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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 87%
How a California street kid reclaimed his Lakota identity and led the occupation of Mount Rushmore.
by Russell Means 1995
4.14
1k+ ratings
Navajos Wear Nikes
by Jim Kristofic • 2011
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
4.08
709
Navajos Wear Nikes Summary
Navajos Wear Nikes 87%
The only white kid on the Rez: learning Navajo, herding sheep, earning what belonging costs.
by Jim Kristofic 2011
4.08
709 ratings
Red Paint
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe • 2022
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
4.12
3k+
Red Paint Summary
Red Paint 86%
Medicine failed her. She drove to the Skagit River and let ancestral waters do the healing.
by Sasha taqwšəblu LaPointe 2022
4.12
3k+ ratings
Radical Hope
by Jonathan Lear • 2006
A Crow chief's dream taught him to hope for an unimaginable future, and his nation survived.
3.88
964
Radical Hope Summary
Radical Hope 86%
A Crow chief's dream taught him to hope for an unimaginable future, and his nation survived.
by Jonathan Lear 2006
3.88
964 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 86%
From Wild West exploitation to viral sketches: how Native comedians turned erasure into an art form.
by Kliph Nesteroff 2021
4.06
3k+ ratings
American Aloha
by Heather A. Diamond • 2008
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
4.20
10
American Aloha Summary
American Aloha 86%
A hula stage on the National Mall: how festivals manufacture tradition and erase a colonial past.
by Heather A. Diamond 2008
4.20
10 ratings
Life in Two Worlds
by Ted Nolan • 2023
Called a savage by teammates, he won Coach of the Year, then the league blackballed him.
4.22
522
Life in Two Worlds Summary
Life in Two Worlds 86%
Called a savage by teammates, he won Coach of the Year, then the league blackballed him.
by Ted Nolan 2023
4.22
522 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 86%
A newborn found in a residential school incinerator. His son's memoir of survival and return.
by Julian Brave NoiseCat 2025
4.27
1k+ 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
796
The Double Life of Pocahontas Summary
The Double Life of Pocahontas 85%
Kidnapped by settlers, baptized as Rebecca, dead at 21: the true story of Pocahontas.
by Jean Fritz 1983
3.46
796 ratings
Life in the City of Dirty Water
by Clayton Thomas-Muller • 2021
He learned violence in Winnipeg's gangs. A sweat lodge showed him what was worth protecting.
3.65
4k+
Life in the City of Dirty Water Summary
Life in the City of Dirty Water 85%
He learned violence in Winnipeg's gangs. A sweat lodge showed him what was worth protecting.
by Clayton Thomas-Muller 2021
3.65
4k+ ratings
The Reason You Walk
by Wab Kinew • 2015
His father endured residential school. His final lesson: how to forgive, and how to die.
4.07
4k+
The Reason You Walk Summary
The Reason You Walk 85%
His father endured residential school. His final lesson: how to forgive, and how to die.
by Wab Kinew 2015
4.07
4k+ ratings
Indians and English
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman • 2000
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
3.85
114
Indians and English Summary
Indians and English 85%
Before conquest came curiosity: both sides studied each other as mutual puzzles.
by Karen Ordahl Kupperman 2000
3.85
114 ratings
The Truth About Stories
by Thomas King • 2003
How colonial narratives invented 'the Indian' to justify erasure, and how Native stories fight back.
4.33
4k+
The Truth About Stories Summary
The Truth About Stories 85%
How colonial narratives invented 'the Indian' to justify erasure, and how Native stories fight back.
by Thomas King 2003
4.33
4k+ ratings
All Our Relations
by Winona LaDuke • 1999
How Native lands became a dumping ground for 16 nuclear waste sites, and the fight back.
4.37
711
All Our Relations Summary
All Our Relations 85%
How Native lands became a dumping ground for 16 nuclear waste sites, and the fight back.
by Winona LaDuke 1999
4.37
711 ratings
From the Ashes
by Jesse Thistle • 2019
Addiction took his home and nearly his leg. His lost Métis identity showed him another way.
4.49
35k+
From the Ashes Summary
From the Ashes 85%
Addiction took his home and nearly his leg. His lost Métis identity showed him another way.
by Jesse Thistle 2019
4.49
35k+ ratings
God Is Red
by Vine Deloria Jr. • 1972
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
4.16
2k+
God Is Red Summary
God Is Red 85%
Indigenous peoples root religion in land; Christians in time, and the planet pays the price.
by Vine Deloria Jr. 1972
4.16
2k+ 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
2k+
The Comanche Empire Summary
The Comanche Empire 85%
How the Comanches built a nomadic empire that made European colonies into its economic hinterland.
by Pekka Hämäläinen 2008
4.17
2k+ ratings
Empire of the Summer Moon
by S.C. Gwynne • 2010
An empire on horseback ruled the plains for two centuries. Then the six-shooter arrived.
