Adult Non-Fiction
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November
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Dreaming Our Futures : Ojibwe and Ochéthi Sakówi Artists and Knowledge Keepers
by Brenda J. Child
Features 28 Native painters, primarily Dakota and Ojibwe, who represent a range of generations, professional experience and genres in a volume that presents full-color reproductions of art by each painter, along with bilingual artist statements, biographies, and essays on the representation of Indigenous people in historical context.
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Native Nations : A Millennium in North America
by Kathleen DuVal
An award-winning historian tells the story of the Native nations, from the rise of ancient cities to the present, reframing North American history with Indigenous power and sovereignty at its center and showing how the influence of Native peoples remained a constant and will continue far into the future.
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Girl Warrior : On Coming of Age
by Joy Harjo
The three-time U.S. poet laureate presents a lyrical meditation on identity, growth and resilience, with powerful reflections drawn from ancestral wisdom and personal experience to guide young Native women through the challenges of coming of age, creativity and self-discovery.
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My Life : Growing Up Native in America
by Illuminative
Twenty renowned Native writers, performers, athletes, and activists give voice to their individual experiences while shedding light on the depth and complexity of modern Native American identity, resiliency, and joy. The topics are as fascinating and diverse as the creators.
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Rediscovering Turtle Island : A First Peoples' Account of the Sacred Geography of America
by Taylor Keen
An exploration of Indigenous cosmology and history in North America. Examines the complexities of Indigenous legends and creation myths and reveals common oral traditions across much of North America. Explores the history of Cahokia, the Mississippian Mound Builder Empire of1050-1300 CE, told through the voice of Honga, a Native leader of the time. Presents an Indigenous revisionist history regarding Thomas Jefferson, expansionist doctrine, and Manifest Destiny.
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Becoming Little Shell : A Landless Indian's Journey Home
by Chris La Tray
A storyteller of Chippewa heritage tells the story of his journey to discover his indigenous roots, how he embraced his full identity and joins the struggle of the Little Shells' tribe towards federal recognition.
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Turtle Island : Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America
by Sean Sherman
Sean Sherman, Oglala Lakota, is a leading figure in the Indigenous food movement-serving as the go-to source for stories on Indigenous food, Indigenous food issues, and recipes. In Turtle Island, he explores the diverse Native foodways of this continent, spotlighting the foods that have nourished, both physically and spiritually, the North American peoples for generations. Organized by regions, this book highlights the unique culinary traditions of Turtle Island-the name for this land across multiple Indigenous cultures-that are as varied and rich as the landscapes from which they arise. Learn to eat with the seasons, consume meat and fish nose-to-tail, focus on plant-forward dishes, and discover how to better feed yourself.
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The Girl in the Middle : A Recovered History of the American West
by Martha A. Sandweiss
"A haunting image of an unnamed Native child and a recovered story of the American West. In 1868, celebrated Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner traveled to Fort Laramie to document the federal government's treaty negotiations with the Lakota and other tribes of the northern plains. He posed six federal peace commissioners with a young Native girl wrapped in a blanket. The hand-labeled prints carefully name each of the men, but the girl is never identified. As The Girl in the Middle goes in search of her, it draws readers into the entangled lives of the photographer and his subjects. The author follows Gardner from his birthplace in Scotland to the American frontier, as his dreams of a utopian future across the Atlantic fall to pieces. She recounts the lives of William S. Harney, a slave-owning Union general who earned the Lakota name "Woman Killer," and Samuel F. Tappan, an abolitionist who led the investigation into the Sand Creek massacre. And she identifies Sophie Mousseau, the girl in Gardner's photograph, whose life swerved in unexpected directions as American settlers pushed into Indian Country and the federal government confined Native peoples to reservations. Spinning a spellbinding historical tale from a single enigmatic image, The Girl in the Middle reveals how the American nation grappled with what kind of country it would be as it expanded westward in the aftermath of the Civil War"
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The Plot Against Native America : The Fateful Story of Native American Boarding Schools and the Theft of Tribal Lands
by Bill Vaughn
Between 1859 and the 1960's missionaries and the U.S. government operated more than five hundred assimilation centers. Their ostensible goal was to solve the "Indian problem" by transforming Indigenous children into English-speaking Christians who couldhold down a job or run a farm or manage a household. But as the government finally admitted, the real objective was to steal tribal land. Most of these boys and girls were taken forcibly from their families and sent far away in order to alienate them from their tribes and erase their languages, spirituality, and cultures. Despite the plot against Native America, Indigenous cultures have endured. With inspiring efforts, tribal councils are now building their own bison herds, teaching their children indigenous languages, as well as striving to build self-sufficient economies in this new era that is upon us.
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The Gales of November : The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald
by John U. Bacon
Edmund Fitzgerald. Examines the 1975 storm that sank its largest, most profitable ship of the postwar economic powerhouse of the Great Lakes, using extensive interviews to reveal the disaster's causes and its profound impact on families. Illustrations.
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Celebrate Diwali : recipes, activities, and crafts for the entire family
by Renu Bhardwaj
This vibrant and family-friendly guide to celebrating Diwali at home is filled with traditional recipes, crafts, activities and planning tools designed to help families of all backgrounds create lasting memories and share the magic of India's biggest holiday together. Illustrations.
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Bone valley : a true story of injustice and redemption in the heart of Florida
by Gilbert King
"From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gilbert King comes a chilling exploration of one of America's most haunting wrongful conviction cases. Based on the hit podcast, Bone Valley dives into the dark heart of rural Florida, where a young man's life was upended by a tragic miscarriage of justice. In 1987, Leo Schofield was arrested and charged with the murder of his wife, Michelle. Always insistent on his innocence, he was poorly served by his legal defense: the investigation was sloppy, the case flimsy, andnumerous pieces of evidence were ignored. He was sentenced to life in prison. Over thirty years later, Gilbert King is tipped off to Leo's case and is astonished by what he found: layers of corruption, flawed evidence, and deep-seated errors. He can't shake the story and starts to get to know Leo and his family. Leo shows an incomprehensible amount of grace and love about his situation, which spurs Gilbert even more to tell his story. Bone Valley is at once a revelatory investigation into a murder, a chilling portrait of the criminal justice system, and a uniquely powerful story of grace and redemption. Gilbert King has written a new classic of narrative nonfiction"-- Provided by publisher
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The Land of Sweet Forever : Stories and Essays
by Harper Lee
Spanning her early short stories and later nonfiction, this collection reveals the iconic author's evolving voice and sharp insights into childhood, creativity, justice and Southern identity, offering a fuller portrait beyond her two landmark novels.
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Poems & Prayers : Lyrics for Livin'
by Matthew McConaughey
From the Academy Award-winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Greenlights comes an inspiring, faith-filled, and often hilarious collection of personal poetry and prayers about navigating the rodeo of life and chasing down the original dream, belief.
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