The Greatest Books of All Time on Indigenous Knowledge

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
558 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Dee Alexander Brown 1970 American English
1925 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano 1789 African English
1985 Black Elk Speaks John G. Neihardt 1932 American English
2837 Facing Mount Kenya Jomo Kenyatta 1938 Kenyan English
2979 Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013 American English
3134 Ake Wole Soyinka 1981 Nigerian English
3860 The Wrath of the Ancestors Archibald Campbell Jordan 1940 South African English
4746 Indaba, My Children Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa 1964 South African English
5384 Histoire De L'afrique Noire Joseph Ki-Zerbo 1972 French French
7044 The Beothuk Way John Kitchen 1991 Canadian English
8212 Dark Emu Bruce Pascoe 2014 Australian English
8827 The Sacred Hoop Paula Gunn Allen 1986 American English
9960 Songspirals Gay'wu Group of Women 2019 Unknown English
10547 The Yield Tara June Winch 2019 Australian English
12515 Grandmothers Of The Light Paula Gunn Allen 1991 American English
13800 Dancing On Our Turtle's Back Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 2011 Canadian English
14043 Memory Serves Lee Maracle 2015 Canadian English
14328 Shapes Of Native Nonfiction Elissa Washuta, Theresa Warburton 2019 Unknown English
15921 Native Planters In Old Hawaii Elizabeth Hand, E. C. S. Handy 1940 American English
17173 Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers Robert Bringhurst 2000 Canadian English
17173 The Serviceberry Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024 Unknown English
17173 The Knowing Tanya Talaga 2024 Unknown Unknown
17173 The Nargun And The Stars Patricia Wrightson 1970 Australian English
17173 The Heartbeat Of Wounded Knee David Treuer 2019 American English
17173 Gathering Moss Robin Wall Kimmerer 2003 American English
17173 The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice And Tribal Wisdom Joan Halifax 1993 American English
17173 Is Science Western In Origin? C.K. Raju Indian English