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Everybody Reads 2020: Native American, Alaska Native and First Nations histories

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Indigenous people have lived in the Americas since time immemorial. These titles center Native voices in history. Participate in Everybody Reads 2020 by reading Tommy Orange's There There, and by exploring these titles about the rich and complex history of Indigenous peoples.

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In Defense of Wyam

In Defense of Wyam

Native-White Alliances & the Struggle for Celilo Village

by Barber, Katrine

Book - 2018

When the US Army Corps of Engineers began planning construction of The Dalles Dam at Celilo Village in the mid-twentieth century, it was clear that this t...Show more When the US Army Corps of Engineers began planning construction of The Dalles Dam at Celilo Village in the mid-twentieth century, it was clear that this traditional fishing, commerce, and social site of immense importance to Native tribes would be changed forever. Show less

When the US Army Corps of Engineers began planning construction of The Dalles Dam at Celilo Village in the mid-twentieth century, it was clear that this t...Show more When the US Army Corps of Engineers began planning construction of The Dalles Dam at Celilo Village in the mid-twentieth century, it was clear that this traditional fishing, commerce, and social site of immense importance to Native tribes would be changed forever. Show less

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We Are the Land

We Are the Land

A History of Native California

by Akins, Damon B.

Book - 2021

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Chinook Resilience

Chinook Resilience

Heritage and Cultural Revitalization on the Lower Columbia River

by Daehnke, Jon Darin

Book - 2017

A deep dive into the culture, beliefs and history of the Chinook peoples. A deep dive into the culture, beliefs and history of the Chinook peoples. Show less

A deep dive into the culture, beliefs and history of the Chinook peoples. A deep dive into the culture, beliefs and history of the Chinook peoples. Show less

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Northern Paiutes of the Malheur

Northern Paiutes of the Malheur

High Desert Reckoning in Oregon Country

by Wilson, David H., Jr

Book - 2022

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Haboo

Haboo

Native American Stories From Puget Sound

Book - 2020

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American Indian Identity

American Indian Identity

Citizenship, Membership, and Blood

by Edmo, Se-ah-dom

Book - 2016

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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

Native America From 1890 to the Present

by Treuer, David

Book - 2019

David Treuer is an Ojibwe writer, critic and academic. He presents a sweeping history-and counter-narrative-of Native American life from the Wounded Knee Massacre to the present. David Treuer is an Ojibwe writer, critic and academic. He presents a sweeping history-and counter-narrative-of Native American life from the Wounded Knee Massacre to the present. Show less

David Treuer is an Ojibwe writer, critic and academic. He presents a sweeping history-and counter-narrative-of Native American life from the Wounded Knee Massacre to the present. David Treuer is an Ojibwe writer, critic and academic. He presents a sweeping history-and counter-narrative-of Native American life from the Wounded Knee Massacre to the present. Show less

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My Life

My Life

by Kenoyer, Louis

Book - 2017

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Yakama Rising

Yakama Rising

Indigenous Cultural Revitalization, Activism, and Healing

by Jacob, Michelle M.

Book - 2014

The Yakama Nation of present day Washington State has responded to more than a century of historical trauma with a resurgence of grass roots activism and cultural revitalization. The Yakama Nation of present day Washington State has responded to more than a century of historical trauma with a resurgence of grass roots activism and cultural revitalization. Show less

The Yakama Nation of present day Washington State has responded to more than a century of historical trauma with a resurgence of grass roots activism and cultural revitalization. The Yakama Nation of present day Washington State has responded to more than a century of historical trauma with a resurgence of grass roots activism and cultural revitalization. Show less

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Standoff

Standoff

Standing Rock, the Bundy Movement, and the American Story of Sacred Lands

by Keeler, Jacqueline

Book - 2021

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Northwest Voices

Northwest Voices

Language and Culture in the Pacific Northwest

Book - 2019

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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States

by Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne

Book - 2014

Historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz offers a history of the United States told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and reveals how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire. Historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz offers a history of the United States told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and reveals how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire. Show less

Historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz offers a history of the United States told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and reveals how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire. Historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz offers a history of the United States told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples and reveals how Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire. Show less

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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People

by Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne

Book - 2019

Dunbar-Ortiz's work, written for young readers. Dunbar-Ortiz's work, written for young readers. Show less

Dunbar-Ortiz's work, written for young readers. Dunbar-Ortiz's work, written for young readers. Show less

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Two Hundred Years of Changes to Native Peoples of Western Oregon

https://www.ohs.org/events/two-hundred-years-of-changes-to-native-peoples-of-western-oregon.cfm

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Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Oregon's tribes and bands have witnessed great losses of land to federal government allotment programs,...Show more Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Oregon's tribes and bands have witnessed great losses of land to federal government allotment programs, death from European diseases and the loss of culture and language from assimilation programs at Indian boarding schools. Dr. David G. Lewis, enrolled member at the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, will describe what life was like for western Oregon tribes and examine the changes that resulted from the resettlement of Native lands. Show less

A Dangerous Idea

A Dangerous Idea

The Alaska Native Brotherhood and the Struggle for Indigenous Rights

by Metcalfe, Peter

eBook - 2015

Throughout the early twentieth century, the Alaska Native Brotherhood fought for citizenship, voting rights, and education for all Alaska Natives, securing unheard-of victories in a contentious time. Throughout the early twentieth century, the Alaska Native Brotherhood fought for citizenship, voting rights, and education for all Alaska Natives, securing unheard-of victories in a contentious time. Show less

