Native Voices: Celebrate the Stories of Native American and Indigenous PeoplesLike this list

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• Our Way--a Parallel History

  An Anthology of Native History, Reflection, and Story

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  Our Way: A Parallel History offers a powerful correction to the mainstream narrative of American history, showcasing how Indigenous cultures have profoundly shaped the United States. Written by Native scholars from over ten Indigenous…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Thunder Song

  Essays

  LaPointe, Sasha taqwšeblu,

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  In this affecting collection, Coast Salish poet LaPointe (Red Paint) explores how she has navigated colonized spaces as a light-skinned Indigenous woman, and the strength she draws from ancestral knowledge. The result is a beautifully…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Becoming Kin

  An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

  Krawec, Patty,

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  In this powerful exploration of settler colonialism, Krawec blends her personal narrative with the stories of her ancestors and Indigenous ways of knowing. She challenges readers to rethink history and imagine a future grounded in kinship…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Living Resistance

  Curtice, Kaitlin B,

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  Popular Indigenous author Kaitlin Curtice argues that resistance isn't just for professional activists but for every human who longs to see their neighbors' holistic flourishing

• Tsimshian Eagle

  a Culture Bearer's Journey

  Boxley, David A., 1952-

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  This book celebrates David A. Boxley’s efforts to revive Tsimshian culture after it was nearly erased by colonialism. Boxley studied traditional art, carved over 80 totem poles, and revived practices like potlatches and dances, sparking a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• By the Fire We Carry

  The Generations-long Fight for Justice on Native Land

  Nagle, Rebecca,

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  This compelling work of nonfiction intertwines American history with investigative reporting, exploring the forced removal of Native Americans to treaty lands in the nation's early years. It also follows a small-town murder in the 1990s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Whiskey Tender

  a Memoir

  Taffa, Deborah Jackson, 1969-

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  Whiskey Tender is a memoir of family and survival, coming-of-age on and off the reservation, and the frictions between being raised to strive towards the American dream while also coming into an understanding of how the narratives of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Redbone

  the True Story of a Native American Rock Band

  Staebler, Christian, 1958-

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  Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band tells the powerful story of brothers Pat and Lolly Vegas, who rose to fame in the 1960s rock scene, influencing artists like The Doors and Jimi Hendrix. Forming the groundbreaking…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• God Is Red

  A Native View of Religion

  Deloria Jr., Vine,

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  First published in 1973, Vine Deloria, Jr.' s “God Is Red” remains the seminal work on Native American religious views, asking the reader to think about our species and our ultimate fate in novel ways. Celebrating five decades of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• And Then She Fell

  a Novel

  Elliott, Alicia,

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  a fierce, gripping novel about Native life, motherhood and mental health that follows a young Mohawk woman who discovers that the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may have horrifying consequences.

• The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen

  Sherman, Sean, 1974-

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  Locally sourced, seasonal, "clean" ingredients and nose-to-tail cooking are nothing new to Sean Sherman, the Oglala Lakota chef and founder of The Sioux Chef. In his first cookbook, Sherman shares his approach to creating boldly-seasoned…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Berry Pickers

  a Novel

  Peters, Amanda,

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  A four-year-old Mi'kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that haunts the survivors, unravels a community, and remains unsolved for nearly fifty years.

• Our History Is the Future

  Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance

  Estes, Nick,

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  Our History is the Future by Nick Estes traces the long history of Indigenous resistance leading to the #NoDAPL movement at Standing Rock in 2016. Focusing on Native sovereignty and anti-colonial struggles, Estes connects the protest…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky

  Modern Plant-based Recipes Using Native American Ingredients

  Frank, Lois Ellen,

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  Seed to Plate, Soil to Sky explores the rich history and culinary influence of eight essential Native American ingredients—corn, beans, squash, chile, tomato, potato, vanilla, and cacao. These foods, which transformed global cuisine after…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

  Elliott, Alicia,

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  Alicia Elliott explores the impact of personal, intergenerational, and colonial traumas on Indigenous people. Through deeply personal reflections, she examines topics like race, mental illness, parenthood, and poverty. This expanded…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Rediscovery of America

  Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History (The Henry Roe Cloud Series on American Indians and

  Blackhawk, Ned,

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  The most enduring feature of U.S. history is the presence of Native Americans, yet most histories focus on Europeans and their descendants. This long practice of ignoring Indigenous history is changing, however, with a new generation of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through

  a Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry

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  United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations, into the first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology. This landmark anthology celebrates the indigenous…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Project 562

  Changing the Way We See Native America

  Wilbur, Matika,

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  In 2012, Matika Wilbur began a decade-long journey to photograph and interview individuals from Native American Tribal Nations, aiming to challenge stereotypes and showcase the rich diversity of Indigenous cultures across the U.S. Through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dog Flowers

  a Memoir

  Geller, Danielle,

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  A daughter returns home to the Navajo reservation to confront her family's troubled history and retrace her mother's life—using both narrative and archive in this unforgettable and heart-wrenching memoir.

• Poukahangatus

  Tibble, Tayi, 1995-

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  Tayi Tibble is an acclaimed young poet who explores her identity as a twenty-first-century Indigenous woman. Poem by poem, Tibble carves out a bold new way of engaging history, of straddling modernity and ancestry, desire, and exploitation.