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• The Worst Trickster Story Ever Told

  Native America, the Supreme Court, and the U.S. Constitution

  Richotte, Keith,

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  "More than corrective constitutional history, The Worst Trickster Story Ever Told provides an irreverent synthesis of Native American legal history across more than 100 years, reflecting on race, power, and sovereignty along the way. Engaging with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Undiscovered Country

  Triumph, Tragedy, and the Shaping of the American West

  Hutton, Paul Andrew, 1949-

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  "The Undiscovered Country strips away the layers of myth to reveal the true story of this first epoch of American history."

• Nothing More of This Land

  Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity

  Lee, Joseph, 1992-

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  "From award-winning journalist Joseph Lee, a sweeping, personal exploration of Indigenous identity and the challenges facing Indigenous people around the world." Also available in digital formats.

• Native Nations

  a Millennium in North America

  DuVal, Kathleen,

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  "In this magisterial history of the continent, Kathleen DuVal traces the power of Native nations from the rise of ancient cities more than 1000 years ago to the present."

• By the Fire We Carry

  the Generations-long Fight for Justice on Native Land

  Nagle, Rebecca,

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  "A powerful work of reportage and American history in the vein of 'Caste and How the Word Is Passed' that braids the story of the forced removal of Native Americans onto treaty lands in the nation's earliest days, and a small-town murder in the '90s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Our Way--a Parallel History

  An Anthology of Native History, Reflection, and Story

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  "In this sweeping exploration of Indigenous culture, Our Way-A Parallel History brings together Native scholars and leaders to examine the incredible diversity of Native cultures in the US. Representing more than ten Indigenous nations, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Thinning Blood

  a Memoir of Family, Myth, and Identity

  Myers, Leah (Writer),

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  "Leah Myers may be the last member of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe in her family line, due to her tribe's strict blood quantum laws. In this unflinching and intimate memoir, Myers excavates the stories of four generations of women in order to leave…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Know We Are Here

  Voices of Native California Resistance

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  "A collection of essays about the ways California's Native nations are resisting colonialism today, from education reform to protests against environmental injustice and beyond."

• Indigenous Firsts

  a History of Native American Achievements and Events

  Dennis, Yvonne Wakim,

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  "'Indigenous Firsts: A History of Native American Achievement and Events' recognizes and honors 2,000 barrier-breaking trailblazers and history-making events in multiple fields-arts, entertainment, business, sovereignty, education, government,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are the Land

  a History of Native California

  Akins, Damon B., 1971-

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  "'We Are the Land' is the first and most comprehensive text of its kind, centering the long history of California around the lives and legacies of the Indigenous people who shaped it."

• Indigenous Continent

  the Epic Contest for North America

  Hämäläinen, Pekka, 1967-

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  "In 'Indigenous Continent,' Pekka Hämäläinen overturns the traditional, Eurocentric narrative, demonstrating that, far from being weak and helpless "victims" of European colonialism, Indigenous peoples controlled North America well into the 19th…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Earth Is All That Lasts

  Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the Last Stand of the Great Sioux Nation

  Gardner, Mark Lee, 1960-

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  "A magisterial dual biography of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, revealing in groundbreaking new detail the two most legendary and consequential American Indian leaders, who triumphed at the Battle of Little Big Horn and led Sioux resistance in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

  Native America From 1890 to the Present

  Treuer, David,

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• The Way We Lived

  California Indian Stories, Songs & Reminiscences

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  Ranging from love songs to death chants, legends to oral histories, The Way We Lived captures the vitality and continuance of native culture in California. Includes dozens of historic photographs.

• Earth Keeper

  Reflections on the American Land

  Momaday, N. Scott, 1934-2024

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  "Earth Keeper is a story of attachment, rooted in oral tradition. Momaday recalls stories of his childhood that have been passed down through generations, stories that reveal a profound and sacred connection to the American landscape and a reverence…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Carry

  a Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land

  Jensen, Toni,

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  "A powerful, poetic memoir about what it means to exist as an indigenous woman in America, told in snapshots of the author's encounters with gun violence--for readers of Jesmyn Ward and Terese Marie Mailhot." Also available in digital formats.

• When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through

  a Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry

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  "United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations, into the first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology." Also available as an eBook.

• Heart Berries

  a Memoir

  Mailhot, Terese Marie,

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  "'Heart Berries' is a powerful, poetic memoir of a woman's coming of age on the Seabird Island Indian Reservation in the Pacific Northwest." Also available in digital formats.

• Five Little Indians

  Good, Michelle,

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  "Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention...With compassion and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• New Native Kitchen

  Celebrating Modern Recipes of the American Indian

  Bitsoie, Freddie

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  "In this essential cookbook, Bitsoie shares his expertise and culinary insights into Native American cooking and suggests new approaches for every home cook. With recipes as varied as the peoples that inspired them, 'New Native Kitchen' celebrates…Read moreRead more of this annotation