Indigenous books for grades K-3
Fiction and nonfiction books by and about Indigenous peoples for early elementary ages.
Indigenous Parenting and Parenthood
A selection of books about Indigenous childbirth, raising and educating children, motherhood, and parenting found at MCL. Includes non-fiction, memoirs, and a number of children's books relaying parents hopes and dreams for their children.
Read with PRIDE: Two-spirit and Indigiqueer voices, for adults, from Multcolib
These titles are by Indigenous people who identify as two-spirit or LBGQTIA+.
Audiobooks featuring Indigenous Narrators, from Multcolib
These audiobooks, some of them available in downloadable audio and others as audio CDs, feature First Nations, Indigenous, Native American, Indian and Alaska Native readers.
Workshop Resources: Indigenous Books and Resources for K-8 Students: School Corps
Webliography of resources supporting the implementation of Oregon's Tribal History/Shared History curricula, and other resources that support truthful and accurate representation of Indigenous peoples in the Americas. - Ekatrina S.
Audiobooks Featuring Indigenous Narrators
These audiobooks, some of them available in downloadable audio and others as audio CDs, feature First Nations, Indigenous, Native American, Indian and Alaska Native readers.
Recent Titles by Native American, First Nations, Alaska Natives and Indigenous Authors
This is a selected list of new fiction and nonfiction for all ages, written by Indigenous authors. This list is updated regularly.
Since Time Immemorial: Native American Heritage Month
Wherever you are in the Americas, you are on land that has been inhabited by Indigenous people since time immemorial. In November, we honor the rich histories, diverse cultures and essential contributions of Native American, First Nations, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiian and Indigenous peoples. Here is a very small selection of books and resources representing some of the lived experiences of the many and diverse Indigenous people who live in what we now call North America, with a focus on the Pacific Northwest.
Picture books with modern Native, American Indian, Indigenous, Alaska Native, First Nations, Métis, & Inuit families
Many picture books show peoples indigenous to North America in a historical context, but Native people aren't a relic of the past, and as these books show they are active members of the modern world. #ownvoices
Indigenous books for tweens
Fiction and nonfiction about and by Native American, Native Hawaiian and First Nation peoples for grades 4-6.
Afro-Indigenous authors, for adults
Explore these contributions from authors who write from the intersections of their Indigenous, Black and African American identities.
Two-Spirit and Indigequeer books for teens
Fiction and nonfiction books and other resources for middle and high school teens.
Indigenous voices for middle schoolers
Native American, First Nations, and other Indigenous fiction and nonfiction from Indigenous authors.
Indigenous voices for high schoolers
Native American, First Nations, and other Indigenous fiction and nonfiction from Indigenous authors.
Picture Books Featuring Modern Native American, American Indian, Indigenous, Alaska Native, and First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Kids
Many picture books show peoples indigenous to North America in a historical context, but Native people aren't a relic of the past, and as these books show they are active members of the modern world.
Native American, Alaska Native and First Nations history, Everybody Reads 2020
Indigenous people have lived in the Americas since time immemorial. Learn more about this history through these titles that center Native voices. This list was created as part of Everybody Reads 2020, celebrating Tommy Orange's novel, There There.
Memoir, poetry and novels by Indigenous people
Here are titles to explore from Native American, First Nations, Native Alaskan and Indigenous authors, in celebration of Tommy Orange's There There, our Everybody Reads 2020 title.
