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• Never Whistle at Night

  An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

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  Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief takes many forms: for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the Hukai’po, the spirits of ancient warriors, and Native Mexicans say it calls Lechuza,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Becoming Little Shell

  a Landless Indian's Journey Home

  La Tray, Chris,

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  Growing up in Montana, Chris La Tray always identified as Indian. Despite the fact that his father fiercely denied any connection, he found Indigenous people alluring, often recalling his grandmother’s consistent mention of their Chippewa…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Grandmother Begins the Story

  Porter, Michelle, 1975-

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  Carter is a young mother on a quest to find the true meaning of her heritage, which she only learned of in her teens. Allie is trying to make up for the lost years with her first born and to protect Carter from the hurt she herself…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wandering Stars

  Orange, Tommy, 1982-

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  Colorado, 1864. Star, a young survivor of the Sand Creek Massacre, is brought to the Fort Marion prison castle,where he is forced to learn English and practice Christianity by Richard Henry Pratt, an evangelical prison guard who will go on…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Merciless Saviors

  Edgmon, H. E.,

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  That day at the First Church of Gracie changed everything for Gem Echols, and not just because Marian and Poppy betrayed them. Forced to use the Ouroboros knife on Zephyr, who had kidnapped their parents, Gem now has the power of the God…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Indian Kid

  a Native American Memoir

  Chuculate, Eddie, 1978-

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  "Granny was full-blooded Creek, but the Bureau of Indian Affairs insisted she was fifteen-sixteenths. She showed her card to me. I’d sit at the kitchen table and stare at her when she was eating, wondering how you can be a sixteenth of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indigenous Ingenuity

  a Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge

  Havrelock, Deidre,

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  Corn. Chocolate. Fishing hooks. Boats that float. Insulated double-walled construction. Recorded history and folklore. Life-saving disinfectant. Forest fire management. Our lives would be unrecognizable without these, and countless other,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Saints of the Household

  Tison, Ari,

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  Max and Jay have always depended on one another for their survival. Growing up with a physically abusive father, the two Bribri American brothers have learned that the only way to protect themselves and their mother is to stick to a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Too Much

  My Great Big Native Family

  Goodluck, Laurel,

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  When Russell gets a part in the school play, he lights up like a shining star—and he can’t wait to tell his big, boisterous Native family the exciting news. But catching their attention when they all get together feels impossible; no…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Being Home

  Sorell, Traci,

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  Today is a day of excitement—it’s time to move! As a young Cherokee girl says goodbye to the swing, the house, and the city she's called home her whole life, she readies herself for the upcoming road trip. While her mother drives, the girl…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Other Side of Perfect

  Florence, Melanie,

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  Two kids from two different worlds form an unexpected friendship in this lens into the interworking of empathy. Told in alternating narratives, The Other Side of Perfect is infused with themes of identity, belonging, and compassion,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Red Bird Danced

  Quigley, Dawn,

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  Ariel and Tomah have lived in the city’s intertribal housing complex all their lives. But for both of them, this Dagwaagin (Autumn) season is different than any before. From his bench outside the front door of his building, Tomah watches…Read moreRead more of this annotation