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Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange

March 11, 2024

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And it’s inside myself that I must create someone who will understand. In the midst of the 1864 Colorado Sand Creek massacre of the Cheyenne a Native boy is able to escape. After years of wandering, ... Read More...

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The Berry Pickers: A Novel

November 14, 2023

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For one Mi’kmaq family summers in Maine have always been about sunshine, campfires, and reunions with old friends amidst long days of picking blueberries as migrant workers. Until 1962 when Ruthie, ... Read More...

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Indian Horse: A Novel

December 20, 2022

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I love discovering new writers, the voices of people with stories I’ve never imagined. In the past two years I’ve been fortunate to read more from Native American authors like Tommy Orange and Oscar ... Read More...

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Calling for a Blanket Dance

September 5, 2022

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In a desperate attempt to save her marriage, Turtle packs up her 6-month-old son, Ever, finds her drunk husband, Everardo, loads him into the car and leaves Oklahoma for Mexico. Her plan is to reunite ... Read More...

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Firekeeper’s Daughter: A Novel

November 12, 2021

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As a biracial member of the Ojibwe tribe Daunis Fontaine lives in the uncomfortable in-between space of not belonging to any one community. What bought her acceptance from everyone were her ... Read More...

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