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SDG Reading Challenge-November

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Immerse yourself in the vibrant world of Indigenous fiction, where rich narratives intertwine with culture, tradition, and contemporary life. This list features compelling novels and short stories by Indigenous authors, each offering a unique lens on the complexities of identity, community, and resilience.

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16 items

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Wandering Stars

Wandering Stars

by Orange, Tommy

Book - 2024

Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather's shooting in 'There There'. Colorado, 1864. Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather's shooting in 'There There'. Colorado, 1864. Show less

Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather's shooting in 'There There'. Colorado, 1864. Wandering Stars traces the legacies of the Sand Creek Massacre of 1864 and the Carlisle Industrial School for Indians through to the shattering aftermath of Orvil Redfeather's shooting in 'There There'. Colorado, 1864. Show less

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Beast

Beast

by Van Camp, Richard

Book - 2024

Returning to his favourite setting of Fort Simmer, Northwest Territories, Richard Van Camp brings his exuberant style to a captivating teen novel that blends the supernatural with 1980s-era nostalgia to reflect on friendship. Returning to his favourite setting of Fort Simmer, Northwest Territories, Richard Van Camp brings his exuberant style to a captivating teen novel that blends the supernatural with 1980s-era nostalgia to reflect on friendship. Show less

Returning to his favourite setting of Fort Simmer, Northwest Territories, Richard Van Camp brings his exuberant style to a captivating teen novel that blends the supernatural with 1980s-era nostalgia to reflect on friendship. Returning to his favourite setting of Fort Simmer, Northwest Territories, Richard Van Camp brings his exuberant style to a captivating teen novel that blends the supernatural with 1980s-era nostalgia to reflect on friendship. Show less

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Black Ice

Black Ice

by King, Thomas

Book - 2024

Thumps DreadfulWater has a lot on his plate. With Duke out of commission following his wife’s tragic death, Thumps is appointed temporary deputy sheriff, a role that makes him doubly eager for Duke’s swift recovery. Thumps DreadfulWater has a lot on his plate. With Duke out of commission following his wife’s tragic death, Thumps is appointed temporary deputy sheriff, a role that makes him doubly eager for Duke’s swift recovery. Show less

Thumps DreadfulWater has a lot on his plate. With Duke out of commission following his wife’s tragic death, Thumps is appointed temporary deputy sheriff, a role that makes him doubly eager for Duke’s swift recovery. Thumps DreadfulWater has a lot on his plate. With Duke out of commission following his wife’s tragic death, Thumps is appointed temporary deputy sheriff, a role that makes him doubly eager for Duke’s swift recovery. Show less

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Firekeeper

Firekeeper

A Novel

by Lafferty, Catherine

Book - 2024

Firekeeper is a coming-of-age tale that addresses intergenerational trauma by reclaiming culture, belonging and identity. Join Nyla on her healing journey through the fire to sacred waters. Firekeeper is a coming-of-age tale that addresses intergenerational trauma by reclaiming culture, belonging and identity. Join Nyla on her healing journey through the fire to sacred waters. Show less

Firekeeper is a coming-of-age tale that addresses intergenerational trauma by reclaiming culture, belonging and identity. Join Nyla on her healing journey through the fire to sacred waters. Firekeeper is a coming-of-age tale that addresses intergenerational trauma by reclaiming culture, belonging and identity. Join Nyla on her healing journey through the fire to sacred waters. Show less

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Real Ones

Real Ones

A Novel

by Vermette, Katherena

Book - 2024

From the author of the nationally bestselling Strangers saga comes a heartrending story of two Michif sisters who must face their past trauma when their mother is called out for false claims to Indigenous identity. From the author of the nationally bestselling Strangers saga comes a heartrending story of two Michif sisters who must face their past trauma when their mother is called out for false claims to Indigenous identity. Show less

From the author of the nationally bestselling Strangers saga comes a heartrending story of two Michif sisters who must face their past trauma when their mother is called out for false claims to Indigenous identity. From the author of the nationally bestselling Strangers saga comes a heartrending story of two Michif sisters who must face their past trauma when their mother is called out for false claims to Indigenous identity. Show less

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Into the Bright Open

Into the Bright Open

A Secret Garden Remix

by Dimaline, Cherie

Book - 2023

In this queer YA reimagining of The Secret Garden, an orphaned girl is sent to live in the Georgian Bay wilds and discovers family secrets both wonderful and horrifying. In this queer YA reimagining of The Secret Garden, an orphaned girl is sent to live in the Georgian Bay wilds and discovers family secrets both wonderful and horrifying. Show less

