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Indigenous Book Summaries

The Earth Is Weeping
by Peter Cozzens • 2016
Why the Army lost, the tribes rarely united, and the buffalo's death decided the Indian Wars.
4.29
3k+
The Earth Is Weeping Summary
The Earth Is Weeping
Why the Army lost, the tribes rarely united, and the buffalo's death decided the Indian Wars.
by Peter Cozzens 2016 544 pages
4.29
3k+ ratings
The Double Life of Pocahontas
by Jean Fritz • 1983
Kidnapped by settlers, baptized as Rebecca, dead at 21: the true story of Pocahontas.
3.46
500+
The Double Life of Pocahontas Summary
The Double Life of Pocahontas
Kidnapped by settlers, baptized as Rebecca, dead at 21: the true story of Pocahontas.
by Jean Fritz 1983 96 pages
3.46
500+ ratings
Drums of Autumn
by Diana Gabaldon • 1996
Land in the colonies gives the Frasers hope, until the pirate they saved demands his price.
4.36
200k+
Drums of Autumn Summary
Drums of Autumn
Land in the colonies gives the Frasers hope, until the pirate they saved demands his price.
by Diana Gabaldon 1996 928 pages
4.36
200k+ ratings
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu
by Rigoberta Menchú • 1984
Her brother was tortured. She learned Spanish and the Bible to build a peasant uprising.
3.86
6k+
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu Summary
I, Rigoberta Menchu / Who Is Rigoberta Menchu? by Rigoberta Menchu
Her brother was tortured. She learned Spanish and the Bible to build a peasant uprising.
by Rigoberta Menchú 1984
3.86
6k+ ratings
Walking in Two Worlds
by Wab Kinew • 2021
A Native teen rules a VR world with sacred magic, but a hateful clan needs her erased.
3.47
1k+
Walking in Two Worlds Summary
Walking in Two Worlds
A Native teen rules a VR world with sacred magic, but a hateful clan needs her erased.
by Wab Kinew 2021 296 pages
3.47
1k+ ratings
Where White Men Fear to Tread
by Russell Means • 1995
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
4.14
1k+
Where White Men Fear to Tread Summary
Where White Men Fear to Tread
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
by Russell Means 1995 624 pages
4.14
1k+ ratings
The White Girl
by Tony Birch • 2019
The state wants her light-skinned granddaughter. Her grandmother will break the law to keep her.
4.08
7k+
The White Girl Summary
The White Girl
The state wants her light-skinned granddaughter. Her grandmother will break the law to keep her.
by Tony Birch 2019 272 pages
4.08
7k+ ratings
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
by Kliph Nesteroff • 2021
From Wild West exploitation to viral sketches: how Native comedians turned erasure into an art form.
4.06
3k+
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem Summary
We Had a Little Real Estate Problem
From Wild West exploitation to viral sketches: how Native comedians turned erasure into an art form.
by Kliph Nesteroff 2021 319 pages
4.06
3k+ ratings
Let Me Speak
by Domitila Barrios de Chungara • 1978
Dead by 35, paid pennies: a Bolivian miner's wife on why women's liberation requires revolution.
4.25
424
Let Me Speak Summary
Let Me Speak
Dead by 35, paid pennies: a Bolivian miner's wife on why women's liberation requires revolution.
by Domitila Barrios de Chungara 1978 236 pages
4.25
424 ratings
Huesos de lagartija
by Federico Navarrete • 1998
An old Mexica survivor tells his grandchildren how he endured the siege that destroyed Tenochtitlan.
4.17
1k+
Huesos de lagartija Summary
Huesos de lagartija
An old Mexica survivor tells his grandchildren how he endured the siege that destroyed Tenochtitlan.
by Federico Navarrete 1998 224 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
The Comanche Empire
by Pekka Hämäläinen • 2008
How the Comanches built a nomadic empire that made European colonies into its economic hinterland.
4.17
1k+
The Comanche Empire Summary
The Comanche Empire
How the Comanches built a nomadic empire that made European colonies into its economic hinterland.
by Pekka Hämäläinen 2008 500 pages
4.17
1k+ ratings
Fifth Sun
by Camilla Townsend • 2019
They saw steel, horses, and smallpox, not gods. The Aztec annals rewrite their own conquest.
4.08
5k+
Fifth Sun Summary
Fifth Sun
They saw steel, horses, and smallpox, not gods. The Aztec annals rewrite their own conquest.
by Camilla Townsend 2019 336 pages
4.08
5k+ ratings
The Serviceberry
by Robin Wall Kimmerer • 2024
Nature's economy is a gift economy. An ecologist shows how it works, and why markets can't.
