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
557 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee Dee Alexander Brown 1970 American English
1926 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
2978 Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer 2013 American English
3133 Ake Wole Soyinka 1981 Nigerian English
3861 The Wrath of the Ancestors Archibald Campbell Jordan 1940 South African English
4744 Indaba, My Children Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa 1964 South African English
5383 Histoire De L'afrique Noire Joseph Ki-Zerbo 1972 French French
7045 The Beothuk Way John Kitchen 1991 Canadian English
8213 Dark Emu Bruce Pascoe 2014 Australian English
8823 The Sacred Hoop Paula Gunn Allen 1986 American English
9961 Songspirals Gay'wu Group of Women 2019 Unknown English
10549 The Yield Tara June Winch 2019 Australian English
12533 Grandmothers Of The Light Paula Gunn Allen 1991 American English
13818 Dancing On Our Turtle's Back Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 2011 Canadian English
14066 Memory Serves Lee Maracle 2015 Canadian English
14370 Shapes Of Native Nonfiction Elissa Washuta, Theresa Warburton 2019 Unknown English
15897 Native Planters In Old Hawaii Elizabeth Hand, E. C. S. Handy 1940 American English
17113 Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers Robert Bringhurst 2000 Canadian English
17113 The Serviceberry Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024 Unknown English
17113 The Knowing Tanya Talaga 2024 Unknown Unknown
17113 The Nargun And The Stars Patricia Wrightson 1970 Australian English
17113 The Heartbeat Of Wounded Knee David Treuer 2019 American English
17113 Gathering Moss Robin Wall Kimmerer 2003 American English
17113 The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice And Tribal Wisdom Joan Halifax 1993 American English
17113 Is Science Western In Origin? C.K. Raju Indian English