November 28, 2024

USET/USET SPF Senior Staff's Favorite Books

Native American Heritage Month offers an opportunity for Indian Country to achieve greater visibility and to create a new reality; rooted in truth, in the exertion of our sovereign authorities, in holding America accountable for honoring and fulfilling its promises, and in our cultural values and principles that reflect our special place and understanding of these sacred lands. This week’s theme for NAHM is Art and Culture. While we are grateful that the month of November provides a moment of education about our culture and traditions, we encourage you to stay on this journey all year long. One of the ways to keep celebrating and learning about the lives of Native Americans is to read books by indigenous authors. Below is a list of USET/USET SPF senior staff’s favorite books.

  1. "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West" by Dee Brown (1970).
  2. "Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto" by Vine Deloria, Jr. (1988).
  3. "Fire Keeper's Daughter" by Angeline Boulley (2021).
  4. “The Mighty Red” by Louis Erdrich (2024).
  5. “The Night Watchman” by Louise Erdich (2021).
  6. “The Sentence” by Louise Erdrich (2022).
  7. "There, There" by Tommy Orange (2019).
  8. “Where We Belong” playscript by Madeline Sayet (2022).

 

 

 

Children's Books:

  1. “Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story” by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, Alexis Bunten, Garry Meeches Sr (2022).
  2. “Journey of the Freckled Indian” by Alyssa Kalyn London (2020).
  3. “I Sang You Down from the Stars” by Tasha Spillet-Sumner (2021).

 

 

There are hundreds of books by indigenous authors. Visit our Native American Heritage Month page to learn more and find an extensive list of books and children’s books.

Learn more about Native American Heritage Month.