4.27
69k+
The Serviceberry Summary
The Serviceberry
Nature's economy is a gift economy. An ecologist shows how it works, and why markets can't.
by Robin Wall Kimmerer 2024 112 pages
4.27
69k+ ratings
The Haunting of Room 904
by Erika T. Wurth • 2025
A clairvoyant investigator links a dybbuk box to the hotel curse that took her sister's life.
3.07
4k+
The Haunting of Room 904 Summary
The Haunting of Room 904
A clairvoyant investigator links a dybbuk box to the hotel curse that took her sister's life.
by Erika T. Wurth 2025 306 pages
3.07
4k+ ratings
The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City
by Barbara E. Mundy • 2015
The Aztec capital didn't fall. Markets, water, and ritual kept its heart alive inside Mexico City.
4.11
71
The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City Summary
The Death of Aztec Tenochtitlan, the Life of Mexico City
The Aztec capital didn't fall. Markets, water, and ritual kept its heart alive inside Mexico City.
by Barbara E. Mundy 2015 256 pages
4.11
71 ratings
Red Nation Rising
by Nick Estes • 2021
Every American town is a bordertown, built on stolen land and guarded by scalp hunters' heirs.
4.38
159
Red Nation Rising Summary
Red Nation Rising
Every American town is a bordertown, built on stolen land and guarded by scalp hunters' heirs.
by Nick Estes 2021 176 pages
4.38
159 ratings
Not Stolen
by Jeff Fynn-Paul • 2023
Genocide, stolen land, settler colonialism: a historian says the common story gets all three wrong.
4.13
463
Not Stolen Summary
Not Stolen
Genocide, stolen land, settler colonialism: a historian says the common story gets all three wrong.
by Jeff Fynn-Paul 2023 397 pages
4.13
463 ratings
Wawata - Moon Dreaming
by Dr Dr Hinemoa Elder • 2022
Your emotions have a lunar rhythm. A Māori psychiatrist shows you how to read the map.
4.20
197
Wawata - Moon Dreaming Summary
Wawata - Moon Dreaming
Your emotions have a lunar rhythm. A Māori psychiatrist shows you how to read the map.
by Dr Dr Hinemoa Elder 2022
4.20
197 ratings
I, the citizen
by R. Balasubramaniam
In India, the most powerful tool isn't a tractor but a citizen filing an RTI request.
4.26
53
I, the citizen Summary
I, the citizen
In India, the most powerful tool isn't a tractor but a citizen filing an RTI request.
by R. Balasubramaniam 280 pages
4.26
53 ratings
Auē
by Becky Manawatu • 2019
Abandoned on a remote New Zealand farm, a mute boy and a fierce girl must survive his violent uncle.
4.47
7k+
Auē Summary
Auē
Abandoned on a remote New Zealand farm, a mute boy and a fierce girl must survive his violent uncle.
by Becky Manawatu 2019 328 pages
4.47
7k+ ratings
The Forest People
by Colin M. Turnbull • 1961
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
3.96
2k+
The Forest People Summary
The Forest People
The Mbuti have no chiefs, no crime, and no fear of the forest that feeds them.
by Colin M. Turnbull 1961 295 pages
3.96
2k+ ratings
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • 2014
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
4.37
20k+
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States Summary
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
Genocide, not liberty, built America. The counterinsurgency tactics born here now circle the globe.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2014 320 pages
4.37
20k+ ratings
Trail of Tears
by John Ehle • 1988
A written language, a newspaper, a Supreme Court win. None of it stopped the removal.
4.12
4k+
Trail of Tears Summary
Trail of Tears
A written language, a newspaper, a Supreme Court win. None of it stopped the removal.
by John Ehle 1988 424 pages
4.12
4k+ ratings
Medicine River
by Mary Annette Pember • 2025
A dress with 365 jingles: one Ojibwe woman dancing to heal her mother's boarding-school past.
3.91
2k+
Medicine River Summary
Medicine River
A dress with 365 jingles: one Ojibwe woman dancing to heal her mother's boarding-school past.
by Mary Annette Pember 2025 304 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Kingmaker
by Kennedy Ryan • 2019
She fought his pipeline. He stole her heart. Years later, she runs his brother's presidential bid.
4.02
26k+
The Kingmaker Summary
The Kingmaker
She fought his pipeline. He stole her heart. Years later, she runs his brother's presidential bid.
by Kennedy Ryan 2019 344 pages
4.02
26k+ ratings
We Will Be Jaguars
by Nemonte Nenquimo • 2024
Abused by missionaries, guided by a jaguar vision, she built the alliance that beat Big Oil.