4.25
70k+
Empire of the Summer Moon Summary
Empire of the Summer Moon 85%
An empire on horseback ruled the plains for two centuries. Then the six-shooter arrived.
by S.C. Gwynne 2010
4.25
70k+ 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 85%
The Māori believed they were the only humans on Earth. Then European ships arrived.
by Captivating History 2022
3.79
129 ratings
Mayflower
by Nathaniel Philbrick • 2006
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
3.89
47k+
Mayflower Summary
Mayflower 85%
The first Thanksgiving was followed by a war bloodier per capita than the Civil War.
by Nathaniel Philbrick 2006
3.89
47k+ ratings
I'll Never Write My Memoirs
by Grace Jones • 2015
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
3.76
2k+
I'll Never Write My Memoirs Summary
I'll Never Write My Memoirs 85%
How a girl from a repressive Jamaican church became the mirror-faced androgynous icon of disco.
by Grace Jones 2015
3.76
2k+ ratings
Facing the Lion
by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton • 2003
A Maasai boy shamed for fleeing a lion reclaims his courage on a soccer field.
3.90
2k+
Facing the Lion Summary
Facing the Lion 85%
A Maasai boy shamed for fleeing a lion reclaims his courage on a soccer field.
by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton 2003
3.90
2k+ 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 85%
A dress with 365 jingles: one Ojibwe woman dancing to heal her mother's boarding-school past.
by Mary Annette Pember 2025
3.91
2k+ ratings
We Are Dancing for You
by Cutcha Risling Baldy • 2018
Colonialism targeted Indigenous women's power; reviving a puberty ceremony is the counteroffensive.
4.51
171
We Are Dancing for You Summary
We Are Dancing for You 85%
Colonialism targeted Indigenous women's power; reviving a puberty ceremony is the counteroffensive.
by Cutcha Risling Baldy 2018
4.51
171 ratings
The Gods of Indian Country
by Jennifer Graber • 2018
Christian reformers posed as friends to Native people; their friendship was a weapon.
4.13
46
The Gods of Indian Country Summary
The Gods of Indian Country 85%
Christian reformers posed as friends to Native people; their friendship was a weapon.
by Jennifer Graber 2018
4.13
46 ratings
Seldom Disappointed
by Tony Hillerman • 2001
Wounded infantryman, journalist, 45-year-old professor: the unlikely path to the Navajo mysteries.
4.01
794
Seldom Disappointed Summary
Seldom Disappointed 85%
Wounded infantryman, journalist, 45-year-old professor: the unlikely path to the Navajo mysteries.
by Tony Hillerman 2001
4.01
794 ratings
Moon of the Turning Leaves
by Waubgeshig Rice • 2023
Six Anishinaabe scouts journey through a dead America toward the homeland their people once lost.
4.22
11k+
Moon of the Turning Leaves Summary
Moon of the Turning Leaves 85%
Six Anishinaabe scouts journey through a dead America toward the homeland their people once lost.
by Waubgeshig Rice 2023
4.22
11k+ ratings
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
by Bob Joseph • 2018
The law that seized land, banned ceremonies, and created residential schools is still Canadian law.
4.57
10k+
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act Summary
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act 85%
The law that seized land, banned ceremonies, and created residential schools is still Canadian law.
by Bob Joseph 2018
4.57
10k+ ratings
As We Have Always Done
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson • 2017
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
4.57
1k+
As We Have Always Done Summary
As We Have Always Done 85%
Indigenous freedom is not given by states; it is lived through land, body, and refusal.
by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson 2017
4.57
1k+ ratings
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans
by Jon E. Lewis • 2003
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
3.96
180
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans Summary
The Mammoth Book of Native Americans 85%
A continent of 500 nations: the civilizations, plagues, and wars that remade Native America.
by Jon E. Lewis 2003
3.96
180 ratings
Sand Talk
by Tyson Yunkaporta • 2019
Linear time and reductionist logic got us into this mess. An Indigenous framework shows the way out.
4.35
5k+
Sand Talk Summary
Sand Talk 85%
Linear time and reductionist logic got us into this mess. An Indigenous framework shows the way out.
by Tyson Yunkaporta 2019
4.35
5k+ ratings
Indiana Jones and Philosophy
by Dean Kowalski • 2023
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
3.71
21
Indiana Jones and Philosophy Summary
Indiana Jones and Philosophy 85%
Beneath the fedora: a philosophy seminar on heroism, faith, aging, and who really owns the past.
by Dean Kowalski 2023
3.71
21 ratings
The Secret Token
by Andrew Lawler • 2018
The Lost Colony assimilated. America built its first origin myth to hide that truth.
3.76
2k+
The Secret Token Summary
The Secret Token 85%
The Lost Colony assimilated. America built its first origin myth to hide that truth.
by Andrew Lawler 2018
3.76
2k+ ratings
Language City
by Ross Perlin • 2024
Seven hundred languages pack New York City. Most are on the verge of silence.