In this queer YA reimagining of The Secret Garden, an orphaned girl is sent to live in the Georgian Bay wilds and discovers family secrets both wonderful and horrifying. In this queer YA reimagining of The Secret Garden, an orphaned girl is sent to live in the Georgian Bay wilds and discovers family secrets both wonderful and horrifying. Show less

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Waiting for the Long Night Moon

Waiting for the Long Night Moon

Stories

by Peters, Amanda

Book - 2024

In her short fiction debut, Amanda Peters describes the astonishingly-wide Indigenous experience —from contact with the first Europeans, to the forced removal of Indigenous children, to the present-day fight for clean water. In her short fiction debut, Amanda Peters describes the astonishingly-wide Indigenous experience —from contact with the first Europeans, to the forced removal of Indigenous children, to the present-day fight for clean water. Show less

In her short fiction debut, Amanda Peters describes the astonishingly-wide Indigenous experience —from contact with the first Europeans, to the forced removal of Indigenous children, to the present-day fight for clean water. In her short fiction debut, Amanda Peters describes the astonishingly-wide Indigenous experience —from contact with the first Europeans, to the forced removal of Indigenous children, to the present-day fight for clean water. Show less

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Never Whistle at Night

Never Whistle at Night

An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology : Are You Ready to Be Un-settled?

Book - 2023

In twenty-five wholly original and shiver-inducing tales, bestselling and award-winning authors including Tommy Orange, Rebecca Roanhorse, Cherie Dimaline...Show more In twenty-five wholly original and shiver-inducing tales, bestselling and award-winning authors including Tommy Orange, Rebecca Roanhorse, Cherie Dimaline, Waubgeshig Rice, and Mona Susan Power introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge. Show less

In twenty-five wholly original and shiver-inducing tales, bestselling and award-winning authors including Tommy Orange, Rebecca Roanhorse, Cherie Dimaline...Show more In twenty-five wholly original and shiver-inducing tales, bestselling and award-winning authors including Tommy Orange, Rebecca Roanhorse, Cherie Dimaline, Waubgeshig Rice, and Mona Susan Power introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge. Show less

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And Then She Fell

And Then She Fell

A Novel

by Elliott, Alicia

Book - 2023

From the bestselling author of "A Mind Spread Out on the Ground," a fierce, gripping novel about Native life, motherhood and mental health that ...Show more From the bestselling author of "A Mind Spread Out on the Ground," a fierce, gripping novel about Native life, motherhood and mental health that follows a young Mohawk woman who discovers that the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may have horrifying consequences. Show less

From the bestselling author of "A Mind Spread Out on the Ground," a fierce, gripping novel about Native life, motherhood and mental health that ...Show more From the bestselling author of "A Mind Spread Out on the Ground," a fierce, gripping novel about Native life, motherhood and mental health that follows a young Mohawk woman who discovers that the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may have horrifying consequences. Show less

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A Broken Blade

A Broken Blade

by Blair, Melissa

Book - 2021

As she searches for answers, Keera is haunted by a promise she made long ago, one that will test her in every way. To keep her word, Keera must not only save herself, but an entire kingdom. As she searches for answers, Keera is haunted by a promise she made long ago, one that will test her in every way. To keep her word, Keera must not only save herself, but an entire kingdom. Show less

As she searches for answers, Keera is haunted by a promise she made long ago, one that will test her in every way. To keep her word, Keera must not only save herself, but an entire kingdom. As she searches for answers, Keera is haunted by a promise she made long ago, one that will test her in every way. To keep her word, Keera must not only save herself, but an entire kingdom. Show less

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An Ordinary Violence

An Ordinary Violence

A Novel

by Chartrand, Adriana

Book - 2023

An Ordinary Violence is an eerie, incisive, and at times darkly funny horror novel about a young Indigenous woman reckoning with trauma and violence, loss...Show more An Ordinary Violence is an eerie, incisive, and at times darkly funny horror novel about a young Indigenous woman reckoning with trauma and violence, loss and reclamation in an unsettling world where spirit realms entwine with the living-and where it is humans who carry out the truly monstrous acts. Show less

