National Native American Heritage Month
This unique online bibliography, created November 2025, features the best of new and backlist books from CBC publishers celebrating National Native American Heritage Month.
7 Generations
By: David A. Robertson
Illustrated by:
Scott B. Henderson
Scott B. Henderson
ISBN: 9781774920619
Fiction, Teen, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Addie Slaughter: The Girl Who Met Geronimo
By: Susan L. Krueger, Ed.D. with Reba Wells Grandrud, Ph.D.
ISBN: 9781589850484
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Family / Community
All the Stars in the Sky
By: Art Coulson
Illustrated by:
Winona Nelson
Winona Nelson
ISBN: 9781665931373
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Beautiful You, Beautiful Me
By: Tasha Spillett
Illustrated by:
Salini Perera
Salini Perera
ISBN: 9781771474528
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Biindigen! Amik Says Welcome
By: Nancy Cooper
Illustrated by:
Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
Joshua Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
ISBN: 9781771475150
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Birth of the Chosen One: A First Nations Retelling of the Christmas Story
By: Terry M. Wildman
Illustrated by:
Hannah Buchanan, Holly Buchanan
Hannah Buchanan, Holly Buchanan
ISBN: 9781514007020
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Braided Roots: The interweaving of history, family, and a father’s love
By: Pasha Westbrook
Illustrated by:
Madelyn Goodnight
Madelyn Goodnight
ISBN: 9781339015385
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Brave Bird at Wounded Knee
By: Rachel Bithell
Illustrated by:
Eric Freeberg
Eric Freeberg
ISBN: 9781631636851
Fiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Historical Fiction
Charlotte’s New Moccasins
By: Jenn Moudahi
Illustrated by:
Rhael McGregor
Rhael McGregor
ISBN: 9781623544966
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Chasing Painted Horses
By: Drew Hayden Taylor
ISBN: 9781770866089
Fiction, Teen, Prose, Coming of Age
The Cherokee: People, Culture, and History
By: Twila M Barnes
ISBN: 9798875208263
Nonfiction, 7-12, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Colonization and The Wampanoag Story
By: Linda Coombs
ISBN: 9780593480434
Nonfiction, 7-12, Prose, History
Fatty Legs (10th Anniversary Edition)
By: Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton, Christy Jordan-Fenton
Illustrated by:
Liz Amini-Holmes
Liz Amini-Holmes
ISBN: 9781773213514
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
Faye and the Dangerous Journey: An Ojibwe Removal Survival Story
By: Kim Sigafus
Illustrated by:
Soia Di Chiara Manetti
Soia Di Chiara Manetti
ISBN: 9781669086277
Fiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Historical Fiction
Fierce Aunties
By: Laurel Goodluck
Illustrated by:
Steph Littlebird
Steph Littlebird
ISBN: 9781665948968
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
First Christmas Tree
By: Ovila Fontaine; translated by Ann Marie Boulanger
Illustrated by:
Charlotte Parent
Charlotte Parent
ISBN: 9781459841802
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
The Fragments That Remain
By: Mackenzie Angeconeb
ISBN: 9781770867796
Fiction, Teen, Prose, Death / Grief / Loss
The Game
By: Henry Charles
Illustrated by:
Shoshannah Greene
Shoshannah Greene
ISBN: 9781778401756
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Grandmother Moon
By: Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason
Illustrated by:
Trisha B. Waters
Trisha B. Waters
ISBN: 9781506487038
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
Heartbeat Drum
By: Deidre Havrelock
Illustrated by:
Aphelandra
Aphelandra
ISBN: 9781419756689
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People
By: Kate Messner and Jose Barreiro
Illustrated by:
Falynn Koch
Falynn Koch
ISBN: 9780593564264
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, History
I Am My Name: A Girl’s Journey to Finding Her Cree Family
By: Na'kuset and Judith Henderson
Illustrated by:
Onedove
Onedove
ISBN: 9780593648766
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
I Am on Indigenous Land
By: Katrina M. Phillips
Illustrated by:
Sam Zimmerman
Sam Zimmerman
ISBN: 9781684363087
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
I Tell You That I Love You
By: Tanaya Winder
Illustrated by:
Kiyary Dominguez
Kiyary Dominguez
ISBN: 9798384602101
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Indigenous History from 1961–1977: The Civil Rights Era
By: E. A. Hale
ISBN: 9798889984153
Nonfiction, 7-12, Hi-Lo Reader, History
It’s Her Story: Sacajawea—A Graphic Novel
By: Randy'L He-Dow Teton
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9781503765795
Nonfiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Keepunumuk
By: Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, and Alexis Bunten
Illustrated by:
Garry Meeches Sr.
