Nonfiction by Native American Authors

Bad Indians

A Tribal Memoir

by Miranda, Deborah A.

Book - 2012

Deborah A. Miranda is an enrolled member of the Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen Nation writing about her own family and about California Indian history in this memoir. Deborah A. Miranda is an enrolled member of the Ohlone-Costanoan Esselen Nation writing about her own family and about California Indian history in this memoir. Show less

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Poet Warrior

A Memoir

by Harjo, Joy

eBook - 2021

Joy Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hickory Ground). Poet Warrior follows her journey to becoming the 23rd United States Poet Laureate and the first Native American poet laureate. Joy Harjo is a member of the Mvskoke Nation and belongs to Oce Vpofv (Hickory Ground). Poet Warrior follows her journey to becoming the 23rd United States Poet Laureate and the first Native American poet laureate. Show less

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Braiding Sweetgrass

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

by Kimmerer, Robin Wall

Book - 2020

Robin Wall Kimmerer is a botanist and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She draws on her life as an indigenous scientist in this award-winning book. Robin Wall Kimmerer is a botanist and enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She draws on her life as an indigenous scientist in this award-winning book. Show less

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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

Native America from 1890 to the Present

by Treuer, David

eBook - 2019

David Treuer is an Ojibwe Indian from Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He considers this book a "counternarrative" to Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which was written by an author with little connection to current tribes. David Treuer is an Ojibwe Indian from Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He considers this book a "counternarrative" to Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which was written by an author with little connection to current tribes. Show less

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Roughly for the North

by Ojanen, Carrie Ayag||aduk

Book - 2018

Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen is an Inupiaq writer from the Ugiuvamiut tribe. This book is part of the Alaska Literary Series and contains heartfelt words connecting the poet to her family and home in Alaska. Carrie Ayagaduk Ojanen is an Inupiaq writer from the Ugiuvamiut tribe. This book is part of the Alaska Literary Series and contains heartfelt words connecting the poet to her family and home in Alaska. Show less

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White Magic

by Washuta, Elissa

eBook - 2021

Elissa Washuta of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe intertwines the stories of her predecessors with elements of her own life in this collection of essays about land, power, and addiction. Elissa Washuta of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe intertwines the stories of her predecessors with elements of her own life in this collection of essays about land, power, and addiction. Show less

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How We Go Home

Voices from Indigenous North America

by Various Authors

eBook - 2020

Sara Sinclair is an oral historian of Cree-Ojibwa, German-Jewish and British descent. Using her professional expertise, she allows the reader to hear from Indigenous people in their own words. Sara Sinclair is an oral historian of Cree-Ojibwa, German-Jewish and British descent. Using her professional expertise, she allows the reader to hear from Indigenous people in their own words. Show less

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Our History Is the Future

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

by Estes, Nick

Streaming Audiobook - 2019

Nick Estes is a citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. In this book he traces the tradition of indigenous resistance leading to the movement to block construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. Nick Estes is a citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe. In this book he traces the tradition of indigenous resistance leading to the movement to block construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. Show less

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Staging Indigeneity

Salvage Tourism and the Performance of Native American History

by Phillips, Katrina

eBook - 2021

Katrina Phillips (Red Cliff Ojibwe) writes about 19th-20th century practices and performances that documented the histories of indigenous people while reinforcing the belief that their societies were inevitably disappearing. Katrina Phillips (Red Cliff Ojibwe) writes about 19th-20th century practices and performances that documented the histories of indigenous people while reinforcing the belief that their societies were inevitably disappearing. Show less

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Native

Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God

by Curtice, Kaitlin B.

eBook - 2020

Kaitlin B. Curtice is an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and writes about how reconnecting with her Native American heritage informs and challenges her Christian faith. Kaitlin B. Curtice is an enrolled citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and writes about how reconnecting with her Native American heritage informs and challenges her Christian faith. Show less

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Living Nations, Living Words

An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry

Book - 2021

In this anthology, poet laureate Joy Harjo brings together the voices of Native poets living and writing today. The anthology is Harjo's signature laureate project. In this anthology, poet laureate Joy Harjo brings together the voices of Native poets living and writing today. The anthology is Harjo's signature laureate project. Show less

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An Indian among Los Indígenas

A Native Travel Memoir

by Pike, Ursula

eBook - 2021

This travel memoir by Ursula Pike (Karuk Tribe) takes the reader on Pike's Peace corps journey in Bolivia, where she confronts perceptions of herself and colonialism. This travel memoir by Ursula Pike (Karuk Tribe) takes the reader on Pike's Peace corps journey in Bolivia, where she confronts perceptions of herself and colonialism. Show less

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