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• The Buffalo Hunter Hunter

  Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972-

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  Set in 1912 on the Blackfeet reservation, this historical horror follows a Lutheran pastor who records the chilling story of a Blackfeet vampire seeking vengeance for a massacre that left hundreds of his people dead. Unearthed decades later, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Medicine River

  a Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools

  Pember, Mary Annette,

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  Medicine River examines the brutal history of Native American boarding schools in the U.S., where tens of thousands of children were forcibly removed from their families and subjected to abuse aimed at erasing their culture and traditions. Ojibwe…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mask of the Deer Woman

  Dove, Laurie L.,

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  Ex-Chicago detective Carrie Starr returns to her reservation to serve as tribal marshal and becomes entangled in the search for a missing college student, while confronting the trauma of her own daughter’s murder. As she navigates the investigation,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Love Is a War Song

  Nava, Danica,

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  In this romantic comedy, a disgraced Muscogee pop star and a stoic cowboy reluctantly team up to save a struggling Oklahoma ranch, only to discover that their uneasy partnership might heal more than just their reputations.

• Old School Indian

  a Novel

  Curtis, Aaron John,

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  In Old School Indian, a middle-aged Kanien’kehá:ka man returns to his reservation after a terminal diagnosis forces him to confront his past and his fading faith in traditional healing.

• Passing Through a Prairie Country

  a Novel

  Staples, Dennis E.,

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  When a heartbroken Ojibwe man and his cousins confront a sinister entity haunting their reservation’s casino, they uncover the terrifying power of the “sandman,” a force that feeds on dreams and traps restless spirits.

• Revered Roots

  Ancestral Teachings and Wisdom of Wild, Edible, and Medicinal Plants

  Bird, LoriAnn

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  Indigenous Métis herbalist LoriAnn Bird guides readers in connecting with the ancestral wisdom of over 90 North American wild edible and medicinal plants. The book combines her personal journey with detailed illustrated plant profiles, including…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Indians Book Club

  Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds

  Krawec, Patty,

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  Bad Indians Book Club by Anishinaabe writer Patty Krawec explores how books by marginalized authors challenge and reimagine dominant colonial narratives. Blending history, memoir and fiction, the mythic figure of Deer Woman guides readers to inhabit…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• To the Moon and Back

  a Novel

  Ramage, Eliana,

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  To the Moon and Back follows Steph Harper, who is pursuing her dream of joining NASA and traveling to the Moon. The novel intertwines Steph’s journey with the lives of the three women closest to her: her sister Kayla, a rising Indigenous social…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Soft as Bones

  a Memoir

  Sage, Chyana Marie,

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  Chyana Marie Sage’s memoir explores her experiences growing up with a father who was a crack dealer and imprisoned for abusing her sister. She traces the roots of generational trauma in her family back to her grandfather, who was forcibly taken from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Waiting for the Long Night Moon

  Stories

  Peters, Amanda,

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  Amanda Peters’ debut collection of short stories, Waiting for the Long Night Moon, spans centuries of Indigenous experience, from early contact with European settlers to contemporary struggles for rights. The stories include a young man struggling…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Legendary Frybread Drive-in

  Intertribal Stories

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  Centered around Sandy June’s Legendary Frybread Drive-In, the stories explore the rich tapestry of reservation and urban Native life. With contributions from authors like Angeline Boulley, Darcie Little Badger and David A. Robertson, the anthology…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Whistler

  Medina, Nick,

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  After a debilitating accident, Henry Hotard returns to his reservation and must confront both a supernatural haunting and the traumatic events that caused his injury, all tied to the Native superstition against whistling at night.

• Big Chief

  Hickey, Jon, 1981-

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  Big Chief is Hickey’s debut novel about an Anishinaabe law graduate caught in a web of political corruption, family conflict and cultural identity as a tribal election spirals into chaos and threatens to destroy the community he’s trying to save.