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K-12 American Indian Education and Language Revitalization Working Booklist

Adair, Jason. We All Count: a book of Ojibway Numbers and Art. Native Northwest, 2013. Primary.

Adeyoha, Koja. 47,000 Beads. Flamingo Rampant, 2017. Primary.

Alberg, Jill. Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists. University of Washington Press, 2019. High School.

Albert-Peacock, Elizabeth. Black Bears & Blueberries (Dakota Version). Black Bears and Blueberries, 2023. Primary.

Alexie, Sherman. Reservation Blues. Atlantic Monthly Press, 1995. High School. Accessible audio and Braille.

Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Little, Brown and Co., 2007. High School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Alexie, Sherman. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me. Hatchette, 2017. High School. Accessible audio and Braille.

Anderson, Gary C. Through Dakota Eyes: Narrative Account of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1988. High School.

Anderson, Kim (ed.). Keetsahnak/Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters. University of Alberta Press, 2018. High school.

Awiakta, Marilou. Rising Fawn and the Fire Mystery. Fulcrum Publishing, 2007. High School.

Bearhead, Charlene, et al. Siha Tooskin Knows the Best Medicine. Highwater Press, 2020. Elementary. Braille.

Bearhead, Charlene, et al. Siha Tooskin Knows the Catcher of Dreams. Highwater Press, 2020. Elementary. Braille.

Bearhead, Charlene, et al. Siha Tooskin Knows the Gifts of His People. Highwater Press, 2020. Elementary. Braille.

Bearhead, Charlene, et al. Siha Tooskin Knows the Love of the Dance. Highwater Press, 2020. Elementary. Braille.

Bearhead, Charlene, et al. Siha Tooskin Knows the Nature of Life. Highwater Press, 2020. Elementary. Braille.

Bearhead, Charlene, et al. Siha Tooskin Knows the Offering of Tobacco. Highwater Press, 2020. Elementary. Braille.

Bearhead, Charlene, et al. Siha Tooskin Knows the Sacred Eagle Feather. Highwater Press, 2020. Elementary. Braille.

Bearhead, Charlene, et al. Siha Tooskin Knows the Strength of His Hair. Highwater Press, 2020. Elementary. Braille.

Beartrack-Algeo, Alfreda. The Cottonwood Sings. 7th Generation, 2023. Elementary.

Beck, Paul N. Inkpaduta: Dakota Leader. University of Oklahoma Press, 2022. High School.

Begay, David. Sharing the Skies: Navajo Astronomy. Rio Nueva Publishers, 2010. Middle School/High School.

Benton-Benai, Edward. The Mishomis Book ; The Voice of the Ojibway. University of Minnesota Press. 2010. Elementary/Middle School.

Blackhawk, Ned. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History. Yale University Press, 2023. High School.

Boivin, Lisa. We Dream Medicine Dreams. HighWater Press, 2021. Elementary.

Bordeau Waboose, Jan. Skysisters. Kids Can Press, 2002. Primary.

Boulette, Reuben. Teacher Guide for a Girl Called Echo: Learning about the History and Culture of the Métis Nation in Grades 6-8. Portage and Main Press, 2022. Teachers.

Boulley, Angeline. Firekeeper's Daughter. Henry Holt and Company, 2021. High School and older. Accessible audio, Braille.

Boulley, Angeline. Warrior Girl Unearthed. Henry Holt and Co., 2023. High School. Accessible audio.

Braine, Susan. Drumbeat...Heartbeat: A Celebration of the Powwow. Lerner, 1995. Elementary/Middle School.

Broker, Ignatia. Night Flying Woman: an Ojibway Narrative. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1983. High School. Accessible audio.

Brookes, Brita. The Dragonfly Who Flies in Circles: Aaboodashkoonishiinh Egaagiitaawbizad. Brita Brookes, 2020. Elementary/Middle School. Bilingual.

Brookes, Brita. Crane, Color, and Water/Ajijaak, Enaandeg, Minawaa Nibi. Brita Brookes, 2020. Middle School. Bilingual

Brookes, Brita. Ayana Goes Fishing: Ayana Ogiigoonhke. Brita Brookes, 2020. Elementary/Middle School. Bilingual.

Brookes, Brita. Belle The Cow: Bizhiki Belle. Brita Brookes, 2021. Elementary/Middle School. Bilingual.

Brookes, Brita. Hockey in the Northwoods: Zhooshkwaadekamigad Giiwedinoong-Mitigwaakiing. Brita Brookes, 2020. Elementary-Middle School. Bilingual.

Brookes, Brita. Bear Plants A Garden: Makwa Gitigaadaan Gitigaan. Brita Brookes, 2020. Elementary/Middle School. Bilingual.

Brookes, Brita. Sunny and the Snow: Mina-waasige miinwaa Goon. Brita Brookes, 2020. Elementary/Middle School. Bilingual.

Brookes, Brita. Birchbark and Storm: Wiigwaas Minwaa Nichiiwak. Brita Brookes, 2020. Elementary/Middle School. Bilingual.

Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West. Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1971. High School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Brown, Joseph Epes. The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven Rites of the Oglala Sioux. University of Oklahoma Press, 1989. High School. Accessible audio.

Bruchac, James and Joseph. The Girl Who Helped Thunder And Other Native American Folktales. Union Square kid, 2008. Elementary. Accessible audio.

Bruchac, Joseph. Arrow of Lightning (Killer of Enemies Series). Tu Books, 2017. Middle school/High school.

Bruchac, Joseph. Between Earth & Sky: Legends of Native American Sacred Places. Harcourt, 1996. Elementary. Accessible audio, Braille.

Bruchac, Joseph. A Boy Called Slow. Puffin, 1998. Elementary. Accessible audio and Braille.

Bruchac, Joseph. Buffalo Song. National Geographic School Pub.,2013. Elementary.

Bruchac, Joseph. Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story. Albert Whitman, 2018. Elementary. Accessible audio.

Bruchac, Joseph. Eagle Song. Puffin, 2020. Elementary. Accessible audio.

