In recognition of National Native American Heritage Month, we have created a selection of fiction and non-fiction books, centering on Native American stories, cultures, and characters. The titles below span a variety of genres and offer readers insight into indigenous experiences.
Library cards at the ready — these stories are waiting for you!
Pop singer, Avery Fox, retreats to her grandmother’s ranch after a public backlash over cultural appropriation. There, she teams up with Lucas Iron Eyes, a rancher dedicated to preserving tradition as they fight to save the ranch together.
Tookie is a bookseller haunted by the ghost of a persistent customer, Flora, over the course of a year in Minneapolis. Blending mystery and ghost story, the novel explores themes of justice, connection, and reckoning in a deeply emotional narrative.
While on a run Quill discovers signs of a possible abduction near her reservation. As she investigates, she’s drawn into the fight against violence towards Indigenous women, risking everything to uncover the truth.
Rosalie Iron Wing returns to her roots after years of loss and disconnection. As she reconnects with her heritage, she uncovers the strength of generations of Indigenous women who preserved seeds.
Tracing back to the 1864 Sand Creek Massacre and the brutal Carlisle Indian School through to the modern-day struggles of a family healing after a shooting, this novel explores trauma, survival, and the enduring fight to reclaim identity.
Spanning decades, a Mi’kmaq family is shaken by the disappearance of young Ruthie, while Norma, living a more privileged life, is haunted by hidden family secrets.
Through multiple perspectives, we see Ruby, a Métis woman adopted by white parents, who struggles to piece together her identity and heritage.
Abe Jacobs confronts his past and identity as he returns to his reservation and estranged uncle in a last-ditch hope for healing his old wounds.
Four orphans—two white brothers, a Sioux friend, and a heartbroken girl— escape a harsh Native American boarding school in 1932. Their journey down the Mississippi River leads them through a tapestry of struggling Americans.
The Echota family are still grieving their son Ray-Ray’s death years later as they gather for an annual bonfire which blurs the line between the living and spirit worlds.
Treuer challenges the idea that Native American history ended in 1890. Blending history, memoir, and journalism, Treuer shows how Native peoples have not only survived, but adapted and thrived.
Nagle tells the powerful story of the Muscogee Nation’s fight for sovereignty, culminating in a 2020 Supreme Court decision affirming their reservation lands.
