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Indigenous Voices: Books for Adults

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Bellingham Public Library

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A list of fiction and nonfiction titles written by Indigenous authors.

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20 items

20 items

The Beadworkers

The Beadworkers

by Piatote, Beth H.

Book - 2019

This collection of stories, set in the landscapes and lifeworlds of the Native Northwest, draws on indigenous aesthetics and forms to offer a powerful, sustaining vision of Native life in the Americas. This collection of stories, set in the landscapes and lifeworlds of the Native Northwest, draws on indigenous aesthetics and forms to offer a powerful, sustaining vision of Native life in the Americas. Show less

This collection of stories, set in the landscapes and lifeworlds of the Native Northwest, draws on indigenous aesthetics and forms to offer a powerful, sustaining vision of Native life in the Americas. This collection of stories, set in the landscapes and lifeworlds of the Native Northwest, draws on indigenous aesthetics and forms to offer a powerful, sustaining vision of Native life in the Americas. Show less

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Black Sun

Black Sun

by Roanhorse, Rebecca

Book - 2020

The first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic. The first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic. Show less

The first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic. The first book in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy, inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and woven into a tale of celestial prophecies, political intrigue, and forbidden magic. Show less

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Calling for A Blanket Dance

Calling for A Blanket Dance

A Novel

by Hokeah, Oscar

Book - 2022

A multigenerational coming to terms with centuries of injustice. A multigenerational coming to terms with centuries of injustice. Show less

A multigenerational coming to terms with centuries of injustice. A multigenerational coming to terms with centuries of injustice. Show less

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Cherokee America

Cherokee America

by Verble, Margaret

Book - 2019

A rich, propulsive mystery set in 1875. A rich, propulsive mystery set in 1875. Show less

A rich, propulsive mystery set in 1875. A rich, propulsive mystery set in 1875. Show less

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Crooked Hallelujah

Crooked Hallelujah

by Ford, Kelli Jo

Book - 2020

Ford traces four generations of Native American women as they navigate cultural dynamics, religious beliefs, the 1980s oil bust, devastating storms and unreliable men to connect with their ideas about home. Ford traces four generations of Native American women as they navigate cultural dynamics, religious beliefs, the 1980s oil bust, devastating storms and unreliable men to connect with their ideas about home. Show less

Ford traces four generations of Native American women as they navigate cultural dynamics, religious beliefs, the 1980s oil bust, devastating storms and unreliable men to connect with their ideas about home. Ford traces four generations of Native American women as they navigate cultural dynamics, religious beliefs, the 1980s oil bust, devastating storms and unreliable men to connect with their ideas about home. Show less

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Elatsoe

Elatsoe

by Little Badger, Darcie

Book - 2020

Ellie Bride is an intelligent, determined, and asexual young Native woman with the ability to bring the dead back to life, as demonstrated through her stalwart companion, Kirby the poltergeist puppy. Ellie Bride is an intelligent, determined, and asexual young Native woman with the ability to bring the dead back to life, as demonstrated through her stalwart companion, Kirby the poltergeist puppy. Show less

Ellie Bride is an intelligent, determined, and asexual young Native woman with the ability to bring the dead back to life, as demonstrated through her stalwart companion, Kirby the poltergeist puppy. Ellie Bride is an intelligent, determined, and asexual young Native woman with the ability to bring the dead back to life, as demonstrated through her stalwart companion, Kirby the poltergeist puppy. Show less

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Even as We Breathe

Even as We Breathe

A Novel

by Clapsaddle, Annette Saunooke

Book - 2020

In the hot Southern summer, a young man's loyalties and foundational stories are tested in this groundbreaking first novel from Cherokee writer Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle. In the hot Southern summer, a young man's loyalties and foundational stories are tested in this groundbreaking first novel from Cherokee writer Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle. Show less

In the hot Southern summer, a young man's loyalties and foundational stories are tested in this groundbreaking first novel from Cherokee writer Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle. In the hot Southern summer, a young man's loyalties and foundational stories are tested in this groundbreaking first novel from Cherokee writer Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle. Show less

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask

Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask

by Treuer, Anton

eBook - 2021

Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist Anton Treuer responds to questions in order to build understanding. Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist Anton Treuer responds to questions in order to build understanding. Show less

Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist Anton Treuer responds to questions in order to build understanding. Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist Anton Treuer responds to questions in order to build understanding. Show less

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Five Little Indians

Five Little Indians

by Good, Michelle

Book - 2020

Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Show less

Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Show less

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Hunting by Stars

Hunting by Stars

by Dimaline, Cherie

Book - 2021

The second novel in "The Marrow Thieves" series, French continues to evade the Recruiters while he tries to build his life in a postapocalyptic, plague-ridden world. The second novel in "The Marrow Thieves" series, French continues to evade the Recruiters while he tries to build his life in a postapocalyptic, plague-ridden world. Show less

The second novel in "The Marrow Thieves" series, French continues to evade the Recruiters while he tries to build his life in a postapocalyptic, plague-ridden world. The second novel in "The Marrow Thieves" series, French continues to evade the Recruiters while he tries to build his life in a postapocalyptic, plague-ridden world. Show less

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Love After the End

Love After the End

An Anthology of Two-spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction

Book - 2020

A bold and breathtaking anthology of queer Indigenous speculative fiction. A bold and breathtaking anthology of queer Indigenous speculative fiction. Show less

A bold and breathtaking anthology of queer Indigenous speculative fiction. A bold and breathtaking anthology of queer Indigenous speculative fiction. Show less

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Native American Heritage Month: A collaborative project of the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.