Bruchac, Joseph. Hidden Roots. Scholastic, 2006. Middle School. Accessible audio

Bruchac, Joseph. How Chipmunk Got His Stripes. Puffin, 2003. Primary/Elementary.

Bruchac, Joseph. Jim Thorpe's Bright Path. Lee and Low Books, 2008. Primary/elementary.

Bruchac, Joseph. Killer of Enemies (Killer of Enemies #1). Lee and Low, 2013. High School. Accessible audio and Braille.

Bruchac, Joseph. Navajo Long Walk: Tragic Story Of A Proud Peoples Forced March From Homeland. National Geographic, 2002. Elementary. Accessible audio.

Bruchac, Joseph. Talking Leaves. Orange Hat Publishing, 2021. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio.

Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two. Dial Books, 2005. Middle School. Accessible Audio.

Bruchac, Joseph. Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons. Philomel Books, 1992. Elementary. Braille.

Bruchac, Joseph. Trail of the Dead (Killer of Enemies #2). Lee and Low Book, 2015. High School. Accessible audio.

Bruchac, Joseph. Turtle's Race with Beaver. Puffin Books, 2005. Primary. Story available accessible audio

Caduto, Michael J and Bruchac, Joseph. Keepers of The Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children. Fulcrum Publishing, 1997. Elementary/Middle School.

Caduto, Michael J, and Bruchac, Joseph. Keepers of the Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities for Children. Fulcrum Publishing, 1997. Elementary/Middle School.

Canku, Clifford & Simon, Michael. Dakota Prisoner of War Letters: Dakota Kaskapi Okicize Wowapi. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2012. High School.

Campbell, Nicola I. Spílexm: A Weaving of Recovery, Resilience, and Resurgence. Highwater Press, 2021. High School.

Carlson, Lori Marie. Moccasin Thunder: American Indian Stories for Today. Harper Collins, 2005. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio.

Carroll, Jane Lamm. Daybreak Woman: An Anglo-Dakota Life. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2020. High School.

Carvell, Marlene. Sweetgrass Basket. Dutton Books for Young Readers, 2005. Middle School.

Chacaby, Ma-Nee. A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder. University of Manitoba Press, 2016. High School.

Charleyboy, Lisa & Leatherdale, Mary Beth (editors). #Notyourprincess: Voices of Native American Women. Annick Press, 2017. Middle School/High School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Charleyboy, Lisa & Leatherdale, Mary Beth (editors). Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices. Annick Press, 2016. Middle School/High School.

Charleyboy, Lisa & Leatherdale, Mary Beth (editors). Urban Tribes: Native Americans in the City. Annick Press, 2015. High School.

ChildBrenda J. Bowwow Powwow. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2018. Primary. Braille

Child, Brenda J. Boarding School Seasons: American Indian Families, 1900-1940. University of Nebraska Press, 1998. Accessible audio.

Child, Brenda. My Grandfathers Knocking Sticks: Ojibwe Family Life and Labor on the Reservation. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2014. High School.

Christgau, John. Birch Coulie: The Epic Battle of the Dakota War. Bison Books, 2012. High School.

Clayton, Gary (ed.) et al. Through Dakota Eyes: Narrative Accounts Of The Minnesota Indian War Of 1862. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1988. High School.

Clemmons, Linda M. Unrepentant Dakota Woman: Angelique Renville & the Struggle for Indigenous Identity, 1845-1876. South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2023. High School.

Cohen, Emily Bowen. Two Tribes. Heartdrum, 2023. Elementary.

Colwell, Chip. Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America's Culture. University of Chicago Press, 2019. High School. Accessible audio.

Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes. Beaver Steals Fire: A Salish Coyote Story by Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes/Birchbark Books & Native Arts. Bison Books, 2008. Elementary.

Coulson, Art. The Creator's Game: A Story of Baaga'adowe/Lacrosse. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2013. Elementary/Middle School.

Davids, Sharice. Sharice's Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman. Harper, 2021. Primary, elementary. Accessible audio, Braille.

Day, Christine. I Can Make This Promise. Heartdrum, 2020.Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio.

Day, Christine. The Sea in Winter. Heartdrum, 2022. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio.

Day, Christi. We Still Belong.Heartdrum, 2023. Elementary/Middle school.

de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine. Ogimaans. Edition Tintenfass, 2020. Elementary/Middle School.

DeBubungie, Rosemarie et al. Wiijikiiwending. Wiigwaas Press, 2014.

DeCarlo, Peter. Fort Snelling at Bdote. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2020. High School.

Deloria, Ella Cara. Speaking of Indians. Bison Books, 1998. High School.

Deloria, Ella Cara. The Dakota Way of Life. Bison Books, 2022. High School.

Deloria, Ella Cara. Waterlily. Bison Books, 2009. High School.

Deloria, Vine, Jr. Custer Died for Your Sins: An Indian Manifesto. University of Oklahoma, 2003. High School. Accessible audio.

Deloria, Vine, Jr. God Is Red: A Native View of Religion. Fulcrum Publishing, 1994. High School. Accessible audio.

Deloria, Vine, Jr. Red Earth, White Lies: Native Americans and the Myth of Scientific Fact. Fulcrum Publishing, 1997. High School. Accessible audio.

Deloria, Vine, Jr. The World We Used To Live In - Remembering the Powers of the Medicine Man. Fulcrum Publishing, 2006. High School.

Dennis, Yvonne Wakim & Hirschfelder, Arlene. A Kid's Guide to Native American History: More Than 50 Activities. Chicago Review Press, 2009. Elementary.

Densmore, Frances. Strength of the Earth: The Classic Guide to Ojibwe Uses of Native Plants. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2006. High School.

Dimaline, Cherie. Empire of Wild: a novel. Morrow, 2020. High school.

Dimaline, Cherie. Funeral Songs for Dying Girls. Tundra Books, 2023. High School.

Dimaline, Cherie. Hunting by Stars (a Marrow Thieves Novel). Henry M. Abrams, 2021. High School.

Dimaline, Cherie. The Marrow Thieves. Tharpa Publications, 2019. High School. Accessible audio.

