November is Native American Heritage Month, or as it is also referred to, American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month. The month is a time to honor the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to recognize the important contributions of Native people.
One way to educate your students about different tribes and the challenges Native people have faced in the past and continue to face in the present is to make sure books by Native American authors and focused on Native American characters are present on the shelves of your classroom library. You may also want to reconsider including books on your shelves that tell Natives' stories and history, but are told by non-Native authors.
Below you'll find books by Native American authors, recommended by middle and high school ELA teachers, for you to feature in your classroom library. To mirror the diversity of Native tribes and experiences, included is a variety of fiction and non fiction, fantasy and dystopia, humor and realistic fiction, short stories and novels in verse. Click on the Instagram handle of the person recommending the book to read their recommendation.
1. Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Recommended By @theliterarymaven
2. There There by Tommy Orange
Recommended By @secondaryurbanlegends
3. Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Indians But Were Afraid To Ask (YA Edition) by Anton Treuer
Recommended By @thatawkwardteacher
4. Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
Recommended By @lauralee_moss
5. Juniors by Kauai Hart Hemmings
Recommended by @yaddysroom
6. #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women edited by Mary Beth Leatherdale
Recommended By @choice_voice_teach
7. Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young
Recommended By @greenlivingaudioworm
8. Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
Recommended By @hoorayela
9. Fry Bread: A Native American Story by Kevin Noble Maillard
Recommended By @loveteachbless
10. I Can Make this Promise by Christine Day
Recommended By @anxiouslybooked
11. Indian No More by McManis and Sorell
Recommended By @secondarysara
12. Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
Recommended By @erinbeers
13. Apple (Skin to the Core) by Eric Gansworth
Recommended By @makingmeaningwithmelissa
14. The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
Recommended By @diversebooksgiveaway
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