ANZLL First Nations Literature Reading List | First Nations Writing from New Zealand: Maori and Pacific Islands | First Nations Writing from around the World (Asia, Canada & the Americas, and Africa |
These reviews of First Nations Literature from around the world are arranged in alphabetical order by continent. My thanks go to all those who have contributed to this resource, especially the contributions from Buried in Print in Canada.
NB I am reliant on information provided to me for this page, and have only noted the First Nations heritage of authors. If there are any errors in noting the heritage of any authors, don’t get mad, just tell me what it should be, and I’ll fix it. However I do not get involved in disputes about who is or isn’t First Nations. If the author says they are, that’s good enough for me.
AFRICA
Ken Saro-Wiwa, a member of the Ogoni people of Nigeria
- Lemon’s Tale, see Stu’s review at Winston’s Dad
CANADA AND THE AMERICAS
Arthur Alexie of the Tetlit Gwich’in people in Canada
- Porcupines and China Dolls, see the review at Buried in Print
Sherman Alexis, a Native American with ancestry from several tribes including Spokane-Coeur d’Alene. He grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation.
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, see the review at Buried in Print and the one at Book Around the Corner
- The Indian Killer by Review by Marilyn from You, Me and Books and at Buried in Print
- Reservation Blues, see the review at Buried in Print
- Ten Little Indians, see the review at Book Around the Corner
Carleigh Baker of Cree-Métis heritage
- Bad Endings, see the review at Buried in Print
Assinwi Bernard, of the Cree-Algonquin-Métis in Canada
- The Beothuk Saga, translated by Wayne Grady, see the review at Buried in Print
Virginia Pesemapeo Bordeleau of Cree/Métis heritage
- Winter Child, translated by Susan Ouriou and Christelle Morelli, see the review at Buried in Print
Joseph Boyden of the Ojibwe-Nipmuc-Métis people
- Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont, see the review at Buried in Print
- The Orenda, see my review and the one at Buried in Print
- Through Black Spruce, see the review at Buried in Print
- Wenjack, see the review at Buried in Print
Tantoo Cardinal and other Indigenous Canadian authors
- Our Story: Aboriginal Voices on Canada’s Past, see the review at Buried in Print
Beatrice Culleton, of the Métis people in Canada,
- April Raintree by review by Marilyn from You, Me and Books
Cherie Dimaline, of the Métis people in Canada
- A Gentle Habit, see the review at Buried in Print
- The Marrow Thieves, see the review at Buried in Print
Marilyn Dumont of Cree-Métis heritage
- Green Girl Dreams Mountains, see the review at Buried in Print
- The Pemmican Eaters, see the review at Buried in Print
- A Really Good Brown Girl, see the review at Buried in Print
- That Tongued Belonging, see the review at Buried in Print
Louise Edrich, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa tribe, from the Ojibwe Indians of America
- The Antelope Wife, see the review at Buried in Print
- The Beet Queen, see the review at Buried in Print
- The Bingo Palace, see the review at Buried in Print and Sue’s at Whispering Gums
- Four Souls, see the review at Buried in Print
- The Game of Silence, see the review by Becky from Becky’s Books,
- La Rose (review by Becky from Becky’s Books)
- The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse, see the review at Buried in Print and at Book Around the Corner
- Love Medicine, see the review at Buried in Print
- The Master Butchers Singing Club, see the review at Buried in Print
- The Painted Drum, see the review at Buried in Print
- The Plague of Doves, see the review at Buried in Print and Bill’s at The Australian Legend
- The Round House, see my ANZ LitLovers review and the review at Buried in Print
- Shadow Tag, see the review at Buried in Print
- Tales of Burning Love, see the review at Buried in Print
- Tracks, see the review at Buried in Print
David A Groulx, of Ojibwe-Cree-Métis heritage
- Under God’s Pale Bones, see the review at Buried in Print
Tomson Highway of Barren Lands First Nation Cree heritage
- Kiss of the Fur Queen, see the review at Buried in Print
- The (Post)Mistress, see the review at Buried in Print
- The Rez Sisters, see the review at Buried in Print
- A Tale of Monstrous Extravagance, see the review at Buried in Print
Heather Igloliorte of Inuk heritage
- SakKijajuk, see the review at Buried in Print
Abel Jordan of the Nisga’a people in Canada
- The Place of Scraps, see the review at Buried in Print
Bob Joseph from the First clan of the Gwawa’enuxw
- 21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act, see the review at Buried in Print
Daniel Heath Justice of Cherokee heritage
- Why Indigenous Literatures Matter, see the review at Buried in Print
Elisha Kilabuk, of Inuk(?) heritage
- The Qualupalik, see the review at Buried in Print
Robin Wall Kimmerer, a Citizen of the Potawatomi Nation
- Gathering Mosses, see the review at Buried in Print
- Braiding Sweetgrass, see the review at Becky’s Books
