American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month

November 1, 2021

According to National Congress of of American Indians (NCAI), November is a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people.

This month, why not pick up a book written by an Indigenous author? Try one of these staff picks, below:

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Debbie Reese (nonfiction young adult)

My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith. (children’s picture book)

The Round House by Louise Erdrich (National Book Award winner)

There There by Tommy Orange (a New York Times Best Book of the Year)

Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson (National Book Award finalist)