An Ordinary Violence is an eerie, incisive, and at times darkly funny horror novel about a young Indigenous woman reckoning with trauma and violence, loss...Show more An Ordinary Violence is an eerie, incisive, and at times darkly funny horror novel about a young Indigenous woman reckoning with trauma and violence, loss and reclamation in an unsettling world where spirit realms entwine with the living-and where it is humans who carry out the truly monstrous acts. Show less

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A Grandmother Begins the Story

A Grandmother Begins the Story

by Porter, Michelle

Book - 2023

Five generations of Métis women argue, dance, struggle, laugh, love, and tell the stories that will sing their family, and perhaps the land itself, into healing in this brilliantly original debut novel. Five generations of Métis women argue, dance, struggle, laugh, love, and tell the stories that will sing their family, and perhaps the land itself, into healing in this brilliantly original debut novel. Show less

Five generations of Métis women argue, dance, struggle, laugh, love, and tell the stories that will sing their family, and perhaps the land itself, into healing in this brilliantly original debut novel. Five generations of Métis women argue, dance, struggle, laugh, love, and tell the stories that will sing their family, and perhaps the land itself, into healing in this brilliantly original debut novel. Show less

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A Minor Chorus

A Minor Chorus

A Novel

by Belcourt, Billy-Ray

Book - 2022

A haunting story about a queer Cree doctoral student who chooses to pause his dissertation to write a novel back at home in northern Alberta. Billy-Ray Belcourt’s poetic prose is undeniable beautiful and complex. A haunting story about a queer Cree doctoral student who chooses to pause his dissertation to write a novel back at home in northern Alberta. Billy-Ray Belcourt’s poetic prose is undeniable beautiful and complex. Show less

A haunting story about a queer Cree doctoral student who chooses to pause his dissertation to write a novel back at home in northern Alberta. Billy-Ray Belcourt’s poetic prose is undeniable beautiful and complex. A haunting story about a queer Cree doctoral student who chooses to pause his dissertation to write a novel back at home in northern Alberta. Billy-Ray Belcourt’s poetic prose is undeniable beautiful and complex. Show less

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The Spirit of Denendeh

The Spirit of Denendeh

Volume 1, A Blanket of Butterflies

by Van Camp, Richard

Graphic Novel - 2022

No one knows how a suit of samurai armour ended up in the Fort Smith museum. When a mysterious stranger turns up to claim it, Sonny, a young Tłı̨chǫ Dene boy, is eager to help. No one knows how a suit of samurai armour ended up in the Fort Smith museum. When a mysterious stranger turns up to claim it, Sonny, a young Tłı̨chǫ Dene boy, is eager to help. Show less

No one knows how a suit of samurai armour ended up in the Fort Smith museum. When a mysterious stranger turns up to claim it, Sonny, a young Tłı̨chǫ Dene boy, is eager to help. No one knows how a suit of samurai armour ended up in the Fort Smith museum. When a mysterious stranger turns up to claim it, Sonny, a young Tłı̨chǫ Dene boy, is eager to help. Show less

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Creeboy

Creeboy

by Wouters, Teresa

Book - 2022

Set in the 2000s on the fictional reserve of Pâ-ko-sey-i-mo-min, 16-year-old Josh "Creeboy" navigates the world of Indigenous gang life. Set in the 2000s on the fictional reserve of Pâ-ko-sey-i-mo-min, 16-year-old Josh "Creeboy" navigates the world of Indigenous gang life. Show less

Set in the 2000s on the fictional reserve of Pâ-ko-sey-i-mo-min, 16-year-old Josh "Creeboy" navigates the world of Indigenous gang life. Set in the 2000s on the fictional reserve of Pâ-ko-sey-i-mo-min, 16-year-old Josh "Creeboy" navigates the world of Indigenous gang life. Show less

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Black Sun

Black Sun

by Roanhorse, Rebecca

Book - 2020

Crafted with unforgettable characters, Rebecca Roanhorse has created an epic adventure exploring the decadence of power amidst the weight of history and t...Show more Crafted with unforgettable characters, Rebecca Roanhorse has created an epic adventure exploring the decadence of power amidst the weight of history and the struggle of individuals swimming against the confines of society and their broken pasts in the most original series debut of the decade. Show less

Crafted with unforgettable characters, Rebecca Roanhorse has created an epic adventure exploring the decadence of power amidst the weight of history and t...Show more Crafted with unforgettable characters, Rebecca Roanhorse has created an epic adventure exploring the decadence of power amidst the weight of history and the struggle of individuals swimming against the confines of society and their broken pasts in the most original series debut of the decade. Show less

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