Everybody Reads 2020: Memoir, poetry and novels by Indigenous people, from Multcolib | Hennepin County Library

As You Were

A Memoir

by Tromblay, David

Book - 2021

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Call Me Indian

From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player

by Sasakamoose, Fred

Book - 2021

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An Indian Among Los Indígenas

A Native Travel Memoir

by Pike, Ursula

Book - 2021

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Crazy Horse

The Lakota Warrior's Life & Legacy : the Edward Clown Family

by Matson, William B.

Book - 2016

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When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through

A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry

by Harjo, Joy

eBook - 2020

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There There

by Orange, Tommy

Book - 2018

Everybody Reads 2020 celebrates this debut novel by Cheyenne and Arapaho author Tommy Orange. The story follows 12 urban Native Americans as they separately make their way to the big Oakland powwow, each for their own complex reasons. Everybody Reads 2020 celebrates this debut novel by Cheyenne and Arapaho author Tommy Orange. The story follows 12 urban Native Americans as they separately make their way to the big Oakland powwow, each for their own complex reasons. Show less

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In the Night of Memory

A Novel

by Grover, Linda LeGarde

Book - 2019

Two lost sisters find family, and themselves, among the voices of an Ojibwe reservation. Linda LeGarde Grover is an Anishinaabe novelist and short story writer. Two lost sisters find family, and themselves, among the voices of an Ojibwe reservation. Linda LeGarde Grover is an Anishinaabe novelist and short story writer. Show less

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Ceremony

by Silko, Leslie Marmon

Book - 2006

Tayo, a World War II and POW, returns to the Laguna Pueblo Reservation with PTSD. Instead of turning to alcohol and violence, he turns towards tradition in order to alleviate his despair. Leslie Marmon Silko is a Laguna Pueblo writer. Tayo, a World War II and POW, returns to the Laguna Pueblo Reservation with PTSD. Instead of turning to alcohol and violence, he turns towards tradition in order to alleviate his despair. Leslie Marmon Silko is a Laguna Pueblo writer. Show less

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Cherokee America

by Verble, Margaret

Book - 2019

From a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a Cherokee author comes an epic novel that follows a web of complex family alliances and culture clashes in the Cherokee Nation during the aftermath of the Civil War and the unforgettable woman at its center. From a Pulitzer Prize finalist and a Cherokee author comes an epic novel that follows a web of complex family alliances and culture clashes in the Cherokee Nation during the aftermath of the Civil War and the unforgettable woman at its center. Show less

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Fools Crow

by Welch, James

Book - 2011

Blackfeet and A'aninin writer Welch sets this novel in Montana shortly after the Civil War. White Man's Dog (later known as Fools Crow), is a young Blackfeet Indian on the verge of manhood, and the invasion of white society. Blackfeet and A'aninin writer Welch sets this novel in Montana shortly after the Civil War. White Man's Dog (later known as Fools Crow), is a young Blackfeet Indian on the verge of manhood, and the invasion of white society. Show less

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Split Tooth

by Tagaq

Book - 2018

This debut novel by Canadian Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq is based in part on her own personal journals. The book tells the story of a young Inuk woman ...Show more This debut novel by Canadian Inuk throat singer Tanya Tagaq is based in part on her own personal journals. The book tells the story of a young Inuk woman growing up in the Canadian Arctic in the 1970s and blends fiction, memoir, poetry and Inuit folklore. Show less

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Under Nushagak Bluff

A Novel

by Heavener, Mia

Book - 2019

This novel, set in an Alaskan fishing village in 1939, interweaves the importance of story and storytelling with the impact of cultural transition and change. The author is of Norwegian, Polish, and Yup’ik heritage. This novel, set in an Alaskan fishing village in 1939, interweaves the importance of story and storytelling with the impact of cultural transition and change. The author is of Norwegian, Polish, and Yup’ik heritage. Show less

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The Break

by Vermette, Katherena

Book - 2018

Told through the voices of 10 characters, this literary mystery explores the events around the rape of a teenager, and the fear that Indigenous women carr...Show more Told through the voices of 10 characters, this literary mystery explores the events around the rape of a teenager, and the fear that Indigenous women carry, whether they have experienced violence first-hand or not. Vermette is a Métis writer from Treaty One territory (Canada). Show less

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House Made of Dawn

by Momaday, N. Scott

Book - 2010

Kiowa writer Momaday won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969 when he released this novel. It tells the story of a young American Indian named Abel, hom...Show more Kiowa writer Momaday won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969 when he released this novel. It tells the story of a young American Indian named Abel, home from a foreign war and caught between two worlds: one of nature and one of industrial America. Show less

