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Native American and Alaska Native Heritage Month: Middle/ High School Resources

Resources related to Native American and Alaska Native heritage. These resources are designed for students of all ages to learn more about the Indigenous cultures of the United States.

Social Justice Books - Middle School

Middle School

Apple in the Middle

Apple in the Middle*
By Dawn Quigley
As Long as the Rivers Flow
By Larry Loyie with Constance Brissenden, Heather D. Holmlund (Illustrator)
The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga, Book One
By David A. Robertson
The Birchbark House *
By Louise Erdrich
The Case of the Burgled Bundle *
By Michael Hutchinson
The Case of the Windy Lake *
By Michael Hutchinson
Charles Albert Bender: National Hall of Fame Pitcher
By Kade Ferris
Deb Haaland: First Native American Cabinet Secretary *
By Matthew J. Martinez and Jill Doerfler
Do All Indians Live in Tipis?
By Smithsonian Books

Ella Cara Deloria: Dakota Language Protector
By Diane Wilson and Tashia Hart (Illustrator)

Fatty Legs: A True Story
By Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Liz Amini-Holmes (Illustrator)

The Fire *
By Thomas Peacock
A Girl Called EchoA Girl Called Echo *
By Katherena Vermette
The Great Bear: The Misewa Saga, Book 2 *
By David A. Robertson
Healer of the Water Monster *
By Brian Young and Shonto Begay (Illustrator)
Hidden Roots
By Joseph Bruchac
How I Became a Ghost, Book 1: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story
By Tim Tingle

 

If I Ever Get Out of Here: A Novel with Paintings
By Eric L. Gansworth
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse*
By Joseph Marshall III

Indian No More

Indian No More*
By Charlene Willing McManis, Traci Sorell

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People*
By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Debbie Reese
Makoons
By Louise Erdrich

Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story  *
By Andrea L. Rogers
My Name Is Not Easy*
By Debby Dahl Edwardson

 

My Name is Seepeetza
By Shirley Sterling

 

A Name Earned (Pathfinders)
By Tim Tingle
Native Writers: Voices of Power
By Kim Sigafus, Lyle Ernst

 

No Name
By Tim Tingle

 

Peggy Flanagan: Ogimaa Kwe, Lieutenant Governor
By Jessica Engelking and Tashia Hart (Illustrator)

 

Rain Is Not My Indian Name
By Cynthia Leitich Smith, Lori Earley (Illustrator)
The Reluctant Storyteller
By Art Coulson and Carlin Bear Don't Walk (Illustrator)
The Sea in Winter
By Christine Day
Sees Behind Trees
By Michael Dorris

 

Sisters of the Neversea *
By Cynthia L. Smith

 

Son Who Returns
By Gary Robinson
Spotted Tail *
By David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story
By David A. Robertson, Scott B. Henderson, (Illustrator), Donovan Yaciuk (Colourist)

 

Surviving the City, Volume 1
By Tasha Spillett and Natasha Donovan (Illustrator)

This Place: 150 Years Retold
By Alicia Elliott (Foreword by), Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm (Contribution by), Sonny Assu (Contribution by)
Three Feathers
By Richard Van Camp, K. Mateus (Illustrator)

 

Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection
By Matt Dembicki (Editor)
Triple Threat
By Jacqueline Guest
Under the Mesquite
By Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Walking on Earth & Touching the Sky
By Timothy P. McLaughlin (Editor), S. D. Nelson (Illustrator), Joseph Marshall (Foreword by)
We Dream Medicine Dreams
By Lisa Boivin
Who Will Tell My Brother
By Marlene Carvell
The Wolf's Trail: An Ojibwe Story, Told by Wolves
By Thomas D. Peacock

Source: https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/american-indians/

Social Justice Books - High School/ Adult

High School / Adult

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People*
By Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Debbie Reese
Apple (Skin to the Core) *
By Eric Gansworth
Blue Horses Rush in
By Luci Tapahonso

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
By Monique Gray Smith, Robin Wall Kimmerer, and Nicole Neidhardt (Illustrator)
Code Talker Stories
By Laura Tohe
Crazy Horse's Girlfriend
By Erika T. Wurth
Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices
By Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale (Editor)

 

Elatsoe
By Darcie Little Badger and Rovina Cai (Illustrator)

 

Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition *
By Anton Treuer

 

Fighter in Velvet Gloves: Alaska Civil Rights Hero Elizabeth Peratrovich
By Annie Boochever and Roy Peratrovich Jr

Firekeeper’s Daughter *
By Angeline Boulley

Give Me Some Truth
By Eric Gansworth

Hearts Unbroken

Hearts Unbroken*
By Cynthia Leitich Smith

House of Purple Cedar *
By Tim Tingle
link to the book How We Go Home on Bookshop.orgHow We Go Home: Voices from Indigenous North America
Edited by Sara Sinclair
I Will See You Again
By Lisa Boivin
Free PDF: Reader's Guide to I Will See You Again

 

Indigenizing Education: Transformative Research, Theories, and Praxis
Edited by Jeremy Garcia, Valerie Shirley, and Hollie Anderson Kulago

I've Been Here All the While: Black Freedom on Native Land
By Alaina E. Roberts
Killer of Enemies
By Joseph Bruchac
The Lesser Blessed
By Richard Van Camp
The Marrow Thieves*
By Richard Van Camp
Mean Spirit
By Linda Hogan
Men On The Moon
By Simon J Ortiz

 

Moccasin Thunder: American Indian Stories for Today
By Lori Marie Carlson
The Moon of Letting Go: And Other Stories
By Richard Van Camp

 

The Night Wanderer: A Graphic Novel
By Drew Hayden Taylor
Night Flying Woman: An Ojibway Narrative
By Ignatia Broker
Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present
By Adrienne Keene and Ciara Sana (Illustrator)

 

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women*
 Edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale

The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth
By The Red Nation

Red Nation Rising: From Bordertown Violence to Native Liberation
By Nick Estes, Melanie Yazzie,  Jennifer Nez Denetdale, and David Correia
Reproductive Justice: The Politics of Health Care for Native American Women
By Barbara Gurr
Rethinking Columbus
By Bill Bigelow (Editor), Bob Peterson (Editor)
Robopocalypse
By Daniel H. Wilson
The Round House *
By Louise Erdrich

 

Spíləx̣m: A Weaving of Recovery, Resilience, and Resurgence *
By Nicola I. Campbell
The Story of ACT 31: How Native History Came to Wisconsin Classrooms
By J. P. Leary
Team Spirits: The Native American Mascots Controversy
By C. Richard King (Editor), Charles Fruehling Springwood (Editor), Vine Deloria Jr (Foreword by)
Waterlily
By Ella Cara Deloria, Susan Gardner (Introduction by), Raymond J. Demallie (Afterword by)

 

We Do Not Want the Gates Closed Between Us: Native Networks and the Spread of the Ghost Dance
By Justin Gage

 

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry *
By Jennifer Elise Foerster, Leanne Howe, and  Joy Harjo (Editor)

Source: https://socialjusticebooks.org/booklists/american-indians/