Dimaline, Cherie. Red Rooms. Theytus Books, 2011. High School.

Downey, Allan. The Creator's Game: Lacrosse, Identity, and Indigenous Nationhood. UBC Press, 2022.

Driskell, Qwo-Li et al (editors). Sovereign Erotics: A Collection of Two-Spirit Literature. University of Arizona Press, 2011. High School. Accessible audio.

Driving Hawk, Virginia. Lana's Lakota Moons. Bison Books, 2007. Middle School.

Droillard, Staci Lola. Seven Aunts. University of Minnesota Press, 2022. High School. Accessible audio.

Drouillard, Staci Lola. Walking the Old Road: A People's History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe. University of Minnesota Press, 2019. High School. Accessible audio.

Drury, Bob & Clavin, Tom. The Heart of Everything That Is: Young Readers Edition:. Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2018. Middle school.

Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne & Gilio-Whitaker, Dina. All the Real Indians Died Off: And 20 Other Myths about Native Americans. Beacon Press, 2016. High School.

Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People. Beacon Press, 2019. Middle School/High School. Accessible audio.

Dupuis, Jenny Kay. I Am Not a Number - Gaawin Gindaaswin Ndaawsii. Second Story Press, 2019. Elementary. Bilingual.

Estes, Nick. Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance. Verso, 2019. High School.

Eastman, Charles A. Indian Boyhood. Dover Publications, 1971. Middle School.

Eastman, Charles A (Ohiyesa) In the Beginning, the Sun: The Dakota Legend of Creation. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2023. High School.

Eastman, Charles A & Goodale, Elaine. The Raccoon and the Bee Tree. South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2009. Primary/elementary.

Eastman, Charles A. The Soul of the Indian. Bison Books, 2020. Middle School to High School. Accessible audio.

Eastman, Charles A. Wigwam Evenings: 27 Sioux Folk Tales. Dover Children, 2000. High School. Accessible audio.

Engelking, Jessica. Peggy Flanagan: Ogimaa Kwe, Lieutenant Governor. Minnesota Humanities Center, 2022. Middle School. Accessible audio.

Erdrich, Heid (ed.). Sister Nations. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2002. High School. Accessible audio.

Erdrich, Heid E. National Monuments. Michigan State University Press, 2008. High School.

Erdrich, Heid. Cell Traffic: New and Selected Poems. University of Arizona Press, 2012. High School.

Fifield, Lisa & Erdrich, Lise. Bears Make Rock Soup. Childrens Book Press, 2002. Primary.

Erdrich, Lise. Sacagawea. Carolrhoda Books, 2003. Primary. Accessible audio, Braille.

Erdrich, Louise. Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country: Traveling Through the Land of My Ancestors. Harper Perennial, 2014. Audio ordered.

Erdrich, Louise. Chickadee. Harper, 2013. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio.

Erdrich, Louise. Four Souls. HarperCollins, 2004. High School. Accessible audio.

Erdrich, Louise. Grandmother's Pigeon. University of Minnesota Press, 2021. Primary/Elementary.

Erdrich, Louise. Love Medicine. Harper Perennial, 2016.High School. Accessible audio.

Erdrich, Louise. Makoons. HarperCollins, 2018. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio.

Erdrich, Louise. The Birchbark House. Hyperion Books, 1999. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio and Braille.

Erdrich, Louise. The Game of Silence. HarperCollins, 2005. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio.

Erdrich, Louise. The Porcupine Year. HarperCollins, 2010. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio

Erdrich, Louise. The Round House. Harper Perennial, 2013.High School. Accessible audio. National Book Award Winner.

Erdrich, Louise. The Night Watchman. Harper Perennial, 2021. High School. Accessible audio. Pulitzer Prize.

Fajardo-Anstine, Kali. Woman of Light. One World, 2023. High School. Accessible audio.

Ferris, Kade. Charles Albert Bender: National Hall of Fame Pitcher. Minnesota Humanities Center, 2020. Middle School. Accessible audio.

Flett, Julie. Birdsong. Greystone Kids, 2019. Primary.

Flett, Julie. We All Count: A Book of Cree Numbers. Native Northwest, 2014. Primary.

Flett, Julie. Wild Berries. Simply Read Books, 2014. Primary.

Florence, Melanie. He Who Dreams. Orca Book Publishers, 2021. Middle School/High School. Accessible audio.

Fon du Lac Head Start. Boozhoo: Come Play With Us. Fondu Lac, 2000. Primary. Bilingual.

Fon du Lac Head Start. The Story of Manoomin. Fon du Lac, 2013. Primary. Bilingual.

Fon du Lac. Gitige: She/he Gardens. Black Bear and Blueberries, 2019. Primary. Bilingual.

Forbes, Jack D. Only Approved Indians: Stories. University of Oklahoma Press, 2021.

Fortunate Eagle, Adam. Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School. University of Oklahoma Press, 2010. Middle School. Accessible audio in process.

Fournel, Kelly. Native Women of Courage. 7th Generation, 2007. Middle School.

Gansworth, Eric. Apple: (Skin to the Core). Levine Querido, 2020. Middle School/High School. Accessible audio and Braille.

Gansworth, Eric. Give Me Some Truth. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2022. High School. Accessible audio.

Gansworth, Eric. If I Ever Get Out Of Here. Arthur A. Levine, 2013. Middle School. Accessible audio and Braille.

Gardner, Mark Lee. The Earth Is All That Lasts: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the Last Stand of the Great Sioux Nation. Mariner Books, 2022. High School. Accessible audio.

Geniusz, Wendy Makoons. Our Knowledge Is Not Primitive: Decolonizing Botanical Anishinaabe Teachings. Syracuse University Press, 2023. High School. Bilingual.

George, Bridget. It's a Mitig! Douglas and McIntyre, 2021. Primary. Bilingual.

Gilio-Whitaker, Dina. As Long as the Grass Grows: the Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock. Beacon Press, 2020. High School. Accessible audio.

Glancy, Diane et al. Unpapered: Writers Consider Native American Identity and Cultural Belonging. University of Nebraska Press, 2023. High School.