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Not "a Nation of Immigrants"

Not "a Nation of Immigrants"

Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and A History of Erasure and Exclusion

by Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne

Book - 2021

A challenge and invitation to reconsider the American narrative. A challenge and invitation to reconsider the American narrative. Show less

A challenge and invitation to reconsider the American narrative. A challenge and invitation to reconsider the American narrative. Show less

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The Only Good Indians

The Only Good Indians

A Novel

by Jones, Stephen Graham

Book - 2020

A novel that blends classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. A novel that blends classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. Show less

A novel that blends classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. A novel that blends classic horror and a dramatic narrative with sharp social commentary follows four American Indian men after a disturbing event from their youth puts them in a desperate struggle for their lives. Show less

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Peacemaker

Peacemaker

by Bruchac, Joseph

Book - 2021

Illustrated rendering of the cultural story of a Peacemaker who helped end a bitter war and found the League of the Iroquois. Illustrated rendering of the cultural story of a Peacemaker who helped end a bitter war and found the League of the Iroquois. Show less

Illustrated rendering of the cultural story of a Peacemaker who helped end a bitter war and found the League of the Iroquois. Illustrated rendering of the cultural story of a Peacemaker who helped end a bitter war and found the League of the Iroquois. Show less

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The Removed

The Removed

A Novel

by Hobson, Brandon

Book - 2021

A Cherokee family takes in a remarkable foster child on the eve of the Cherokee National Holiday and anniversary of a loved one’s death. A Cherokee family takes in a remarkable foster child on the eve of the Cherokee National Holiday and anniversary of a loved one’s death. Show less

A Cherokee family takes in a remarkable foster child on the eve of the Cherokee National Holiday and anniversary of a loved one’s death. A Cherokee family takes in a remarkable foster child on the eve of the Cherokee National Holiday and anniversary of a loved one’s death. Show less

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The Sentence

The Sentence

A Novel

by Erdrich, Louise

Book - 2021

Two Ojibwe bookstore workers face life, their haunted workplace, and secrets from their past. Two Ojibwe bookstore workers face life, their haunted workplace, and secrets from their past. Show less

Two Ojibwe bookstore workers face life, their haunted workplace, and secrets from their past. Two Ojibwe bookstore workers face life, their haunted workplace, and secrets from their past. Show less

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This Town Sleeps

This Town Sleeps

A Novel

by Staples, Dennis E.

Book - 2020

Engaging in a secret affair with a closeted white man, an Ojibwe from a northern Minnesota reservation navigates small-town discrimination before a ghost leads him to the grave of a basketball star whose murder becomes linked to a local legend. Engaging in a secret affair with a closeted white man, an Ojibwe from a northern Minnesota reservation navigates small-town discrimination before a ghost leads him to the grave of a basketball star whose murder becomes linked to a local legend. Show less

Engaging in a secret affair with a closeted white man, an Ojibwe from a northern Minnesota reservation navigates small-town discrimination before a ghost leads him to the grave of a basketball star whose murder becomes linked to a local legend. Engaging in a secret affair with a closeted white man, an Ojibwe from a northern Minnesota reservation navigates small-town discrimination before a ghost leads him to the grave of a basketball star whose murder becomes linked to a local legend. Show less

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Winter Counts

Winter Counts

A Novel

by Weiden, David Heska Wanbli

Book - 2020

A vigilante enforcer on South Dakota's Rosebud Indian Reservation enlists the help of an ex to investigate the activities of an expanding drug cartel, while a new tribal council initiative raises controversial questions. A vigilante enforcer on South Dakota's Rosebud Indian Reservation enlists the help of an ex to investigate the activities of an expanding drug cartel, while a new tribal council initiative raises controversial questions. Show less

A vigilante enforcer on South Dakota's Rosebud Indian Reservation enlists the help of an ex to investigate the activities of an expanding drug cartel, while a new tribal council initiative raises controversial questions. A vigilante enforcer on South Dakota's Rosebud Indian Reservation enlists the help of an ex to investigate the activities of an expanding drug cartel, while a new tribal council initiative raises controversial questions. Show less

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Yellow Bird

Yellow Bird

Oil, Murder, and A Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country

by Murdoch, Sierra Crane

Book - 2020

Investigative reporting on envirnmentalism and a missing person. Investigative reporting on envirnmentalism and a missing person. Show less

Investigative reporting on envirnmentalism and a missing person. Investigative reporting on envirnmentalism and a missing person. Show less

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