Great list, thank you so much! I'm from Argentina and after reading both books of Leanne, I'm looking for new North American indigenous authors to read. As a translator, I've the project to translate one of these books, I think it's urgent to build bridges between native experiences in the continent. So thanks again :)
So many great recs! And I appreciate you mentioning audiobooks. I often struggle to find audio for books from smaller presses, so it’s helpful to know some of them are out there!
Thank you for the recommendations! Indian Horse has stayed with me. I find myself recommending it a lot and I’m glad to hear that they’re including in in some school curriculums.
So glad you have expanded to book tube! Love that you paused after that first pun too. I am doing the decolonial love read along and the poems are so special! Thank you for organizing that as well!
"a common thread" was probably the best unintential pun i've heard in a long while haha. i LOVED this video, your voice is so lovely and calming to listen to (haha is that weird to say??) and these recs sound soooo amazing i can't wait to request them from my library!
This video is really insightful! I'm hoping to get a PhD in educationwith a research interest about multicultural literature and I hope to get on this list asap
Your smile at the thread pun! 😄💕 A Mind Spread Out on the Ground sounds incredible, definitely adding it! Thank you for sharing these recs with us! The way you talked about rereading Islands of Decolonial Love and feeling safe and cared for every time you return to it was such a beautiful description.
I’m so happy I was directed towards you - all immediately added! I was able to check out A Mind Spread Out on the Ground as an ebook immediately so that’s a big plus
Indian Horse i read back in December and it was a really solid book. The Alicia Elliott book I'm hesitant with cause I'm not too keen about essay books. The rest are on my TBR
I actually checked out Islands of Decolonial Love from the library this weekend, I’m excited to get to it. I’ve read some Asian and African decolonization literature, but this will be my first reading on the topic from an indigenous North American perspective
I am a Dine (Navajo) woman from Arizona here in the US. I came across your book list and have been wanting to read more books of other tribes of North America. One book I can recommend to you is "How I Became a Ghost" by Tim Tingle. I read this in my classroom and I had 6th grade students crying it was so good. Love your book videos!
This was a great video! Indian Horse is so fantastic and as a non sports fan too the hockey bits were really great and very readable as you said So excited for the readalong and reading the others on your list (which I own due to your posts about them) :) Thank you xx
I am so glad to have been recommended to check out your channel! I have been wanting to read more indigenous authors. I read Native American History by Judith Nies but really didnt know where to go from there. I will check out A Mind Spread Out on the Ground!
These all sound so wonderful omg. Thank you for sharing!! I’ve had Islands of Decolonial Love saved on my Spotify and cued up for my next audiobook read so I’m even more excited after hearing your thoughts. I don’t know how I didn’t see the Instagram read along but I will definitely check it out and try to get This Accident of Being Lost for August 😃
thank you so much for this video! i hadn't heard of most of these before, i've added them all to my wishlist and TBR. A Mind Spread Out on the Ground sounds excellent, I can't wait to get to them!
I watched this with my Goodreads open - thank you for these recommendations! Indian Horse was an incredibly moving story, and I look forward to diving into these other titles.
Richard Wagamese is in my top 3 writers. 'Ragged Company' and 'Medicine Walk' are two of the most profound reads I've ever had. I have a copy of 'Indian Horse' on the shelf and looking forward to reading it. I still remember the day I heard of his death. It was not a good day. I just read a short preview of 'Annie Muktuk,' the first two pages of the first story and it drew me in instantly, the writing is so good.
Thank you for this list. I’m hoping to read all of your recommendations. You mentioned Inter-generational trauma. My experience is minimal compared to what the Indiginous people of North America have been subjected to. But I have always been able to relate. My grandfather came to the US from Naples, Italy when he was 16. He enlisted in the US ARMY during WWI. While there, he met and married my German grandmother. They went on to have 6 children and 11 grandchildren and so forth. They sent their 1st child, a girl, to a German Catholic school thinking that this would make it easier for my aunt to acclimate to America. My grandfather quickly came to realize that the Nuns were putting my 5 year old aunt in the Cloak room as punishment because she didn’t speak English. Grandpa proclaimed that henceforth, only English would be spoken in the home. My grandmother didn’t even speak English. She came to the US as an adult. As a child, I would ask Grandma to read me a story. She would say, I can’t read, I only hunt and peck. She learned English from radio, TV, the newspaper and her school aged children. As a consequence of these ignorant Nuns, the Italian and German languages of my grandparents was lost to future generations. It still makes me angry. I’m 67 years old. i can’t understand how indiginous Americans have been able to come to terms which their culture decimated by colonists but I admire their ability to do so.
