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90 Recent Books to Read This Native American Heritage Month
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month the bookworm way with this collection of new and recent books by Native American and Canadian/First Nations authors. The titles collected below are a cross-genre sampling of both new books published this year, plus relatively recent titles going back to 2017.
There are some fascinating books on the list this year and plenty of options to choose from. For historical fiction fans, Pulitzer Prize nominee Margaret Verble flashes back to a 1950s Cherokee community in Stealing. Mi’kmaw author Amanda Peters details a tragic missing persons case with her debut mystery, The Berry Pickers. On the nonfiction front, Yale University author Ned Blackhawk takes a high-altitude historical approach in his exhaustively researched inquiry The Rediscovery of America.
You’ll also find some intriguing memoirs, young adult books, fantasy, poetry, short story collections, and timely Halloween goodness from the ongoing boom in Native American horror—witches and monsters and ghosts. Oh, my.
Scroll over the book cover images below for more details, and add anything interesting to your Want to Read shelf.
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Have a great book readers should check out this Native American Heritage Month? Tell us all about it in the comments below!
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Law wrote: "Where do I start? The Firekeeper's Daughter looks the most intriguing."It's SO GOOD
Devon wrote: "Colette wrote: "There are multiple books on this list by authors who are not Indigenous, but instead have been falsely claiming Indigeneity. It is a major issue that publishers and reviewers are of..."I am an enrolled member of a federally-recognized tribe and a descendant of a 2nd federally-recognized tribe. I am a librarian & archivist who specializes in Indigenous literatures and ways of knowing.
I cannot claim the knowledge to broadly verify tribal affiliation, but both of these cases are clear. In both cases, the nations to which these two individuals claimed affiliation have not reciprocally claimed either person and have, in fact, rejected claims of affiliation.
False claims of Indigeneity affect me daily. As a tribal member in this field, it is my responsibility to encourage others in their growth in understanding why celebrating race shifters is profoundly harmful - not only to Indigenous readers, but to non-Indigenous readers as well.
Valeria wrote: "Does anyone have any Taino book recs? :)"Taino: A Novel by José Barreiro
Author Vicky Weber has some great children's books too!
Surprised "Killers of the Flower Moon" isn't on this list. Interesting read for all of us true crime junkies out there :)
Gina wrote: "I'm surprised Braiding Sweetgrass is not on the list."I couldn't agree more!
William Kent Kreuger graces several of his novels with Native American characters and culture in MN. FOX Creek is one such book.
Great list. I wish there was a general "share" option on the app so I could easily share to friends (not FB or Twitter).
Gina wrote: "I'm surprised Braiding Sweetgrass is not on the list."ditto!
Missing from the author list is Marcie R. Rendon, she has a great series, starting with Murder on Red River.
we just finished Reservation Dogs about life on a reservation in Oklahoma. A three-parter on Hulu. Well done.
Katie wrote: "Surprised "Killers of the Flower Moon" isn't on this list. Interesting read for all of us true crime junkies out there :)"David Grann is not Indigenous himself and the purpose of this list is to highlight Indigenous authors
I agree In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience & Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott def need to be on this list!!!!
Devon wrote: "Katie wrote: "Surprised "Killers of the Flower Moon" isn't on this list. Interesting read for all of us true crime junkies out there :)"David Grann is not Indigenous himself and the purpose of th..."
This!
want to read so many of these! read there there and calling for a blanket dance last year and enjoyed them both.
Can't believe nothing by Richard Wagamese appeared on this list. He's my favorite!
I enjoyed going through these selections! Added a bunch tomy TBR list!
I loved the Cash Blackbear trilogy by Marcie R. Rendon. Please add her books to your lists!
No Richard Wagamese? Indian Horse is an all time fav!
I removed her books from my TBR because of it however I think because the research into her ancestry was done by Jacqueline Keeler, who is not seen as a trustworthy source, people tend to dismiss this (I mentioned it on a Instagram post and I was immediately blocked by the person; and Jacqueline Keeler was also involved the stuff with Rebecca Roanhorse). While I do want to be careful about not adding books by authors who falsely claim Indigenous ancestry I also know enough info to not completely trust people like Keeler, plus as a non Native person it's not my place to assert any authority over a topic like this