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Indigenous Book Summaries

The Marrow Thieves
by Cherie Dimaline • 2017
3.94
44k+
Young Adult
Dystopia
Indigenous
The Marrow Thieves Summary
The Marrow Thieves
by Cherie Dimaline 2017 234 pages
3.94
44k+ ratings
Young Adult
Dystopia
Indigenous
Moon of the Crusted Snow
by Waubgeshig Rice • 2018
3.82
45k+
Horror
Indigenous
Dystopia
Moon of the Crusted Snow Summary
Moon of the Crusted Snow
by Waubgeshig Rice 2018 218 pages
3.82
45k+ ratings
Horror
Indigenous
Dystopia
The Berry Pickers
by Amanda Peters • 2023
4.08
300k+
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
The Berry Pickers Summary
The Berry Pickers
by Amanda Peters 2023 307 pages
4.08
300k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Book Club
Mystery
There There
by Tommy Orange • 2018
3.97
200k+
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
There There Summary
There There
by Tommy Orange 2018 294 pages
3.97
200k+ ratings
Book Club
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
As We Have Always Done
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson • 2017
Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance
4.57
1k+
Indigenous
Politics
History
As We Have Always Done Summary
As We Have Always Done
Indigenous Freedom through Radical Resistance
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 2017 216 pages
4.57
1k+ ratings
Indigenous
Politics
History
Motorcycles & Sweetgrass
by Drew Hayden Taylor • 2010
3.64
3k+
Indigenous
Canada
School
Motorcycles & Sweetgrass Summary
Motorcycles & Sweetgrass
by Drew Hayden Taylor 2010 368 pages
3.64
3k+ ratings
Indigenous
Canada
School
The Only Good Indians
by Stephen Graham Jones • 2020
3.68
100k+
Horror
Thriller
Indigenous
The Only Good Indians Summary
The Only Good Indians
by Stephen Graham Jones 2020 305 pages
3.68
100k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Indigenous
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2013
Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
4.51
100k+
Nature
Science
Indigenous
Braiding Sweetgrass Summary
Braiding Sweetgrass
Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013 408 pages
4.51
100k+ ratings
Nature
Science
Indigenous
Keeper'n Me
by Richard Wagamese • 1994
4.00
2k+
Indigenous
Canada
Historical Fiction
Keeper'n Me Summary
Keeper'n Me
by Richard Wagamese 1994 224 pages
4.00
2k+ ratings
Indigenous
Canada
Historical Fiction
From the Ashes
by Jesse Thistle • 2019
My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way
4.49
34k+
Memoir
Indigenous
Canada
From the Ashes Summary
From the Ashes
My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way
by Jesse Thistle 2019 384 pages
4.49
34k+ ratings
Memoir
Indigenous
Canada
Moon of the Turning Leaves
by Waubgeshig Rice • 2023
4.22
11k+
Indigenous
Horror
Dystopia
Moon of the Turning Leaves Summary
Moon of the Turning Leaves
by Waubgeshig Rice 2023 307 pages
4.22
11k+ ratings
Indigenous
Horror
Dystopia
The Reason You Walk
by Wab Kinew • 2015
4.07
4k+
Indigenous
Memoir
Canada
The Reason You Walk Summary
The Reason You Walk
by Wab Kinew 2015 273 pages
4.07
4k+ ratings
Indigenous
Memoir
Canada
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
by Bob Joseph • 2018
Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
4.57
10k+
Indigenous
History
Canada
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act Summary
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
by Bob Joseph 2018 160 pages
4.57
10k+ ratings
Indigenous
History
Canada
Five Little Indians
by Michelle Good • 2020
4.46
47k+
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Book Club
Five Little Indians Summary
Five Little Indians
by Michelle Good 2020 304 pages
4.46
47k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Book Club
Red Skin, White Masks
by Glen Sean Coulthard • 2014
Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition
4.46
500+
Indigenous
Politics
History
Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks
Rejecting the Colonial Politics of Recognition
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014 256 pages
4.46
500+ ratings
Indigenous
Politics
History
God Is Red
by Vine Deloria Jr. • 1972
A Native View of Religion
4.16
2k+
Religion
Native American
History
God Is Red Summary
God Is Red
A Native View of Religion
by Vine Deloria Jr. 1972 325 pages
4.16
2k+ ratings
Religion
Native American
History
The Back of the Turtle
by Thomas King • 2014
4.06
3k+
Indigenous
Canada
Book Club
The Back of the Turtle Summary
The Back of the Turtle
by Thomas King 2014 518 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
Indigenous
Canada
Book Club
Love Medicine
by Louise Erdrich • 1984
