Read Native American and Indigenous Canadian authors

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30 participants (143 books)

Overview

There are 574 federally recognized Native Nations (variously called tribes, nations, bands, pueblos, communities and native villages) in the United States. More than 400 more Nations are not federally recognized. 

In the borders of Canada, there are more than 630 federally recognized governments or bands among the comprise the First Nations, Inuit or Métis peoples.   

Read 12 or more books of any format or genre by authors who self-identify as Native or Indigenous.

Challenge Books

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The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World by Robin Wall Kimmerer

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

Robin Wall Kimmerer

1 hour, 56 minutes • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction economics essays nature science hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty

Night of the Living Rez

Morgan Talty

285 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary short stories dark emotional sad medium-paced
This Place: 150 Years Retold by Sonny Assu, Katherena Vermette, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Jen Storm, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, David A. Robertson, Brandon Mitchell, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Richard Van Camp, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Chelsea Vowel

This Place: 150 Years Retold

Sonny Assu, Katherena Vermette, Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Jen Storm, Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley, David A. Robertson, Brandon Mitchell, Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Richard Van Camp, Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, Chelsea Vowel

287 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction graphic novel historical short stories young adult emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

Split Tooth

Tanya Tagaq

5 hours, 31 minutes • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction historical literary magical realism poetry challenging dark emotional medium-paced
Love Is A War Song by Danica Nava

Love Is A War Song

Danica Nava

384 pages • first pub 2025 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
The Flesh of Ice by Garry Gottfriedson

The Flesh of Ice

Garry Gottfriedson

126 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction poetry
Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare

Megan Kamalei Kakimoto

261 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark emotional reflective medium-paced
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom

We Are Water Protectors

Carole Lindstrom

40 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction childrens hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

The Sentence

Louise Erdrich

386 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary emotional reflective medium-paced
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Firekeeper's Daughter

Firekeeper's Daughter #1

Angeline Boulley

494 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery thriller young adult emotional mysterious tense medium-paced