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• Dawnland Voices

  An Anthology of Indigenous Writing From New England

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  Dawnland Voices 2.0 is an online literary magazine that showcases established and emerging indigenous talent from New England. This anthology is their first publication and features a few authors from this very list!

• Code Talker

  a Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two

  Bruchac, Joseph, 1942-

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  Though hailing from New York, Bruchac is a member of the Nulhegan Abenaki Nation, a state-recognized tribe in Vermont. Bruchac has earned numerous awards including the Knickerbocker Award and a National Endowment for the Arts Writing Fellowship for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• "Still They Remember Me"

  Dana, Carol A.,

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  Born and raised on Indian Island (ME), Carol Dana has devoted years to Penobscot language revitalization. In 2010, Carol was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award for her dedication to the Penobscot Language. The New Yorker wrote an article…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Our Own Ground

  the Complete Writings of William Apess, a Pequot

  Apess, William, b. 1798

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  Born in Massachusetts at the end of the 18th century, Apess is known for publishing one of the first Native American autobiographies. As noted in the title of this book, he identified as Pequot and later was adopted into the Mashpee tribe.

• Wabanaki Blues

  Zobel, Melissa Tantaquidgeon, 1960-

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  Zobel is a Mohegan storyteller, Medicine Woman, and currently serves as Vice-Chairwoman for the Mohegan Tribal Council of Elders. Her great-aunt, Medicine Woman Dr. Gladys Tantaquidgeon, trained her in Tribal oral traditions, traditional lifeways…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Drumming & Dreaming

  Mann, Larry Spotted Crow,

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  A citizen of Hassanamisco Nipmuc Tribe of Massachusetts, Spotted Crow is an award-winning writer, poet, cultural educator, Traditional Storyteller, and tribal drummer. He currently serves as a Review Committee Member, at The Native American Poets…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Night of the Living Rez

  Talty, Morgan, 1991-

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  This title by Talty, a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation, was a national bestseller, won the New England Book Award, and was a finalist for other literary awards. Talty is a Professor of Literature and is the Prose Editor at The Massachusetts…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The First Blade of Sweetgrass

  a Native American Story

  Greenlaw, Suzanne,

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  Dr. Greenlaw, a citizen of the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, is an ecologist, writer, and a traditional harvester. She works with Wabanaki communities in effort to restore Wabanaki sweetgrass harvesting within Acadia National Park. This…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Berry Pickers

  a Novel

  Peters, Amanda,

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  Peters was born into the Glooscap First Nation, a Canadian Mi'kmaq aboriginal community. Mi'kmaq nations historically and today cover Nova Scotia, Maine, and more regions of present-day Canada. The Berry Pickers is the author's first novel. It won…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From Slaves to Soldiers

  the 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution

  Geake, Robert A.,

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  The second author of this Rhode Island history book is Lorén Spears. Spears is a member of the Narragansett Tribal Nation and is the current Executive Director of the Tomaquag Museum in RI. Under her leadership, the Tomaquag Museum received the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Colonization and the Wampanoag Story

  Coombs, Linda,

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  Linda Coombs is an author and historian from the Wampanoag Tribe of Aquinnah, and lives in the Wampanoag community of Mashpee on Cape Cod, MA. Told from the perspective of the New England Indigenous Nations, this children's book tells the true story…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• To Shape a Dragon's Breath

  Blackgoose, Moniquill,

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  Blackgoose is an enrolled member of the Seaconck Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts and Rhode Island and descendand of Ousamequin Massasoit. Her first novel, To Shape a Dragon's Breath, was a Nebula Award winner in 2023.