4.01
28k+
Historical Fiction
Native American
Indigenous
Love Medicine Summary
Love Medicine
by Louise Erdrich 1984 367 pages
4.01
28k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Native American
Indigenous
To the Moon and Back
by Eliana Ramage • 2025
3.42
10k+
Indigenous
LGBT
Contemporary
To the Moon and Back Summary
To the Moon and Back
by Eliana Ramage 2025 448 pages
3.42
10k+ ratings
Indigenous
LGBT
Contemporary
The Healing Wisdom of Africa
by Malidoma Patrice Somé • 1999
Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community
4.48
474
Spirituality
Africa
Religion
The Healing Wisdom of Africa Summary
The Healing Wisdom of Africa
Finding Life Purpose Through Nature, Ritual, and Community
by Malidoma Patrice Somé 1999 352 pages
4.48
474 ratings
Spirituality
Africa
Religion
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
by Alicia Elliott • 2019
4.40
10k+
Indigenous
Memoir
Essays
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground Summary
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
by Alicia Elliott 2019 240 pages
4.40
10k+ ratings
Indigenous
Memoir
Essays
The Truth About Stories
by Thomas King • 2003
A Native Narrative
4.33
4k+
Indigenous
Essays
Canada
The Truth About Stories Summary
The Truth About Stories
A Native Narrative
by Thomas King 2003 184 pages
4.33
4k+ ratings
Indigenous
Essays
Canada
Sand Talk
by Tyson Yunkaporta • 2019
How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
4.35
4k+
Philosophy
Indigenous
Australia
Sand Talk Summary
Sand Talk
How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
by Tyson Yunkaporta 2019 256 pages
4.35
4k+ ratings
Philosophy
Indigenous
Australia
We Are Dancing for You
by Cutcha Risling Baldy • 2018
Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women’s Coming-of-Age Ceremonies
4.51
171
Indigenous
Feminism
History
We Are Dancing for You Summary
We Are Dancing for You
Native Feminisms and the Revitalization of Women’s Coming-of-Age Ceremonies
by Cutcha Risling Baldy 2018 205 pages
4.51
171 ratings
Indigenous
Feminism
History
Wandering Stars
by Tommy Orange • 2024
3.81
39k+
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Literary Fiction
Wandering Stars Summary
Wandering Stars
by Tommy Orange 2024 315 pages
3.81
39k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Literary Fiction
Potiki
by Patricia Grace • 1995
3.87
2k+
Indigenous
Classics
Magical Realism
Potiki Summary
Potiki
by Patricia Grace 1995 185 pages
3.87
2k+ ratings
Indigenous
Classics
Magical Realism
Big Chief
by Jon Hickey • 2025
3.59
2k+
Indigenous
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Big Chief Summary
Big Chief
by Jon Hickey 2025 320 pages
3.59
2k+ ratings
Indigenous
Contemporary
Literary Fiction
Life in Two Worlds
by Ted Nolan • 2023
A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back
4.22
500+
Sports
Hockey
Memoir
Life in Two Worlds Summary
Life in Two Worlds
A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back
by Ted Nolan 2023 332 pages
4.22
500+ ratings
Sports
Hockey
Memoir
Navajos Wear Nikes
by Jim Kristofic • 2011
A Reservation Life
4.08
500+
Memoir
Native American
Native Americans
Navajos Wear Nikes Summary
Navajos Wear Nikes
A Reservation Life
by Jim Kristofic 2011 230 pages
4.08
500+ ratings
Memoir
Native American
Native Americans
The Round House
by Louise Erdrich • 2012
3.98
100k+
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Mystery
The Round House Summary
The Round House
by Louise Erdrich 2012 323 pages
3.98
100k+ ratings
Book Club
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Broken Circle
by Theodore Fontaine • 2010
The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools
4.01
500+
Indigenous
Memoir
History
Broken Circle Summary
Broken Circle
The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools
by Theodore Fontaine 2010 190 pages
4.01
500+ ratings
Indigenous
Memoir
History
Never Whistle at Night
by Shane Hawk • 2023
An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
3.85
31k+
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
Never Whistle at Night Summary
Never Whistle at Night
An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology
by Shane Hawk 2023 400 pages
3.85
31k+ ratings
Horror
Short Stories
Fantasy
Spirit Run
by Noé Álvarez • 2020
A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
3.50
4k+
Memoir
Travel
Indigenous
Spirit Run Summary
Spirit Run
A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land
by Noé Álvarez 2020 218 pages
3.50
4k+ ratings
Memoir
Travel
Indigenous
Life in the City of Dirty Water
by Clayton Thomas-Muller • 2021
A Memoir of Healing
3.65
4k+
Memoir
Indigenous
Canada
