Read Native American and Indigenous Canadian authors

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14 participants (91 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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Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones

Mapping the Interior

Stephen Graham Jones

112 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror magical realism dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

310 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Almanac of the Dead by Leslie Marmon Silko

Almanac of the Dead

Leslie Marmon Silko

768 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

fiction historical literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced
Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

Ceremony

Leslie Marmon Silko

262 pages • first pub 1977 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good

Five Little Indians

Michelle Good

304 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

Moon of the Crusted Snow

The Whitesky Saga #1

Waubgeshig Rice

224 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction dystopian thriller dark reflective tense medium-paced
A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger

A Snake Falls to Earth

Darcie Little Badger

372 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

The Indian Lake Trilogy #1

Stephen Graham Jones

398 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction horror thriller dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

The Marrow Thieves

The Marrow Thieves #1

Cherie Dimaline

234 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction dystopian young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
White Magic by Elissa Washuta

White Magic

Elissa Washuta

424 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction essays memoir informative inspiring medium-paced