The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians.

A collection of stories inspired by paintings that depict the special relationships betweens the Plains Indians and such animals as bear, deer, moose, crows, and loons.

Named for the Ojibwe word for little bear, Makoons and his twin, Chickadee, have traveled with their family to the Great Plains of 1860s Dakota Territory. There they must learn to become buffalo hunters and once again help their people make a home in a new land. But Makoons has had a vision that foretells great challenges-- challenges that his family may not be able to overcome. (Based on the author's own family history.)

A story based on the life of the dedicated young Lakota boy who grew up to be one of the bravest defenders of his people.

When Young Wolf and his older sister wander from their village and face the danger of a prairie fire, their deceased grandmother, now one of the Star People, appears to guide them.

Clara spends her summer visiting her grandma and cousin on Standing Rock reservation, where Clara and her family set up the ancestral tipi and grow closer together as they tell stories, sing songs, and learn about their Lakota roots.

The grieving matriarch of The People finds a reason to endure in an orphaned baby.

The Great Spirit gives the sacred dog to an Indian boy seeking relief for his hungry people.

A Spanish father searches for his long-lost son north of the Mexican colonies; his son, meanwhile, has become chief of his kidnapper's tribe. When the father falls into the hands of his son's tribe's greatest enemy, trouble brews.

As the saga of the Plains Indians known as the People moves into the tribe's next generation, the People may have to make allies of their old enemies the Head Splitters--or both tribes will be destroyed by a powerful adversary from the north.