The Greatest Books of All Time on Native American

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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
391 Death Comes for the Archbishop Willa Cather 1927 American English
944 Indian Summer Adalbert Stifter 1857 Austrian German
1002 Ceremony Leslie Marmon Silko 1977 American English
1318 Love Medicine Louise Erdrich 1984 American English
2069 The Round House Louise Erdrich 2012 American English
2336 There There Tommy Orange 2018 American English
4637 The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse Louise Erdrich 2001 American English
8311 Medicine River Mary Annette Pember 1989 Unknown English
8343 The Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon Tom Spanbauer 1991 American English
9856 The Falcon John Tanner 1965 Unknown Unknown
10165 Laughing Boy Oliver La Farge 1929 American English
10501 Wandering Stars Tommy Orange 2024 Unknown English
10563 The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich 2024 Unknown English
11132 Conquest Andrea Smith 2005 Unknown English
11413 Winter Counts David Heska Wanbli Weiden 2020 American English
11920 Skeleton Man Tony Hillerman 2004 American English
12223 Nothing More Of This Land Joseph Lee Unknown English
12586 Counting Coup Larry Colton 2000 American English
12712 Brave Weshoyot Alvitre American English
12717 The Door On The Sea Caskey Russell 2025 American English
12807 The Undiscovered Country Paul Andrew Hutton 2025 American English
13051 Old School Indian Aaron John Curtis 2025 Unknown English
13196 Big Chief Jon Hickey 2025 Unknown English
14232 LaRose Louise Erdrich 2016 American English
14327 Shapes Of Native Nonfiction Elissa Washuta, Theresa Warburton 2019 Unknown English
14983 William Cooper's Town Alan Taylor 1995 American English
14983 The Wordy Shipmates Sarah Vowell 2008 American English
14983 Follow the River James Alexander Thom 1981 American English
17117 Go in Beauty William Eastlake 1956 American English
17117 Tisha Robert Specht 1976 American English
17117 The Indian Lawyer James Welch 1990 Native American English
17117 Encounters at the Heart of the World Elizabeth A. Fenn 2014 American English
17117 Where They Last Saw Her Marcie R. Rendon 2024 Unknown Unknown
17117 Fire Exit Morgan Talty 2024 Unknown Unknown
17117 Thunder Song Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Serviceberry Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024 Unknown English
17117 Hell And Back Craig Johnson 2022 American English
17117 The Birchbark House Louise Erdrich 1999 American English
17117 Prairie Edge Conor Kerr 2024 Unknown English
17117 Let's Go Julie Flett 2024 Unknown English
17117 Green Grass, Running Water Thomas King 1993 Canadian English
17117 Kiss Of The Fur Queen Tomson Highway 1998 Canadian English
17117 The Lesser Blessed Richard Van Camp 1996 Canadian English
17117 The Orenda Joseph Boyden 2013 Canadian English
17117 My Life IllumiNative 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Unfinished Cheryl Isaacs 2024 Unknown English
17117 1666 Lora Chilton 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Heartbeat Of Wounded Knee David Treuer 2019 American English
17117 Bitterroot Susan Devan Harness 2018 Unknown English
17117 Crazy Brave Joy Harjo 2012 American English
17117 Native Nations Kathleen DuVal 2024 Unknown English
17117 By The Fire We Carry Rebecca Nagle 2024 Unknown English
17117 The Reindeer Hunters Joan Wolf 1994 Unknown English
17117 Elkhorn Tavern Douglas C. Jones 1980 American English
17117 The Lost Wife Susanna Moore 2023 American English
17117 On Savage Shores Caroline Dodds Pennock 2023 Unknown English