Stories have power and this November, Native American Heritage Month is an opportunity to listen, learn, and celebrate the voices that have shaped this land for generations. The Anythink Collections team has curated a thoughtful list of books and films that honor Indigenous experiences, inviting us to connect with stories that reflect resilience, creativity, and the ongoing vitality of Native cultures.
Adult Fiction
- Big Chief by Jon Hickey
- Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham-Jones
- The Bone Thief by Vanessa Lillie
- Exposure by Ramona Emerson
- The Haunting of Room 904 by Erika T. Wurth
- Love is a War Song by Danica Nava
- The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich
- Old School Indian by Aaron John Curtis
- To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
- The Whistler by Nick Medina
- Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Adult Nonfiction
- Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools by Mary Annette Pember
- Washing My Mother’s Body: A Ceremony for Grief by Joy Harjo
- Girl Warrior: On Coming of Age by Joy Harjo
- Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity by Joseph Lee
- Sacred Ceremony for a Sacred Earth by Aniwa Council of Elders
- Bad Indians Book Club: Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds by Patty Krawec
- Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking by Pyet DeSpain
- We Survived the Night by Julian Brave NoiseCat
- Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America by Sean Sherman
- In Light and Shadow: A Photographic History from Indigenous America by Brian Adams
- Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe
For Teens
- A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
- Apple (Skin to the Core) by Eric Gansworth
- Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
- Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- Rez Ball by Byron Graves
- Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley
- Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition by Anton Treuer
- The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
- Killing the Wittigo by Suzanne Methot
- Sisters in the Wind by Angeline Boulley
- Where Wolves Don’t Die by Anton Treuer
For Children
- My Powerful Hair by Carole Lindstrom
- On Powwow Day by Traci Sorell
- Berry Song by Michaela Goade
- We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
- Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard
- Eagle Drums by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson
- Chooch Helped by Joseph Bruchac (Caldecott Medal Winner)
- Walking Together by Elder Alma Fullerton
- I am My Name by Na’kuset
- Remember by Joy Harjo
- The Rez Detectives by Steven Paul Judd
Movies to Watch
- Gather – A documentary following the stories of natives on the frontlines of a growing movement to reconnect with spiritual and cultural identities that were devastated by genocide.
- Scenes from the Glittering World – A documentary about three Indigenous youth come of age on the fringes of the Navajo Nation.
- Words from a Bear – A documentary about N. Scott Momaday and his literature.
- The Heart Stays – A coming of age story about a Native American teen who must choose between her own personal goals and the traditional responsibilities of the old ways.
- Indian Horse – A story about a seven year old boy in 1950s Ontario who lives through a Catholic residential school.
