Read Native American and Indigenous Canadian authors

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30 participants (139 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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Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson

Robopocalypse

Robopocalypse #1

Daniel H. Wilson

347 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction science fiction thriller adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice

Moon of the Turning Leaves

The Whitesky Saga #2

Waubgeshig Rice

312 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction dystopian thriller adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

Split Tooth

Tanya Tagaq

193 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism poetry challenging dark emotional medium-paced
"All the Real Indians Died Off": And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans by Dina Gilio-Whitaker, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

"All the Real Indians Died Off": And 20 Other Myths About Native Americans

Dina Gilio-Whitaker, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

226 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction history politics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Break by Katherena Vermette

The Break

Katherena Vermette

350 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction contemporary dark emotional reflective medium-paced
Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson

Son of a Trickster

Trickster #1

Eden Robinson

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction magical realism young adult adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

The Mighty Red

Louise Erdrich

383 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective tense medium-paced
The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf by Ambelin Kwaymullina

The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf

The Tribe #1

Ambelin Kwaymullina

399 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Just Lucky by Melanie Florence

Just Lucky

Melanie Florence

235 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional hopeful sad fast-paced
Crow Winter by Karen McBride

Crow Winter

Karen McBride

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction magical realism mysterious reflective sad slow-paced