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I suggested earlier Winter Counts, contemorary crime fiction set in South Dakota, nominated for an Edgar, and as BnB's post just reminded me, it has a very interesting secondary plot about indigenous foods and their importance to contemporary native american diets.
Theresa wrote: "I suggested earlier Winter Counts, contemorary crime fiction set in South Dakota, nominated for an Edgar, and as BnB's post just reminded me, it has a very interesting secondary plo..."I'd forgotten about that.
And along those lines I did a search and found these sites with lists:
https://libguides.asu.edu/c.php?g=122...
https://bookauthority.org/books/best-...
Theresa wrote: "I suggested earlier Winter Counts, contemorary crime fiction set in South Dakota, nominated for an Edgar, and as BnB's post just reminded me, it has a very interesting secondary plo..."good to know. Thanks.
I love BooknBlues new flower avatar. Its very pretty, springy. Evokes a nice feeling.
Amy wrote: "I love BooknBlues new flower avatar. Its very pretty, springy. Evokes a nice feeling."Thanks, Amy!
A swallowtail landed on our lilac and I was able to get a pic of it.
Amy wrote: "I love BooknBlues new flower avatar. Its very pretty, springy. Evokes a nice feeling."yes, it is very pretty.This is my favorit season and I love the flowers I see outside my windows.
Booknblues wrote: "Amy wrote: "I love BooknBlues new flower avatar. Its very pretty, springy. Evokes a nice feeling."Thanks, Amy!
A swallowtail landed on our lilac and I was able to get a pic of it."
Beautiful! I am still waiting for both the lilac bloom and the swallowtails. I know they will be here soon.
I recently read a book that while not being focused upon native American culture, does have a native American character who is a healer. The book is The House Is on Fire by Rachel Beanland and is very good.
I randomly read two indigenous related books on my flight yesterday, Montana 1948 and O Beautiful. I would recommend both with content warning of violence to women.They were similar in regards to highlight harassment against women and both somewhat coming of age (though one is more midlife coming of age vs child).
This may have been mentioned already and I missed it, but Fall Flurries usually includes reading that fits Indigenous tag, especially in October. I just remembered that one of the Birthday Candles to blow out is to read a book from those read during Fall Flurries or Trim. I will definitely see what was read that fits and blows out a candle!
I previewed some audible plus books last night by Joseph M Marshall. He has quite a few with very high ratings. His story telling voice is wonderful - evocative and relaxing. (Perfect for bedtime.) I'm leaning toward these two, but there are others: The Lakota Way: Stories and Lessons for Living (I have the unabridged version, but this link might go to the abridged, i'm not sure. )
The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History
NancyJ wrote: "I previewed some audible plus books last night by Joseph M Marshall. He has quite a few with very high ratings. His story telling voice is wonderful - evocative and relaxing. (Perfect for bedtime.)..."Years ago I read Stone Song: A Novel of the Life of Crazy Horse and enjoyed it. I've read a number of books about Custer and the Battle of Little Bighorn. After reading Stone Song, I purchased Soldiers Falling Into Camp and it has been on my tbr ever since.
Jen K wrote: "I randomly read two indigenous related books on my flight yesterday, Montana 1948 and O Beautiful. I would recommend both with content warning of violence to women.T..."
Montana 1948 is clever but awful. They had it on the English curriculum for y11s a couple of years ago and there was no content warning given. Some of the girls were not in a good way after reading certain parts. We are not a sheltered school and are very multicultural and some of the things our kids have been through on a regular basis are horrendous, so I had to ask the boss to remove it for the future or to insist on a warning when classes read the book and provide an alternative for those who did not want to read that. Don't know what you feel but I don't think I would have wanted to read that as a 16 year old....a bit too real and confronting.
Jen wrote: "Jen K wrote: "I randomly read two indigenous related books on my flight yesterday, Montana 1948 and O Beautiful. I would recommend both with content warning of violenc..."No I definitely would have been terrified of the idea of someone in such power choosing such abuse and getting away with it and probably worse if I were a teen of color. I was quite surprised when issue came up and wasn't quite prepared.
Jen K wrote: "Jen wrote: "Jen K wrote: "I randomly read two indigenous related books on my flight yesterday, Montana 1948 and O Beautiful. I would recommend both with content warnin..."That's how my girls felt. Glad it is not just me and them. Us science types sometimes don't see the "beauty" in the writing that the English faculty do and focus more on the content.
I love the masthead of native art . Gorgeous!
NancyJ wrote: "I love the masthead of native art . Gorgeous!"It is beautiful!
Annapi has given us another wonderful, gorgeous masthead! Thank you!
Gorgeous banner, Anna! Thank you for always giving us something special each month.
You're welcome all, I'm glad you like it!
I meant to come back and recommend this, but I don't think I ever did. It's an indigenous (Canadian) graphic novel, so not sure how easy it is to get your hands on in the US, but it did make my favourites the year I read it: 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga / David A. Robertson
FYI Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley was just released. It’s set 10 years after her popular book Firekeeper's Daughter - which I loved - and it involves the same family. I plan to read it this month. Anyone else?
NancyJ wrote: "FYI Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley was just released. It’s set 10 years after her popular book Firekeeper's Daughter - which I loved - and it involves th..."It is tempting. I'm still debating if I'm ready to add it.
NancyJ wrote: "FYI Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley was just released. It’s set 10 years after her popular book Firekeeper's Daughter - which I loved - and it involves th..."Yes! I'm on the waiting list at the library and actually remembered in time to get the second spot
LibraryCin wrote: "I meant to come back and recommend this, but I don't think I ever did. It's an indigenous (Canadian) graphic novel, so not sure how easy it is to get your hands on in the US, but it did make my fav..."This sounds really interesting.
EDIT: And my library has it!
The only things on my radar that I haven't seen listed here are the spec fic story collections Love Beyond Body, Space & Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology and Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
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The YA romance between two Australian boys Ready When You Are
Today I got this link to a list from Book Riot. I haven't even heard of most of them:https://bookriot.com/indigenous-histo...
Robin P wrote: "Today I got this link to a list from Book Riot. I haven't even heard of most of them:https://bookriot.com/indigenous-histo..."
I've read 4 of them-
3 by Canadian Authors:
Monkey Beach
Five Little Indians
Indian Horse
And 1 Erdrich
The Night Watchman
Booknblues wrote: "Robin P wrote: "Today I got this link to a list from Book Riot. I haven't even heard of most of them:https://bookriot.com/indigenous-histo..."
I've read 4 of them-
3 by Canadian Auth..."
I really loved The Night Watchman, The Roundhouse, and The Sentence.
FYI The Sentence is on sale at Audible for the couple days. I’m tempted to buy it to read it again.
Booknblues wrote: "Robin P wrote: "Today I got this link to a list from Book Riot. I haven't even heard of most of them:https://bookriot.com/indigenous-histo..."
I've read 4 of them-
3 by Canadian Auth..."
Thanks, I have many of these on my Libby and Hoopla queues right now. The seed keeper really appeals to me.
Posted today, May 17 ... Book Riot's List of: 20 must-read Indigenous Historical Fiction Books Set in North America
https://bookriot.com/indigenous-histo...
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In Eating to Extinction the author visits the places the plants and food are from. There were so many, that I don't remember all, but I know one was a plant which indigenous Australians used. I think it is a book which could definitely fit the indigenous tag.
I'm not going to read a Wagamase as I have read 3 and don't currently have my hands on another. I really love him and would read his nonfiction as well. I will be interested in seeing your take on him.