Native Voices in November: A Booklist for Students, Parents & Educators
November is Native American Heritage month. It's a time to share and remember the history of the Native people who were the first people of this land and continue to be an essential and indelible part of the landscape. This land we walk on is Native land.
This booklist is not a Thanksgiving booklist.These titles highlight Native voices and stories that will evoke curiosity in young readers to explore and develop a better knowledge and understanding of Native peoples and communities.
Elementary
A Day with Yayah by Nicola I. Campbell, illustrated by Julie Flett
Bowwow Powwow: Bagosenjige-niimi'idim by Brenda J. Childtranslation by Gordon Jourdain, illustrated by Jonathan Thunder
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Frané Lessac
Book / Read-Along / E-book / Audiobook
The Forever Sky by Thomas D. Peacock, illustrated by Annette S. Lee
I Can Make this Promise by Christine Day
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Information about the Indian Child Welfare Act
Gaawin gindaaswin ndaawsii = I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis
The Grizzly Mother by Brett D. Huson
Spotted Tail by David Heska Wanbli Weiden, illustrated by Jim Yellowhawk and Pat Kinsella
High School
Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley
Elatsoe by Darice Little Badger, illustrated by Ravina Cai
Additional Resources
- American Indian Experience—Full-text digital resource exploring the history and culture of American Indians. Ideal resource for middle school, high school, and undergraduate research on American Indian history. Fully searchable, or browsable by era, tribe, state, and region.
- Digital Collections—“Indians of North America”
- Native American Art found in Press Reader
External Additional Resources
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Natives Photographs -is a space to elevate the work of Indigenous visual journalists and bring balance to the way we tell stories about Indigenous people and spaces. Our mission is to support the media industry in hiring more Indigenous photographers to tell the stories of their communities and to reflect on how we tell these stories.