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Native American Heritage Month


Reads: 'Wil Che Yelllhio, Songs of the Earth, Canciones de la Tierra' A heart with leaves growing out of it. Indigenous words are on the leaves.

Songs of the Earth - Canciones de la Tierra

Sunday, November 3, 2024
2 - 4 p.m.
Central Library


Join us in celebrating the diversity and richness of indigenous and ancient languages in the United States and worldwide. Enjoy readings by local writers in various languages and engage in conversations about the importance of language visibility. Every attendee will receive a copy of the chapbook, Songs of the Earth, featuring poems in 15 indigenous and ancient languages.


Featured Titles: Native American Heritage Month

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    #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women

  • An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States

    An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States

    Mays, Kyle T.
  • As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice

    As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice

    Gilio-Whitaker, Dina
  • Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land

    Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land

    Jensen, Toni
  • Crazy Brave: A Memoir

    Crazy Brave: A Memoir

    Harjo, Joy
  • Crazy Horse Weeps: The Challenge of Being Lakota in White America

    Crazy Horse Weeps: The Challenge of Being Lakota in White America

    Marshall, Joseph
  • Dog Flowers: A Memoir

    Dog Flowers: A Memoir

    Geller, Danielle
  • Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices

    Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices

  • How We Go Home: Voices From Indigenous North America

    How We Go Home: Voices From Indigenous North America

  • Indigenous American Women: Decolonization, Empowerment, Activism

    Indigenous American Women: Decolonization, Empowerment, Activism

    Mihesuah, Devon A.
  • Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America

    Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America

    Hämäläinen, Pekka
  • Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement

    Ojibwa Warrior: Dennis Banks and the Rise of the American Indian Movement

    Banks, Dennis
  • Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition

    Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition

    Estes, Nick
  • Poet Warrior: A Memoir

    Poet Warrior: A Memoir

    Harjo, Joy
  • Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America

    Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America

    Smithers, Gregory D.
  • Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band

    Redbone: The True Story of a Native American Rock Band

    Staebler, Christian
  • Sheine Lende: A Prequel to Elatsoe

    Sheine Lende: A Prequel to Elatsoe

    Little Badger, Darcie
  • The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present

    The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America From 1890 to the Present

    Treuer, David
  • Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory

    Unworthy Republic: The Dispossession of Native Americans and the Road to Indian Territory

    Saunt, Claudio
  • We Are Still Here: A Photographic History of the American Indian Movement

    We Are Still Here: A Photographic History of the American Indian Movement

    Bancroft, Dick
  • We Are the Middle of Forever: Indigenous Voices From Turtle Island on the Changing Earth

    We Are the Middle of Forever: Indigenous Voices From Turtle Island on the Changing Earth

  • When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry

    When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry


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