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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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 • 2 editions

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
Crow Winter by Karen McBride

Crow Winter

Karen McBride

288 pages • 2019 • 5 editions

fiction magical realism mysterious reflective sad slow-paced
Murder on the Red River by Marcie R. Rendon

Cash Blackbear Mysteries #1

Murder on the Red River

Marcie R. Rendon

6h 3m • 2017 • 13 editions

fiction mystery emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced
Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems by Joy Harjo

Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems

Joy Harjo

160 pages • 2015 • 7 editions

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
Walking the Rez Road: Stories, 20th Anniversary Edition by Jim Northrup

Walking the Rez Road: Stories, 20th Anniversary Edition

Jim Northrup

257 pages • 1993 • 3 editions

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fiction poetry short stories reflective sad slow-paced