I remember your instagram review of The Beadworkers and bought it shortly after - and thanks for putting so many others on my TBR too! This was brilliant, Dani 🙏💖
I love these recommendations. I placed a hold in my library of all of them. Thank you for sharing this video. I want to read all of them specially during this month of november of: No Thanks for Taking!!
I was checking TH-cam to see if anyone made any videos on specific Canadian novels and stumbled across your channel. Subbing, commenting, and liking to help you in the algorithm, will finish watching later! NATIVE PRIDE 🦅
@@thunderbirdwomanreads4641 Haha. Same here. I believe you create questions. Like favorite non-fic Indigenous authored book?, etc. Then create a tag like #FavoriteIndigenousReadsTag and then ask other booktubers to participate. Im so new. Noone really knows me and Im not on bookstagram or anything. But I think this would be awesome for you to share. Also check out Michelle's #IndigenousBookwormTag th-cam.com/video/gYsAb9g77gI/w-d-xo.html
I just found your channel and so happy. I have been building a huge collection of indigenous literature and non-fiction from every country and people that I can find. Don't know where I am going to put them all or if I will ever be able to read them all, but doing my best. I should say that I am not indigenous and I guess that makes me settler descent from the very earliest colonials in what is now the USA. My ancestry is an unbelievable mishmash, by the mid 19th century my immediate ancestors located in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan where we have been for about 7 generations. I don't remember when I first learned about the residence schools but I was horrified and unsurprised at the same time. My first husband was Hispanic and his ancestors had been in what is now New Mexico since the 16th century. His parents ( born 1920) were also in residence schools and were beaten if they spoke Spanish to each other, so they never taught their native language to their children. Sorry to ramble on. Thank you for your recommendations.
Having already read "Keeper'n me" by Richard Wagamese I'm dreading, I'm scared of reading any of these books but especially his one you're recommending. Ever since reading "Keeper'n me" I'm constantly saying you think canadians are nice, do you? Let me tell you something I've read about.. these books will for sure going to make me cry again. And I've no idea what I've wanted to share when starting this comment, but thank you for all of the recommendations. ♥
Hi, I'm from Mexico and I would like to know where I can get the books aside from amazon that ships to Mexico. :) I have a long list of native writers that I want to read, but I cannot find them online. Any suggestions?
Great list, thank you so much! I'm from Argentina and after reading both books of Leanne, I'm looking for new North American indigenous authors to read. As a translator, I've the project to translate one of these books, I think it's urgent to build bridges between native experiences in the continent. So thanks again :)
Indian Horse was my first Wagamese read and it was so moving. I love his writing. Thanks for these recommendations!
His voice is so distinct! His writing really is just truly special.
So many great recs! And I appreciate you mentioning audiobooks. I often struggle to find audio for books from smaller presses, so it’s helpful to know some of them are out there!
Ahhh, I can only imagine that must be very difficult for books you really want to read/listen to
Wow! Thank you! This was such a great list and I’m looking forward to reading some really really soon!
I’ve been listening to Islands of Decolonial Love after seeing your readalong announcement on Instagram. It’s beautiful.
Thank you for the recommendations! Indian Horse has stayed with me. I find myself recommending it a lot and I’m glad to hear that they’re including in in some school curriculums.
So glad you have expanded to book tube! Love that you paused after that first pun too. I am doing the decolonial love read along and the poems are so special! Thank you for organizing that as well!
"a common thread" was probably the best unintential pun i've heard in a long while haha. i LOVED this video, your voice is so lovely and calming to listen to (haha is that weird to say??) and these recs sound soooo amazing i can't wait to request them from my library!