Goade, Michaela. Berry Song. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2022. Accessible audio.

Goodluck, Laurel. Rock Your Mocs. Heartdrum, 2023. Primary.

Grace, Catherine O'Neill. 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving. National Geographic Kids, 2004. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio.

Grann, David. Killers of the Flower Moon: Adapted for Young Readers: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI. Vintage Books, 2022. High School. Accessible audio.

Graves, Byron. Rez Ball.Heartdrum, 2023. Middle School/High School.

Greendeer, Danielle. Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story. Charlesbridge, 2022. Primary

Grolla, Charles. Ojibwe Bird Stories: Binesi-Dibaajimowinan. LLTC, 2019. Middle School. Bilingual.

Grover, Linda Legarde. Gichigami Hearts: Stories and Histories from Misaabekong. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2021. High School.

Grover, Linda Legarde. In the Night of Memory. University of Minnesota Press, 2020. High School.

Grover, Linda LeGarde. Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year. University of Minnesota Press, 2017. High School.

Grover, Linda Legarde. The Road Back to Sweetgrass. University of Minnesota Press, 2016. High School. Accessible audio.

Grover, Linda LeGarde. The Dance Boots. University of Georgia Press, 2010. High School.

Grover, Linda LeGarde. The Sky Watched: Poems of Ojibwe Lives. University of Minnesota Press, 2022. High School. Accessible audio.

Harjo, Joy. Crazy Brave: A Memoir. W.W. Norton, 2012.High school. Accessible audio, Braille.

Harjo, Joy. How We Became Human. W.W. Norton & Co., 2002. High School. Accessible audio.

Harjo, Joy. Remember. Random House, 2023. Primary. Accessible audio.

Harjo, Susan Shown. Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States and American Indian Nations. Smithsonian Books, 2014 High School.

Hart, Tashia. Gidjie and the Wolves. Not Too Far Removed Press, 2020. Middle School.

Hart, Tashia. The Good Berry Cookbook: Harvesting and Cooking Wild Rice and Other Wild Foods. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2021. High School.

Havrelock, Diedre et al. Indigenous Ingenuity: A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge. Christy Ottaviano Books, 2023. Middle School.

Hemalainen, Pekka. Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America. Liveright, 2022. High School. Accessible audio.

Highway, Tomson. Dragonfly Kites. Fifth House Publishers, 2019. Primary/elementary. Bilingual.

Hobson, Brandon. Where the Dead Sit Talking. Soho Press, 2019. High School.

Hogan, Linda. Mean Spirit. Ivy Books, 1991. High School. Accessible audio.

Hogan, Linda. People of the Whale. W.W. Norton & Company, 2009. High School. Accessible audio.

Hogan, Linda. Solar Storms. Scribner, 1997. High School. Accessible audio.

Hudson, Wade (ed). We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices. Yearling, 2019. Elementary/Middle School.

Hutchinson, Michael, The Case of Windy Lake (Mighty Muskrats Mystery). Middle School.

Hyde, Ann F. Born of Lakes and Plains: Mixed-Descent Peoples and the Making of the American West by Anne F. Hyde. W.W. Norton, 2023. High School. Accessible audio.

Hyman, Collette A. Dakota Women's Work: Creativity, Culture, and Exile. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2012. High School.

Jacobson, Mark Anthony. Ojibway Clans: Animal Totems and Spirits. Native Explore, 2012. Middle School.

Jamail, Dahr (ed.) We Are the Middle of Forever: Indigenous Voices from Turtle Island on the Changing Earth. The New Press, 2022. High School.

Johnston, Basil. Living in Harmony: Mino-nawae-indawaewin. Kegedonce Press, 2012. Elementary. Bilingual.

Johnston, Basil. Ojibway Heritage. Bison Books, 1990. High School.

Johnston, Basil. Manitous: The Spiritual World Of The Ojibway. Key Porter Books, 1995.High School. Accessible audio. Marrakesh Treaty.

Johnston, Basil. Think Indian: Languages Are Beyond Price. Kegedonce, 2011. High School.

Jolly, Joanna. Red River Girl: The Life and Death of Tina Fontaine. Viking, 2019. High School.

Jones, Guy W & Moomaw, Sally. Lessons from Turtle Island: Native Curriculum in Early Childhood Classrooms. Redleaf Press, 2002. Teacher's resource.

Jones, Nancy et al. Mino-doodaading. Wiigwaas Press, 2013. Anihinaabemowin.

Jordon-Fenton, Christy et al. Fatty Legs. Annick Press, 2020. Middle School. Accessible audio.

Jordon-Fenton, Christy et al. When I Was Eight. Annick Press, 2013. Elementary.

Kaagegaabaw, James Vukelich. The Seven Generations and The Seven Grandfather Teachings. James Vukelich, 2023. High School.

Kalman, Bobbie. Life in a Plains Camp. Crabtree Classics, 2001. Elementary.

Keene, Adrienne. Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present. Ten Speed Press, 2021. Middle School/High School. Accessible audio, Braille in process.

Kegg, Maude. Portage Lake: Memories of an Ojibwe Childhood. University of Minnesota Press, 1993.High School.

Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses. Oregon State University, 2003. High School.

Kimmerer, Robin. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. Lerner, 2022. Accessible audio.

Kimmerer, Robin. Braiding Sweetgrass. Accessible audio Spanish and English.

Kinew, Wab. Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes. Tundra Books, 2018. Primary/Elementary.

Kinew, Wab. The Everlasting Road (The Floraverse). Tundra Books, 2023. High School.

Kinew, Wab. Walking in Two Worlds. Tundra Books, 2021. High School. Accessible audio.

King, Thomas. Green Grass, Running Water: A Novel. Bantam Book, 1994. High School.Accessible audio.

Kohl, Johann Georg. Kitchi-Gami: Life Among the Lake Superior Ojibway. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1985. High School.

Krawec, Patty. Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future. Broadleaf Books, 2022.

Lacapa, Michael and Kathleen. Less Than Half, More Than Whole. Northland Publishing, 1994. Elementary.

