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This page includes a curated list of Indigenous literature by category:
Justice, Daniel Heath, Teuton, Christopher B. and Craig S. Womack, eds. Reasoning Together: The Native Critics Collective.
Justice, Daniel Heath. Why Indigenous Literatures Matter. local_library
Robinson, Eden. Sasquatch at Home: Traditional Protocols and Modern Storytelling. local_library
Treuer, David. Native American Fiction: A User’s Manual. local_library
Weaver, Jace. American Indian Literary Nationalism.
Womack, Craig. Red on Red: Native American Literary Separatism.
Bird, Gloria, & Harjo, J. Reinventing the Enemy's Language.
Cardinal, Tantoo ed. Our Story: Aboriginal Voices on Canada's Past. local_library
Cox, James H, and Justice, D. H. The Oxford Handbook of Indigenous American Literature.
Driskill, Qwo-Li, Justice D.H., Miranda D., Tatonetti L. Sovereign Erotics: Collection of Two-Spirit Lit.
Goldie, Terry and Daniel David Moses. An Anthology of Canadian Native Literature in English. local_library
Hopkinson, Nalo & Mehan, U. So Long Been Dreaming (BIPOC writers i.e. not all indigenous) local_library
Kahn, Margot & McMasters, Kelly. This is the Place.
Knowles, Ric and Monique Mojica. Staging Coyote's Dream: An Anthology of First Nations Drama in English. local_library
St. Bernard, Donna-Michelle. Indian Act: Residential School Plays. local_library
The Malahat Review: Indigenous Perspectives Issue (#197). lock_open
Moses, Daniel David. The Exile Book of Native Canadian Fiction and Drama.
Nolan, Yvette. Beyond the Pale: Dramatic Writing from First Nations Writers and Writers of Colour.
Zitkala-Sa. American Indian Stories. local_library
Campbell, Maria. Half-Breed.
Cariou, Warren. Lake of the Prairies.
Coke, Allison Adelle Hedge. Rock, Ghost, Willow, Deer: A Story of Survival. local_library
Cusick, David. Sketches of Ancient History of the Six Nations. local_library
Dennis, Darrell. Peace Pipe Dreams: The Truth About Lies About Indians.
Elliot. Alicia. A Mind Spread Out on the Ground. local_library
King, Thomas. The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America. local_library
---. The Truth About Stories.
Mailhot, Therese Marie. Heart Berries.
Maracle, Lee. I am Woman: A Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism.
---. My Conversations with Canadians. local_library
Midge, Tiffany. The Woman Who Married a Bear. local_library
Miranda, Deborah. Bad Indians.
Scofield, Gregory. Thunder Through My Veins.
Talaga, Tanya. Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City. local_library
Taylor, Drew Hayden. Funny, You Don't Look Like One anthologies.
Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. local_library
Wagamese, Richard. Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations.
---. One Native Life. local_library
Washuta, Elissa. My Body is a Book of Rules.
Watt-Cloutier, Sheila. The Right to be Cold. local_library
Armstrong, Jeanette. Slash.
---. Whispering in Shadows.
Dimaline, Cherie. The Marrow Thieves. local_library
Earling, Debra Magpie. Perma Red.
Erdrich, Louise. Future Home of the Living God.
---. The Plague of Doves.
---. The Round House.
Gansworth, Eric. If I Ever Get Out of Here.
Highway, Tomson. Kiss of the Fur Queen.
Hogan, Linda. Mean Spirit.
Howe, LeAnne. Miko Kings.
King, Thomas. Green Grass, Running Water. local_library
---. The Back of the Turtle. local_library
---. Medicine River. local_library
---. Truth and Bright Water.
Lindberg, Tracey. Birdie.
Maracle, Lee. Ravensong.
Momaday, N. Scott. House Made of Dawn.
Mosionier, Beatrice. In Search of April Raintree. local_library
Orange, Tommy. There, There.
Power, Susan. The Grass Dancer.
Rice, Waubgeshig. Moon of the Crusted Snow.
Roanhorse, Rebecca. Trail of Lightning.
Robinson, Eden. Monkey Beach.
---. Son of a Trickster.
---. Trickster Drift.
Silko, Leslie Marmon. Ceremony.
Taylor, Drew Hayden. Motorcycles & Sweetgrass.
Tagaq, Tanya. Split Tooth. local_library
Van Camp, Richard. The Lesser Blessed.
Vermette, Katherena. The Break. local_library
Wagamese, Richard. Dream Wheels.
---. Indian Horse. local_library
---. Starlight.
Welch, James. Fools Crow.
---. Winter in the Blood.