This video is really insightful! I'm hoping to get a PhD in educationwith a research interest about multicultural literature and I hope to get on this list asap
I can't wait to read all of these! Love a good short story or essay collection.
Et tu, Brody? When done right they are POWERFUL!
Your smile at the thread pun! 😄💕
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground sounds incredible, definitely adding it!
Thank you for sharing these recs with us! The way you talked about rereading Islands of Decolonial Love and feeling safe and cared for every time you return to it was such a beautiful description.
I’m so happy I was directed towards you - all immediately added! I was able to check out A Mind Spread Out on the Ground as an ebook immediately so that’s a big plus
Yay! I hope you enjoy!
Indian Horse i read back in December and it was a really solid book. The Alicia Elliott book I'm hesitant with cause I'm not too keen about essay books. The rest are on my TBR
Devon Munn if you’re able to find it at a library I recommend even just reading an essay here and there. It’s so good!
I've heard such good things about A Mind Spread Out on the Ground, was hoping to get to it soon. Definitely adding all of these to my TBR
Thank you so much for the recommendations, I really look forward to reading them!
Great video! Thank you for some awesome recs
Thanks for the recommendations. Indian Horse was the only one already on my TBR.
Adding these all to my TBR! Thank you so much for the recs!
I actually checked out Islands of Decolonial Love from the library this weekend, I’m excited to get to it. I’ve read some Asian and African decolonization literature, but this will be my first reading on the topic from an indigenous North American perspective
I think you’re in for a real treat!! 😋
I am a Dine (Navajo) woman from Arizona here in the US. I came across your book list and have been wanting to read more books of other tribes of North America. One book I can recommend to you is "How I Became a Ghost" by Tim Tingle. I read this in my classroom and I had 6th grade students crying it was so good. Love your book videos!
These all sound great. Thank you for the recommendations!
Such a great list! Thankyou! Also I love the quilt behind you and the piece on your wall! Xx Siân xx
This was a great video! Indian Horse is so fantastic and as a non sports fan too the hockey bits were really great and very readable as you said So excited for the readalong and reading the others on your list (which I own due to your posts about them) :) Thank you xx
Charlotte Roxborough and as always I’m excited for your reviews! :D
I am so glad to have been recommended to check out your channel! I have been wanting to read more indigenous authors. I read Native American History by Judith Nies but really didnt know where to go from there. I will check out A Mind Spread Out on the Ground!
These all sound so wonderful omg. Thank you for sharing!! I’ve had Islands of Decolonial Love saved on my Spotify and cued up for my next audiobook read so I’m even more excited after hearing your thoughts. I don’t know how I didn’t see the Instagram read along but I will definitely check it out and try to get This Accident of Being Lost for August 😃
thank you so much for this video! i hadn't heard of most of these before, i've added them all to my wishlist and TBR. A Mind Spread Out on the Ground sounds excellent, I can't wait to get to them!
I watched this with my Goodreads open - thank you for these recommendations! Indian Horse was an incredibly moving story, and I look forward to diving into these other titles.
Richard Wagamese is in my top 3 writers. 'Ragged Company' and 'Medicine Walk' are two of the most profound reads I've ever had. I have a copy of 'Indian Horse' on the shelf and looking forward to reading it. I still remember the day I heard of his death. It was not a good day. I just read a short preview of 'Annie Muktuk,' the first two pages of the first story and it drew me in instantly, the writing is so good.
Thank you for this list. I’m hoping to read all of your recommendations.
You mentioned Inter-generational trauma. My experience is minimal compared to what the Indiginous people of North America have been subjected to. But I have always been able to relate. My grandfather came to the US from Naples, Italy when he was 16. He enlisted in the US ARMY during WWI. While there, he met and married my German grandmother. They went on to have 6 children and 11 grandchildren and so forth. They sent their 1st child, a girl, to a German Catholic school thinking that this would make it easier for my aunt to acclimate to America. My grandfather quickly came to realize that the Nuns were putting my 5 year old aunt in the Cloak room as punishment because she didn’t speak English. Grandpa proclaimed that henceforth, only English would be spoken in the home. My grandmother didn’t even speak English. She came to the US as an adult. As a child, I would ask Grandma to read me a story. She would say, I can’t read, I only hunt and peck. She learned English from radio, TV, the newspaper and her school aged children. As a consequence of these ignorant Nuns, the Italian and German languages of my grandparents was lost to future generations. It still makes me angry. I’m 67 years old. i can’t understand how indiginous Americans have been able to come to terms which their culture decimated by colonists but I admire their ability to do so.
