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Stephen Graham Jones - writes horror (which I know some consider as a subgenre of fantasy) - really love him.
Rebecca Roanhorse - she has a SF short story out there that's awesome (Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience) but her novels are more fantasy.
Louise Erdrich - She writes on the more literary side of things, Future Home of the Living God is a SF leaning dystopian. It was not my favorite book, but I know some appreciated it more than I did.
Sherman Alexie
Leslie Marmon Silko
Waubgeshig Rice
Cherie Dimaline
Daniel H. Wilson
Love: Beyond Body, Space & Time - an anthology
I'd also love to see recommendations from other group members for authors that are indigenous to other continents/countries. Unfortunately it's something I'm still working on reading more of myself.

Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson is one that's on my TBR, so I can't say how good it is.
The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich definitely falls into fantasy though. She's already been mentioned, but I thought I'd bring it up.
Did we read Moon of the Crusted Snow in this book group? I can't remember if it was this one or another goodreads book group. See also The Marrow Thieves, I'm not sure which book group I read it in, but it is a post apocalyptic story so it fits.
How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle is definitely for younger readers, but still worth mentioning.
Just doing a few quick google searches turned up a few more books to add to my TBR.
Celia's Song
Red Spider White Web
Tantalize

I can add another Australian author:
Terra Nullius and The Old Lie both by Claire G. Coleman.
Are there any suggestions for indigenous populations of northern europe/asia, such as the Sami.
Also any in addition to Rebecca Roanhorse for South America.

I tried to look for Sami speculative fiction a couple of years ago, desperately, but couldn't find anything :/


I tried to look for Sami speculative fiction a couple of years ago, desperately, but..."
Máret Ánne Sara writes Sami fantasy (Middle-Grade, I believe), one of her book has even been translated into English: In Between Worlds. But she's the only one I know of.


Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger is a YA/fantasy/mystery. It was a new release last year and is up for the Lodestar Award.
Another one that hasn't been mentioned yet is Zadayi Red by Caleb Fox, a fantasy based on Native American myths.
Books mentioned in this topic
Elatsoe (other topics)Zadayi Red (other topics)
Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction (other topics)
In Between Worlds (other topics)
Why Indigenous Literatures Matter (other topics)
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Darcie Little Badger (other topics)Caleb Fox (other topics)
Rebecca Roanhorse (other topics)
Claire G. Coleman (other topics)
Ambelin Kwaymullina (other topics)
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