LaDuke, Winona. All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life. Haymarket Books, 2016. High School.

Lajimodiere, Denise. Josie Dances. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2021. Primary.

Landon, Rocky. A Native American Thought of It. Middle School.

Leason, Jennifer, et al. Blueberry Patch - Meennunyakaa. Theytus Books, 2019. Elementary. Bilingual.

Lee, Annette and Novitsky, Travis. Spirits Dancing: The Night Sky, Indigenous Knowledge, and Living Connections to the Cosmos. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2023.

Lee, Annette. Dakota/Lakota Star Map Constellation Guidebook. Native Skywatchers, 2014. Middle School/High School.

Lee, Annette. Ojibwe Sky Star Map: Constellation Guide. Native Skywatchers, 2014. Middle School/High School.

Leow, Patty. Native People of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2015. High School.

Leitich Smith, Cynthia. Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids. Heartdrum, 2021. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio.

Leitich Smith, Cynthia. Hearts Unbroken. Candlewick Press, 2018. High School. Accessible Audio.

Leitich Smith, Cynthia. Indian Shoes. Harper Collins, 2002. Elementary. Accessible audio.

Leitich Smith, Cynthia. Jingle Dancer. Heartdrum, 2021. Primary.

Lethert Wingerd, Mary. North Country: the Making of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Press, 2010. High School. Accessible audio.

Lindstrom, Carole. Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior. Roaring Brook Press, 2023. Elementary.

Lindstrom, Carole. My Powerful Hair. Henry N. Abrams, 2023. Primary.

Lindstrom, Carole. We Are Water Protectors. Roaring Book Press, 2020. Primary. Accessible audio, Braille.

Little Badger, Darcie. A Snake Falls to Earth. Levine Querido, 2021. High School. Accessible audio.

Little Badger, Darcie. Elatsoe. Levine Querido, 2020. High School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Littlechild, George. This Land Is My Land. Children's Press Book, 2003. Elementary.

Long Soldier, Layli. Whereas: Poems. Graywolf Press, 2017. High School. Accessible audio.

Louis, Adrian (ed). Shedding Skins - Four Sioux Poets. Michigan State University Press, 2008. High School.

Loyie, Larry. As Long as the Rivers Flow. Groundwood Press, 2005. Primary/Elementary.

Lowrie, Chag. Soldiers Unknown. Great Oak Press, 2019. Young Adult.

Luby, Brittany. Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh/This Is How I Know. Groundwood Books, 2021. Primary. Bilingual.

Lunge-Larson, Lise. The Legend of the Lady Slipper. Clarion Books, 2004. Primary.

Lyons, Mary. Wisdom Lessons: Spirited Guidance from an Ojibwe Great-Grandmother. Green Fire Press, 2018. High School.

Mailhot, Therese Marie. Heart Berries: A Memoir. Counterpoint, 2018. High School. Accessible audio.

Malliard, Kevin Noble. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story. Roaring Brook Press, 2019. Primary. Accessible audio.

Mann, Charles C. 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus. Vintage, 2006. High School. Accessible audio (English and Spanish) and Braille.

Mann, Charles C. 1493 for Young People: From Columbus's Voyage to Globalization. Triangle Square, 2016. Middle School/High School. Accessible audio.

Marmon Silko, Leslie. Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit. Simon and Schuster, 1997.High School.

Marshall III, Joseph M. In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse. Amulet Books, 2015. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio.

Marshall III, Joseph M. The Lakota Way. Penguin Group, 2002. High School. Accessible audio.

Marshall, Albert D. Walking Together. Annick Press, 2023. Primary.

McDiarmid, Jessica. Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Atria Books, 2019. High School.

McDonald, Liam. Indigenous America (True History). Penguin Workshop, 2020. Middle School. Accessible audio.

Meadows, William C. The First Code Talkers: Native American Communicators in World War I. University of Oklahoma Press, 2022.

Meyer, Melissa M. The White Earth Tragedy: Ethnicity and Dispossession at a Minnesota Anishinaabe Reservation. University of Nebraska Press, 1994. High School. Accessible audio.

Mid-Continent Oceanographic Institute (ed.). Indigenous Originated: Walking in Two Worlds. Wise Ink, 2020. High School.

Minnema, Cheryl Kay. Hungry Johnny. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2014. Primary.

Minnema, Cheryl Kay. Johnny's Pheasant. University of Minnesota Press, 2019. Primary.

Momaday, N. Scott. Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land. Harper, 2020. High School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Momaday, N. Scott. House Made of Dawn. Harper & Row, 1968. High School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Momaday, N. Scott. Owl in the Cedar Tree. Elementary/Middle School. Braille.

Montileaux, Donald F. Muskrat and Skunk - Sinkpe Na Maka: A Lakota Drum Story. South Dakota State Historical Society, 2017. Primary. Bilingual.

Montileaux, Donald F. Tasunka: A Lakota Horse Legend. South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2014. Primary.

Montileaux, Donald F. Tatanka and the Lakota People: a Creation Story. South Dakota Historical Society, 2009. Primary.

Morton, Ron. Talking Rocks: Geology and 10,000 Years of Native American Tradition in the Lake Superior Region. University of Minnesota Press, 2003. Middle School/High School.

National Museum of the American Indian. Do All Indians Live in Tipis? Harper, 2007. High School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Neihardt, John C. Black Elk Speaks. Bison Books, 2014. High School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Nelson, S.D. Gift Horse: A Lakota Story. Abrams Books for Young Readers, 1999. Primary/Elementary.

Nelson, S.D. The Star People. Abrams Books, 2003. Primary.

Nerburn, Kent. The Girl Who Sang to the Buffalo: A Child, an Elder, and the Light from an Ancient Sky. New World Library, 2013. High school. Accessible audio.

Nerburn, Kent. Neither Wolf Nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder. New World Library, 2019. High School. Accessible audio.

Nerburn, Kent. The Wolf at Twilight: an Indian Elder's Journey Through a Land of Ghosts and Shadows. New World Library, 2009. High School, accessible audio.

