I’ve had my eye on Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange since it came out. So I’m happy I finally picked up a copy. Hopefully, I’ll read it soon. #tuesday #post #indigenous #indigenousauthor #mustread #mustown #mylibrary #mybook #tbr #tbrpile #hardcover #fiction #nativeauthor #native #nativeamerican #bookaddict #booksniffer #bookworm #booknerd #bookdragon #booklove #booksbooksbooks
Super excited to share that two of my poems were published in Yellow Medicine Review 💛 Check out "Dirty South" and "I am a Closeted Indian". Shout out to @tristonharpermusic and @lilygladstone for being the figures redefining Native people in the arts for this generation. #native #nativeauthor #domesticviolenceawareness #statetribes #poetry #nativepoetry
First Nations is excited to announce that Delores Churchill, a 2021 Luce Indigenous Knowledge Fellow, has written a new book scheduled for release this October. The 95-year-old Haida Native reflects on her life’s journey as a basket weaver in “From a Square to a Circle: Haida Basketry — Delores Churchill’s Memories of Learning to Weave.” Part memoir and part how-to guide, the book shares stories of her life and culture, and her passion as a dedicated teacher to pass on Haida basket weaving to the next generation. As she says in her Luce profile, “My students are keeping this art alive so it will continue long after I am gone. It belongs to all of us.” . . . . . #FirstNations #FirstNationsDevelopmentInstitute #SupportNativeLed #NativeNonprofit #IndigenousLed #Native #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #IndigenousPeople #NativeArt #NativeArts #NativeArtist #NativeArtists #IndigenousCulture #Haida #HaidaArt #HaidaArtist #HaidaCulture #BasketWeaving #HaidaWeaving #NativeAuthor #NativeAuthors #NativeElder #NativeElders
There There .. I chose this book by Tommy Orange based on my participation in the broader bookshelf challenge with Richland Library. This challenge has been an amazing way for me to diversify my reads as an adult. I was able to read a book that I normally wouldn’t have picked up, and learn so much about the complexities, history, and lived experience of natives. .. 10/10 recommend .. #DiversityEducation #SodaCity #SodaCity #AdultReader #mombookclub #mamaknows #ConsciousFamily #ConsciousParents #ConsciousParenting #nativeauthor
=Cadaver Dog Taxidermy= Another VHS inspired mockup cover for my book :D I felt that the one I drew a couple years back is a bit outdated since I've fleshed this story out Also, its about time these kids make their return - - #art #digitalart #digitalillustration #horrorbooks #digitalartist #oc #originalstory #writer #horror #mystery #dog #indigenousartist #indigenousauthor #retro #writing #art #originalcharacter #ocart #nativeartist #nativeauthor #cadaverdogtaxidermy #ocart #originalcharacter
REVIEW | WHISKEY TENDER 4.25✨ memoir cw: alcoholism, racism, suicide attempt a compelling memoir that explores the personal accounts of the author and her family, with a weaving of relevant historical events, giving the reader a chance to comprehend the practical impacts of the racism and oppression inflicted on Native communities. it’s a meditation on the push and pull of assimilation, the reckoning of indifference, but also the power of family and culture, and how necessary it is for us to be educated on the realities of the harm that white people have inflicted, and continue to inflict, on Indigenous communities #memoir #bookstoread #nativeauthor #diversespines #bookstagram #bookreview #diversityacrossgenres2024
My memoir, Thunderbird Rising, a story of Resilience, Reconnection, & Empowerment, is the story of my transmutation of the darkness of this life into a magnificent awakening - this is my "how" I made it work for me, despite having to overcome seemingly impossible challenges that began in my childhood. I wrote this book from my own experiences as a mixed Indigenous woman who has had no choice but to walk in two worlds, and often alone, but through that isolation, I discovered the multidimensional aspects of myself and this world, through powerful dreams, visions, and "visits" from my ancestors and our Star Relatives. My story is intended to help others navigate the chaos and confusion that has now become normal for all of us. In it, I hope that you realize that you are not alone - not in this world or in this universe. A limited number of signed copies, paperback version only, are now available directly from me (personalization is possible and encouraged). Order your copy here: www.stephbigeagle.com/thunderbird-rising-book or visit linktr.ee/stephbigeagle. The link is also in my bio. Be aware of scammers. The ONLY way to order this book is from my website, from Amazon, or from authorized retailers. Thank you so much for your support. ⚡️❤️⚡️ #author #memoir #book #thunderbirdrising #nativeauthor #Indigenous #resilience #empowerment #reconnection #activist #artist
I can finally reveal this little photo collaboration project I did with @tiffanymidge for her book HORNS! 📖📚 This was a lot of fun and Tiffany made it so easy to work with her, and I’m so grateful she thought of me. 📸: Yours Truly #photo #photography #model #nativeauthor #native #nativeamerican #nativelit #nativeliterature #lakota #rosemarysbaby
