Las Animas - Bent County Library District

This is the story of Chipeta, a strong and wise woman who played a major role in the history of the Ute Indian tribe and the United States in the nineteenth century. She married Ouray, who was appointed chief of the Ute people by the United States government, and together they worked tirelessly to promote peace and negotiate on behalf of their people. The true story of a Kiowa-Apache baby kidnapped by a Ute Indian tribe and raised among them.

A biography of the Ute Indians' great peacemaker whose tribe retained their land and freedom until his death in 1880.

Publisher's description: The true story of a Kiowa-Apache baby kidnapped by a Ute Indian tribe and raised among them. Chipeta was a strong, wise woman who played a major role in the history of the Ute Indian tribe and the United States in the 19th century. And yet, her story has remained elusive for more than a century. Through Vickie Leigh Krudwig's wonderful narrative, we discover a remarkable story about an extraordinary woman, bringing to light...

An alphabet book featuring words that are related to cowboys and their way of life, such as appaloosa and tumbleweed.

With colorful illustrations and delightful rhyme, this book tells what a javelina, or Collared Peccary, is and is not.