An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by
Kyle T. Mays
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Empire of the summer moon – SC Gwynne. Amazing book about the Comanche
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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Neither Wolf Nor Dog by Kent Nerburn
The Wolf at Twilight by Kent Nerburn
The Girl who sang with the Buffalo by Kent Nerburn
Read 2-4 in the order listed. They’re true (only names changed)
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Not a history book but Tommy Orange’s “there there” and the sequel were great
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The Nightwatchman – fiction
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An indigenous peoples history of the United States
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A great fiction travel through the early days of the US, from Spanish conquistadors to the Western plains, written by Don Coldsmith…The Trail of the Spanish Bit. 20+ books
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Just finished We Had a Little Real Estate Problem by Kliph Nesteroff about the history of Native Americans within the stand up comedy industry. Learned a lot and it referenced a lot of other books that are now in my to read list.
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Heartbeat of Wounded Knee-David Treuer
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee-Dee Brown
Rediscovery of America-Ned Blackhawk
Native Nations-Kathleen Duval
Unworthy Republic-Claudio Saunt
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Custer Died For Your Sins by Vine Deloria
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Killers of the Flower Moon was really good. It’s a non fiction work.
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All non-fiction:
Book of the Hopi – Frank Waters
Chipeta Queen of the Utes – Cynthia S. Becker & David Smith
Why the North Star Stands Still – William R. Palmer
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If you are interested in Canadian a great fiction piece is by Richard Wagamese and called Indian Horse.
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“Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”, for American expansion from the Native American perspective.
Followed by:
“the Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native Americans from 1890 to the Present”, by David Truer -counterpoint to “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”. Challenges the idea that Native American peoples and cultures are a static, unchanging relic all but extinct since Wounded Knee
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The Heart Of Everything That Is by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. (The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend)
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One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus is fiction, based on true story of white women promised to Cheyenne warriors as wives.
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I second Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown.
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The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk (Te-Moak Shoshone) – Centers Native American history within US history.
Becoming Little Shell by Chris LaTray (Little Shell Chippewa) – equal parts biography / exploration of indigenous identity and history of the Little Shell Chippewa, the most recent tribe to receive federal recognition (2019).
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The Rediscovery of America – Ned Blackhawk. A very well-done history of US/ North America told from the perspective of the Native Americans.
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Three Day Road
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*Cannibal Coast* by Edwin W. Kilman.
*The Westo Indians: Slave Traders of the Early Colonial South* Eric E*.* Bowne.
*Patriot Chiefs: A Chronicle of American Indian Resistance* by Alvin Josephy.
*The Comanchero Frontier: A History of New Mexican-Plains Indian Relations* by Charles L. Kenner.
*The Blue, the Gray and the Red* by Thom Hatch.
*Stand Watie and the Agony of the Cherokee Nation* by Kenny A. Franks.
*The Sand Creek Massacre* by Stan Hoig.
*The Nebraska Indian Wars Reader, 1865-1877,* edited by R. Eli Paul.
*Jay Cooke’s Gamble: The Northern Pacific Railroad the Sioux and the Panic of 1873* by M. John Lubetkin.
*American Indians* by Wiliam T. Hagan.
*Fighting Indians of the West* by Dee Brown.
*Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas* by Mari Sandoz.
*The Battle of the Little Bighorn* by Mari Sandoz.
*Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West* by Dee Brown.
*Little Big Man* by Thomas Berger (fiction).
*Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History* by S. C. Gwynne.
*The Gospel of the Red Man: A Way of Life* by Ernest Thomas Seton and Julia M. Seton, eds.
*Black Elk Speaks* by John G. Neihardt.
*Ishi in Two Worlds, 50th Anniversary Edition: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America* by Theodora Kroeber.
*Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the F.B.I.* by David Grann.
*Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means* by Russell Means.
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“In Search of the Old Ones: Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest” by David Roberts
It’s a great book that combines the history of the southwest Anasazi (Cliff Dwellers) with first hand accounts from the author’s backcountry adventures in the Four Corners area exploring ancient ruins.
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Check out any of Basil Johnston’s books for Anishnaabe culture and history, and Drew Hayden Taylor for modern Anishnaabe stories. He has something in just about every genre.
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I’m not sure it counts as history, but I love the Tony Hillerman novels.
