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51 New Books to Read for Native American Heritage Month
November is Native American Heritage Month in the United States. To join in the celebrations, we’ve sorted through our recent archives to highlight new books by Native American writers.
There is a lot to explore here: from historical fiction to YA fantasy, memoirs to mystery-thrillers, short story collections to National Book Award nominees. For those who enjoy the darker side of contemporary fiction, consider these books by Stephen Graham Jones (The Only Good Indians) or Erika T. Wurth (White Horse), which explore shadowy places between noir and horror. U.S. poet laureate Joy Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 Indigenous poets with the acclaimed anthology When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through.
Scroll over the book cover images below for more details, and add anything interesting to your Want to Read shelf.
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Do you have any reading recommendations for Native American Heritage Month? Tell us about your picks in the comments below!
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Nov 01, 2022 03:01AM
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
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The Gives Light series by Rose Christo is phenomenal!!!
✌🏼🇵🇸We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade is so pretty
Tes wrote: "In my own moccasins by Helen knott!"Yes, Braiding Sweetgrass is a beautiful masterpiece. Shocked it wasn't on this list
Lame Deer, Seeker of Visions should be required reading. I loved this book. Any high school english teacher should assign this instead of On The Road.
+1 also to Braiding Sweetgrass. That's really a shoe-in for people who are not even interested in Native American heritage month.
If anyone is looking for a short story I have a recommendation! I'm a Mad Dog Biting Myself for Sympathy by Louise Erdrich. So so good 👍
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice. Perfect November/onset of winter reading.
And the sequel's coming out next year.
Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony and Almanac of the Dead
Melanie J. Murphy wrote: "Two Old Women by Velma Wallis."That is one of my favorites!!
Heather wrote: "Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer"Reading “Braiding Sweetgrass” now. Beautiful book! I’m surprised it was not on this list!
Becky wrote: "Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony and Almanac of the Dead"I truly believe Ceremony is a magnum opus. STUNNING work.
This list is clearly labeled "NEW books" and everyone in the comments is listing older books and wondering why they aren't included. Because this is a list of NEW books. Look at the publication dates: these are all from the last five years.
Brooke wrote: "Last 5 years? Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline"YES one of my favorite books!!! Dimaline definitely belongs on this list. Hunting by Stars was excellent, too, but maybe they dont' want to list sequels. Still no excuse for leaving off Empire of Wild.
YES one of my favorite books!!! Dimaline definitely belongs on this list. [book:Hunting by StarsYeah, Dimaline is great, but like me, she’s CDN, and the list certainly favours Americans. 😊
G.A. wrote: "YES one of my favorite books!!! Dimaline definitely belongs on this list. [book:Hunting by StarsYeah, Dimaline is great, but like me, she’s CDN, and the list certainly favours Americans. 😊"
I did wonder if that's why they left her off. I don't know all the authors on this list well enough to know if they are all from US and none from Canada. If that's the case, then that's the answer. They decided - perhaps non unfairly - that Native Americans reside in the US only. It is a US heritage month, after all.
E.M. wrote: "Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice."Yes, I agree. Other than that it would have been nice if this list had been sorted by genre. Easier to find interesting reads!
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer is one of my favorite books!
I'd like to recommend Thomas King's Indians on Vacation; Dawn Dumont's Glass Beads; Five Little Indians by Michelle Good. I've read the first two and the third is so well regarded by all who read. They provide lots of insight into Indigenous in Canada, and in the case of King, some "cross border" differences in perspectives between Indigenous in US and Canada.
Marie wrote: "I'd like to recommend Thomas King's Indians on Vacation; Dawn Dumont's Glass Beads; Five Little Indians by Michelle Good. I've read the first two and the third is so well regarded by all who read. ..."Five Little Indians was really good! I think it should be the kind of book people read in school.
Nadine in NY wrote: "G.A. wrote: "YES one of my favorite books!!! Dimaline definitely belongs on this list. [book:Hunting by StarsYeah, Dimaline is great, but like me, she’s CDN, and the list certainly favours Americ..."
We’ll, Theresa Maillot is CDN, and she’s also from my nation, but her book is American.
Jasmine wrote: "Ellen wrote: "The Break"The Break is soooooo good! Have you read The Strangers?"
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Yes! TOTAL PARDON An Extraordinary Love Story by Wil and Linda Yazzie
E.M. wrote: "Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice. Perfect November/onset of winter reading.
And the sequel's coming out next year."
👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Marie wrote: "I'd like to recommend Thomas King's Indians on Vacation; Dawn Dumont's Glass Beads; Five Little Indians by Michelle Good. I've read the first two and the third is so well regarded by all who read. ..."O, yeah, all excellent choices. :-)
Moonshot: Indigenous comics collection should be included!
Can you compile a list of older, classic books written by Indigenous Peoples? Or have you done that already? When you say 'new' books, does that mean published in the 21st century only?
Jeremy wrote: "Can you compile a list of older, classic books written by Indigenous Peoples? Or have you done that already? When you say 'new' books, does that mean published in the 21st century only?"I believe this list is Indigenous book's who released this year. That's what the "New" means for this list. You might be able to search out list on goodreads. https://www.goodreads.com/list?ref=na... for older titles by Indigenous authors.
Jeremy wrote: "Can you compile a list of older, classic books written by Indigenous Peoples? Or have you done that already? When you say 'new' books, does that mean published in the 21st century only?"I'd love a list of older books! And perhaps split up by fiction and non-fiction.
Cathy wrote: "it would have been nice if this list had been sorted by genre. Easier to find interesting reads!"Completely agree!!
Jordan wrote: "Where’s Katherena Vermette?!"Her books are fantastic!
Trail of Lightning and Storm of Locusts by Rebecca Roanhorse
