears attempt to show his possible origins in this fabulous addition to their First North Americans series. Matron Ashcat of the North Wind People'......more