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An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by
Kyle T. Mays
Empire of the summer moon – SC Gwynne. Amazing book about the Comanche
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
Neither Wolf Nor Dog by Kent Nerburn
The Wolf at Twilight by Kent Nerburn
The Girl who sang with the Buffalo by Kent Nerburn
Read 2-4 in the order listed. They’re true (only names changed)
Not a history book but Tommy Orange’s “there there” and the sequel were great
The Nightwatchman – fiction
An indigenous peoples history of the United States
A great fiction travel through the early days of the US, from Spanish conquistadors to the Western plains, written by Don Coldsmith…The Trail of the Spanish Bit. 20+ books
Just finished We Had a Little Real Estate Problem by Kliph Nesteroff about the history of Native Americans within the stand up comedy industry. Learned a lot and it referenced a lot of other books that are now in my to read list.
Heartbeat of Wounded Knee-David Treuer
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee-Dee Brown
Rediscovery of America-Ned Blackhawk
Native Nations-Kathleen Duval
Unworthy Republic-Claudio Saunt
Custer Died For Your Sins by Vine Deloria
Killers of the Flower Moon was really good. It’s a non fiction work.
All non-fiction:
Book of the Hopi – Frank Waters
Chipeta Queen of the Utes – Cynthia S. Becker & David Smith
Why the North Star Stands Still – William R. Palmer
If you are interested in Canadian a great fiction piece is by Richard Wagamese and called Indian Horse.
“Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”, for American expansion from the Native American perspective.
Followed by:
“the Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native Americans from 1890 to the Present”, by David Truer -counterpoint to “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”. Challenges the idea that Native American peoples and cultures are a static, unchanging relic all but extinct since Wounded Knee
The Heart Of Everything That Is by Bob Drury and Tom Clavin. (The Untold Story of Red Cloud, An American Legend)
One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus is fiction, based on true story of white women promised to Cheyenne warriors as wives.
I second Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown.
The Rediscovery of America by Ned Blackhawk (Te-Moak Shoshone) – Centers Native American history within US history.
Becoming Little Shell by Chris LaTray (Little Shell Chippewa) – equal parts biography / exploration of indigenous identity and history of the Little Shell Chippewa, the most recent tribe to receive federal recognition (2019).
The Rediscovery of America – Ned Blackhawk. A very well-done history of US/ North America told from the perspective of the Native Americans.
Three Day Road
*Cannibal Coast* by Edwin W. Kilman.
*The Westo Indians: Slave Traders of the Early Colonial South* Eric E*.* Bowne.
*Patriot Chiefs: A Chronicle of American Indian Resistance* by Alvin Josephy.
*The Comanchero Frontier: A History of New Mexican-Plains Indian Relations* by Charles L. Kenner.
*The Blue, the Gray and the Red* by Thom Hatch.
*Stand Watie and the Agony of the Cherokee Nation* by Kenny A. Franks.
*The Sand Creek Massacre* by Stan Hoig.
*The Nebraska Indian Wars Reader, 1865-1877,* edited by R. Eli Paul.
*Jay Cooke’s Gamble: The Northern Pacific Railroad the Sioux and the Panic of 1873* by M. John Lubetkin.
*American Indians* by Wiliam T. Hagan.
*Fighting Indians of the West* by Dee Brown.
*Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas* by Mari Sandoz.
*The Battle of the Little Bighorn* by Mari Sandoz.
*Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West* by Dee Brown.
*Little Big Man* by Thomas Berger (fiction).
*Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History* by S. C. Gwynne.
*The Gospel of the Red Man: A Way of Life* by Ernest Thomas Seton and Julia M. Seton, eds.
*Black Elk Speaks* by John G. Neihardt.
*Ishi in Two Worlds, 50th Anniversary Edition: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America* by Theodora Kroeber.
*Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the F.B.I.* by David Grann.
*Where White Men Fear to Tread: The Autobiography of Russell Means* by Russell Means.
“In Search of the Old Ones: Exploring the Anasazi World of the Southwest” by David Roberts
It’s a great book that combines the history of the southwest Anasazi (Cliff Dwellers) with first hand accounts from the author’s backcountry adventures in the Four Corners area exploring ancient ruins.
Check out any of Basil Johnston’s books for Anishnaabe culture and history, and Drew Hayden Taylor for modern Anishnaabe stories. He has something in just about every genre.
No one else is going to mention Braiding Sweetgrass?