Life in the City of Dirty Water Summary
Life in the City of Dirty Water
A Memoir of Healing
by Clayton Thomas-Muller 2021 331 pages
3.65
4k+ ratings
Memoir
Indigenous
Canada
Red Paint
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe • 2022
The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk
4.12
2k+
Memoir
Indigenous
Biography
Red Paint Summary
Red Paint
The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe 2022 240 pages
4.12
2k+ ratings
Memoir
Indigenous
Biography
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
by Stephen Graham Jones • 2021
3.50
54k+
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
My Heart Is a Chainsaw Summary
My Heart Is a Chainsaw
by Stephen Graham Jones 2021 405 pages
3.50
54k+ ratings
Horror
Thriller
Mystery
Living Resistance
by Kaitlin B. Curtice • 2023
An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day
4.11
1k+
Indigenous
Spirituality
Social Justice
Living Resistance Summary
Living Resistance
An Indigenous Vision for Seeking Wholeness Every Day
by Kaitlin B. Curtice 2023 197 pages
4.11
1k+ ratings
Indigenous
Spirituality
Social Justice
Monkey Beach
by Eden Robinson • 2000
4.02
10k+
Indigenous
Canada
Magical Realism
Monkey Beach Summary
Monkey Beach
by Eden Robinson 2000 374 pages
4.02
10k+ ratings
Indigenous
Canada
Magical Realism
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu
by Rigoberta Menchú • 1984
3.86
6k+
Memoir
History
Biography
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu Summary
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu
by Rigoberta Menchú 1984
3.86
6k+ ratings
Memoir
History
Biography
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
by Kliph Nesteroff • 2021
4.06
3k+
History
Humor
Indigenous
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem Summary
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
by Kliph Nesteroff 2021 319 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
History
Humor
Indigenous
Walking in Two Worlds
by Wab Kinew • 2021
3.47
1k+
Young Adult
Fantasy
Indigenous
Walking in Two Worlds Summary
Walking in Two Worlds
by Wab Kinew 2021 296 pages
3.47
1k+ ratings
Young Adult
Fantasy
Indigenous
Where White Men Fear to Tread
by Russell Means • 1995
The Autobiography of Russell Means
4.14
1k+
Native American
Biography
History
Where White Men Fear to Tread Summary
Where White Men Fear to Tread
The Autobiography of Russell Means
by Russell Means 1995 624 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
Native American
Biography
History
The White Girl
by Tony Birch • 2019
4.08
7k+
Historical Fiction
Australia
Book Club
The White Girl Summary
The White Girl
by Tony Birch 2019 272 pages
4.08
7k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Australia
Book Club
The Comanche Empire
by Pekka Hämäläinen • 2008
4.17
1k+
History
Native American
American History
The Comanche Empire Summary
The Comanche Empire
by Pekka Hämäläinen 2008 500 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
History
Native American
American History
Fifth Sun
by Camilla Townsend • 2019
A New History of the Aztecs
4.08
5k+
History
Historical
World History
Fifth Sun Summary
Fifth Sun
A New History of the Aztecs
by Camilla Townsend 2019 336 pages
4.08
5k+ ratings
History
Historical
World History
The Serviceberry
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2024
Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
4.27
69k+
Nature
Science
Indigenous
The Serviceberry Summary
The Serviceberry
Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024 112 pages
4.27
69k+ ratings
Nature
Science
Indigenous
Crooked Hallelujah
by Kelli Jo Ford • 2020
3.47
3k+
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Literary Fiction
Crooked Hallelujah Summary
Crooked Hallelujah
by Kelli Jo Ford 2020 304 pages
3.47
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Indigenous
Literary Fiction
Red Nation Rising
by Nick Estes • 2021
From Bordertown Violence to Native Liberation
4.38
159
History
Indigenous
Politics
Red Nation Rising Summary
Red Nation Rising
From Bordertown Violence to Native Liberation
by Nick Estes 2021 176 pages
4.38
159 ratings
History
Indigenous
Politics
Wawata - Moon Dreaming
by Dr Dr Hinemoa Elder • 2022
Daily wisdom guided by Hina, the Māori moon
4.20
197
Indigenous
Philosophy
Wawata - Moon Dreaming Summary
Wawata - Moon Dreaming
Daily wisdom guided by Hina, the Māori moon
by Dr Dr Hinemoa Elder 2022
4.20
197 ratings
Indigenous
Philosophy
Auē
by Becky Manawatu • 2019
4.47
7k+
Contemporary
Book Club
Indigenous
Auē Summary
Auē
by Becky Manawatu 2019 328 pages
4.47
7k+ ratings
Contemporary
Book Club
Indigenous
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