Nesteroff, Kliph. We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy. Simon and Schuster, 2021. High School. Accessible audio.

Nichols, David A. Lincoln and the Indians: Civil War Policy and Politics. University of Missouri Press, 1978. High School.

Ningewance, Patricia M. Gaagiigidodaa: Ojibwe Immersion Handbook. Mazinaate Press, 2023. Teachers.

Ningewance, Patricia M. Gii-Nitaa-Aadisooke: Ojibwe Legends from Lac Seul. Mazinaate, 2018. High School. Bilingual.

Ningewance, Patricia M. Reclaiming Our Territory, Word by Word: Grassroots Language Teaching. Mazinaate, 2020. Parents and Teachers.

Noodin, Margaret. Weweni: Poems in Anishinaabemowin and English. Wayne State University Press, 2015. High School. Bilingual. Accessible audio pending.

Noodin, Margaret. What the Chickadee Knows: Poems in Anishinaabemowin and English. Wayne State University Press, 2020. High School. Blingual. Accessible audio pending.

Northrup, Jim. Anishinaabe Syndicated: A View from the Rez. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2011. High School.

Northrup, Jim. Walking the Rez Road: Stories/20th Anniversary Edition. Fulcrum Publishing, 2013. High School.

Oneroad, Amos E. Being Dakota: Tales of the Sisseton and Wahpeton. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2005. High School.

Orange, Tommy. There There. Random House, 2018. High School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Orano-Ramierez, Kristy. Kiki's Journey. Childrens Book Press, 2017. Primary.

Ortiz, Simon. The People Shall Continue. Children's Book Press, 2017. Elementary.

Owens, Louis. The Sharpest Sight. University of Oklahoma Press, 1992. High School.

Paquette, Aaron. Lightfinder. Kegedonce Press, 2014. Middle School/High School. Accessible audio.

Paul, Miranda. Thanku: Poems of Gratitude. Milbrook Press, 2019. Elementary. Accessible audio.

Peacock, Thomas. Ojibwe Waasa Inaabidaa: We Look in all Directions. Afton Historical Society Press, 2001. High School.

Peacock, Thomas. The Dancers. Black Bears and Blueberries, 2019. Primary.

Peacock, Thomas. The Forever Sky. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019. Primary.

Peacock, Thomas & Wisuri, Marlene. The Four Hills of Life. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2011. Elementary/Middle School.

Peacock, Thomas et al. To Be Free: Understanding & Eliminating Racism. Black Bears and Blueberries, 2023. Middle School.

Perron, Tara. Animals of Kheya Wita (Turtle Island) Dakota version. BlueHummingbirdWoman.com, 2020. Elementary. Bilingual. Accessible audio pending.

Perron, Tara. Animals of Nimaamaa-aki: (My Mother Earth) Ojibwe version. BlueHummingbirdWoman.com, 2020. Elementary. Bilingual. Accessible audio pending.

Perron, Tara. Takoza: Walks with the Blue Moon Girl.BlueHummingbirdWoman.com, 2020. Elementary. Bilingual. Accessible audio pending.

Perry, Anthony. Chula the Fox. White Dog Press, 2018. Middle School.

Peterson, Teresa. Grasshopper Girl. Independently published, 2022. Primary.

Peterson, Teresa & Labatte, Walter Jr. Voices from Pejuhutazizi: Dakota Stories and Storytellers. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2022. High School. Accessible audio.

Phillips, Katrina M. Indigenous Peoples' Day. Pebble Books, 2021. Primary.

Jordan-Fenton, Christy & Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret. Fatty Legs 10th Anniversary Edition. Annick Press, 2020. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio.

Jordan-Fenton, Christy & Pokiak-Fenton, Margaret-Olemaun. When I Was Eight. Annick Press, 2013. Primary.

Pond, Samuel. Dakota Life in the Upper Midwest. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2002. High School.

Power, Mona Susan. A Council of Dolls. Mariner Books, 2023. High school/adult.

Power, Susan. Sacred Wilderness. Michigan State University Press, 2014. High School.

Quigley, Dawn. Apple in the Middle. North Dakota State University Press, 2018. Middle School/High School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Quigley, Dawn. Jo Jo Makoons: Fancy Pants. Heartdrum, 2022. Elementary. Braille.

Quigley, Dawn. Jo Jo Makoons: Snow Day. Heartdrum, 2023. Elementary.

Quigley, Dawn. Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend. Heartdrum, 2021. Elementary. Accessible audio, Braille.

Razor, Peter. While the Locust Slept. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001. High School.

Razor, Peter. Wiijiwaaganag: More Than Brothers. Makwa Enewed, 2023. Middle School.

Red Shirt, Delphine. Bead on an Anthill: A Lakota Childhood. Bison Books, 1999. Middle School.

Rendon, Marcie R. Powwow Summer. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2013. Elementary.

Rendon, Marcie. Murder on the Red River (A Cash Blackbear Mystery). Soho Crime, 2022. High School. Accessible audio.

Reséndez, Andrés. The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America. High School. Accessible audio.

Rice, Waubgeshig. Moon of the Crusted Snow. ECW Press, 2018. High School. Accessible audio.

Robertson, Joanne. Nibi Is Water - Nibi Aawon Nbiish. Second Story Press, 2020. Primary. Bilingual edition.

Robertson, Joanne. Nibi Emosaawdang: The Water Walker. Second Story Press, 2019. Elementary. Bilingual edition.

Robinson, Gary. Standing Strong. 7th Generation, 2019. Middle School/High school.

Roessel, Monty. Songs from the Loom: A Navajo Girl Learns to Weave.Lerner, 1995. Primary.

Santiago, Chiori. Home to Medicine Mountain. Children's Book Press, 2002. Elementary.

Schilling, Vincent. Native Athletes in Action!. Seventh Generation, 2016. Middle School/High School.

Schilling, Vincent. Native Defenders of the Environment. Seventh Generation, 2011. Middle School/High School.

Schilling, Vincent. Native Men of Courage. Seventh Generation, 2016. Middle School/High School.