Garry Meeches Sr.
ISBN: 9781623542900
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa
By: Leslie Stall Widener
Illustrated by:
Johnson Yazzie
Johnson Yazzie
ISBN: 9781623543969
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Kokum, Are These Moose Tracks?
By: Tyna Legault Taylor; translated by Theresa Okimaw-Hall
Illustrated by:
Michelle Dao
Michelle Dao
ISBN: 9781774921470
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Let’s Go!
By: Julie Flett
Illustrated by:
Julie Flett
Julie Flett
ISBN: 9781771646109
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Sports / Games / Recreation
The Life of Sacagawea
By: Gillia M. Olson
ISBN: 9781681519517
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
The Little Hummingbird
By: Michael Yahgulanaas
Illustrated by:
Michael Yahgulanaas
Michael Yahgulanaas
ISBN: 9781553655336
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Little Moons
By: Jen Storm
Illustrated by:
Ryan Howe
Ryan Howe
ISBN: 9781774921074
Fiction, Teen, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Loaf the Cat Goes to the Powwow
By: Nicholas DeShaw
Illustrated by:
Tara Audibert
Tara Audibert
ISBN: 9780593461853
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Animals
Lost at Windy River
By: Trina Rathgeber
Illustrated by:
Alina Pete
Alina Pete
ISBN: 9781459832268
Nonfiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
Maria Tallchief: Native America’s Prima Ballerina
By: Jennifer Marino Walters
Illustrated by:
Daniela Geremia and Nigel Dobbyn
Daniela Geremia and Nigel Dobbyn
ISBN: 9781634400497
Nonfiction, 4-6, Early Reader, Biography / Memoir
The Marrow Thieves
By: Cherie Dimaline
ISBN: 9781770864863
Fiction, Teen, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Miya Wears Orange
By: Wanda John-Kehewin
Illustrated by:
Erika Rodriguez Medina
Erika Rodriguez Medina
ISBN: 9781774921258
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Moose of Ewenki
By: Gerelchimeg Blackcrane
Illustrated by:
Jiu Er
Jiu Er
ISBN: 9781771645386
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
My Friend May
By: Julie Flett
Illustrated by:
Julie Flett
Julie Flett
ISBN: 9781778401718
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
My Powerful Hair
By: Carole Lindstrom
Illustrated by:
Steph Littlebird
Steph Littlebird
ISBN: 9781419759437
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Nanise’: A Navajo Herbal
By: Barbara Bayless Lacy and Vernon O. Mayes
ISBN: 9781589852907
Nonfiction, Teen, Illustrated Prose, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Native American Heroes: Osceola, Tecumseh & Cochise
By: Ann McGovern
ISBN: 9780545467209
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Native American Stories for Kids
By: Tom Pecore Weso
ISBN: 9781638070627
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Native Americans in History
By: Jimmy Beason
ISBN: 9798886085235
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Of All Tribes
By: Joseph Bruchac
ISBN: 9781419757198
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Of the Sun
By: Xelena González
Illustrated by:
Emily Kewageshig
Emily Kewageshig
ISBN: 9798888596500
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Origin: An illuminating look at Indigenous peoples and their connection to the natural world
By: Nat Carodzo; translated by Leyla Benitez-James & Ian Farnes
Illustrated by:
Nat Cardozo
Nat Cardozo
ISBN: 9781636551555
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Places / Travel
Our Ancestors’ Kitchen
By: Willie Poll
Illustrated by:
Shaikara David
Shaikara David
ISBN: 9781773219622
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Ours to Tell: Reclaiming Indigenous Stories
By: Eldon Yellowhorn, Kathy Lowinger
ISBN: 9781773219547
Nonfiction, Teen, Anthology / Collection, History
Red Dove: Listen to the Wind
By: Sonia Antaki
Illustrated by:
Andrew Bosley
Andrew Bosley
ISBN: 9781947159129
Fiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Red Dove: Listen to the Wind (Audiobook)
By: Sonia Antaki; read by Shelley Baldiga
ISBN: 9781643717142
Fiction, 7-12, Audio Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Remember
By: Joy Harjo
Illustrated by:
Michela Goade
Michela Goade
ISBN: 9780593484845
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Remember Who You Are
By: Gabrielle Prince and Leona Prince
Illustrated by:
Sara General
Sara General
ISBN: 9781459840317
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Run, Little Chaski!
