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The First Woman Cherokee Chief: Wilma Pearl Mankiller

Written by Patricia Morris Buckley and Illustrated by Aphelandra Messer

In 1985, Wilma Pearl Mankiller became the first woman Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. She...

K - 3rd
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The Marrow Thieves

Written by Cherie Dimaline

Just when you think you have nothing left to lose, they come for your dreams.

Humanity has nearly...

7th -
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The Barren Grounds: The Misewa Saga, Book One

Written by David A. Robertson

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brought...

5th - 8th
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Indigenous America (True History)

Written by Liam McDonald, Jennifer Sabin (Creator), & Doug Kiel (Introduction)

The true story of the United States’ Indigenous beginnings.

American schoolchildren have long been...

5th - 8th
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She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller

Written by Traci Sorell & Chelsea Clinton and Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger & Gillian Flint

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger...

1st - 4th
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She Persisted: Maria Tallchief

Written by Christine Day & Chelsea Clinton and Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger & Gillian Flint

Inspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger...

1st - 4th
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At the Mountain's Base

Written by Traci Sorell and Illustrated by Weshoyot Alvitre

A family, separated by duty and distance, waits for a loved one to return home in this lyrical...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series

Written by Traci Sorell and Illustrated by Arigon Starr

The true story of John Meyers and Charles Bender, who in 1911 became the first two Native American...

1st - 4th
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Tallchief: America's Prima Ballerina

Written by Maria Tallchief & Rosemary Wells and Illustrated by Gary Kelley

Growing up on the Osage Indian reservation, Maria Tallchief was a gifted pianist and dancer...

K - 3rd
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I Can Make This Promise

Written by Christine Day

All her life, Edie has known that her mom was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious...

3rd - 7th
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Indian No More

Written by Charlene Willing Mcmanis & Traci Sorell

Regina Petit's family has always been Umpqua, and living on the Grand Ronde reservation is all ten...

4th - 7th
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Atariba and Niguayona: A Story from the Taino People of Puerto Rico (Tales of the Americas) (English & Spanish edition)

Written by Harriet Rohmer & Jesus Guerrero Rea and Illustrated by Consuelo Mendez Castillo

A Taino Indian legend about a young boy and his search for the healing caimoni tree.

2nd - 5th
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Wild Berries

Written and Illustrated by Julie Flett
Clarence delights in meeting an ant, a spider, and a fox while spending the day picking blueberries...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Undefeated: Jim Thorpe And The Carlisle Indian School Football Team

Written by Steve Sheinkin
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team is an astonishing underdog...
5th - 7th
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Coyote and the Butterflies

Written by Joe Hayes and Illustrated by Theresa Smith
After several attempts to retrieve salt from the Salt Lake for his wife's baking, a very lazy coyote...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People

Written by S. D. Nelson
Sitting Bull (c. 1831–1890) was one of the greatest Lakota/Sioux warriors and chiefs who ever lived...
3rd - 7th
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Mary Jemison: Native American Captive (Based on a True Story)

Written by E. F. Abbott
Mary Jemison, a fifteen-year-old frontier girl living in Pennsylvania in 1758 during the French and...
3rd - 4th
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365 Days of Walking the Red Road The Native American Path to Leading a Spiritual Life Every Day

Written by Terri Jean
365 Days of Walking the Red Road captures the priceless ancient knowledge Native American elders...
7th - 12th
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Storm Boy

Written and Illustrated by Paul Owen Lewis
Striking and powerful illustrations tell the story of a Native American prince who gets taken by a...
K - 3rd
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Eagle Song

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Dan Andreasen
The story of fourth-grader Danny Bigtree who is trying to adjust to life in Brooklyn. He misses his...
2nd - 5th
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Coyote Places the Stars

Written and Illustrated by Harriet Peck Taylor
In this retelling of a Wasco Indian legend about the constellations, a curious coyote sets out to...
Pre-K - 3rd

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