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

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

Women of the Dawn
Women of the Dawn

Women of the Dawn

Dawnland Voices
Dawnland Voices

Dawnland Voices

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

Twelve Thousand Years: American Indians in Maine

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

An Upriver Passamaquoddy
An Upriver Passamaquoddy

An Upriver Passamaquoddy

Micmac Medicines
Micmac Medicines

Micmac Medicines

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

Facing East From Indian Country
Facing East From Indian Country

Facing East From Indian Country

Notes on a Lost Flute
Notes on a Lost Flute

Notes on a Lost Flute

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

French and Indian Wars in Maine

First Peoples of Canada
First Peoples of Canada

First Peoples of Canada

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

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

The Visual Language of Wabanaki Art

Our Beloved Kin
Our Beloved Kin

Our Beloved Kin

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

We Were Not the Savages
We Were Not the Savages

We Were Not the Savages

Baseball's First Indian
Baseball's First Indian

Baseball's First Indian

Adult nonfiction by or about North American Tribal Nations

The Other Slavery
The Other Slavery

The Other Slavery

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

Deer Woman
Deer Woman

Deer Woman

Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon

Killers of the Flower Moon

The Cost of Free Land
The Cost of Free Land

The Cost of Free Land

American Indian Healing Arts
American Indian Healing Arts

American Indian Healing Arts

On The Rez
On The Rez

On The Rez

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

The Technique of North American Indian Beadwork

Heart Berries: A Memoir
Heart Berries: A Memoir

Heart Berries: A Memoir

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

On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe

Thinning Blood
Thinning Blood

Thinning Blood

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

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

American Indians: Reclaiming Native Space

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

The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen

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

Mamaskatch: A Cree Coming of Age

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

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

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

Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America

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

Atlas of Indian Nations
Atlas of Indian Nations

Atlas of Indian Nations

The Plains Indian
The Plains Indian

The Plains Indian

An American Sunrise: Poems
An American Sunrise: Poems

An American Sunrise: Poems

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

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

Shapes of Native Nonfiction
Shapes of Native Nonfiction

Shapes of Native Nonfiction

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

Earth Keeper: Reflections on the American Land

New Native Kitchen
New Native Kitchen

New Native Kitchen

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

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

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

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

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

First Houses: Native American Homes and Sacred Structures

Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume
Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume

Encyclopedia of American Indian Costume

Poet Warrior: A Memoir
Poet Warrior: A Memoir

Poet Warrior: A Memoir

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

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

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

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

Atlas of the North American Indian

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

Notable Native People
Notable Native People

Notable Native People

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

North American Indian Jewelry and Adornment

The Beadworkers
The Beadworkers

The Beadworkers

Adult fiction by Indigenous authors

Tread of Angels
Tread of Angels

Tread of Angels

Indian Horse
Indian Horse

Indian Horse

The Night Watchman
The Night Watchman

The Night Watchman

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

To Shape a Dragon's Breath

Winter Counts
Winter Counts

Winter Counts

Night of the Living Rez
Night of the Living Rez

Night of the Living Rez

Black Sun
Black Sun

Black Sun

The Berry Pickers
The Berry Pickers

The Berry Pickers

The Removed
The Removed

The Removed

This Town Sleeps
This Town Sleeps

This Town Sleeps

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

The Toughest Indian in the World

The Sentence
The Sentence

The Sentence

Stolen
Stolen

Stolen

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

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

My Heart Is a Chainsaw
My Heart Is a Chainsaw

My Heart Is a Chainsaw

Even As We Breathe
Even As We Breathe

Even As We Breathe

Fire Exit
Fire Exit

Fire Exit

Empire of Wild
Empire of Wild

Empire of Wild

Blasphemy
Blasphemy

Blasphemy

The Heartsong of Charging Elk
The Heartsong of Charging Elk

The Heartsong of Charging Elk

Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians

Ten Little Indians

There There
There There

There There

A Grandmother Begins the Story
A Grandmother Begins the Story

A Grandmother Begins the Story

The Only Good Indians
The Only Good Indians

The Only Good Indians

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

Don't Fear the Reaper

War Dances
War Dances

War Dances

Sisters of a Lost Nation
Sisters of a Lost Nation

Sisters of a Lost Nation

Picture books by or about Native Americans

We Are Grateful : otsaliheliga
We Are Grateful : otsaliheliga

We Are Grateful : otsaliheliga

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

Many Hands: A Penobscot Indian Story

The First Blade of Sweetgrass
The First Blade of Sweetgrass

The First Blade of Sweetgrass

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

Kunu’s Basket: A Story From Indian Island

Josie Dances
Josie Dances

Josie Dances

Finding My Dance
Finding My Dance

Finding My Dance

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

Forever Cousins
Forever Cousins

Forever Cousins

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

The Legend of the White Buffalo Woman

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

Getting to Know the Native American Indian Tribes

Hoop Dancer Determination
Hoop Dancer Determination

Hoop Dancer Determination

Powwow Day
Powwow Day

Powwow Day

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

Myths and Legends of the World

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?

Rez Ball
Rez Ball

Rez Ball

Elatsoe
Elatsoe

Elatsoe

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

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

Healer of the Water Monster
Healer of the Water Monster

Healer of the Water Monster

Whisper to the Sky
Whisper to the Sky

Whisper to the Sky

Notable Native People
Notable Native People

Notable Native People

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

Race to the Sun
Race to the Sun

Race to the Sun

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

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

Apple: Skin to the Core

The People Shall Continue
The People Shall Continue

The People Shall Continue

Indian No More
Indian No More

Indian No More

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

Powwow: A Celebration Through Song and Dance

Bird Talk
Bird Talk

Bird Talk

A Snake Falls to Earth
A Snake Falls to Earth

A Snake Falls to Earth

Rez Dogs
Rez Dogs

Rez Dogs

Walking in Two Worlds
Walking in Two Worlds

Walking in Two Worlds

The Sea In Winter
The Sea In Winter

The Sea In Winter

Explore Native American Cultures!
Explore Native American Cultures!

Explore Native American Cultures!

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

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

If I Ever Get Out of Here

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

Phoenix ani' gichichi-i' Phoenix Gets Greater

Give Me Some Truth
Give Me Some Truth

Give Me Some Truth

The Abenaki
The Abenaki

The Abenaki

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

Fire Song
Fire Song

Fire Song

My Good Man
My Good Man

My Good Man

Rez Runaway
Rez Runaway

Rez Runaway

The Rez Detectives
The Rez Detectives

The Rez Detectives