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.

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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

390 pages • paperback • 2013

nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Love Is A War Song by Danica Nava

Love Is A War Song

Danica Nava

336 pages • paperback • 2025

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Flesh of Ice by Garry Gottfriedson

The Flesh of Ice

Garry Gottfriedson

126 pages • paperback • 2024

nonfiction poetry
Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley

Warrior Girl Unearthed

Firekeeper's Daughter #2

Angeline Boulley

396 pages • hardcover • 2023

fiction mystery thriller young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare

Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

261 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom

We Are Water Protectors

Carole Lindstrom

35 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction childrens science hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Firekeeper's Daughter

Firekeeper's Daughter #1

Angeline Boulley

494 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction contemporary mystery thriller young adult emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

Betty

Tiffany McDaniel

480 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Thunder Song by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

Thunder Song

Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

5 hours, 30 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Towards a Prairie Atonement by Trevor Herriot

Towards a Prairie Atonement

Regina Collection

Trevor Herriot

110 pages • hardcover

nonfiction history nature politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced