Indigenous Voices for Adults

To honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Happy Valley librarians have selected the following books that might serve as an introduction to a rich and diverse heritage of fiction, nonfiction, history, poetry, memoir, and more by and about Indigenous peoples in the United States.

Updated October 27, 2024
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Empire of wild : a novel
Dimaline, Cherie
Paper Book
A NO. 1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLEROne of the most anticipated books of the summer for Time, Harper's Bazaar, Bustle and Publishers Weekly 'Deftly written, gripping and informative. Empire of Wild is a rip-roaring read!'
The removed : a novel
Hobson, Brandon
Paper Book
"A haunted work, full of voices old and new. It is about a family's reckoning with loss and injustice, and it is about a people trying for the same. The journey of this family's way home is full--in equal measure--of melancholy and love." --Tommy Orange, author of There There ...
Gathering moss : a natural and cultural history of mosses
Kimmerer, Robin Wall.
Paper Book
Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses. ...
There there
Orange, Tommy
Paper Book
**The debut novel from the Booker-longlisted author of Wandering Stars** One of Barack Obama's best books of the year, the New York Times bestselling novel about contemporary America from a bold new Native American voice 'A thunderclap' Marlon...
Wandering stars
Orange, Tommy
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024 THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER & NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR PICK 2024 A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'Wandering Stars is the kind of book that...

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