Whitehead, Joshua. Jonny Appleseed. local_library
Wurth, Erika. Crazy Horse's Girlfriend.
Akiwenzie-Damm, Kateri. The Stone Collection.
Ausubel, Ramona. A Guide to Being Born.
Baker, Carleigh. Bad Endings. local_library
Dimaline, Cherie. A Gentle Habit.
Erdrich, Louise. Love Medicine.
Jensen, Toni. From the Hilltop. local_library
Kahakauwila, Kristiana. This Is Paradise.
King, Thomas. A Short History of Indians in Canada.
Livingston, Chip. Naming Ceremony.
Maracle, Lee. Sojourner’s Truth and Other Stories.
Robinson, Eden. Traplines.
Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake. This Accident of Being Lost.
Taylor, Drew Hayden. Take Us To Your Chief and Other Stories.
Van Camp, Richard. Night Moves.
Abel, Jordan. Injun. local_library
---. un/Inhabited.
Apache, Crisosto. Genesis.
Baker, Marie Annharte. Being on the Moon.
---. Exercises in Lip Pointing.
Belcourt, Billy-Ray. This Wound is a World.
Benaway, Gwen. Ceremonies for the Dead.
---. Holy Wild.
---. Passage.
Bitsui, Sherman. From Flood Song. local_library
Dumont, Marilyn. A Really Good Brown Girl.
---. Green Girl Dreams Mountains.
Erdrich, Heid E. Curator of Ephemera at the New Museum for Archaic Media. local_library
---. National Monuments.
Halfe, Louise Bernice. Bear Bones and Feathers.
---. Sôhkêyihta: The Poetry of Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe local_library
Harjo, Joy. She Had Some Horses.
Howard, Liz. Infinite Citizen of the Shaking Tent.
Joe, Rita. Poems of Rita Joe.
---. We are the Dreamers: Recent and Early Poetry.
Johnson, E. Pauline. Flint and Feather. local_library
---. The White Wampum. local_library
Kane, Joan Naviyuk. Hyperboreal. local_library
Lopez, Casandra. Where Bullet Breaks.
Lundy, Randy. Blackbird Song. local_library
Ortiz, Simon. Going for the Rain.
---. From Sand Creek.
Paul, Philip Kevin. Little Hunger.
---. Taking the Names Down From the Hill.
Pico, Tommy. Nature Poem.
Ruffo, Armand Garnet. The Thunderbird Poems. local_library
---. At Geronimo’s Grave.
---. Grey Owl: The Mystery of Archie Belaney.
---. Norval Morrisseau: Man Changing Into Thunderbird.
Scofield, Gregory. Native Canadiana: Songs from the Urban Rez.
---. I Knew Two Métis Women.
---. Singing Home the Bones.
---. Louis: The Heretic Poems. local_library
---. Witness, I Am.
Smoker, M.L. Another Attempt at Rescue.
Soldier, Layli Long. From Whereas. local_library
Trainer, Yvonne. Tom Three Persons.
Wasson, Michael. This American Ghost.
Whitehead, Joshua. Full-Metal Indigiqueer. local_library
Winder, Tanaya. Words Like Love.
Hill, Gord. The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book.
LaBoucane-Benson, Patti and Kelly Mellings. The Outside Circle. local_library
Nicholson, Hope. Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection. local_library
Robertson, David Alexander. 7 Generations (series). local_library
Taylor, Drew Hayden and Mike Wyatt. The Night Wanderer.
Yahgulanaas, Michael. Red: A Haida Manga. local_library
Debbie Reese keeps a comprehensive and regularly updated list here: http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.net
Clements, Marie. Copper Thunderbird. local_library
---. Tombs of the Vanishing Indian.
---. The Unnatural and Accidental Women. local_library
Dennis, Darrell. Two Plays. local_library
Griffiths, Linda and Maria Campbell. The Book of Jessica.
Highway, Tomson. Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing. local_library
---. Ernestine Shuswap Gets Her Trout. local_library
---. The (Post)Mistress. local_library
---. The Rez Sisters. local_library
Mojica, Monique. Princess Pocahontas and the Blue Spots. local_library
Moses, Daniel David. Almighty Voice and his Wife. local_library
---. Coyote City: A Play in Two Acts. local_library
Nolan, Yvette. Annie Mae's Movement.
---. The Birds.
Taylor, Drew Hayden. alterNatives.
---. The Boy in the Treehouse / Girl Who Loved Her Horses. local_library
---. Cottagers and Indians. local_library
---. God and the Indian.
---. Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth.
---. Someday. local_library
See also this fantastic guide to resources for the study of Indigenous theatre in North America, put together by scholar Lilian Mengesha: https://www.athe.org/page/indigenous_theater