Throughout the early twentieth century, the Alaska Native Brotherhood fought for citizenship, voting rights, and education for all Alaska Natives, securing unheard-of victories in a contentious time. Throughout the early twentieth century, the Alaska Native Brotherhood fought for citizenship, voting rights, and education for all Alaska Natives, securing unheard-of victories in a contentious time. Show less

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Native Space

Native Space

Geographic Strategies to Unsettle Settler Colonialism

by Barnd, Natchee Blu

Book - 2017

Native Space explores how Indigenous communities and individuals sustain and create geographies through place-naming, everyday cultural practices, and artistic activism, within the boundaries of the settler colonial nation of the United States. Native Space explores how Indigenous communities and individuals sustain and create geographies through place-naming, everyday cultural practices, and artistic activism, within the boundaries of the settler colonial nation of the United States. Show less

Native Space explores how Indigenous communities and individuals sustain and create geographies through place-naming, everyday cultural practices, and artistic activism, within the boundaries of the settler colonial nation of the United States. Native Space explores how Indigenous communities and individuals sustain and create geographies through place-naming, everyday cultural practices, and artistic activism, within the boundaries of the settler colonial nation of the United States. Show less

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Encounters at the Heart of the World

Encounters at the Heart of the World

A History of the Mandan People

by Fenn, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Anne)

Book - 2014

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Surviving Genocide

Surviving Genocide

Native Nations and the United States From the American Revolution to Bleeding Kansas

by Ostler, Jeffrey

Book - 2019

The author is a professor at the University of Oregon, where he specializes in the history of the American West, with a particular focus on American Indian history. The author is a professor at the University of Oregon, where he specializes in the history of the American West, with a particular focus on American Indian history. Show less

The author is a professor at the University of Oregon, where he specializes in the history of the American West, with a particular focus on American Indian history. The author is a professor at the University of Oregon, where he specializes in the history of the American West, with a particular focus on American Indian history. Show less

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Surviving Canada

Surviving Canada

Indigenous Peoples Celebrate 150 Years of Betrayal

Book - 2017

A collection of elegant, thoughtful and powerful reflections about Indigenous Peoples' complicated, and often frustrating, relationship with Canada, and h...Show more A collection of elegant, thoughtful and powerful reflections about Indigenous Peoples' complicated, and often frustrating, relationship with Canada, and how even 150 years after Confederation the fight for recognition of their treaty and Aboriginal rights continues. Show less

A collection of elegant, thoughtful and powerful reflections about Indigenous Peoples' complicated, and often frustrating, relationship with Canada, and h...Show more A collection of elegant, thoughtful and powerful reflections about Indigenous Peoples' complicated, and often frustrating, relationship with Canada, and how even 150 years after Confederation the fight for recognition of their treaty and Aboriginal rights continues. Show less

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Highway of Tears

Highway of Tears

A True Story of Racism, Indifference, and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

by McDiarmid, Jessica

Book - 2019

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Lakota America

Lakota America

A New History of Indigenous Power

by Hämäläinen, Pekka

Book - 2019

Interesting for its focus on the Lakota people from the 17th through the 19th centuries, and their power in the face of forces aligned against them. Note that the author is a Finnish historian - this is not an 'own-voices' title. Interesting for its focus on the Lakota people from the 17th through the 19th centuries, and their power in the face of forces aligned against them. Note that the author is a Finnish historian - this is not an 'own-voices' title. Show less

Interesting for its focus on the Lakota people from the 17th through the 19th centuries, and their power in the face of forces aligned against them. Note that the author is a Finnish historian - this is not an 'own-voices' title. Interesting for its focus on the Lakota people from the 17th through the 19th centuries, and their power in the face of forces aligned against them. Note that the author is a Finnish historian - this is not an 'own-voices' title. Show less

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Leading with Tradition: Native American Community in the Portland Metropolitan Area

https://www.up.edu/activities/files/leading-with-tradition.pdf

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Short pdf document illuminating the local Native community and organizations in Portland, OR. Short pdf document illuminating the local Native community and organizations in Portland, OR. Show less

Eating Fire, Tasting Blood

Eating Fire, Tasting Blood

Breaking the Great Silence of the American Indian Holocaust

Unknown - 2006

A collection of essays by twenty American Indian writers from different nations and tribes that chronicle the history of their people. A collection of essays by twenty American Indian writers from different nations and tribes that chronicle the history of their people. Show less

A collection of essays by twenty American Indian writers from different nations and tribes that chronicle the history of their people. A collection of essays by twenty American Indian writers from different nations and tribes that chronicle the history of their people. Show less

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Our History Is the Future

Our History Is the Future

Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance

by Estes, Nick

Book - 2019

A citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Estes, is an historian and a co-founder of The Red Nation, an Indigenous resistance organization. Here he traces the history of resistance movements, and how they can be a path for the future. A citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Estes, is an historian and a co-founder of The Red Nation, an Indigenous resistance organization. Here he traces the history of resistance movements, and how they can be a path for the future. Show less

A citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Estes, is an historian and a co-founder of The Red Nation, an Indigenous resistance organization. Here he traces the history of resistance movements, and how they can be a path for the future. A citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Estes, is an historian and a co-founder of The Red Nation, an Indigenous resistance organization. Here he traces the history of resistance movements, and how they can be a path for the future. Show less

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The Other Slavery

The Other Slavery

The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

by Reséndez, Andrés

Book - 2016

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