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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 Theory of Crows by David A. Robertson

The Theory of Crows

David A. Robertson

320 pages • 2022 • 3 editions

fiction contemporary emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson

Robopocalypse #1

Robopocalypse

Daniel H. Wilson

347 pages • 2011 • 30 editions

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous dark tense fast-paced
There There by Tommy Orange

There There

Tommy Orange

294 pages • 2018 • 65 editions

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice

The Whitesky Saga #2

Moon of the Turning Leaves

Waubgeshig Rice

312 pages • 2023 • 12 editions

fiction dystopian thriller adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

Split Tooth

Tanya Tagaq

193 pages • 2018 • 16 editions

fiction literary magical realism poetry challenging dark emotional medium-paced
"All the Real Indians Died Off": And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans by Dina Gilio-Whitaker, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Myths Made in America

"All the Real Indians Died Off": And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans

Dina Gilio-Whitaker, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

226 pages • 2016 • 8 editions

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Break by Katherena Vermette

The Break

Katherena Vermette

350 pages • 2016 • 22 editions

fiction contemporary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

The Mighty Red

Louise Erdrich

383 pages • 2024 • 14 editions

fiction literary emotional reflective tense medium-paced
The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina

The Tribe #1

The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf

Ambelin Kwaymullina

399 pages • 2012 • 7 editions

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Just Lucky by Melanie Florence

Just Lucky

Melanie Florence

235 pages • 2019 • 3 editions

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad fast-paced