The paperbacks are over there, jinooooo! If this isn’t a just cause for a flex I don’t know what is! #healerofthewatermonster #heroesofthewatermonster #diverseauthors #diné #navajo #navajoauthor #nativekidlit #nativeauthor #kidlit #middlegradebooks #watercrisis #phoenixvalley #saltriverprojectirrigation
I’m going backwards on this one, but after having consumed #WanderingStars, I had to check out #TommyOrange’s debut novel - which was a #PulitzerPrize Finalist: #ThereThere. In 2018, Obama also put this one on his own reading list - which was amazing! Fascinated by the idea that this first time author who’s essentially my age wrote a novel that garnered all this intrigue and attention. Tres, tres cool. Can’t wait to dive into this one! . . . . . . #nativeamericanauthors #indigenousauthors #indigenousbookstagram #indigenouspeople #indigenous #indigenouswriters #nativewriters #nativeamerican #nativeamericans #nativeamericanwisdom #afroindigenous #bookreview #nativebooks #nativeauthor #nativeauthors #nativeamerican #nativeamericans #nativeamericanwisdom #nativeamericanheritagemonth #nativeamericanhistory #nativeamericanculture #tellthetruth
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Finally finished reading this #WanderingStars book by #TommyOrange. Took a minute - life’s been busy with new puppies by @thesilkiestmillie and trying to take @theadsagency into its next chapter; however, I’m glad to have so randomly come across this book and saw it through to the end. This is the tale of a native family through generations since the #SandCreekMassacre (1864, Colorado) to present day (even including the pandemic) - its struggles with identity, connection to its own “nativeness,” #addiction, suicide, homelessness and all the other trauma that comes from being a people displaced, stripped of its culture and pride. Besides its magnificent storytelling and style, what I appreciate most about this book is the feeling of knowing I’m not alone when it comes to being so very disconnected with our own #alaskannative heritage. The awkwardness and shame that comes from not knowing the language, the customs. Of not even having grown up in Alaska, on #triballands or a #reservation like so many natives at #RES2024 apparently have. I can appreciate the realness expressed of how hard and meaningless life can feel - without resources, without direction or purpose. Especially grateful for the native tidbits shared - like the Indian in the moon story, healing practices through smoke and ceremonies and more. With so much trauma and life stories shared, I wasn’t sure how Tommy would manage to lift us out of that despair into some higher, more enlightened space at the end, but he managed to do it artfully with a letter from one of the family’s youngest. I’ll leave it there for any who decide to pick this book up for themselves. . . . . . . #nativeamericanauthors #indigenousauthors #indigenousbookstagram #indigenouspeople #indigenous #indigenouswriters #nativewriters #nativeamerican #nativeamericans #nativeamericanwisdom #afroindigenous #bookreview #nativebooks #nativeauthor #nativeauthors #nativeamerican #nativeamericans #nativeamericanwisdom #nativeamericanheritagemonth #nativeamericanhistory #nativeamericanculture #tellthetruth
NDN Girls Book Club curated our community shelf this month and chose a ton of Indigenous poetry to celebrate! Each month, a community organization, person, or business curates a shelf at UTU, with 5% of proceeds going to a queer organization of their choice! Find more details and how to apply in our bio and website. About NDN Girls Book Club NDN Girls Book Club is a nonprofit literary organization that hosts free community workshops for Native people, especially Native youth & girls, in poetry, zine-making, editing, fiction, nonfiction, and Native literature talks. They aim to make accessibility to quality Indigenous literature a reality for all ages by sending out free books and literary care packages. On NDN Girls Book Club's Shelf: Ocean Mother by Arielle Lowe Poukahangatus by Tayi Tibble Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist Drowning in Fire by Craig Womack Love After the End Edited by Joshua Whitehead Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger When Language Broke Open by Alan Peleaz Lopez Ghostword by Crisosto Apache Bad Indians by Deborah Miranda Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz The Trickster Riots by Taté Walker Families by Jesse Unaapik Mike and Kerry McCluskey Kapaemahu by Dean Hamer and Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu & Joe Wilson I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt This Wound Is a World by Billy-Ray Belcourt It Was Never Going to be Okay by Jaye Simpson Image description: A stack of books on a small white table sits next to a Community Curated Shelf Flyer with a description of the NDN Girls Book Club. A copy of Ocean Mother by Arielle Lowe sits on top of the stack. *This list and post previously included a book by Gw*n Be**way, which has been removed because it came to our attention that she made false claims of Indigeneity and has deeply harmed two-spirit and trans Indigenous artists throughout her career. We sincerely apologize for any harm this may have caused and have removed the book from our inventory.
