Indigenous Literature 2025

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22 participants (49 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Read 12 books by or about Indigenous peoples in Canada throughout 2025. Can include poetry, non-fiction, memoirs, general fiction. Special focus on Mi’kmaq authorship whenever possible for myself, as I live in Mi’kma’ki. 

Challenge Books

All books added
North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner by Marie Wilson

North of Nowhere: Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner

Marie Wilson

368 pages • 2024 • 3 editions

nonfiction history memoir race
Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses

Robin Wall Kimmerer

188 pages • 2003 • 21 editions

nonfiction essays nature informative reflective slow-paced
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

Robin Wall Kimmerer

128 pages • 2024 • 12 editions

nonfiction economics essays nature science hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

400 pages • 2023 • 17 editions

fiction horror mystery short stories thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada by Michelle Good

Truth Telling: Seven Conversations about Indigenous Life in Canada

Michelle Good

4h 19m • 2023 • 5 editions

nonfiction essays history sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i by Haunani-Kay Trask

From a Native Daughter: Colonialism and Sovereignty in Hawai'i

Haunani-Kay Trask

272 pages • 1999 • 4 editions

nonfiction feminism history politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King

The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America

Thomas King

9h 54m • 2012 • 16 editions

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

The Berry Pickers

Amanda Peters

304 pages • 2023 • 48 editions

fiction historical literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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

391 pages • 2013 • 57 editions

nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced