Welcome! Below are several curated reading lists about North American Indigenous folks, including both fictional and nonfictional books written by or featuring Wabanaki Tribal citizens, Canadian Tribal citizens, Native Americans, and Indigenous peoples generally. With the exception of 1 or 2 reference books, all of these books can be borrowed from the library.

This resource complements the work of The Land We Live On, a group of Freeport organizations committed to engaging with the voices (both present and past) of Wabanaki peoples on the topics of history, identity, culture, environment, and climate.

Adult nonfiction by or about Wabanaki Tribes & Citizens

Women of the Dawn
Women of the Dawn

Women of the Dawn

Wabanaki Homeland and the New State of Maine: the 1820 Journal and Plans of Survey of Joseph Treat
Wabanaki Homeland and the New State of Maine: the 1820 Journal and Plans of Survey of Joseph Treat

Wabanaki Homeland and the New State of Maine: the 1820 Journal and Plans of Survey of Joseph Treat

North by Northeast
North by Northeast

North by Northeast

French and Indian Wars in Maine
French and Indian Wars in Maine

French and Indian Wars in Maine

Out of the Depths: Experiences of Mi’kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia
Out of the Depths: Experiences of Mi’kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia

Out of the Depths: Experiences of Mi’kmaw Children at the Indian Residential School at Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia

An Upriver Passamaquoddy
An Upriver Passamaquoddy

An Upriver Passamaquoddy

Facing East From Indian Country
Facing East From Indian Country

Facing East From Indian Country

Indians in Eden: Wabanakis & Rusticators on Maine’s Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s
Indians in Eden: Wabanakis & Rusticators on Maine’s Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

Indians in Eden: Wabanakis & Rusticators on Maine’s Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

Unsettled Past, Unsettled Future: The Story of Maine Indians
Unsettled Past, Unsettled Future: The Story of Maine Indians

Unsettled Past, Unsettled Future: The Story of Maine Indians

We Were Not the Savages
We Were Not the Savages

We Were Not the Savages

First Peoples of Canada
First Peoples of Canada

First Peoples of Canada

Twelve Thousand Years: American Indians in Maine
Twelve Thousand Years: American Indians in Maine

Twelve Thousand Years: American Indians in Maine

Micmac Medicines
Micmac Medicines

Micmac Medicines

Here First: Samoset and the Wawenock of Pemaquid, Maine
Here First: Samoset and the Wawenock of Pemaquid, Maine

Here First: Samoset and the Wawenock of Pemaquid, Maine

Our Beloved Kin
Our Beloved Kin

Our Beloved Kin

Notes on a Lost Flute
Notes on a Lost Flute

Notes on a Lost Flute

Baseball's First Indian
Baseball's First Indian

Baseball's First Indian

Dawnland Voices
Dawnland Voices

Dawnland Voices

The Visual Language of Wabanaki Art
The Visual Language of Wabanaki Art

The Visual Language of Wabanaki Art

Adult nonfiction by or about North American Tribal Nations

The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen
The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen

The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen

The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History
The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

Rez Rules: My Indictment of Canada’s and America’s Systemic Racism Against Indigenous Peoples
Rez Rules: My Indictment of Canada’s and America’s Systemic Racism Against Indigenous Peoples

Rez Rules: My Indictment of Canada’s and America’s Systemic Racism Against Indigenous Peoples

Heart Berries: A Memoir
Heart Berries: A Memoir

Heart Berries: A Memoir

Deer Woman
Deer Woman

Deer Woman

Atlas of the North American Indian
Atlas of the North American Indian

Atlas of the North American Indian

The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America
The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America

The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America

The Plains Indian
The Plains Indian

The Plains Indian

Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land
Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land

Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land

You Don't Have To Say That You Love Me
You Don't Have To Say That You Love Me

You Don't Have To Say That You Love Me

Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America
Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America

Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America

As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock
As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock

As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice from Colonization to Standing Rock

On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe

On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe

First Houses: Native American Homes and Sacred Structures
First Houses: Native American Homes and Sacred Structures

First Houses: Native American Homes and Sacred Structures

Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

American Indian Healing Arts
American Indian Healing Arts

American Indian Healing Arts

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry

When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry

An American Sunrise: Poems
An American Sunrise: Poems

An American Sunrise: Poems

Notable Native People
Notable Native People

Notable Native People

The Other Slavery
The Other Slavery

The Other Slavery

North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment
North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment

North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment

Good Friday on the Rez: A Pine Ridge Odyssey
Good Friday on the Rez: A Pine Ridge Odyssey

Good Friday on the Rez: A Pine Ridge Odyssey

New Native Kitchen
New Native Kitchen

New Native Kitchen

The Technique of North American Indian Beadwork
The Technique of North American Indian Beadwork

The Technique of North American Indian Beadwork

The Beadworkers
The Beadworkers

The Beadworkers

Shapes of Native Nonfiction
Shapes of Native Nonfiction

Shapes of Native Nonfiction

The Cost of Free Land
The Cost of Free Land

The Cost of Free Land

American Indians: Reclaiming Native Space
American Indians: Reclaiming Native Space

American Indians: Reclaiming Native Space

All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life
All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life

All Our Relations: Native Struggles for Land and Life

The Rez Road Follies: Canoes, Casinos, Computers, and Birch Bark Baskets
The Rez Road Follies: Canoes, Casinos, Computers, and Birch Bark Baskets

The Rez Road Follies: Canoes, Casinos, Computers, and Birch Bark Baskets

On The Rez
On The Rez

On The Rez

A Brave and Cunning Prince : The Great Chief Opechancanough and the War for America
A Brave and Cunning Prince : The Great Chief Opechancanough and the War for America

A Brave and Cunning Prince : The Great Chief Opechancanough and the War for America

Poet Warrior: A Memoir
Poet Warrior: A Memoir

Poet Warrior: A Memoir

Atlas of Indian Nations
Atlas of Indian Nations

Atlas of Indian Nations

Thinning Blood
Thinning Blood

Thinning Blood

Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through Reservation Life
Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through Reservation Life

Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through Reservation Life

Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age
Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age

Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume
Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume

Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume

Adult fiction by Indigenous authors

Blasphemy
Blasphemy

Blasphemy

The Berry Pickers
The Berry Pickers

The Berry Pickers

My Heart Is a Chainsaw
My Heart Is a Chainsaw

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

Empire of Wild
Empire of Wild

Empire of Wild

The Removed
The Removed

The Removed

There There
There There

There There

Indian Horse
Indian Horse

Indian Horse

Night of the Living Rez
Night of the Living Rez

Night of the Living Rez

This Town Sleeps
This Town Sleeps

This Town Sleeps

Sisters of a Lost Nation
Sisters of a Lost Nation

Sisters of a Lost Nation

Don't Fear the Reaper
Don't Fear the Reaper

Don't Fear the Reaper

A Grandmother Begins the Story
A Grandmother Begins the Story

A Grandmother Begins the Story

To Shape a Dragon's Breath
To Shape a Dragon's Breath

To Shape a Dragon's Breath

The Sentence
The Sentence

The Sentence

War Dances
War Dances

War Dances

Fire Exit
Fire Exit

Fire Exit

Winter Counts
Winter Counts

Winter Counts

Tread of Angels
Tread of Angels

Tread of Angels

Even As We Breathe
Even As We Breathe

Even As We Breathe

Stolen
Stolen

Stolen

The Only Good Indians
The Only Good Indians

The Only Good Indians

Black Sun
Black Sun

Black Sun

The Toughest Indian in the World
The Toughest Indian in the World

The Toughest Indian in the World

The Night Watchman
The Night Watchman

The Night Watchman

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology

Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians

The Heartsong of Charging Elk
The Heartsong of Charging Elk

The Heartsong of Charging Elk

Love After the End: an Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction
Love After the End: an Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction

Love After the End: an Anthology of Two-Spirit & Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction

Picture books by or about Native Americans

Powwow Day
Powwow Day

Powwow Day

We Are Grateful : otsaliheliga
We Are Grateful : otsaliheliga

We Are Grateful : otsaliheliga

Josie Dances
Josie Dances

Josie Dances

Kunu’s Basket: A Story From Indian Island
Kunu’s Basket: A Story From Indian Island

Kunu’s Basket: A Story From Indian Island

Forever Cousins
Forever Cousins

Forever Cousins

The First Blade of Sweetgrass
The First Blade of Sweetgrass

The First Blade of Sweetgrass

Keepunumuk : Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story
Keepunumuk : Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

Keepunumuk : Weeâchumun's Thanksgiving Story

We Are Water Protectors
We Are Water Protectors

We Are Water Protectors

The Legend of the White Buffalo Woman
The Legend of the White Buffalo Woman

The Legend of the White Buffalo Woman

Myths and Legends of the World
Myths and Legends of the World

Myths and Legends of the World

Hoop Dancer Determination
Hoop Dancer Determination

Hoop Dancer Determination

Many Hands: A Penobscot Indian Story
Many Hands: A Penobscot Indian Story

Many Hands: A Penobscot Indian Story

Getting to Know the Native American Indian Tribes
Getting to Know the Native American Indian Tribes

Getting to Know the Native American Indian Tribes

Finding My Dance
Finding My Dance

Finding My Dance

Junior & Teen fiction & nonfiction materials by or about Native Americans

Do All Indians Live in Tipis?
Do All Indians Live in Tipis?

Do All Indians Live in Tipis?

Elatsoe
Elatsoe

Elatsoe

The Abenaki
The Abenaki

The Abenaki

Indian No More
Indian No More

Indian No More

If I Ever Get Out of Here
If I Ever Get Out of Here

If I Ever Get Out of Here

The People Shall Continue
The People Shall Continue

The People Shall Continue

Fire Song
Fire Song

Fire Song

Rez Runaway
Rez Runaway

Rez Runaway

The Rez Detectives
The Rez Detectives

The Rez Detectives

Race to the Sun
Race to the Sun

Race to the Sun

Apple: Skin to the Core
Apple: Skin to the Core

Apple: Skin to the Core

Sisters of Neversea
Sisters of Neversea

Sisters of Neversea

We Are Still Here! : Native American Truths Everyone Should Know
We Are Still Here! : Native American Truths Everyone Should Know

We Are Still Here! : Native American Truths Everyone Should Know

Give Me Some Truth
Give Me Some Truth

Give Me Some Truth

Phoenix ani' gichichi-i' Phoenix Gets Greater
Phoenix ani' gichichi-i' Phoenix Gets Greater

Phoenix ani' gichichi-i' Phoenix Gets Greater

Notable Native People
Notable Native People

Notable Native People

The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas
The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

The Sea-Ringed World: Sacred Stories of the Americas

Explore Native American Cultures!
Explore Native American Cultures!

Explore Native American Cultures!

The Sea In Winter
The Sea In Winter

The Sea In Winter

Walking in Two Worlds
Walking in Two Worlds

Walking in Two Worlds

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People
An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

Rez Ball
Rez Ball

Rez Ball

Bird Talk
Bird Talk

Bird Talk

Rez Dogs
Rez Dogs

Rez Dogs

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

A Snake Falls to Earth
A Snake Falls to Earth

A Snake Falls to Earth

Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance
Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance

Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance

Whisper to the Sky
Whisper to the Sky

Whisper to the Sky

My Good Man
My Good Man

My Good Man

Healer of the Water Monster
Healer of the Water Monster

Healer of the Water Monster