Native Heritage

"Isabella Star LaBlanc brings an authentic-sounding narration to this powerful audiobook...Dialogue, including words in other languages, is handled with effortless transitions and clear depictions between characters. This audiobook should not be missed." -- AudioFile Magazine, Earphones Award...

The compelling account of how two heritages united in their struggle to gain freedom and equality in America. The first paths to freedom taken by runaway slaves led to Native American villages. There, black men and women found acceptance and friendship among our country's original inhabitants. Though they seldom appear in textbooks and movies, the children of Native and African American marriages helped shape the early days of the fur trade, added a new dimension to frontier diplomacy, and made a daring contribution to the fight for American liberty.

Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+! First there was the trouble at Saint Boneventure boarding school. A teacher is dead, a boy is missing, and a council woman has put a lot of pressure on Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn and...

In this gripping, horror-laced debut, a young Cree woman’s dreams lead her on a perilous journey of self-discovery that ultimately forces her to confront the toll of a legacy of violence on her family, her community and the land they call home. "A mystery and a horror story about grief, but...

Reunited by a grave robber and a corpse, Navajo Tribal Police Lieutenant Joe Leaphorn is trying to determine the identity of a murder victim, while Officer Jim Chee is arresting Smithsonian conservator Henry Highhawk for ransacking the sacred bones of his ancestors. But with each peeled-back...

Don’t miss the TV series, Dark Winds, based on the Leaphorn, Chee, & Manuelito novels, now on AMC and AMC+!...

“Beautiful, devastating and complex.” —Chicago Tribune The award-winning debut novel from Jennifer Haigh, author of BakerTowers, The Condition, and Faith, tells the story of Birdie, Joan,and Dinah, three women who marry the same charismatic, predatory, and enigmaticopportunist: Ken Kimble...

What if the true story of North America isn't one of an empty wilderness tamed by pioneers, but of vibrant, complex civilizations that survived a centuries-long campaign of erasure? Most traditional history books present the story of the United States through a sanitized, Eurocentric lens, often treating indigenous peoples as a tragic subplot or burying their incredible resilience under thousands of pages of dense academic prose. For the modern reader seeking to understand the forgotten lessons and painful legacy of the First Nations, finding the unvarnished truth is a daunting, time-...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for History Elizabeth A. Fenn radically changes our understanding of North America before and after the arrival of Europeans. Encounters at the Heart of the World concerns the Mandan Indians, iconic Plains people whose teeming, busy towns on the upper Missouri River...

From Pulitzer Prize finalist Linda Hogan,the moving novel of Angela Jenson, a troubled Native American girl coming of age in the foster system in Oklahoma, who decides to reunite with her family. At seventeen, Angela returns to the place where she was raised—a stunning island town that lies at...

Black Cloud Rises A story of resistance, reckoning, and the healing power of truth. On Thanksgiving Day—hailed by most as a celebration of gratitude and abundance, yet mourned by many Native Americans as a symbol of loss and erasure—Black Cloud watches the Macy’s Parade from his Pine Ridge Reservation home with his young niece and nephew. Their innocent joy, set against the glossy backdrop of American pride, cuts him deeply, revealing just how invisible his people have become in the story of the nation. That night, a powerful vision awakens him with purpose: not to destroy, but to ...

Bloomsbury presents The Chosen and The Damned: Native Americans and the Making of Race in the United States by David J. Silverman, read by James Markert. A sweeping chronicle placing race at the center of Native American U.S. history, from the award-winning author of This Land Is Their Land...

An electrifying anti-Western from an exciting new Indigenous writer. As teenage boys begin to disappear from a great plains Métis community, a young man attempts to uncover the evil force lurking out of sight. In 1885, Nikosis “Niko” Eriksen spends his days playing buffalo hunter, even...

A young Mohawk woman. A devastating childhood marked by loss and illness. A faith so powerful that it would eventually make her the first Native American saint canonized by the Catholic Church. Saint Kateri Tekakwitha for Beginners brings to life the remarkable story of the woman remembered as the “Lily of the Mohawks”—a courageous figure whose journey unfolded at the meeting point of Indigenous culture, colonial conflict, Catholic missionary activity, and deeply personal religious conviction. Born in seventeenth-century North America, Kateri lost her parents and younger brother ...

Before the outsider, now Chief Heads Off, brought the Elk Dogs (horses) to the People, their strategy had always been to flee or hide from their mortal enemies, the Head Splitters. Now the People live in peace, but the young warriors long for war.

Chief Joseph wanted peace for his people. But the US Army had different ideas. As the headman and spokesperson for the Nez Perce, Chief Joseph tried to do what was best for his people. Join him as he leads his people over vast plains and rugged mountains on the run from the US Army.

The legend of White Buffalo. Let me share this story whose roots are rich in sacred indigenous culture. Unbeknownst to me at the time, this legend has been around for 2,000 years, shared through tribal storytellers at many sacred ceremonies and council meetings. Grab my hand and let’s slip through a tiny tear in the fabric of consciousness to meet face-to-face with spirits from the Lakota Sioux Nation. We’ll throw a grappling hook into the past and bring ancient wisdom to the present. Let’s step beyond our human limitations and march into the ethers of the unknown to meet White ...

Discover the soul, spirit, and history of the great Native American heritage. The mysterious beginnings of Indigenous communities began in North America over 15,000 years ago. Tragically, and for far too long, the various Indigenous cultures in North America have been systematically mistreated, misrepresented, and misunderstood. This audiobook is a compelling but difficult listen. It tells the story of Native American history, which many have books left out, and the moviemakers wouldn't touch. Listening to this audiobook will be an eye opener.

Iras, a beautiful but lonely member of the Bear tribe, disappears without a trace after seeing a bright star in the night sky. When Aponi, an outcast from the Pawnee tribe, comes across the clan and learns of Iras' mysterious disappearance, she sets out on a quest to find her. Her investigation leads her up the mountain, where an old woman provides her with clues. But can Aponi rescue Iras and outsmart the enigmatic Starman who has taken her captive? Find out in this engrossing story of love, mystery, and adventure. The Lesbian Romance Mythology Series retells and reshapes lesser-known ...

Alexandra Ziolkowska-Boehm's "Open Wounds: A Native American Heritage" was inspired by her great uncle, sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski,who in response to the Lakota Sioux Indian Chief Henry Standing Bear's request "tell my story in stone", decided to sculpt Sioux Chief Crazy Horse from a mountain in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Ziolkowska-Boehm explores the real story of Crazy Horse, as well as the real story of the American Indians. She discovers the incredible role Indians played in the World Wars, and she also learns that Indians and their languages and customs are unique to each tribe.