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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Bad Cree by Jessica Johns

Bad Cree

Jessica Johns

287 pages • paperback • 2023

fiction horror literary magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Crow Winter by Karen McBride

Crow Winter

Karen McBride

288 pages • paperback • 2019

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

Murder on the Red River

Cash Blackbear Mysteries #1

Marcie R. Rendon

6 hours, 3 minutes • audio • 2017

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 • paperback • 2015

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

310 pages • digital • 2020

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Walking the Rez Road: Stories, 20th Anniversary Edition by Jim Northrup

Walking the Rez Road: Stories, 20th Anniversary Edition

Jim Northrup

257 pages • digital • 1993 user-added

fiction poetry short stories reflective sad slow-paced
Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix by Cherie Dimaline

Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix

Remixed Classics #8

Cherie Dimaline

320 pages • digital • 2023

fiction historical young adult emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Night Cyclist by Stephen Graham Jones

The Night Cyclist

Stephen Graham Jones

62 pages • digital • 2016

fiction horror short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women

Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale

109 pages • paperback • 2017

nonfiction essays poetry young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
This Place: 150 Years Retold by David A. Robertson, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Jen Storm, Katherena Vermette, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Chelsea Vowel, Brandon Mitchell, Richard Van Camp, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sonny Assu

This Place: 150 Years Retold

David A. Robertson, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Jen Storm, Katherena Vermette, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Chelsea Vowel, Brandon Mitchell, Richard Van Camp, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, Sonny Assu

296 pages • digital • 2019

fiction graphic novel historical race short stories young adult emotional informative reflective medium-paced