Native American Literature Books

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There There There There (Hardcover)
by (shelved 48 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.97 — 230,436 ratings — published 2018
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The Round House The Round House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 42 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.98 — 125,813 ratings — published 2012
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Ceremony Ceremony (Paperback)
by (shelved 42 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.84 — 27,011 ratings — published 1977
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Hardcover)
by (shelved 39 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.05 — 286,699 ratings — published 2007
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Love Medicine (Love Medicine, #1) Love Medicine (Love Medicine, #1)
by (shelved 31 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.01 — 28,801 ratings — published 1984
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House Made of Dawn House Made of Dawn (Paperback)
by (shelved 28 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.61 — 10,642 ratings — published 1968
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The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.09 — 26,961 ratings — published 1993
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The Only Good Indians (The Only Good Indians, #1) The Only Good Indians (The Only Good Indians, #1)
by (shelved 26 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.68 — 119,223 ratings — published 2020
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Tracks (Love Medicine. #3) Tracks (Love Medicine. #3)
by (shelved 21 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.93 — 14,019 ratings — published 1988
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The Way to Rainy Mountain The Way to Rainy Mountain (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,288 ratings — published 1969
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Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1) Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.30 — 206,717 ratings — published 2021
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Winter in the Blood Winter in the Blood (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.80 — 4,877 ratings — published 1974
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The Sentence The Sentence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.92 — 85,876 ratings — published 2021
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The Night Watchman The Night Watchman (ebook)
by (shelved 14 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.08 — 96,644 ratings — published 2020
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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.50 — 179,944 ratings — published 2013
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Almanac of the Dead Almanac of the Dead (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,229 ratings — published 1991
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Fools Crow (Contemporary American Fiction) Fools Crow (Contemporary American Fiction)
by (shelved 14 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.04 — 5,486 ratings — published 1986
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The Plague of Doves The Plague of Doves (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.81 — 18,970 ratings — published 2008
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.26 — 103,953 ratings — published 1970
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Wandering Stars Wandering Stars (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.81 — 38,950 ratings — published 2024
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Whereas Whereas (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.37 — 4,484 ratings — published 2017
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The Removed The Removed (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.38 — 13,454 ratings — published 2021
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Heart Berries Heart Berries (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.81 — 30,432 ratings — published 2018
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The Marrow Thieves The Marrow Thieves (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.93 — 45,172 ratings — published 2017
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Future Home of the Living God Future Home of the Living God (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.61 — 29,800 ratings — published 2017
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Lakota Woman Lakota Woman (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.97 — 8,893 ratings — published 1990
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Winter Counts Winter Counts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.83 — 23,907 ratings — published 2020
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Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1) Moon of the Crusted Snow (Moon, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.82 — 46,119 ratings — published 2018
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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.39 — 7,093 ratings — published 2019
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Storyteller Storyteller (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.07 — 2,115 ratings — published 1980
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My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1) My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.50 — 54,540 ratings — published 2021
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Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1) Elatsoe (Elatsoe, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.97 — 23,637 ratings — published 2020
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Night of the Living Rez Night of the Living Rez (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.87 — 13,523 ratings — published 2022
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An American Sunrise An American Sunrise (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.27 — 8,279 ratings — published 2019
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,749 ratings — published 2019
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Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1) Trail of Lightning (The Sixth World, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.95 — 27,659 ratings — published 2018
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Crazy Brave Crazy Brave (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.19 — 7,948 ratings — published 2012
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Indian Horse Indian Horse (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.40 — 35,314 ratings — published 2012
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The Painted Drum The Painted Drum (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.93 — 10,485 ratings — published 2005
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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.12 — 18,957 ratings — published 1932
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Flight Flight (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.89 — 18,269 ratings — published 2007
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Reservation Blues Reservation Blues (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.98 — 14,296 ratings — published 1995
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Indian Killer Indian Killer (ebook)
by (shelved 7 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.78 — 8,289 ratings — published 1996
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The Buffalo Hunter Hunter The Buffalo Hunter Hunter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.98 — 52,616 ratings — published 2025
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The Berry Pickers The Berry Pickers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.07 — 334,430 ratings — published 2023
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Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.85 — 32,404 ratings — published 2023
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We Are Water Protectors We Are Water Protectors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.48 — 9,075 ratings — published 2020
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LaRose LaRose (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.91 — 24,926 ratings — published 2016
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Shell Shaker Shell Shaker (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 3.84 — 869 ratings — published 2001
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Mean Spirit Mean Spirit (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as native-american-literature)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,763 ratings — published 1990
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“At school, my science teacher talked about the ozone layer even as aerosol hairspray kept clouding the bathroom stalls. I tried to tell Mom about climate change, but she acted like I was gullible. If I was mad about losing our land, I was even angrier about what they'd done to it. While I still didn't know about the massacres, I knew enough to feel robbed. Manhatten was purchased with beads. Valuable furs had been traded for whiskey. White people used empty promises as tender, and in exchange, we Indians got blood quantum, our lineages tracked like thoroughbreds or dogs, destined to be turned into glue.”
Deborah Jackson Taffa, Whiskey Tender: A Memoir

Stephen Graham Jones
“. . . what I told Malory happened next is that when he looked over at her then it was like he'd been waiting a hundred years to see her, and this crazy ass Ledfeather girl all the way from Standing Rock, she looked off after the elk and then back at Doby through her hair, like she'd maybe been waiting for him too, but was scared a little, wanted to be sure, so Doby opened his mouth and said her name across the backseat of Junior's cab, Claire, like a flower opening in his mouth, and she held her lips together and nodded thank you to him, yes, thank you, and then swallowed what was in her throat and just let the sides of their hands touch together again some like it didn't really matter.
But it did.”
Stephen Graham Jones, Ledfeather

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