An Indigenous Origin: The Maskoki Cheraw Connection
By L.K. Oxendine
Target Age: 16+
Format: Paperback, 418 pages
History is shaped by the stories we preserve and the connections we uncover. In this extensively researched account, L.K. explores the historical connections between the Lumbee Tribe and the Cheraw people, weaving together historical records, maps and cultural narratives. This in-depth book offers a resource for readers interested in Indigenous history and the cultural legacies of the American Southeast.
A Letter for Bob
By Kim Rogers
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 32 pages
Arrowhawk: A True Survival Story
By Lola M. Schaefer
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 32 pages
Be a Good Ancestor
By Leona and Gabrielle Prince
Target Age: 4–6
Format: Hardcover picture book, 32 pages
Being Home
By Traci Sorell
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 32 pages
Berry Song
By Michaela Goade
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 40 pages
Bowwow Powwow
By Brenda Child
Target Age: 3–7
Format: Hardcover picture book, 32 pages
Brave
By Weshoyot Alvitre
Target Age: 5–9
Format: Hardcover picture book, 32 pages
Clapper Stick Concert
By JohnTom Knight
Series: Spirit Rangers
Target Age: 3–7
Format: Paperback picture book, 24 pages
Finding My Dance
By Ria Thundercloud
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 40 pages
For a Girl Becoming
By Joy Harjo
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 40 pages
Forever Cousins
By Laurel Goodluck
Target Age: 4–7
Format: Hardcover picture book, 32 pages
Fry Bread
By Kevin Noble Maillard
Target Age: 2–6
Format: Hardcover picture book, 48 pages
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By Dr. Leslie Anne Locklear, Christina Pacheco
Target Age: 5–10
Format: Paperback picture book, 30 pages
Jingle Dancer
By Cynthia Leitich Smith
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Paperback picture book, 32 pages
Johnny’s Pheasant
By Cheryl Minnema
Target Age: 3–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 32 pages
Josie Dances
By Denise K. Lajimodiere
Target Age: 3–7
Format: Hardcover picture book, 32 pages
Just Like Grandma
By Kim Rogers
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 32 pages
Kamik Joins the Pack
By Darryl Baker
Series: Kamik
Target Age: 5–7
Format: Paperback picture book, 32 pages
Mama, Do You Love Me?
By Barbara M. Joosse
Series: Mama
Target Age: 1–7
Format: Board book, 24 pages; hardcover, paperback picture book, 32 pages
Mission to Space
By John Herrington
Target Age: 5–6
Format: Hardcover picture book, 24 pages
My Powerful Hair
By Carole Lindstrom
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 48 pages
Nimoshom and His Bus
By Penny M. Thomas
Target Age: 3–5
Format: Paperback picture book, 24 pages
On Powwow Day
By Traci Sorell
Target Age: 0–3
Format: Board book, 20 pages
Powwow Day
By Traci Sorell
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover and paperback picture book, 32 pages
Remember
By Joy Harjo
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 40 pages
Rock Your Mocs
By Laurel Goodluck
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 32 pages
Simon the Snake
By Diane Blue Brooks Britt
Target Age: 0–8
Format: Hardcover and paperback picture book, 32 pages
Snoozing Sun
By JohnTom Knight
Series: Spirit Rangers
Target Age: 4–6
Format: Paperback picture book, 24 pages
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By Jean Craighead George
Target Age: 5–8
Format: Hardcover and paperback picture book, 32 pages
The Earth under Sky Bear’s Feet
By Joseph Bruchac
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Paperback picture book, 32 pages
The First Strawberries
By Joseph Bruchac
Target Age: 7–10
Format: Hardcover and paperback picture book, 32 pages
The Water Lady: How Darlene Arviso Helps a Thirsty Navajo Nation
By Alice B. McGinty
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 44 pages
Thunder Boy Jr.
By Sherman Alexie
Target Age: 2–5
Format: Hardcover picture book, 40 pages
Too Much
By Laurel Goodluck
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 40 pages
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
By Traci Sorell
Target Age: 1–7
Format: Hardcover picture book, 32 pages
We Are Still Here!
By Traci Sorell
Target Age: 7–10
Format: Hardcover picture book, 40 pages
We Are Water Protectors
By Carole Lindstrom
Target Age: 3–6
Format: Hardcover picture book, 40 pages
Whoz Ya People?
By Brittany Danielle Hunt, Bea Brayboy
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Paperback picture book, 27 pages
Wings of an Eagle
By Billy Mills
Target Age: 4–8
Format: Hardcover picture book, 48 pages
You Hold Me Up
By Monique Gray Smith
Target Age: 0–5 (board book); 3–8 (picture book)
Format: Board book, 24 pages; hardcover picture book, 32 pages
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