Excited to share that I'm a @degrootfoundation 2024 Courage to Write Finalist! It is an honor to be recognized in this way. These opportunities are so encouraging as I often struggle to sit down and put words on the page. This story is one of my heart. It is a story that I will one day share with the world, in it's entirety, and one that I hope will encourage other rez kids to follow their dreams. #rezkidswhowrite #byrezkids #forrezkids #readnativeauthors #nativeauthor #lakotaauthor #rezkidscandoanything
This is huge 👏🏼 @ndngirlsbookclub
This is literaturally the best thing ever. 💗 As shared last month, @ndngirlsbookclub is going on tour (in a "Big Pink Truck!") and they plan to give away 10,000 free books from Native authors to youth. 👏🏼 We finally have a photo of the truck - SWIPE! Yiłta!, meaning I read it! in Dine Bizaad (the Navajo Language), aims to increase literacy and literary opportunities for Navajo (Diné) people. ✊🏼📖 We are days away and there's plenty to look forward to - Will you be attending any of the stops? Should 'NDN Girls Book Club' do more initiatives like this? If so, where? 👀 (via @ndngirlsbookclub, @kinsalehues, @herculilz) #NDNGirlsBookClub #NavajoNation
Behind the scenes look of my mornings. Nothing glamours, but it helps jumpstart my creativity for the day. #writerlife #author #writer #behindthescenes #indieauthor #selfpublished #nativeauthor #romancewriter #romanceauthor #writersofinstagram #authorsofinstagram #indieauthorsofinstagram
Happy Tuesday Church Family, Have you ever heard of Lee Maracle? Just in case you haven't she's an indigenous Canadian writer from the Stó꞉lō nation (pronounced STOH-lo). In her seventy-one years of life, she sought to empower native women by calling out the deep-seated patriarchy and white supremacy within the structure of our modern-day world. #NativeAmerican #Authorspotlight #NativeAuthor #TheBLENDChurchFamily #Community #March #Poet #LancasterCA #AntelopeValley #LACounty #OpenAndAffirming #TraumaInformedChurch #SaferSacredSpace #AllAreWelcome #AllMeansAll #WomensHistroyMonth
We promise this is a book club you don't want to miss! By joining the discussion with these two Native female leaders, you'll be sure to walk away with new knowledge and perspectives that make you feel inspired. And don't worry, you don't have to have read the book to enjoy the discussion:) Register for this free virtual event at the link in our bio! #AmericanIndianCollegeFund #EducationistheAnswer #bookclub #virtualevent #nativeauthor #acouncilofdolls #learntruehistory
#nativeauthor #nativeillustrator #nativestoriesmatter get your copy from @greatoakpress @amazon @barnesandnoble
#nativeauthor @desiree_wetz and her piece in @_yaamay_
In Utah for the week, figured I'd check out crime fiction from a Native author that was recommended to me. #book #books #reading #crimefiction #crime #utah #brycecanyon #nativeamerican #nativeauthor #americanindian #canyon #nationalpark #myatery #bookshelf #bookworm #nytimesbestseller #leaphornandchee
What a delight to hear Tommy Orange in conversation with Louise Erdrich as part of @friendsofhcl’s Talk of the Stacks series in partnership with @birchbark_books. Read my @vanityfair interview with the notable Cheyenne author about his new book, “Wandering Stars,” at the link in bio. #native #nativeamerican #nativeauthor #nativewriter #nativeamericanwriter #nativeamericanauthor #weneeddiversebooks #weneeddiverseauthors #nativebooks #nativeamericanbooks #indigenous #indigeouswriter #indigenousauthor #indigenousbook #tommyorange #tommyorangetherethere #tommyorangeauthor #wanderingstars #penguinrandomhouse #representationmatters #wearestillhere
