Native American Heritage Month 🦅

 

This November at Jessup Library we are celebrating Native American Heritage Month! American history was born with Native American history and this month we are centering the attention on Native American writers and books on Native America and her people. Poetry, nonfiction, spirituality, and bestsellers abound in our collection and we want to share them all with you!

Start with Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee, a classic by Dee Brown that delves into the historic destruction of Native American peoples over the course of the nineteenth century. Another popular historical nonfiction book is Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann, which follows the oil boom on Osage land that led to the enormous wealth of the Osage people, and the subsequent murders that followed to gain control over these riches. Dig into the spiritual side with Spirits of the Earth: a guide to Native American nature, symbols, stories, and ceremonies all present in one volume. 

If you are more interested in fiction, check out Louise Erdrich's The Night Watchman, whose main character is based on her grandfather and his fight against a U.S. law in 1953 that tried to completely eliminate his nation. Or, dive into Tommy Orange's breakout book There, There and follow the course of several characters as they travel to a Powwow. 

There is a deep well of knowledge to be dredged when it comes to Native American Heritage Month and I hope that you can find something that speaks to you here at Jessup Library!