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Surviving the City

by Spillett-Sumner, Tasha

Book - 2018

Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape in this story about womanhood, fri...Show more Miikwan is Anishinaabe; Dez is Inninew. Together, the teens navigate the challenges of growing up in an urban landscape in this story about womanhood, friendship, colonialism, and the anguish of a missing loved one. Tasha Spillett is Nehiyaw and Trinidadian. Show less

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House of Purple Cedar

by Tingle, Tim

Book - 2014

Rose Goode, a Choctaw Indian girl living in pre-statehood Oklahoma, must endure a life plagued by white land-grabbers and the catastrophic events that come with them. This teen fiction was written by Choctaw writer Tim Tingle. Rose Goode, a Choctaw Indian girl living in pre-statehood Oklahoma, must endure a life plagued by white land-grabbers and the catastrophic events that come with them. This teen fiction was written by Choctaw writer Tim Tingle. Show less

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The Turquoise Ledge

[a Memoir]

by Silko, Leslie Marmon

Book - 2010

Silko combines memoir with her observations of the natural world during her daily walks through the arroyos and ledges of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. Silko combines memoir with her observations of the natural world during her daily walks through the arroyos and ledges of the Sonoran Desert in Arizona. Show less

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Heart Berries

A Memoir

by Mailhot, Terese Marie

Book - 2018

A debut memoir from this writer who grew up in Seabird Island, British Columbia, on the Seabird Island First Nation reservation. This book follows Mailhot...Show more A debut memoir from this writer who grew up in Seabird Island, British Columbia, on the Seabird Island First Nation reservation. This book follows Mailhot through her troubled childhood, early and tumultuous motherhood, and into her adult struggles with PTSD and Bipolar II Disorder. Show less

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Mamaskatch

A Cree Coming of Age

by McLeod, Darrel J.

Book - 2019

As a small boy in remote Alberta, McLeod was immersed in his Cree family’s history and learns to be fiercely proud of his heritage. But after a series of...Show more As a small boy in remote Alberta, McLeod was immersed in his Cree family’s history and learns to be fiercely proud of his heritage. But after a series of tragic losses, his home becomes unstable in this unflinching memoir or how trauma can be passed from one generation to the next. Show less

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Crazy Brave

A Memoir

by Harjo, Joy

Book - 2013

A memoir that describes the Mvskoke poet’s youth with an abusive stepfather, becoming a single teen mom, and how she struggled to finally find inner peace and her creative voice. A memoir that describes the Mvskoke poet’s youth with an abusive stepfather, becoming a single teen mom, and how she struggled to finally find inner peace and her creative voice. Show less

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An American Sunrise

Poems

by Harjo, Joy

Book - 2019

In the 1800s, Harjo's family, the Mvskoke people, were forcibly removed from their original lands east of the Mississippi. Harjo, the first Native America...Show more In the 1800s, Harjo's family, the Mvskoke people, were forcibly removed from their original lands east of the Mississippi. Harjo, the first Native American Poet Laureate of the United States, revisits the site of her people's homeland in this collection of poems about beauty and survival, resilience and spirituality. Show less

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Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings

Poems

by Harjo, Joy

Book - 2015

A musical, magical and resilient poetry volume from the first Native American United States Poet Laureate. In these poems, the joys and struggles of the everyday are played against the grinding politics of being human. A musical, magical and resilient poetry volume from the first Native American United States Poet Laureate. In these poems, the joys and struggles of the everyday are played against the grinding politics of being human. Show less

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Full-metal Indigiqueer

Poems

by Whitehead, Joshua (Writer)

Book - 2017

A poetry collection remembering and re-beautifying two-spirit folx and queer Indigenous folx. Whitehead is an Oji-Cree member of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba. A poetry collection remembering and re-beautifying two-spirit folx and queer Indigenous folx. Whitehead is an Oji-Cree member of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba. Show less

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New Poets of Native Nations

Book - 2018

This anthology gathers poets of diverse ages, styles, languages, and tribal affiliations to present the extraordinary range and power of new Native poetry...Show more This anthology gathers poets of diverse ages, styles, languages, and tribal affiliations to present the extraordinary range and power of new Native poetry. Poets include Tacey M. Atsitty, Trevino L. Brings Plenty, Layli Long Soldier, Tommy Pico and more. Show less

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Sacred Smokes

by Van Alst, Theodore C.

Book - 2018

This collection of related short stories with a common narrator explores Native American identity, gang life, and the Chicago of the 70s and 80s. This collection of related short stories with a common narrator explores Native American identity, gang life, and the Chicago of the 70s and 80s. Show less

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