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The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 61 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.23 — 18,080 ratings — published 2012
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.50 — 191,336 ratings — published 2013
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Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1) Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)
by (shelved 54 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.81 — 48,708 ratings — published 2018
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 52 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.05 — 289,240 ratings — published 2007
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The Marrow Thieves The Marrow Thieves (Paperback)
by (shelved 48 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.93 — 46,707 ratings — published 2017
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Dark Emu Dark Emu (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.26 — 16,652 ratings — published 2014
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Indian Horse Indian Horse (Paperback)
by (shelved 46 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.40 — 36,355 ratings — published 2012
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There There There There (Hardcover)
by (shelved 45 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.97 — 236,712 ratings — published 2018
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Son of a Trickster (Trickster, #1) Son of a Trickster (Trickster, #1)
by (shelved 42 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.80 — 14,533 ratings — published 2017
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Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.51 — 15,051 ratings — published 2017
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Three Day Road (Bird Family Trilogy, #1) Three Day Road (Bird Family Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 38 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.28 — 26,485 ratings — published 2005
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The Break The Break (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.27 — 23,167 ratings — published 2016
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.26 — 106,719 ratings — published 1970
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The Yield The Yield (Hardcover)
by (shelved 33 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.07 — 13,648 ratings — published 2019
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Five Little Indians Five Little Indians (ebook)
by (shelved 32 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.46 — 49,098 ratings — published 2020
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Medicine Walk Medicine Walk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 32 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.29 — 14,016 ratings — published 2014
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The Orenda (Bird Family Trilogy, #3) The Orenda (Bird Family Trilogy, #3)
by (shelved 32 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.22 — 19,428 ratings — published 2013
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Green Grass, Running Water Green Grass, Running Water (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.00 — 8,557 ratings — published 1993
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Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1) Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.30 — 213,516 ratings — published 2021
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Heart Berries Heart Berries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.81 — 30,861 ratings — published 2018
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Monkey Beach Monkey Beach (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.01 — 11,125 ratings — published 2000
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.14 — 473,144 ratings — published 2017
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Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 27 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.35 — 5,252 ratings — published 2019
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The Only Good Indians (The Only Good Indians, #1) The Only Good Indians (The Only Good Indians, #1)
by (shelved 27 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.68 — 127,667 ratings — published 2020
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Too Much Lip Too Much Lip (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,148 ratings — published 2018
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The Night Watchman The Night Watchman (ebook)
by (shelved 25 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.07 — 100,357 ratings — published 2020
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From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.49 — 36,120 ratings — published 2019
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Jonny Appleseed Jonny Appleseed (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.93 — 17,284 ratings — published 2018
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The Round House The Round House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.99 — 127,849 ratings — published 2012
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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.30 — 4,180 ratings — published 2018
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21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.57 — 10,293 ratings — published 2018
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Empire of Wild Empire of Wild (Hardcover)
by (shelved 22 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.73 — 13,137 ratings — published 2019
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Ceremony Ceremony (Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.84 — 27,596 ratings — published 1977
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The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.09 — 27,146 ratings — published 1993
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Another Day in the Colony Another Day in the Colony (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.43 — 834 ratings — published 2021
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Dropbear Dropbear (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.06 — 2,141 ratings — published 2021
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Edenglassie Edenglassie (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.06 — 3,802 ratings — published 2023
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Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2) Moon of the Turning Leaves (Moon, #2)
by (shelved 19 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.21 — 12,609 ratings — published 2023
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After Story After Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.05 — 5,308 ratings — published 2021
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Terra Nullius Terra Nullius (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.73 — 4,385 ratings — published 2017
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Split Tooth Split Tooth (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 19 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.87 — 14,658 ratings — published 2018
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Culloo Culloo (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.44 — 240 ratings — published 2012
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Through Black Spruce  (Bird Family Trilogy, #2) Through Black Spruce (Bird Family Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 19 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.12 — 15,706 ratings — published 2008
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Bad Cree Bad Cree (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.89 — 21,762 ratings — published 2023
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Indians on Vacation Indians on Vacation (Paperback)
by (shelved 18 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.75 — 7,849 ratings — published 2020
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The Reason You Walk The Reason You Walk (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,487 ratings — published 2015
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Birdie Birdie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 18 times as first-nations)
avg rating 3.66 — 5,728 ratings — published 2015
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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3) An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)
by (shelved 18 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.37 — 21,983 ratings — published 2014
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Catori's Worlds Catori's Worlds (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 18 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.30 — 277 ratings — published 2014
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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as first-nations)
avg rating 4.26 — 76,972 ratings — published 2024
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Mary Crow Dog
“Annie Mae was a Micmac Indian, born and raised on a tiny reservation in Nova Scotia, not far from Halifax. Though she lived in Canada, two thousand miles from Rosebud, her life was almost a copy of mine, or of that of thousands of other young Indian girls and women. Instead of on a reservation, she lived on a reserve. Instead of a Bureau of Indian Affairs regulating and interfering with her existence, it was a department. The white boss lording it over the Micmacs was an agent, not a superintendent. The men who harassed her were mounties, not state troopers. Otherwise everything was the same north of the border. She lived in the same kind of tar paper shack that I did. She too had to do without electricity, indoor plumbing, central heating, running water, and paved roads. She too was often hungry, down to one meal a day, eating anything she could find. Her mother had the same name as I-Mary Ellen.”
― Mary Crow Dog, Lakota Woman

Dean Foley
“Real change happens when we prioritise community wellbeing above economic returns, and honour wisdom over convenience.”
― Dean Foley

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