Indigenous People's Day

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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United State by Roxane Dunbar-Ortiz
Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance by Nick Estes
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 t the Present by David Treuer
Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers edited by Elissa Washuta & Theresa Warburton
The Lumbee Indians: An American Struggle by Malinda Maynor Lowery
The Round House by Louise Erdrich
There There by Tommy Orange
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Cherokee America by Margaret Verble

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What is Indigenous People's Day? 

An alternative to Columbus Day, Indigenous People's Day is  and remove the focus from Columbus, a man who caused harm to Native populations. 

Want to learn more about Indigenous people's history and culture? Here's a very small selection of the books available through the ºÚÁÏÍø library.

Check out some nonfiction: 

Or some fiction by modern indigenous authors (just a few suggestions): 

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Or some poetry by the current (2019- now) United States Poet Laureate 

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Catalog Search Pro Tip: In the library catalog, use the Nearby Items on shelf link to see books that are cataloged with similar call numbers, which denote similar topics. 

Want to know how to use the Library Take Out service to pick up your ºÚÁÏÍø Library books? Check out . 

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