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
2070 The Round House Louise Erdrich 2012 American English
2338 There There Tommy Orange 2018 American English
4639 The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse Louise Erdrich 2001 American English
8313 Medicine River Mary Annette Pember 1989 Unknown English
8345 The Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon Tom Spanbauer 1991 American English
9859 The Falcon John Tanner 1965 Unknown Unknown
10169 Laughing Boy Oliver La Farge 1929 American English
10506 Wandering Stars Tommy Orange 2024 Unknown English
10569 The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich 2024 Unknown English
11139 Conquest Andrea Smith 2005 Unknown English
11419 Winter Counts David Heska Wanbli Weiden 2020 American English
11922 Skeleton Man Tony Hillerman 2004 American English
12224 Nothing More Of This Land Joseph Lee Unknown English
12588 Counting Coup Larry Colton 2000 American English
12714 Brave Weshoyot Alvitre American English
12719 The Door On The Sea Caskey Russell 2025 American English
12809 The Undiscovered Country Paul Andrew Hutton 2025 American English
13054 Old School Indian Aaron John Curtis 2025 Unknown English
13199 Big Chief Jon Hickey 2025 Unknown English
14232 LaRose Louise Erdrich 2016 American English
14328 Shapes Of Native Nonfiction Elissa Washuta, Theresa Warburton 2019 Unknown English
14985 William Cooper's Town Alan Taylor 1995 American English
14985 The Wordy Shipmates Sarah Vowell 2008 American English
14985 Follow the River James Alexander Thom 1981 American English
17162 Go in Beauty William Eastlake 1956 American English
17162 Tisha Robert Specht 1976 American English
17162 The Indian Lawyer James Welch 1990 Native American English
17162 Encounters at the Heart of the World Elizabeth A. Fenn 2014 American English
17162 Where They Last Saw Her Marcie R. Rendon 2024 Unknown Unknown
17162 Fire Exit Morgan Talty 2024 Unknown Unknown
17162 Thunder Song Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Serviceberry Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024 Unknown English
17162 Hell And Back Craig Johnson 2022 American English
17162 The Birchbark House Louise Erdrich 1999 American English
17162 Prairie Edge Conor Kerr 2024 Unknown English
17162 Let's Go Julie Flett 2024 Unknown 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 My Life IllumiNative 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Unfinished Cheryl Isaacs 2024 Unknown English
17162 1666 Lora Chilton 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Heartbeat Of Wounded Knee David Treuer 2019 American English
17162 Bitterroot Susan Devan Harness 2018 Unknown English
17162 Crazy Brave Joy Harjo 2012 American English
17162 Native Nations Kathleen DuVal 2024 Unknown English
17162 By The Fire We Carry Rebecca Nagle 2024 Unknown English
17162 The Reindeer Hunters Joan Wolf 1994 Unknown English
17162 Elkhorn Tavern Douglas C. Jones 1980 American English
17162 The Lost Wife Susanna Moore 2023 American English
17162 On Savage Shores Caroline Dodds Pennock 2023 Unknown English