Indigenous Authors

Indigenous voices should be at the top of everyone's reading list! Here are some that I've queued up to continue to read diversly

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last updated November, 2025

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Indian Burial Ground

Indian Burial Ground

Nick Medina

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer

Future Home of the Living God

Future Home of the Living God

Louise Erdrich

The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

Ned Blackhawk

Fire Exit

Fire Exit

Morgan Talty

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Shane Hawk

Blood Sisters

Blood Sisters

Vanessa Lillie

Stealing

Stealing

Margaret Verble

There There

There There

Tommy Orange

Wandering Stars

Wandering Stars

Tommy Orange

Five Little Indians

Five Little Indians

Michelle Good

A Broken Blade (The Halfling Saga, #1)

A Broken Blade (The Halfling Saga, #1)

Melissa Blair

Mask of the Deer Woman

Mask of the Deer Woman

Laurie L. Dove

Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)

Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky, #1)

Rebecca Roanhorse

Night of the Living Rez

Night of the Living Rez

Morgan Talty

My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)

My Heart Is a Chainsaw (The Indian Lake Trilogy, #1)

Stephen Graham Jones

Winter Counts

Winter Counts

David Heska Wanbli Weiden

The Summer that Melted Everything

The Summer that Melted Everything

Tiffany McDaniel

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I have removed Indian Burial Ground by Nick Medina as he is not an Indigenous Author, however he is an Indigenous history specialist.

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I thought he was a part of the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe?

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Based on his personal website it didn't appear so but I think you're right! thank you polter!

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  • This Place: 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm
  • Tasha Spillett
  • Elizabeth LaPensĂŠe
  • H. E. Edgemon
  • Enoli Lee
  • Moniquill Blackgoose
  • Joshua Whitehead
  • Katherena Vermette
  • Gabe CalderĂłn

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Time to pull Thomas King off of Indigenous Lists. He revealed that he has no Indigenous ancestry.

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Thank you for letting me know! I have removed his book off the list. (Sorry if there was a delay I haven't been on here for a few weeks)

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😊 thank you

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