By Samantha Totman, Senior Circulation Librarian, and Joan Carbone, Senior Youth Services Librarian
It’s November, which means it’s time to celebrate Native American Heritage Month! We’ve collected titles for all ages to learn about the history and present experiences of indigenous people in the United States. Check these out by placing holds on the link below, or come by the Library to browse our displays in person.
Adult Fiction
A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
Magodiz by Gabe Calderon
Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah
Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty
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Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird-Wilson
Adult Nonfiction
The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk
Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America by Matika Wilbur
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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Living Nations, Living Words: an Anthology of First Peoples Poetry edited by Joy Harjo
Tawâw: Progressive Indigenous Cuisine by Shane M. Chartrand with Jennifer Cockrall-King
Children’s Books
Runs with the Stars by Darcy Whitecrow
Magnolia Flower by Zora Neale Hurston
Two Tribes by Emily Bowen Cohen
We Still Belong by Christine Day
Buffalo Wild! by Deidre Havrelock
Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth LaPensée
Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis
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Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young
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I Sang You Down From the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Summer
We are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
Young Adult Books
The Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
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Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley
Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew
Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline
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Harvest House by Cynthia Leitich Smith
This Place: 150 Years Retold, foreword by Alicia Elliott
Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett
Borders by Thomas King
Four Faces of the Moon by Amanda Strong
What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal by Eldon Yellowhorn