Read Native American and Indigenous Canadian authors

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34 participants (171 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

All books added
Love Is A War Song by Danica Nava

Love Is A War Song

Danica Nava

316 pages • paperback • 2025

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

The Flesh of Ice

Garry Gottfriedson

126 pages • paperback • 2024

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 • paperback • 2023

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

We Are Water Protectors

Carole Lindstrom

35 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction childrens science hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced
Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Firekeeper's Daughter

Firekeeper's Daughter #1

Angeline Boulley

494 pages • hardcover • 2021

fiction contemporary mystery thriller young adult emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Betty by Tiffany McDaniel

Betty

Tiffany McDaniel

480 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction historical literary dark emotional sad medium-paced
Thunder Song by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

Thunder Song

Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe

5 hours, 30 minutes • audio • 2024

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced
Towards a Prairie Atonement by Trevor Herriot

Towards a Prairie Atonement

Regina Collection

Trevor Herriot

110 pages • hardcover

nonfiction history nature politics emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Making Love with the Land by Joshua Whitehead

Making Love with the Land

Joshua Whitehead

219 pages • hardcover • 2022

nonfiction essays lgbtqia+ memoir challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Eagle Drums by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson

Eagle Drums

Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson

4 hours, 59 minutes • audio • 2023

fiction magical realism middle grade adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced