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Fiction
Probably Ruby By Lisa Bird-Wilson
F BIRD-WILSON Lisa
An Indigenous woman adopted by white parents goes in search of her identity in this novel about family, race, and history.
F BIRD-WILSON Lisa
An Indigenous woman adopted by white parents goes in search of her identity in this novel about family, race, and history.
Even As We Breathe By Annete Saunooke Clapsaddle
F CLAPSADDLE Annette
With WWII raging, 19-year-old Cowney takes a job at a resort to escape his life. But when he is accused of a crime, his escape becomes a cage.
F CLAPSADDLE Annette
With WWII raging, 19-year-old Cowney takes a job at a resort to escape his life. But when he is accused of a crime, his escape becomes a cage.
Empire of Wild By Cherie Dimaline
F DIMALINE Cherie
Joan is certain her husband Victor isn't dead, but is surprised to find him acting as a reverend, unable to recognize her.
F DIMALINE Cherie
Joan is certain her husband Victor isn't dead, but is surprised to find him acting as a reverend, unable to recognize her.
Shutter By Ramona Emerson
F EMERSON Ramona
A forensic photographer is caught in the crosshairs when a furious ghost sets her on a path of vengeance.
F EMERSON Ramona
A forensic photographer is caught in the crosshairs when a furious ghost sets her on a path of vengeance.
How To Party With An Infant By Kaui Hart Hemmings
F HEMMINGS Kaui
A hilarious and charming story about a quirky single mom in San Francisco.
F HEMMINGS Kaui
A hilarious and charming story about a quirky single mom in San Francisco.
The Removed By Brandon Hobson
F HOBSON Brandon
A Cherokee family takes in a remarkable foster child on the eve of the Cherokee National Holiday and anniversary of a loved one’s death.
F HOBSON Brandon
A Cherokee family takes in a remarkable foster child on the eve of the Cherokee National Holiday and anniversary of a loved one’s death.
Calling For a Blanket Dance By Oscar Hokeah
F HOKEAH Oscar
A young Native American boy in a splintering family grasps for stability and love, making all the wrong choices until he finds a space of his own.
F HOKEAH Oscar
A young Native American boy in a splintering family grasps for stability and love, making all the wrong choices until he finds a space of his own.
Bad Cree By Jessica Johns
F JOHNS Jessica
A Cree woman is tormented by dreams from before her sister's death, so she returns home to seek answers.
F JOHNS Jessica
A Cree woman is tormented by dreams from before her sister's death, so she returns home to seek answers.
Night of the Mannequins By Stephen Graham Jones
F JONES Stephen
Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun, right? Until it wakes up. Until it starts killing.
F JONES Stephen
Bringing a mannequin into a theater is just some harmless fun, right? Until it wakes up. Until it starts killing.
Avenue of Champions By Conor Kerr
F KERR Conor
Interlinked stories set in Edmonton examine violence, racism, language revitalization, and triumph.
F KERR Conor
Interlinked stories set in Edmonton examine violence, racism, language revitalization, and triumph.
There There By Tommy Orange
F ORANGE Tommy
Twelve Native Americans came to the Big Oakland Powwow for different reasons. A multi-generational, relentlessly paced story about hope and loss, identity and power, dislocation and communion.
F ORANGE Tommy
Twelve Native Americans came to the Big Oakland Powwow for different reasons. A multi-generational, relentlessly paced story about hope and loss, identity and power, dislocation and communion.
This Town Sleeps By Dennis Staples
F STAPLES Dennis
A gay Ojibwe man searches for meaning in a town he cannot seem to leave.
F STAPLES Dennis
A gay Ojibwe man searches for meaning in a town he cannot seem to leave.
When Two Feathers Fell From The Sky By Margaret Verble
F VERBLE Margaret
Set in 1926 Nashville, a young Cherokee horse-diver must get to the bottom of a mystery that spans centuries.
F VERBLE Margaret
Set in 1926 Nashville, a young Cherokee horse-diver must get to the bottom of a mystery that spans centuries.
Winter Counts By David L. Weiden
F WEIDEN David
A vigilante enforcer on South Dakota's Rosebud Indian Reservation enlists the help of an ex to investigate.
F WEIDEN David
A vigilante enforcer on South Dakota's Rosebud Indian Reservation enlists the help of an ex to investigate.
Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Trail of Lightning By Rebecca Roanhorse
FAN ROANHORSE Rebecca SIXTH 1
When a small town needs help to find a missing girl, a monster hunter reluctantly uncovers the terrifying truth of her own past.
FAN ROANHORSE Rebecca SIXTH 1
When a small town needs help to find a missing girl, a monster hunter reluctantly uncovers the terrifying truth of her own past.
Robopocalypse By Daniel H. Wilson
SF WILSON Daniel ROBO 1
In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us.
SF WILSON Daniel ROBO 1
In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us.
Mystery
Murder on the Red River By Marcie Rendon
M RENDON Marcie CASH 1
A child transplanted from the White Earth Reservation to a rented house in Fargo must solve a mystery.
M RENDON Marcie CASH 1
A child transplanted from the White Earth Reservation to a rented house in Fargo must solve a mystery.
Non-Fiction
Heart Berries By Terese Marie Mailhot
CD 362.19 MAI
A powerful, poetic memoir of a woman's coming of age on the Seabird Island Indian Reservation in the Pacific Northwest.
CD 362.19 MAI
A powerful, poetic memoir of a woman's coming of age on the Seabird Island Indian Reservation in the Pacific Northwest.
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through Edited by Joy Harjo
811.008 HAR
Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations, into the first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology.
811.008 HAR
Harjo gathers the work of more than 160 poets, representing nearly 100 indigenous nations, into the first historically comprehensive Native poetry anthology.
Original Fire By Louise Erdrich
811.54 ERD
A collection of poetry that depicts betrayal and revenge, hunting and being hunted.
811.54 ERD
A collection of poetry that depicts betrayal and revenge, hunting and being hunted.
The Turquoise Ledge By Leslie Marmon Silko
813.54 SIL
Marmon Silko takes readers along on her daily walks through the arroyos and ledges of the Sonoran desert in Arizona.
813.54 SIL
Marmon Silko takes readers along on her daily walks through the arroyos and ledges of the Sonoran desert in Arizona.
Earth Keeper By N. Scott Momaday
814.54 MOM
In this collection of essays Momaday reflects on his childhood and the natural world.
814.54 MOM
In this collection of essays Momaday reflects on his childhood and the natural world.
You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me By Sherman Alexie
921 ALEXIE
A literary memoir of poems, essays, and intimate family photos that reflect on the author's complicated relationship with his mother.
921 ALEXIE
A literary memoir of poems, essays, and intimate family photos that reflect on the author's complicated relationship with his mother.
We Are the Middle of Forever Edited by Dahr Jamail and Stan Rushworth
970.004 JAM
A compilation of interviews with Indigenous Americans about climate change.
970.004 JAM
A compilation of interviews with Indigenous Americans about climate change.