This month Author Spotlight goes to 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 #NotYourPrincess While this book is short that does not make it any less impactful. This amazing book lifts up a plethora of Native American women's voices (many of which we will be showing throughout the next week). It's a book we would recommend for children to read, as it doesn't shy away from the reality of struggles and the history these women and the many before them have been through, however, it is made digestible enough for a younger audience to understand. It is absolutely jam-packed with bold beautiful statements, art, history and so much more. We truly can't wait to show you some of the things this book has to offer in the coming week and strongly encourage you to read it. #NativeAmerican #Authorspotlight #NativeAuthor #TheBLENDChurchFamily #Community #March #Church #LancasterCA #AntelopeValley #LACounty #OpenAndAffirming #TraumaInformedChurch #SaferSacredSpace #AllAreWelcome #AllMeansAll #WomensHistroyMonth
You guessed it! Last week, we asked you who you thought the next #NoteworthyNative would be following Susan La Flesche. What better way to follow it than with her very own sister- Susette La Flesche ❤️ Susette was a big part of the reason the courts stated that Native Americans were free to choose where they wanted to live. Learn more at the link in our bio! . . . . . . . . #womenshistorymonth #nativewomen #omaha #nativeactivisit #nativeauthor #nativeteacher #omahawomen #protectthehomeland #nativeaware #pwna4hope #americanindian #nativeamerican #nativeleaders #nativecommunities #nativeleadership #indigenoushistory #indigenoushistorymatters #nativehistory #knownativehistory #ancestors #indianterritory #indigenoustraditions #nativetradition #fightfornativerights #indigenousculture #nativeculture #nativepride #nativestrength #supportnative
Named one of the “Greatest American Novels in the Last 100 Years” by The Atlantic, pick up your copy of PERMA RED by Debra Magpie Earling (@magpiecap) from your favorite independent bookseller today! “PERMA RED intertwines land and people with the invisible forces of society, nature, and what may exist beyond that, using exquisite sentences that turn into page after page of unforgettable rhythm.”—The Atlantic (@theatlantic) Check out the full list via the link in our bio. Learn more at milkweed.org/books.
We are less than two weeks away from our biggest book club EVER! You don't want to miss this exclusive conversation with College Fund President, Cheryl Crazy Bull, and Native author, Mona Susan Power, as they discuss Mona's newest, critically acclaimed novel A Council of Dolls. Don't worry, you don't have to have read the book to enjoy and be a part of the discussion:) Reserve your spot for our free, virtual event at the link in our bio! #AmericanIndianCollegeFund #EducationistheAnswer #nativeauthor #MonaSusanPower #nativebooks #virtual #bookclub #learntruehistory
Found this at @lasairport by #nativeauthor #TommyOrange off the heels of #RES2024 (@ncaied’s Reservation Economic Summit). Trying to find his digital presence (an instagram page, website…). In the meantime, wanted to share my next literary conquest for the year - among so many others 😅. What are you reading lately? . . . . . . #nativeamericanauthors #indigenousauthors #indigenousbookstagram #indigenouspeople #indigenous #indigenouswriters #nativewriters #nativeamerican #nativeamericans #nativeamericanwisdom
BIRCHBARK BOOKS & NATIVE ARTS in Minneapolis, MN 🪶 Spending time in this native bookstore on a sunny March afternoon was so lovely. Instantly a favorite indie bookstore for the airiness of it, the native-made goods such as jewelry and bookmarks being sold, abundance of native authors, and cozy nooks and crannies. I asked the two girls at the counter for recommendatios and they couldn’t have been nicer. I purchased Tommy Orange’s newer book (after enjoying his book, There There) and also was interested to read a memoir, so found Carry by Toni Jensen. Both have such good covers!! Really recommend this unique bookstore if you come to town! Has anyone been? Or have a book by a native author you recommend?