Thank you for the recommendations.
I actually found Annie Muktuk and other stories on Scribd! So happy about that! Thank you for the recommendations!
I remember your instagram review of The Beadworkers and bought it shortly after - and thanks for putting so many others on my TBR too! This was brilliant, Dani 🙏💖
Love these recommendations! I just recharged my kindle and have been wanting to get more books on it! Ahe’hee (thank you❤️)
These are such awesome recommendations! A couple I love and a few on my tbr 😍 thank you for these!
Just found your channel. Loving the content, automatically subscribed.
I love these recommendations. I placed a hold in my library of all of them. Thank you for sharing this video. I want to read all of them specially during this month of november of: No Thanks for Taking!!
Incredible books!
I was checking TH-cam to see if anyone made any videos on specific Canadian novels and stumbled across your channel. Subbing, commenting, and liking to help you in the algorithm, will finish watching later! NATIVE PRIDE 🦅
Bought Indian Horse. Waiting to read. Im excited to start it. Rest will go in my cart. Ku'nahah 😊
I really think you’re going to love it!
I might have to steal your video idea for favorite indigenous reads. But maybe next year. You should do a tag 😁😁😁
I’m such a noob lol how do I do a tag? what does this mean 😂 🤓
@@thunderbirdwomanreads4641 Haha. Same here. I believe you create questions. Like favorite non-fic Indigenous authored book?, etc. Then create a tag like #FavoriteIndigenousReadsTag and then ask other booktubers to participate. Im so new. Noone really knows me and Im not on bookstagram or anything. But I think this would be awesome for you to share. Also check out Michelle's #IndigenousBookwormTag
th-cam.com/video/gYsAb9g77gI/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for this, I am looking forward to reading some of these.
I just found your channel and so happy. I have been building a huge collection of indigenous literature and non-fiction from every country and people that I can find. Don't know where I am going to put them all or if I will ever be able to read them all, but doing my best. I should say that I am not indigenous and I guess that makes me settler descent from the very earliest colonials in what is now the USA. My ancestry is an unbelievable mishmash, by the mid 19th century my immediate ancestors located in Ohio, Indiana and Michigan where we have been for about 7 generations. I don't remember when I first learned about the residence schools but I was horrified and unsurprised at the same time. My first husband was Hispanic and his ancestors had been in what is now New Mexico since the 16th century. His parents ( born 1920) were also in residence schools and were beaten if they spoke Spanish to each other, so they never taught their native language to their children. Sorry to ramble on. Thank you for your recommendations.
Thank you so much for this. Time to go to the bookstore. ❤ I read two books by Velma Wallis and want to read all her books.
Great recommendations thank you.
Having already read "Keeper'n me" by Richard Wagamese I'm dreading, I'm scared of reading any of these books but especially his one you're recommending. Ever since reading "Keeper'n me" I'm constantly saying you think canadians are nice, do you? Let me tell you something I've read about.. these books will for sure going to make me cry again. And I've no idea what I've wanted to share when starting this comment, but thank you for all of the recommendations. ♥
all of these books sound amazing! definitely adding to my every growing tbr :)
Thank you for sharing your wisdom! 🌞💗🌱☕📚
Thank you for these suggestions!
I love that you started a TH-cam Channel!! 😊😊😊
Thank you for this channel.
❤️❤️
can you please check out 20.12 m by arnolda dufour bowes its my moms short story collection about my metis grandpas stories living on road allowance
~Love this video!
lived for the "thread" pun
Hi, I'm from Mexico and I would like to know where I can get the books aside from amazon that ships to Mexico. :)
I have a long list of native writers that I want to read, but I cannot find them online. Any suggestions?