Schilling, Vincent. Native Musicians in the Groove. Seventh Generation, 2009. Middle School/High School.

Sherman, Sean. The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen. University of Minnesota Press, 2017. High School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Shingood, Nahanni. Powwow Summer. James Lorimer and Company, 2020. High School.

Sigafus, Kim & Ernst, Lyle. Native Writers: Voices of Power. Native Voices, 2008. High School.

Silko, Leslie Marmon. Ceremony. Penguin Books, 2007. High School Accessible audio, Braille.

Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake. As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance. University of Minnesota Press, 2020. High School.

Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake. The Gift is in the Making: Anishinaabeg Stories. Portage and Main Press, 2013. Middle School. Bilingual.

Smallwood, Larry Amik and Sullivan Sr. Michael Migizi. Plums or Nuts: Ojibwe Stories of Anishinaabe Humor (Multilingual Edition). Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2023. High School.

Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Rain Is Not My Indian Name. HarperCollins, 2001. Middle School. Accessible audio.

Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Harvest House. Candlewick, 2023. High School. Accessible audio.

Smith, Cynthia Leitich. Hearts Unbroken. Candlewick, 2020. High School. Accessible audio.

Smith, Monica Gray. My Heart Fills with Happiness - Nijiikendam. Orca Book Publishers, 2016. Preschool/primary. Accessible audio, Braille. English and Plains Cree; and English/Anishinaabemowin.

Smith, Monica Gray. You Hold Me Up: Gimanaadenim. Orca, 2021. Bilingual.

Smith, Paul Chaat. Everything You Know About Indians Is Wrong. University of Minnesota Press, 2009. All ages.

Smoker, M. L. et al. Thunderous. Dynamite Entertainment, 2022. Elementary.

Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk et al. When Thunders Spoke. University of Nebraska Press, 1993. Middle School. Braille.

Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. Sioux Women: Traditionally Sacred. South Dakota State Historical Society Press, 2016. High School.

Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. The Trickster and the Troll. University of Nebraska Press, 1999. Elementary.

Sockabasin, Allen. Thanks to the Animals. Tilbury House, 2019. Primary. Accessible audio.

Sorell, Traci. Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer. Lerner, 2021. Elementary

Sorell, Traci. We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga. Charlesbridge, 2018. Primary. Accessible audio.

Sorell, Traci. We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know. Charlesbridge, 2021. Elementary. Accessible audio.

Spillet, Tasha. From the Roots Up: Surviving the City Vol 2. Highwater Press, 2020. High School.

Spillet, Tasha. Surviving the City. HighWater Press, 2019. Middle School/High School.

Staples, Dennis E. This Town Sleeps. Counterpoint, 2020.High School.

Staples, Lee Obizaan. Aanjikiing/Changing Worlds: An Anishinaabe Traditional Funeral (Multilingual Edition). Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2023.. High School.

Staples, Lee Obizaan. Anishinaabe-Niimi'iding: An Anishinaabe Ceremonial Dance. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2023. High School/Adult. Bilingual.

Staples, Lee Obizaan. Gaa-izhi-miinigoowizid a'aw Anishinaabe: What We Were Given as Anishinaabe (Multilingual edition). Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2023. High School.

Sterritt, Angela. Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls. Greystone Books, 2023. High School.

Swamp, Chief Jake. Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message. Lee and Low Books, 1995. Primary/Elementary. Accessible audio, Braille.

Sweet, Denise. Palominos Near Tuba City: New and Selected Poems. Holy Cow! Press, 2018. High School. Accessible audio.

Tellefson, Mary. Two Canes on the Tundra. Orange Hat Publishing, 2021. Middle School. Accessible audio.

Tenasco, Sunshine. Nibi's Water Song. Lee & Low Books, 2021. Primary.

Thomas, Peggy M. Nimoshom and His Bus. Highwater Press, 2018. Primary.

Tingle, Tim. Crossing Bok Chitto: Choktaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom. Cinco Puntos Press, 2008. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Tingle, Tim. How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears. The Roadrunner Press, 2015. Elementary/Middle School. Accessible audio.

Tingle, Tim. No More No Name. Seventh Generation, 2017. Middle School. Accessible audio.

Tingle, Tim. No Name. Seventh Generation, 2014. Middle School. Accessible audio.

Tingle, Tim. A Name Earned. Seventh Generation, 2018. Middle School. Accessible audio.

Toulouse, Pamela Rose. Achieving Aboriginal Student Success: A Guide for K to 8 Classrooms. Portage and Main Press, 2011. Teachers.

Toulouse, Pamela Rose. Achieving Indigenous Student Success: A Guide for 9 to 12 Classrooms. Portage and Main Press, 2016. Teachers.

Treuer, Anton (ed). Akawe Niwii-tibaajim by Aanjibimaadizing. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2020. High School.

Treuer, Anton (ed)., et al. Anooj Inaajimod by Aanjibimaadizing, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2020. Middle School.

Treuer, Anton (ed)., et al. Awesiinyensag. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2021. Elementary/Middle School.

Treuer, Anton (ed)., et al. Gaa-pi-izhiwebak by Aanjibimaadizing. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2021. Middle School/High School.

Treuer, Anton (ed)., et al. Ge-ni-aabadak Giniigaaniiminaang by Aanjibimaadizing. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2021. Elementary/Middle School.

Treuer, Anton (ed)., et al. Naadamaading Dibaajimowinan Ji-Nisdotaading. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2021. All ages.

Treuer, Anton (ed)., et al. Nishiimeyinaanig by Aanjibimaadizing. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2020. Middle School.

Treuer, Anton (ed.) Living Our Language: Objiwe Tales & Oral Histories. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001. High School/Teachers. Bilingual.

Treuer, Anton. Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition. Levine Querido, 2021. Middle School/High School.

Treuer, Anton. The Assassination of Hole in the Day. Borealis Books, 2010. High School. Accessible audio, refreshable Braille.

Treuer, Anton. The Cultural Toolbox: Traditional Ojibwe Living in the Modern World. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2018. High School. Accessible audio.