Here are just a few random things about my tribe I thought I’d share with you!! Another tidbit is through the photos I shared. All of these are important plants and foods to my tribe. -Collards: might as well be our official food. Can’t go to any Lumbee event without a collard wrap. Collards are also an important crop as it grows locally in territory. -Dogwood: State flower of NC# -Yellow Squash & Zucchini: More important crops grown by many Lumbee families -Pinecone: Not just through the history you learned about but our tribe’s seal resembles the bottom of a pinecone too. -Tobacco: Sacred medicine. Also common crop grown in territory. My elders grew this too! I hope you found this educational!!! Thank you for making it this far and allowing me to share a little bit of my people with you! #Lumbee #Lumbeepride #Indigenous #Nativeowned #nativeheritage #indigenouswomen #UShistory #NChistory #robco #Indigenousauthor #Nativeauthor
Bookish Necklace no.16: Scars & Stars Czech and Japanese seed beads, paracord, nylon thread, beeswax, buckskin ⭐️💫🌌🌟✨ It’s been some time since I’ve shared a new Bookish necklace! This one was created for Jesse Thistle’s poetry collection Scars & Stars. Like its title, this book is jarringly profound and beautiful inside and out, and it was such good medicine to match beadwork to the gorgeous color palette. In its expanse of starry sky, it also features some hidden glow in the dark beads ✨ This is the first necklace set that I will be making available in my shop, and I’m excited to see where it lands! 📚 Linked in stories Modeled by the lovely @cinnamonkillsfirst 🧡
My memoir, Thunderbird Rising, a story of Resilience, Reconnection, & Empowerment, is my transmutation of the darkness of this life into magnificent awakening - this is my "how" I made it work for me. I wrote this book from my own experiences as a mixed Indigenous woman who has had no choice but to walk in two worlds. It is intended to help others navigate the chaos and confusion that has now become normal for all of us. In it, I hope that you find that you are not alone.⚡️❤️⚡️ A limited number of signed copies, both hardcover and paperback versions, will be available to ship in about a week. For those of you who pre-ordered many weeks back, the order is finally en route to me, and your books will be on their way soon! Thank you so much for your support. Order your copy here: www.stephbigeagle.com/thunderbird-rising-book or visit linktr.ee/stephbigeagle. The link is also in my bio. #author #memoir #book #thunderbirdrising #nativeauthor #Indigenous #resilience #empowerment #reconnection
Reading “There, There” was a very formative experience for me in my undergrad at UC Berkeley. His follow up “Wandering Stars” is out now. Absolutely go read both. #nativeauthor #therethere #tommyorange #wanderingstars
This week's hiatus replay is my interview with the incredibly talented @oscarhokeah , talking about his (then brand new) novel, Calling for a Blanket Dance. This conversation is even more fun for me now, knowing how wildly successful the book has become. Check out Chapter 25 of the Bookcast and then go grab this powerful book! #bookstagram #oklahomareader #oklahomaauthor #nativeauthor okiebookcast.buzzsprout.com
My Publisher just seen my book in the Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) Pretty cool and i seen on amazon they are having a sale on it. Go get yours today. Please share 👌 Link below Amazon is having a sale today 16.73 👍 One People, One Heart, One Mind, One Prayer: Stories from Standing Rock https://a.co/d/0hUOjaN #SelfCare #GetTourCopyToday #Amazon #NativeAuthor #NativeAmericanHistoryX #Oldways #InstituteOfAmericanIndianArts #ThankYouForTheSupport
The Aura: Blurred Lines is live right now!! Book 2 in The Aura series! Go check it out on Amazon right meow!! Miigwitch!! #writingcommunity #selfpublished #author #nativeauthor #newbookalert