Resources in the St. Luke Library

Native American Heritage Month (PDF)

Children:
Bruchac, Joseph. Thirteen Moons on a Turtle's Back: A Native American Year of Moons.
Caduto, Michael. Keepers of Animals: Native American Stories and Wildlife Activities.
- Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities.
dePaola, Tomie. Legend of the Bluebonnet.
- Legend of the Indian Paintbrush.
Doerfler, Jill. Deb Haaland: First Native American Cabinet Secretary.
Grossman, Virginia. Ten Little Rabbits. (10 different Native American tribes).
Keene, Adrienne. Notable Native People: 50 indigenous Leaers, Dreamers, and Changemakers from
Past and Present.
Liptak, Karen. North American Indian Sign Language.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. Hiawatha.
Maillard, Kevin Noble. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story.
Martin, Bill. Knots on a Counting Rope.
McDermott, Gerald. Arrow to the Sun: A Pueblo Indian Tale.
Osofsky, Audrey. Dreamcatcher.
Oughton, Jerrie. How the Stars Fell into the Sky: A Navajo Legend.
Peacock, Thomas. Forever Sky. (Death)
Red Hawk, Richard. A Trip to a Pow Wow.
Seattle, Chief. Jeffers, Susan. Brother Eagle, Sister Sky: A Message from Chief Seattle.
Sneve, Virginia Driving Hawk. Enduring Wisdom: Sayings from Native Americans.
Sorell, Traci. Powwow Day.
            - We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga. (Cherokee)
Stroud, Virginia. The Path of the Quiet Elk: A Native American Alphabet Book.
Swamp, Chief Jake. Giving Thanks! A Native American Good Morning Message.
Wood, Nancy. Spirit Walker: Poems.

Teens:
Adelman, Elizabeth. Rand McNally Discovery Atlas of Native Americans.
Begay, Shonto. Navajo Visions and Voices Across the Mesa.
Budd, Lillian. Full Moons: Indian Legends and Seasons.
Caduto, Michael. Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities.
Erdich, Louise. The Birchbark House.
Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific
            Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.
McLain, Gary. The Indian Way: Learning to Communicate with Mother Earth.
Minnesota Historical Society. Dakota.
Silverstone, Michael. Winona LaDuke: Restoring Land and Culture in Native America.
VanLaan, Nancy. In a Circle Long Ago: A Treasury of Native Lore from Native Americans.
Wood, Nancy. Dancing Moons.

Adults:
Bird, S. Elizabeth. Dressing in Feathers: The Construction of the Indian in American Popular
            Culture.
Black Elk, Wallace. Black Elk: The Sacred Ways of a Lakota.
Brafford, C. J. & Laine Thom. Dancing Colors: Paths of Native American Women.
Brown, Dee. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
Crow Dog, Mary. Lakota Woman.
Deloria, Vine. God is Red: A Native View of Religion.
Erdrich, Louise. Love Medicine. (Ojibwe)
            - Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country: Through the Land of My Ancestors.
            -The Birchbark House.
Frazier, Ian. On the Rez.
Gill, Sam. Native American Religions: An Introduction.
Hammerschlag, Carl. Theft of the Spirit: A Journey to Spiritual Healing.
Hassrick, Royal. The Sioux.
Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and
            the Teachings of Plants.
LaDuke, Winona. All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life.
            - Last Standing Woman.
Lewis, David Rich. Neither Wolf Nor Dog: American Indians, Environment, and Agrarian
            Change.
Mansell, Maureen. By the Power of Their Dreams: Songs, Prayers, and Sacred Shields of the
            Plains Indians.
McGaa, Ed, Eagle Man. Mother Earth Spirituality: Native American Paths to Healing Ourselves
            and the World.
Minnesota Historical Society. Dakota.
National Geographic. Aug, 2012. In the Spirit of Crazy Horse: Rebirth of a Sioux Nation. (Pine
            Ridge).
National Museum of the American Indian. Do All Indians Live in Tipis?
Nerburn, Kent. Neither Wolf nor Dog: On Forgotten Roads with an Indian Elder.
- A Haunting Reverence: Meditations on a Northern Land. (Ojibwe in MN)
Northrup, Jim. Walking the Rez Road.
Olson, Dennis L. Shared Spirits: Wildlife and Native Americans.
Powers, Marla N. Ogala Women: Myth, Ritual, Reality.
Reyer, Carolyn. Cante Ohitika Win (Brave-hearted Women): Images of Lakota Women from
            the Pine Ridge Reservation South Dakota.
Schaef, Anne Wilson. Native Wisdom for White Minds: Daily Reflections Inspired by the
            Native Peoples of the World.
Schmidt, Jeremy. In the Spirit of Mother Earth: Nature in Native American Art.
St. Luke. Going to Pine Ridge, 1992-2023. (Photo essays).
Versluis, Arthur. Sacred Earth: The Spiritual Landscape of Native America.
Wall, Steve. Wisdomkeepers: Meetings with Native American Spiritual Leaders.
- Wisdom's Daughters: Conversations with Women Elders of Native America.
Wilson, Diane. Spirit Car: Journey to a Dakota Past.
Wood, Nancy. Many Winters: Prose and Poetry of the Pueblos.