Native American Fiction
National Native American Heritage Month, observed in November, honors the histories, cultures, and contributions – historical and ongoing – of American Indians and Alaska Natives. Tribal affiliation(s) listed before annotations. (Created October 2023)
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Swim Home to the Vanished
(Diné) Grieving the death of his younger brother, Damien ends up in a fishing village in the company of a family of brujas, worried that he himself is turning into a fish.
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A Minor Chorus
(Driftpile Cree) A Cree graduate student sets aside his doctoral dissertation to write a novel about the ironies and challenges of queer life in his rural Alberta hometown; perhaps the very novel you’re reading right now?
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To Shape A Dragon's Breath
(Seaconke Wampanoag) When the Anglish conquered the First Peoples of Maspaupaug, everyone thought the days of dragons were over. Then young Anequs found a curious egg. The debut of an epic fantasy series.
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Màgòdiz
(Anishnaable, L’nu, and mixed white) Forced into the margins by evil spirits, a band of Indigenous, two spirit, queer and disabled outcasts join forces to re-enchant and restore hope for post-apocalyptic humanity.
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The Missing Morningstar
(Diné) The long-lasting impacts of settler colonialism show up in these stories, which examine family life, grief, and identity in Diné communities plagued by violence against women.
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VenCo
(Métis) When Lucky St. James feels an unnatural pull leading her to a silver spoon, she connects with a group of witches dedicated to fighting a centuries-old foe.
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The Lost Journals of Sacajewea
(Bitterroot Salish) A Native woman's perspective on the oft-told story of Sacajewea sheds light on the violence of settlers and the quality of survivance.
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And Then She Fell
(Mohawk) New mother Alice experiences a descent into mental illness; her only salvation is to tell a modern version of the Haudenosaunee Creation Story.
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A Calm & Normal Heart
(Osage) Living in a country within our country that is unknown to all but its first inhabitants, the women of these joyful and reflective stories work to reconcile and heal a world out of balance.
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Calling for A Blanket Dance
(Cherokee and Kiowa) The life and times of young Ever Geimausaddle as seen through the eyes of his Kiowa, Cherokee, and Mexican family, revealing invisible webs of culture and tradition that bind us, and set us free.
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