The Greatest Books of All Time on Indigenous

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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
14025 Heart Berries Terese Marie Mailhot 2018 Canadian English
14043 Memory Serves Lee Maracle 2015 Canadian English
14328 Shapes Of Native Nonfiction Elissa Washuta, Theresa Warburton 2019 Unknown English
14899 Great River Paul Horgan 1954 American English
14985 The Rifles William T. Vollmann 1994 American English
14985 I Was A Teenage Slasher Stephen Graham Jones 2024 American Unknown
15686 Mexico Nicolas Cheetham Unknown English
15862 Through the Dark Continent Henry M. Stanley 1878 British English
15916 Native Planters In Old Hawaii Elizabeth Hand, E. C. S. Handy 1940 American English
15916 The Fur Trade In Canada Harold A. Innis 1930 Canadian English
15916 A Short Account Of The Destruction Of The Indies Bartolomé de las Casas 1552 Spanish Spanish
15916 Coonardoo Katharine Sussanah Pritchard 1929 Australian English
15916 La Salle And The Discovery Of The Great West Francis Parkman 1869 American English
16549 The Nez Perce Indians And The Opening Of The Northwest Jr., Alvin Josephy 1965 American English
17162 Masterworks of the Classical Haida Mythtellers Robert Bringhurst 2000 Canadian English
17162 History of the American Frontier Frederic L. Paxson 1924 American English
17162 The Colonial Period of American History Charles McLean Andrews 1934 American English
17162 In Trouble Again Redmond O'Hanlon 1988 British English
17162 Stranger in the Forest Eric Hansen 1988 American English
16943 Journal of a Trapper Osborne Russell 1921 American English
17162 The Almanac of the Dead Leslie Marmon Silko 1991 American English
17162 Black Robe Brian Moore 1985 Canadian English
17162 Covered With Night Nicole Eustace 2021 American English
17162 Fifth Sun Camilla Townsend 2019 American English
17162 Frontiers Noel Mostert 1992 South African English
17162 Louis Riel Chester Brown 2003 Canadian English
17162 Alaska James A. Michener 1988 American English
17162 Where They Last Saw Her Marcie R. Rendon 2024 Unknown Unknown
17162 Fire Exit Morgan Talty 2024 Unknown Unknown
17162 Moon Of The Turning Leaves Waubgeshig Rice 2024 Canadian English
17162 Thunder Song Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Serviceberry Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024 Unknown English
17162 We Will Be Jaguars Nemonte Nenquimo, Mitch Anderson 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Birchbark House Louise Erdrich 1999 American English
17162 Firelight John Morrissey 2023 Unknown English
17162 Always Was Always Will Be Thomas Mayo 2022 Unknown English
17162 Borderland Graham Akhurst 2023 Unknown English
17162 Prairie Edge Conor Kerr 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Knowing Tanya Talaga 2024 Unknown Unknown
17162 Let's Go Julie Flett 2024 Unknown English
17162 Little Moons Jen Storm 2024 Unknown English
17162 Empire Of The Summer Moon S.C. Gwynne 2010 American English
16807 Capricornia Xavier Herbert 1938 Australian English
17162 Murriyang Stan Grant 2024 Australian English
17162 Green Grass, Running Water Thomas King 1993 Canadian English
17162 Kiss Of The Fur Queen Tomson Highway 1998 Canadian English
17162 The Lesser Blessed Richard Van Camp 1996 Canadian English
17162 The Orenda Joseph Boyden 2013 Canadian English
17162 A History Of Australia, Vol. Iv. Manning Clark 1978 Australian English
17162 The Timeless Land Eleanor Dark 1941 Australian English
17162 The Fring Dwellers Nene Gare 1961 Australian English
17162 Wild Cat Falling Colin Johnson 1965 Australian English
17162 The Chant Of Jimmie Blacksmith Thomas Keneally 1972 Australian English
17162 To The Islands Randolph Stow 1958 Australian English
17162 The Australian Legend Russell Ward 1958 Australian English
17162 The Nargun And The Stars Patricia Wrightson 1970 Australian English
17162 A History Of South Africa Frank Welsh 1998 Unknown English
17162 My Life IllumiNative 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow Elin Anna Labba, Fiona Graham 2020 Unknown Swedish
17162 How To Be A Good Savage And Other Poems Mikeas Sánchez Unknown Spanish
17162 Becoming Little Shell Chris La Tray 2023 Unknown English
17162 An American Sunrise Joy Harjo 2019 American English
17162 The Heartbeat Of Wounded Knee David Treuer 2019 American English
17162 Bitterroot Susan Devan Harness 2018 Unknown English
17162 Gathering Moss Robin Wall Kimmerer 2003 American English
17162 Crazy Brave Joy Harjo 2012 American English
17162 Native Nations Kathleen DuVal 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Sun, My Father Nils-Aslak Valkeapää 1988 Unknown Sami
17162 The Golden Spruce John Vaillant 2005 Canadian English
17162 By The Fire We Carry Rebecca Nagle 2024 Unknown English
17162 Bounty Lands William Ellis 1981 Unknown English
17162 The Rediscovery Of America Ned Blackhawk 2023 American English
17162 In The Shadow Of Quetzalcoatl Merilee Grindle 2023 Unknown Unknown
17162 Into The Amazon Larry Rohter 2017 Unknown English
17162 On Savage Shores Caroline Dodds Pennock 2023 Unknown English
17162 Venco Cherie Dimaline 2023 Canadian English
17162 The Fruitful Darkness: A Journey Through Buddhist Practice And Tribal Wisdom Joan Halifax 1993 American English
17162 Is Science Western In Origin? C.K. Raju Indian English
17162 The Painted Drum Louise Erdrich 2013 American English