4.20
919
Language City Summary
Language City 85%
Seven hundred languages pack New York City. Most are on the verge of silence.
by Ross Perlin 2024
4.20
919 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 85%
Every American town is a bordertown, built on stolen land and guarded by scalp hunters' heirs.
by Nick Estes 2021
4.38
159 ratings
The Road Beneath My Feet
by Frank Turner • 2015
Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.
4.21
2k+
The Road Beneath My Feet Summary
The Road Beneath My Feet 85%
Band broke up. He went acoustic, slept on floors, and one tiny show at a time, headlined Wembley.
by Frank Turner 2015
4.21
2k+ ratings
Red Skin, White Masks
by Glen Sean Coulthard • 2014
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
4.46
941
Red Skin, White Masks Summary
Red Skin, White Masks 85%
State recognition is a colonial trap: real Indigenous freedom demands turning away from it entirely.
by Glen Sean Coulthard 2014
4.46
941 ratings
Spirit Run
by Noé Álvarez • 2020
He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.
3.50
5k+
Spirit Run Summary
Spirit Run 85%
He joined a 6,000-mile indigenous run, and his mother's silence finally made sense.
by Noé Álvarez 2020
3.50
5k+ ratings
Keeper'n Me
by Richard Wagamese • 1994
Taken from the trapline at three, he returns at twenty-five in platforms and borrowed skin.
4.00
3k+
Keeper'n Me Summary
Keeper'n Me 85%
Taken from the trapline at three, he returns at twenty-five in platforms and borrowed skin.
by Richard Wagamese 1994
4.00
3k+ ratings
The Frontiersmen
by Allan W. Eckert • 1967
The Shawnee captured a teenage fugitive to burn him alive. He became their brother instead.
4.46
5k+
The Frontiersmen Summary
The Frontiersmen 85%
The Shawnee captured a teenage fugitive to burn him alive. He became their brother instead.
by Allan W. Eckert 1967
4.46
5k+ ratings
Fifth Sun
by Camilla Townsend • 2019
They saw steel, horses, and smallpox, not gods. The Aztec annals rewrite their own conquest.
4.08
6k+
Fifth Sun Summary
Fifth Sun 84%
They saw steel, horses, and smallpox, not gods. The Aztec annals rewrite their own conquest.
by Camilla Townsend 2019
4.08
6k+ 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 84%
Genocide, stolen land, settler colonialism: a historian says the common story gets all three wrong.
by Jeff Fynn-Paul 2023
4.13
463 ratings
Anglo Guide to Survival in Quebec
by Josh Freed • 1983
In Quebec, saints' names are curses and Trivial Pursuit ends mixed marriages.
3.97
30
Anglo Guide to Survival in Quebec Summary
Anglo Guide to Survival in Quebec 84%
In Quebec, saints' names are curses and Trivial Pursuit ends mixed marriages.
by Josh Freed 1983
3.97
30 ratings
The Scalpel and the Silver Bear
by Lori Arviso Alvord • 2000
Why a Navajo surgeon began inviting medicine men into the operating room.
4.03
1k+
The Scalpel and the Silver Bear Summary
The Scalpel and the Silver Bear 84%
Why a Navajo surgeon began inviting medicine men into the operating room.
by Lori Arviso Alvord 2000
4.03
1k+ 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 84%
On a remote First Nation, a grieving archaeologist falls for the architect who can't stay.
by Dani Trujillo 2023
3.87
315 ratings
Big Chief
by Jon Hickey • 2025
Half Anishinaabe, half white, a rez lawyer rigs elections, waiting for a home that never comes.
3.58
2k+
Big Chief Summary
Big Chief 84%
Half Anishinaabe, half white, a rez lawyer rigs elections, waiting for a home that never comes.
by Jon Hickey 2025
3.58
2k+ ratings
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road
by Terri Jean • 2003
A year with Native American spiritual teachings: balance, gratitude, and harmony, one day at a time.
4.33
363
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road Summary
365 Days Of Walking The Red Road 84%
A year with Native American spiritual teachings: balance, gratitude, and harmony, one day at a time.
by Terri Jean 2003
4.33
363 ratings
Of Water and the Spirit
by Malidoma Patrice Somé • 1994
A kidnapped West African returns home a stranger. To belong, he must survive a deadly initiation.
4.41
2k+
Of Water and the Spirit Summary
Of Water and the Spirit 84%
A kidnapped West African returns home a stranger. To belong, he must survive a deadly initiation.
by Malidoma Patrice Somé 1994
4.41
2k+ ratings
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies
by Melanie Smith • 2003
Tourism is a cultural battlefield: heritage, authenticity, and power in every destination.
3.47
15
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies Summary
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies 84%
Tourism is a cultural battlefield: heritage, authenticity, and power in every destination.
by Melanie Smith 2003
3.47
15 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 84%
A Native teen rules a VR world with sacred magic, but a hateful clan needs her erased.
by Wab Kinew 2021
3.47
1k+ ratings
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