This page will connect you with resources related to the indigenous peoples of North America. For help locating books in the library, consult this guide and/or ask for directions at the library's information desk. If you have resources to suggest, please feel free to email us. Finally, although you'll find a wealth of information here, this guide is not intended to be comprehensive. Please search the library's catalog or chat with a librarian to find additional resources.
We'd also like to draw your attention to issues revolving around naming. Searching for information about indigenous peoples can be complicated by the politics of naming. Do catalogers use the word Sami, Sapmi, or Lapp? What about Eskimo versus Inuit? Dakota or Sioux? Ojibwe, Anisinaabe, or Chippewa? As you search, be aware that the names of groups have changed over time and subject headings or database descriptors may use a name that seems incorrect or even offensive.
Dakota Prisoner of War Letters by 
The Dakota War of 1862 by 
Over the Earth I Come: The Great Sioux Uprising of 1862 by 
Gabriel Renville by 
The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes by 
A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples by 
The Praeger Handbook on Contemporary Issues in Native America by 
We Shall Remain: America Through Native Eyes
Atanarjuat = The fast runner by 
Awake: A Dream for Standing Rock
Smoke Signals by 
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by 
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by 
Heartbeat of the People: Music and Dance of the Northern Pow-wow by 
Recovering the Sacred: The Power of Naming and Claiming by 
The Tribal Moment in American Politics: The Struggle for Native American Sovereignty by 
The Cherokee Diaspora: An Indigenous History of Migration, Resettlement, and Identity by 
Living Our Language: Ojibwe Tales & Oral Histories by 
Warrior Nation: A History of the Red Lake Ojibwe by 
Conquest by Law: How the Discovery of America Dispossessed Indigenous Peoples of Their Lands by 
How Should I Read These? Native Women Writers in Canada by 
Indigenous Poetics in Canada by 
American Indian Literature, Environmental Justice, and Ecocriticism: The Middle Place by 
Writing Home: Indigenous Narratives of Resistance by 
Alaska Native Art: Tradition, Innovation, Continuity by 
Relocating Eden: The Image and Politics of Inuit Exile in the Canadian Arctic by 
In a Hungry Country by 
Words of the Real People: Alaska Native Literature in Translation by 
The Sentence by 
My Heart Is a Chainsaw by 
Indigenous Pop: Native American Music from Jazz to Hip Hop by 
Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection by 
An American Sunrise by 
Winter Counts by 
Almanac of the Dead by This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