4.50
11k+
We Will Be Jaguars Summary
We Will Be Jaguars
Abused by missionaries, guided by a jaguar vision, she built the alliance that beat Big Oil.
by Nemonte Nenquimo 2024 368 pages
4.50
11k+ ratings
Unworthy Republic
by Claudio Saunt • 2020
Eighty thousand deported. A ledger-obsessed bureaucracy. The hidden cost behind the Trail of Tears.
4.22
1k+
Unworthy Republic Summary
Unworthy Republic
Eighty thousand deported. A ledger-obsessed bureaucracy. The hidden cost behind the Trail of Tears.
by Claudio Saunt 2020 396 pages
4.22
1k+ ratings
Māori History
by Captivating History • 2022
The Māori believed they were the only humans on Earth. Then European ships arrived.
3.79
129
Māori History Summary
Māori History
The Māori believed they were the only humans on Earth. Then European ships arrived.
by Captivating History 2022 138 pages
3.79
129 ratings
American Holocaust
by David E. Stannard • 1992
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
4.34
1k+
American Holocaust Summary
American Holocaust
Before 1492, the Americas held more people than Europe. What followed erased 90 percent of them.
by David E. Stannard 1992 408 pages
4.34
1k+ ratings
For Eternity
by Geneva Lee • 2023
Raised Shoshone after a childhood raid, she offers a rancher her hand to save her starving people.
3.8
18k+
For Eternity Summary
For Eternity
Raised Shoshone after a childhood raid, she offers a rancher her hand to save her starving people.
by Geneva Lee 2023 528 pages
3.8
18k+ ratings
Fire Exit
by Morgan Talty • 2024
Separated by a river, a father watches his Native daughter grow up under another man's name.
3.60
9k+
Fire Exit Summary
Fire Exit
Separated by a river, a father watches his Native daughter grow up under another man's name.
by Morgan Talty 2024 243 pages
3.60
9k+ ratings
Ceremony
by Leslie Marmon Silko • 1977
To heal his mind and the land, a war-haunted Laguna veteran undertakes a ceremonial quest.
3.84
26k+
Ceremony Summary
Ceremony
To heal his mind and the land, a war-haunted Laguna veteran undertakes a ceremonial quest.
by Leslie Marmon Silko 1977 262 pages
3.84
26k+ ratings
The Wide Wide Sea
by Hampton Sides • 2024
Hawaiians believed Captain Cook was a god. Weeks later, his body was dismembered in the surf.
4.46
24k+
The Wide Wide Sea Summary
The Wide Wide Sea
Hawaiians believed Captain Cook was a god. Weeks later, his body was dismembered in the surf.
by Hampton Sides 2024 408 pages
4.46
24k+ ratings
We Survived the Night
by Julian Brave NoiseCat • 2025
A newborn found in a residential school incinerator. His son's memoir of survival and return.
4.27
1k+
We Survived the Night Summary
We Survived the Night
A newborn found in a residential school incinerator. His son's memoir of survival and return.
by Julian Brave NoiseCat 2025 432 pages
4.27
1k+ ratings
Tiohtiáke
by Michel Jean • 2021
An Innu ex-con, banished to Montreal's streets, must survive the winter and the violence inside.
4.19
4k+
Tiohtiáke Summary
Tiohtiáke
An Innu ex-con, banished to Montreal's streets, must survive the winter and the violence inside.
by Michel Jean 2021 192 pages
4.19
4k+ ratings
Lizards Hold the Sun
by Dani Trujillo • 2023
On a remote First Nation, a grieving archaeologist falls for the architect who can't stay.
3.87
315
Lizards Hold the Sun Summary
Lizards Hold the Sun
On a remote First Nation, a grieving archaeologist falls for the architect who can't stay.
by Dani Trujillo 2023 266 pages
3.87
315 ratings
Bad Cree
by Jessica Johns • 2023
Bloody nightmares drag a woman home to Alberta, where a starving spirit feeds on family grief.
3.89
20k+
Bad Cree Summary
Bad Cree
Bloody nightmares drag a woman home to Alberta, where a starving spirit feeds on family grief.
by Jessica Johns 2023 259 pages
3.89
20k+ ratings
A Protest History of the United States
by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall • 2025
From Indigenous resistance to Black Lives Matter, American progress came when protest demanded it.
