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Read Native American and Indigenous Canadian authors

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32 participants (151 books)

Overview

There are 574 federally recognized Native Nations (variously called tribes, nations, bands, pueblos, communities and native villages) in the United States. More than 400 more Nations are not federally recognized. 

In the borders of Canada, there are more than 630 federally recognized governments or bands among the comprise the First Nations, Inuit or Métis peoples.   

Read 12 or more books of any format or genre by authors who self-identify as Native or Indigenous.

Challenge Books

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The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson

The Seed Keeper

Diane Wilson

372 pages • 2021 • 9 editions

fiction literary nature emotional reflective medium-paced
LaRose by Louise Erdrich

LaRose

Louise Erdrich

384 pages • 2016 • 20 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
The Toughest Indian in the World by Sherman Alexie

The Toughest Indian in the World

Sherman Alexie

238 pages • 2000 • 9 editions

fiction short stories challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Ten Little Indians: Stories by Sherman Alexie

Ten Little Indians: Stories

Sherman Alexie

243 pages • 2003 • 5 editions

fiction contemporary short stories emotional reflective medium-paced
Indian Killer by Sherman Alexie

Indian Killer

Sherman Alexie

420 pages • 1996 • 8 editions

fiction contemporary mystery thriller challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Strand der Geister by Eden Robinson

Strand der Geister

Eden Robinson

400 pages • 2000 • 18 editions

fiction contemporary challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Shutter by Ramona Emerson

Shutter

Ramona Emerson

296 pages • 2022 • 8 editions

fiction horror mystery thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Where the Pavement Ends: Five Native American Plays by William S. Yellow Robe

American Indian Literature and Critical Studies

Where the Pavement Ends: Five Native American Plays

William S. Yellow Robe

169 pages • 2 editions

fiction art play medium-paced
Strangers by David A. Robertson

The Reckoner #1

Strangers

David A. Robertson

233 pages • 2017 • 7 editions

fiction fantasy mystery young adult mysterious medium-paced
Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead

Jonny Appleseed

Joshua Whitehead

223 pages • 2018 • 9 editions

fiction lgbtqia+ literary challenging emotional reflective medium-paced