Native American Heritage Month
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month with history and cultural events for all ages at the library. We'll learn about the indigenous people of North America during Indigenous Tales, create your very own weaving project inspired by Native American designs and weaving styles and more!
Authors of Native American heritage
Girl warrior : on coming of age / Joy Harjo.
Harjo, Joy, author.
Washing my mother’s body : a ceremony for grief / Joy Harjo art by Dana Tiger.
Harjo, Joy, author.
Broken fields / Marcie R. Rendon.
Rendon, Marcie R., author.
The mighty red : a novel / Louise Erdrich.
Erdrich, Louise, author.
The angel of Indian Lake / Stephen Graham Jones.
Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972- author.
Wandering stars / Tommy Orange.
Orange, Tommy, 1982- author.
A song over Miskwaa Rapids : a novel / Linda LeGarde Grover.
Grover, Linda LeGarde, author.
Of all tribes : American Indians and Alcatraz / Joseph Bruchac.
Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- author.
The storyteller / Brandon Hobson.
Hobson, Brandon, author.
My good man / Eric Gansworth.
Gansworth, Eric, 1965- author.
Dream drawings : configurations of a timeless kind / N. Scott Momaday illustrations by the author.
Momaday, N. Scott, 1934- author.
Poet warrior : a memoir / Joy Harjo.
Harjo, Joy, author.
Sisters of the Neversea / Cynthia Leitich Smith.
Smith, Cynthia Leitich, author.
Rez dogs / Joseph Bruchac.
Bruchac, Joseph, 1942- author.
The removed : a novel / Brandon Hobson.
Hobson, Brandon, author.
Little big bully / Heid E. Erdrich.
Erdrich, Heid E. (Heid Ellen), author.
Earth keeper : reflections on the American land / N. Scott Momaday.
Momaday, N. Scott, 1934- author.
Apple : skin to the core : a memoir in words and pictures / Eric Gansworth.
Gansworth, Eric L., author, illustrator.
Crooked hallelujah / Kelli Jo Ford.
Ford, Kelli Jo, author.
House made of dawn / N. Scott Momaday.
Momaday, N. Scott, 1934-
The only good Indians : a novel / Stephen Graham Jones.
Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972- author.
The night watchman : a novel / Louise Erdrich.
Erdrich, Louise, author.
How I became a ghost : a Choctaw Trail of Tears story / Tim Tingle.
Tingle, Tim, author.
Girl gone missing / Marcie R. Rendon.
Rendon, Marcie R., author.
In the night of memory : a novel / Linda LeGarde Grover.
Grover, Linda LeGarde, author.
Stone River crossing / Tim Tingle.
Tingle, Tim, author.
Savage conversations / LeAnne Howe.
Howe, LeAnne, author.
The heartbeat of Wounded Knee : native America from 1890 to the present / David Treuer.
Treuer, David, author.
Hearts unbroken / Cynthia Leitich Smith.
Smith, Cynthia Leitich, author.
There there : a novel / Tommy Orange.
Orange, Tommy, 1982- author.
Give me some truth : a novel with paintings / by Eric Gansworth.
Gansworth, Eric L., author, illustrator.
Where the dead sit talking / Brandon Hobson.
Hobson, Brandon, author.
Ceremony / Leslie Marmon Silko.
Silko, Leslie Marmon, 1948- author.
Future home of the living god : a novel / Louise Erdrich.
Erdrich, Louise, author.
Whereas / Layli Long Soldier.
Long Soldier, Layli, author.
Mongrels / Stephen Graham Jones.
Jones, Stephen Graham, 1972- author.
In the footsteps of Crazy Horse / by Joseph Marshall III illustrations by Jim Yellowhawk.
Marshall, Joseph, 1945- author.
Feral pride / Cynthia Leitich Smith.
Smith, Cynthia Leitich, author.
Braiding sweetgrass / Robin Wall Kimmerer.
Kimmerer, Robin Wall.
Danny Blackgoat, Navajo prisoner / Tim Tingle.
Tingle, Tim, author.
The turquoise ledge / Leslie Marmon Silko.
Silko, Leslie, 1948-
A radiant curve : poems and stories / Luci Tapahonso.
Tapahonso, Luci, 1953-
The long knives are crying : a novel / Joseph M. Marshall III.
Marshall, Joseph, 1945-
Hundred in the hand / Joseph M. Marshall III.
Marshall, Joseph, 1945-
The heartsong of Charging Elk : a novel / by James Welch.
Welch, James, 1940-
Power / Linda Hogan.
Hogan, Linda.
The book of medicines : poems / by Linda Hogan.
Hogan, Linda.
Killing Custer / by James Welch with Paul Stekler.
Welch, James, 1940-
Morning Girl / Michael Dorris.
Dorris, Michael.
Almanac of the dead : a novel / by Leslie Marmon Silko.
Silko, Leslie, 1948-
Winter in the blood / James Welch introduction by Louise Erdrich.
Welch, James, 1940-2003.
Upcoming Events
Homeschool Art Expressions
Julie Flett
Alafaya Branch (Alafaya - Meeting Room 1)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Education & Learning
Learn about Julie Flett, a Cree-Métis author and illustrator, then create artwork in her style. Recommended for ages 6-12. Registration required.
Learn more>South Trail Branch (South Trail - Meeting Room 2)
Event Categories: Games & Activities; History, Culture, Genealogy
Learn to make and break codes while exploring the fascinating history of the Navajo Code Talkers from World War II! Recommended for ages 6-12.
Learn more>Discussion and Discovery: Warrior Spirit
South Trail Film Chat
South Trail Branch (South Trail - Meeting Room 2)
Event Categories: History, Culture, Genealogy; Music, Movies, Live Performances
Join us for a group dialogue about the film Warrior Spirit and the impact of Native American athletes on the history of sports. The film is available on Kanopy. Recommended for ages 18 and up.
Learn more>Taino and Yaqui Nation Native Event with Story and Dance
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
South Creek Branch (South Creek - Ask at Desk)
Event Categories: History, Culture, Genealogy; Music, Movies, Live Performances
Celebrate indigenous culture and heritage. Join in and listen to a Taino story and witness the traditional Deer Dance from the Yaqui Nation. Recommended for families. Registration is required.
Learn more>Taino and Yaqui Nation Native Event with Story and Dance
Celebrate Native American Heritage Month
Fairview Shores Branch (Fairview Shores - Meeting Room 1)
Event Categories: History, Culture, Genealogy; Music, Movies, Live Performances
Celebrate indigenous culture and heritage. Join in and listen to a Taino story and witness the traditional Deer Dance from the Yaqui Nation. Recommended for families. Registration is required.
Learn more>Earth Tales
Part of Native American Heritage Month
Alafaya Branch (Alafaya - Back of Branch)
Event Categories: Arts & Crafting; Education & Learning; Games & Activities; Storytime
Preschoolers will engage in Native American stories, songs and activities that promote early literacy and participate in a craft. Recommended for ages 3-5.
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Native Americans: History and Culture of Florida Tribes
Explore Florida’s first people and their heritage through audio and video, recommended readings and more!