4.12
188
A Protest History of the United States Summary
A Protest History of the United States
From Indigenous resistance to Black Lives Matter, American progress came when protest demanded it.
by Gloria J. Browne-Marshall 2025 360 pages
4.12
188 ratings
Two Old Women
by Velma Wallis • 1993
Abandoned in the Alaskan winter, two old women draw on forgotten skills to survive.
4.09
19k+
Two Old Women Summary
Two Old Women
Abandoned in the Alaskan winter, two old women draw on forgotten skills to survive.
by Velma Wallis 1993 140 pages
4.09
19k+ ratings
The Other Trail of Tears
by Mary Stockwell • 2014
The Cherokee weren't first. Ohio's tribes walked a forgotten removal trail decades earlier.
4.16
85
The Other Trail of Tears Summary
The Other Trail of Tears
The Cherokee weren't first. Ohio's tribes walked a forgotten removal trail decades earlier.
by Mary Stockwell 2014 400 pages
4.16
85 ratings
Crow Winter
by Karen McBride • 2019
A grieving daughter, a trickster crow, and a quarry that is the dead's only road home.
3.81
1k+
Crow Winter Summary
Crow Winter
A grieving daughter, a trickster crow, and a quarry that is the dead's only road home.
by Karen McBride 2019 352 pages
3.81
1k+ ratings
The Devil Is a Southpaw
by Brandon Hobson • 2025
When a Native boy vanishes from juvenile hall, his rival spends decades confessing his envy.
3.05
500+
The Devil Is a Southpaw Summary
The Devil Is a Southpaw
When a Native boy vanishes from juvenile hall, his rival spends decades confessing his envy.
by Brandon Hobson 2025 352 pages
3.05
500+ ratings
Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • 2021
Behind the immigrant myth: a settler state founded on land theft, genocide, and a war economy.
4.35
1k+
Not "A Nation of Immigrants" Summary
Not "A Nation of Immigrants"
Behind the immigrant myth: a settler state founded on land theft, genocide, and a war economy.
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz 2021 392 pages
4.35
1k+ ratings
Dances with Wolves
by Michael Blake • 1988
Alone at a frontier outpost, a Union officer befriends the Comanche. The army calls it treason.
4.24
29k+
Dances with Wolves Summary
Dances with Wolves
Alone at a frontier outpost, a Union officer befriends the Comanche. The army calls it treason.
by Michael Blake 1988 304 pages
4.24
29k+ ratings
Split Tooth
by Tanya Tagaq • 2018
A young Inuk girl hides from violence and discovers the Arctic's spirits live in her blood.
3.88
14k+
Split Tooth Summary
Split Tooth
A young Inuk girl hides from violence and discovers the Arctic's spirits live in her blood.
by Tanya Tagaq 2018 202 pages
3.88
14k+ ratings
Britain's Gulag
by Caroline Elkins • 2005
Britain ran a brutal camp system in Kenya, then spent decades hiding the bodies.
4.06
1k+
Britain's Gulag Summary
Britain's Gulag
Britain ran a brutal camp system in Kenya, then spent decades hiding the bodies.
by Caroline Elkins 2005 496 pages
4.06
1k+ ratings
Fevered Star
by Rebecca Roanhorse • 2022
Under an eclipse, a reborn crow god and a resurrected sun priest battle for a city's soul.
4.07
22k+
Fevered Star Summary
Fevered Star
Under an eclipse, a reborn crow god and a resurrected sun priest battle for a city's soul.
by Rebecca Roanhorse 2022 384 pages
4.07
22k+ ratings
A Land So Strange
by Andrés Reséndez • 2007
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
4.11
4k+
A Land So Strange Summary
A Land So Strange
Four shipwrecked conquistadors crossed America as slaves turned healers, with thousands following.
by Andrés Reséndez 2007 336 pages
4.11
4k+ ratings
Dark Emu
by Bruce Pascoe • 2014
Early reports found Aboriginal farms and dams; the hunter-gatherer label was a colonial lie.
4.27
16k+
Dark Emu Summary
Dark Emu
Early reports found Aboriginal farms and dams; the hunter-gatherer label was a colonial lie.
by Bruce Pascoe 2014 176 pages
4.27
16k+ ratings
Where They Last Saw Her
by Marcie R. Rendon • 2024
After a scream in the woods, an Ojibwe runner finds a beaded earring and a woman gone.
3.87
8k+
Where They Last Saw Her Summary
Where They Last Saw Her
After a scream in the woods, an Ojibwe runner finds a beaded earring and a woman gone.
by Marcie R. Rendon 2024 336 pages
3.87
8k+ ratings
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