Thomas King of Cherokee heritage
- The Back of the Turtle, see the review at Buried in Print
- Cold Skies, see the review at Buried in Print
- A Coyote Columbus Story, see the review at Buried in Print
- Coyote Sings to the Moon, see the review at Buried in Print
- A Coyote Solstice Tale, see the review at Buried in Print
- Coyote Tales, see the review at Buried in Print
- Coyote’s New Suit, see the review at Buried in Print
- Dreadfulwater, see the review at Buried in Print
- Green Grass, Running Water, see the review at Buried in Print
- A Matter of Malice, see the review at Buried in Print
- One Good Story, That One, see the review at Buried in Print
- The Red Power Murders, see the review at Buried in Print
- A Short History of Indians in Canada, see the review at Buried in Print
- Truth and Bright Water, see the review at Buried in Print
Niviaq Korneliussen, an Inuit writer from Greenland
- Crimson, See Andrew Blackman’s review
Tracey Lindberg of As’in’i’wa’chi Ni’yaw Nation Rocky Cree heritage
- Birdie, see the review at Buried in Print
Lee Maracle of the Canadian St-Lo Coast Salish people,
- Bent Box, see the review at Buried in Print
- Bobbi Lee Indian Rebel, see the review at Buried in Print
- Celia’s Song by review by Marilyn from You, Me and Books
- My Conversations with Canadians, see the review at Buried in Print
- Sundogs, see the review at Buried in Print
Edmund Metatawabin, with Alexandra Shimo, from Cree Fort Albany First Nation
- Up Ghost River, see the review at Buried in Print
N Scott Momoday, of Kiowa heritage
- House Made of Dawn, see the review at Buried in Print
Hope Nicholson (Ed)
- Moonshot, The Indigenous Comics Collection (Anthology), see the review at Buried in Print
Tommy Orange, an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma,
- There, There see Becky’s review at Becky’s Books, a review at Buried in Print and my ANZ LitLovers review
Rachel A Qitsualik of Inuk? heritage
- The Shadows that Race Past, a Collection of Frightening Inuit Folktales, see the review at Buried in Print
David Alexander Robertson, of Swampy Cree heritage
- Seven Generations series, see the review at Buried in Print
Eden Robinson, of Haisla/Heiltsuk heritage
- Son of a Trickster, see the review at Buried in Print
Gregory Scofield, of Métis heritage
- Louis: the Heretic Poems, see the review at Buried in Print
- Love, Medicine and One Song, see the review at Buried in Print
- Thunder through My Veins, see the review at Buried in Print
- Witness I Am, see the review at Buried in Print
Paul Seesequasis, from the Plains Cree First Nation
- Tobacco Wars, see the review at Buried in Print
Bev Sellars, from the Soda Creek/Deep Creek Xat’sull First Nation
- They Called Me Number One, see the review at Buried in Print
Leslie Marmon Silko, who identifies as Laguna Pueblo
- Ceremony, see Claire’s review at Word by Word
- Gardens in the Dunes, see Claire’s review at Word by Word
- The Turquoise Ledge (memoir), see Claire’s review at Word by Word
- The Delicacy and Strength of Lace, see Claire’s review at Word by Word
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson of Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg ancestry in Canada,
- Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back, see the review at Buried in Print
- Islands of Decolonial love, see the review at Buried in Print
- This Accident of Being Lost, see Joe’s review at Rough Ghosts and this one at Buried in Print
- This is an Honour Song, see the review at Buried in Print
Tanya Taqaq, of Inuk heritage
- Split Tooth, see the review at Buried in Print
- Seven Fallen Feathers, see the review at Buried in Print
Drew Hayden Taylor of Ojibwe heritage
- Me Funny, see the review at Buried in Print
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Canada)
- Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future (2015), see the review at Buried in Print
Richard Van Camp of Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ Dene First Nation heritage
- Angel Wing Splash Pattern, see the review at Buried in Print
- Coming Home, Anthology, (Ed) see the review at Buried in Print
- Godless But Loyal to Heaven, see the review at Buried in Print
- The Lesser Blessed, see the review at Buried in Print
Katherena Vermette, of Métis heritage
- The Break, see the review at Buried in Print
Richard Wagamese, from the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations of One Man Lake, Swan Lake and Whitedog Ojibwe First Nation
- Medicine Walk, see the review at Buried in Print and at Book Around the Corner
- Indian Horse, see Emma’s review at Book Around the Corner
Sheila Watt-Cloutier, of Inuk heritage
- The Right to be Cold, see the review at Buried in Print
EUROPE
Bernardo Atxaga of the Basque region of Spain
- The Lone Man, see review by Stu from Winston’s Dad
- Seven Houses in France review by Stu from Winston’s Dad, and by Lisa from ANZ LitLovers
Kirmen Uribe of the Basque region of Spain,
- Bilbao – New York – Bilbao, review by Stu from Winston’s Dad
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