Native Authors

To find Native Authors, two great websites exist.

The first is from the Internet Public Library (IPL) and has provided a way for librarians and educators to find information on authors, titles, and tribes. For each author, there is tribal information, awards, online resources, and a bibliography.

http://www.ipl.org/div/natam/

Children's & YA author Cynthia Leitich Smith also has a section on Native Authors on her website.

http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/diversity/native_am/nat_lit/nat_lit_front.html

4 popular Native Authors include:

    

Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki)

  Joy Harjo (Creek)

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Louise Erdrich (Ojibwe)

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Sherman Alexie (Spokane/Coeur d'Alene)