Treuer, Anton. The Language Warrior's Manifesto: How to Keep Our Languages Alive No Matter the Odds. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2020. High School. Accessible audio.

Treuer, David. Rez Life: And Indian's Journey Through Reservation Life. Grove Press, 2013. High School. Accessible audio.

Treuer, David. The Hiawatha. Picador, 2013. High School. Accessible audio.

Two-Rivers, E. Donald. Briefcase Warriors: Stories for the Stage. University of Oklahoma Press, 2021. High school.

Van Camp, Richard. Little You: Gidagaashiinh. Orca, 2021. Primary. Bilingual.

Van Camp, Richard. What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? Children's Book Press, 2003. Primary.

Vandever, Daniel W. Fall in Line, Holden! Salina Bookshelf, Inc., 2018. Elementary.

Vennum, Thomas. The Ojibwa Dance Drum - Its History and Construction. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2009. High School.

Vennum, Thomas. Wild Rice and the Ojibway People. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1988. High School.

Vermette, Katherena. A Girl Called Echo Vol 3: Northwest Resistance. Highwater Press, 2020. Middle School.

Vermette, Katherena. A Girl Called Echo Vol 1: Pemmican Wars. Highwater Press, 2018. Middle School.

Vermette, Katherenal. A Girl Called Echo Vol 2: Red River Resistance. Highwater Press, 2019. Middle School.

Vermette, Katherena. A Girl Called Echo Volume 4: Road Allowance Era. Highwater Press, 2021. Middle School.

Viola, Herman J. Warrior Spirit: The Story of Native American Heroism and Patriotism. University of Oklahoma Press, 2022. High School.

Vizenor, Gerald. Blue Ravens: Historical Novel. Wesleyan, 2016. High School.

Waboose, Jan Bourdeau. Morning on the Lake. Kids Can Press, 1997. Primary. Braille.

Wagamese, Richard. Indian Horse. Milkweed Editions, 2019. High School. Accessible audio.

Wagamese, Richard. Medicine Walk. Milkweed Editions, 2016. High School. Accessible audio.

Wagamese, Richard. One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet. Douglas and Mcintyre, 2020. High School.

Wagamese, Richard. Walking the Ojibwe Path: A Memoir in Letters to Joshua. Milkweed, 2023. High School.

Walker, Niki. Life in an Anishinabe Camp. Crabtree Classics, 2002. Elementary.

Walking Bull, Gilbert & Moore, Sally. Rocks Not Happy In Sacks. RedGravel Ink, 2008. Primary.

Waziyatawin. What Does Justice Look Like: the Struggle for Liberation in Dakota Homeland. Living Justice Press, 2008. High School.

Weatherford, Jack. Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America. Crown Publishers, 1991. High School. Accessible audio.

Webkamigad, Howard (ed.). Ottawa Stories from the Spring: Anishinaabe Dibaadjimowinan Wodi Gaa Binjibaamigak Wodi Mookodjiwong E Zhinikaadek. Michigan State University Press, 2015. High School and above. Bilingual.

Webstad, Phyllis. With Our Orange Hearts. Medicine Wheel Publishing, 2023. Primary.

Westerman, Gwen Nell. Songs, Blood Deep. Holy Cow Press, 2023. High School.

Westerman, Gwen Nell. Follow the Blackbirds. Michigan State University Press, 2013. High School. Accessible audio. Bilingual, author recording.

Westerman, Gwen & White, Bruce. Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota. High School. Accessible audio.

Wheeler, Bernelda. Where Did You Get Your Moccasins? Highwater Press, 2016. Primary. Braille.

Whipple, Dorothy Dora. Chi-mewinzha: Ojibwe Stories from Leech Lake. University of Minnesota Press, 2015. High School.

White Bison, Inc. The Red Road to Wellbriety: In the Native American Way. White Bison, 2002. High School to adult. Accessible audio.

White Hawk, Sandy. A Child of the Indian Race: A Story of Return. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2022. High School and above. Accessible audio.

White, Bruce. We Are at Home: Pictures of the Ojibwe People. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2008. High School.

White, Tara. Where I Belong. Tradewind Books, 2015. Middle School/High School.

Whitehead, Joshua. Jonny Appleseed. Arsenal Pulp Press, 2018. High School.

Whitehead, Joshua. Making Love with the Land: Essays. University of Minnesota Press, 2022. High School.

Willing McManis, Charlene. Indian No More. Lee & Low Books, 2020. Middle School. Accessible audio in process.

Wilson, Diane. Beloved Child - A Dakota Way of Life. Borealis Books, 2011. High School. Accessible audio.

Wilson, Diane. Ella Cara Deloria: Dakota Language Protector. Wise Ink, 2020. Middle School. Accessible audio. Author narration.

Wilson, Diane. The Seed Keeper. Milkweed Editions, 2021. High School. Accessible audio.

Wilson, Diane. Spirit Car. Borealis Books, 2009. High School. Accessible audio.

Wilson, Gilbert L. Waheenee: An Indian Girl's Story. Bison Books, 1981. High School.

Yellowhorn, Eldon & Lowinger, Kathy. Sky Wolf's Call: The Gift of Indigenous Knowledge. Annick Press, 2022. Elementary/Middle School.

Yellowhorn, Eldon & Lowinger, Kathy. Turtle Island: The Story of North America's First People. Annick Press, 2017. Middle School/High school.

Young, Brian. Healer of the Water Monster. Heartdrum, 2022. Middle School. Accessible audio, Braille.

Young, Brian. Heroes of the Water Monster. Heartdrum, 2023. Elementary. Accessible audio.

Zachiarias, Joanne. Taku Wadaka He? What Do You See? Bookhouse Fulfillment, 2008. Primary. Bilingual.

Zimmmerman, Sam. Following My Spirit Home: A Collection of Paintings and Stories. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2023. High School. Bilingual.

Zitkala-Sa. Dance In A Buffalo Skull. South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2007.Primary-elementary.

Zitkala-Sa. American Indian Stories and Old Indian Legends. Dover Thrift Editions, 2014. High School. Accessible audio, partial Braille.

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