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11 Books by Native American Authors to Add to Your Reading List

November 1st marks the commencement of Native American Heritage Month, a time when we come together to celebrate the brilliance, resilience, and rich cultural and linguistic diversity of Indigenous Peoples. In honor of this month, we share with you a list of 11 books, each authored by talented Native writers, recommended by Chad Valdez (Diné), Cultural Survival Writer in Residence. These books will take you on journeys of discovery, shedding light on the unique perspectives, histories, and stories of Indigenous communities. Happy reading! 
Never Whistle at Night by Shane Hawk (Cheyenne-Arapaho/Hidatsa/Potawatomi) and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. (Mackinac Bands of Chippewa/Ottawa)

Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina (Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana)
The Storyteller by Brandon Hobson (Cherokee)

The Missing Morningstar: And Other Stories by Stacie Shannon Denetsosie (Diné)
 Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones (Blackfeet) 

VenCo by Cherie Dimaline (Métis)
Bad Cree by Jessica Johns (Cree) 

White Horse by Erika T. Wurth (Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee) 
Swim Home to the Vanished by Brendan Shay Basham (Diné)

To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose (Seaconke Wampanoag) 
The Rediscovery of America  by Ned Blackhawk (Te-Moak) 
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