indigenous authors challenge - hosted by ringofkeyz

a nonfiction novel written by an indigenous author
NOTE: when discussing nonfiction, it does not include memoirs as that is a separate prompt
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Making Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead

Making Love with the Land

Joshua Whitehead

6 hours, 3 minutes • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder by Ma-Nee Chacaby

A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

Ma-Nee Chacaby

11 hours, 57 minutes • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott

A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

Alicia Elliott

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Northern Athabascan Survival: Women, Community, and the Future by Phyllis a. Fast

Northern Athabascan Survival: Women, Community, and the Future

North American Indian Prose Award

Phyllis a. Fast

305 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

391 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
A Short History of the Blockade: Giant Beavers, Diplomacy, and Regeneration in Nishnaabewin by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

A Short History of the Blockade: Giant Beavers, Diplomacy, and Regeneration in Nishnaabewin

CLC Kreisel Lecture

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

88 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction literary sociology
A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt

A Minor Chorus

Billy-Ray Belcourt

192 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ literary reflective medium-paced
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King

The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America

Thomas King

9 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History by Nur Masalha

Palestine: A Four Thousand Year History

Nur Masalha

448 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative slow-paced
Searching for Savanna: The Murder of One Native American Woman and the Violence Against the Many by Mona Gable

Searching for Savanna: The Murder of One Native American Woman and the Violence Against the Many

Mona Gable

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction true crime dark emotional sad slow-paced