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Native American Heritage Month Enrich your knowledge and appreciation of the original inhabitants of the land we call the United States, as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November. The rich histories and diverse cultures of our nation's first people greatly contribute to the quality and character of this country. There are just over 570 recognized Tribes in the United States - and many others waiting to be recognized. Unfortunately, a great deal of their history has been lost or forgotten.
We invite you to explore the Library's events for all ages this month, including a discussion of Ohio's early people, storytime with a Native American focus, the significance of dream catchers, arts and crafts, book club discussions, and so much more!
Check out this reading list to see titles by and about Native Americans chosen for you by our librarians. We also encourage you to browse the Library and check out our monthly displays celebrating Native American Heritage Month.
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Probably Ruby : a novel
by Lisa Bird-Wilson
Spanning time and multiple points of view, a new voice in indigenous fiction introduces us to Ruby, a bold, complex and unapologetic woman who, adopted by white parents, goes in search of her identity as her life spins wildly out of control.
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Calling for a blanket dance
by Oscar Hokeah
Follows the life of Ever Geimausaddle, a young Native American, through the multigenerational perspectives of his family as they face policy corruption, threats of job loss, constant resettlement and the pent up rage of centuries of injustice.
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Night of the living rez
by Morgan Talty
Set in a Native community in Maine, Night of the Living Rez is a riveting debut collection about what it means to be Penobscot in the twenty-first century and what it means to live, to survive, and to persevere after tragedy.
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Five little Indians
by Michelle Good
Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. With compassion and insight, Five Little Indians chronicles the desperate quest of these residential school survivors to come to terms with their past and, ultimately, find a way forward.
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The second chance of Benjamin Waterfalls
by James Bird
After being caught stealing one too many times, Benjamin Waterfalls is sent to a boot camp at the Objibwe reservation where he searches for answers as he tries to turn his life around and embrace this second chance.
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Braiding sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants
by Robin Wall Kimmerer
As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on "a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise.
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Shaped by her hands : potter Maria Martinez
by Anna Harber Freeman
A picture book biography of the renowned Native American potter describes how she learned the art form under the guiding hands of her aunt before discovering an aesthetic new firing technique that rendered her creations famous.
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The sea in winter
by Christine Day
After an injury sidelines her dreams of becoming a ballet star, Maisie is not excited for her blended family's midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up.
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When we are kind
by Monique Gray Smith
When We Are Kind celebrates simple acts of everyday kindness and encourages children to explore how they feel when they initiate and receive acts of kindness in their lives.
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