1666: A Novel
Patawomeck Indian Tribe member and author Chilton fictionalizes the story of two women who survived the slaughter of their tribe and were sold into slavery in Barbados.
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month this November (or in any month!) by checking out a book by a Native author. The following are a small selection of fiction, nonfiction, and video releases from Indigenous American authors – but there are many more to find! Just ask your local library staff member for help.
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Patawomeck Indian Tribe member and author Chilton fictionalizes the story of two women who survived the slaughter of their tribe and were sold into slavery in Barbados.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on hoopla.
A coming-of-age story from a Heiltsuk First Nation author, describing a trip to a funeral that stirs up issues of masculinity, ancestry, and different ways of life for its 12-year-old protagonist.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on hoopla.
A collection of stories based on Choctaw mythology and legend, told in the tradition of Native storytelling.
Chími Nu’am means “Let’s Eat” in the Karuk language, and Karuk cook Sara Calvosa Olson brings her knowledge of her native foodways to this cookbook containing seventy modern recipes based on these traditional ingredients and methods.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on hoopla.
Charles Lamosway is haunted by the relationship he never had with his daughter, who lives across the river in the Penobscot Reservation in Maine. He ruminates on his past while he decides whether to reveal his identity to the girl.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Libby.
In the Red River Valley of North Dakota, several lives revolve around a wedding fraught with desire, jealousy, and uncertainty.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Libby.
A collection of twenty essays, poems, and other works that capture and celebrate modern Native American experiences, highlighting the depth and complexity of Native American identity, resiliency, and joy.
The second installment of the PBS documentary series contains four hour-long episodes focusing on Native American influences on 21st century Native luminaries.
This title is also available for download and streaming on hoopla.
DuVal’s deeply researched history describes the long history of the many tribes and nations who cared for and lived on the land that is now called North America before European colonizers arrived.
This collection of essays by many Native scholars seeks to represent a plurality of Indigenous experiences, cultures, and traditions.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on hoopla.
Historian Blackhawk retells U.S. history and acknowledges the huge and indelible part that Native Americans played and still play in its existence.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby, in eAudio on Libby, and in eAudio on hoopla.
The new book from the scientist and author of “Braiding Sweetgrass” takes the example of the serviceberry to introduce a series of essays about the value of community and reciprocity in nature and in humanity.
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby.
Myers could be the last member of the Jamestown S’Kallam Tribe in Washington state, due to blood quantum laws. In this memoir she explores her matrilineal history and contextualizes it within larger Native history.
This title is also available for checkout in eAudio on hoopla.
“Wandering Stars” traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather’s shooting in “There There.”
This title is also available for checkout as an eBook on Libby and in eAudio on Libby.