By: Mariana Llanos
Illustrated by:
Mariana Ruiz Johnson
Mariana Ruiz Johnson
ISBN: 9781646861644
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Sandy Lake Tragedy: Following in the Footsteps of the Ojibwe
By: Emily Faith Johnson
ISBN: 9798875206139
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Sarah Ponakey, Storycatcher and Âhâsiw’s Forest Powwow
By: Sita MacMillan
Illustrated by:
Azby Whitecalf
Azby Whitecalf
ISBN: 9781773218892
Fiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation
By: Monique Gray Smith
ISBN: 9781459815834
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The Standing Rock Sioux Challenge the Dakota Access Pipeline
By: Clara MacCarald
ISBN: 9781641853590
Nonfiction, 7-12, Hi-Lo Reader, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools
By: Dan SaSuWeh Jones
ISBN: 9781338889475
Nonfiction, 7-12, Prose, Biography / Memoir
The Storyteller
By: Brandon Hobson
ISBN: 9781338797275
Fiction, 7-12, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Summer of the Bone Horse
By: Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve
Illustrated by:
Steph Littlebird
Steph Littlebird
ISBN: 9781419759550
Fiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Tana Cooks to Beat a Bad Day
By: Stacy Wells
Illustrated by:
Maria Gabriela Gama
Maria Gabriela Gama
ISBN: 9798875212369
Fiction, 4-6, Early Reader, BIPOC Characters and Creators
This Indian Kid: A Native American Memoir
By: Eddie Chuculate
ISBN: 9781338802085
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
This Land
By: Ashley Fairbanks
Illustrated by:
Bridget George
Bridget George
ISBN: 9780593651445
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Too Much
By: Laurel Goodluck
Illustrated by:
Bridget George
Bridget George
ISBN: 9781665911269
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Toypurina: Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel
By: Cheyenne M. Stone and Glenda Armand
Illustrated by:
Katie Dorame
Katie Dorame
ISBN: 9781499814668
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Tribal Governments
By: Connor Stratton
ISBN: 9781637395950
Nonfiction, 7-12, Early Reader, Government / Politics / Law
Two Tricksters Find Friendship
By: Johnny Aitken and Jess Willows
Illustrated by:
Alyssa Koski
Alyssa Koski
ISBN: 9781459839281
Fiction, 4-6, Chapter Book, Friendships
The Wandering Feather
By: Lisa Frenette
Illustrated by:
August Swinson
August Swinson
ISBN: 9781771476287
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
We All Love
By: Julie Flett
Illustrated by:
Julie Flett
Julie Flett
ISBN: 9781778403279
Fiction, 0-3, Picture Book, Animals
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
By: Traci Sorell
Illustrated by:
Frané Lessac
Frané Lessac
ISBN: 9781580897723
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
We Are Still Here
By: Traci Sorell
Illustrated by:
Frané Lessac
Frané Lessac
ISBN: 9781623541927
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
When I was Eight
By: Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton
Illustrated by:
Gabrielle Grimard
Gabrielle Grimard
ISBN: 9781554514915
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
When We Were Alone
By: David A. Robertson
Illustrated by:
Julie Flett
Julie Flett
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Why We Dance
By: Deidre Havrelock
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9781419756672
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Art / Performing Arts
Wôpanâak Seasons
By: Carrie Anne Vanderhoop
Illustrated by:
Mageshig Pawis-Steckley
Mageshig Pawis-Steckley
ISBN: 9781926890418
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
