Native Lit Challenge 2023 - hosted by nativegirlsreading

A new-to-you Native author
A returning favourite prompt, discover one of the many debut authors or a writer who is simply new to you.
All books added
Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption by Susan Devan Harness

Bitterroot: A Salish Memoir of Transracial Adoption

Susan Devan Harness

352 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala by Rigoberta Menchú

I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala

Rigoberta Menchú

11 hours, 54 minutes • first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
The Seven Generations and the Seven Grandfather Teachings by James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw

The Seven Generations and the Seven Grandfather Teachings

James Vukelich Kaagegaabaw

88 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction education philosophy self help hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity by Leah Myers

Thinning Blood: A Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

Leah Myers

176 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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
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

16 hours, 44 minutes • first pub 2013 (editions)

nonfiction essays nature science informative inspiring reflective slow-paced
Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems by Joy Harjo

Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems

Joy Harjo

1 hour, 53 minutes • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction poetry emotional reflective slow-paced
On Indigenuity: Learning the Lessons of Mother Earth by Daniel Wildcat

On Indigenuity: Learning the Lessons of Mother Earth

Daniel Wildcat

144 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction sociology
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose

To Shape a Dragon's Breath

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Moniquill Blackgoose

511 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous medium-paced
Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist

Disintegrate/Dissociate

Arielle Twist

80 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective slow-paced