Entwined Memory: Indigenous Stories of Creation, Place, and Continuity
The following books are featured in the book installation Entwined Memory: Indigenous Stories of Creation, Place, and Continuity, on view in the Reading Library from August 2026 - March 2027.
Creation
The following titles highlight traditional Indigenous creation, origin, and trickster stories.
The Animals Speak: The Lakota Way by SD Nelson, Abrams, 2026.
Chia and the Fox Man: An Alaskan Dena’ina Fable by Barbara J. Atwater and Ethan J. Atwater, Alaska Northwest Books, 2020.
Chukfi Rabbit’s Big Bad Bellyache by Greg Rodgers, illustrated by Leslie Stall Widener, Lee & Low, 2014.
Cloudwalker by Robert Budd, illustrated by Roy Henry Vikers, Harbour Publishing, 2014.
The Day the Earth Rose Up by Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo, Native Voices Books, 2022.
The Forever Sky by Thomas Peacock, illustrated by Annette S. Lee, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2019.
How Rabbit Tricked the Buzzards by Arvis Boughman, illustrated by MaryBeth Timothy, Seventh Generation, 2025.
How Raven Got His Crooked Nose by Atwater, Barbara J. and Ethan J. Atwater, West Margin Press, 2018.
How the Oceans Came to Be by Arvis Boughman, illustrated by Alfreda Beartrack-Algeo, Native Voices Books, 2022.
How the World Was Made: A Cherokee Story by Brad Wagnon, illustrated by Alex Stephenson, Native Voices Books, 2021.
Little People of the Dawn by Minquansis Sapiel, illustrated by Minsoss Bobadilla-Sapiel, Black Bears and Blueberries, 2023.
Minegoo Mneku, The Mi K’Maq Creation Story of Prince Edward Island by Sandra Dodge, Acorn Press, 2017.
The Ones Who Came Before by Kevin Maillard, illustrated by Sibu T. P., Roaring Brook Press, 2026.
The Origin of Day and Night by Paula Rumbolt, illustrated by Lenny Lischenko, Inhabit Media, 2018.
Paul’s Bunion: A Tall Tale Resized by Dawn Quigley, illustrated by Chief Lady Bird, Levine Querido, 2026.
Raven Brings the Light by Roy Henry Vickers & Robert Budd, Harbour Publishing, 2013.
The Seventh Direction: A Legend of Creation by Kevin Locke, illustrated by Kristy Cameron, Medicine Wheel Publishing, 2024.
Sister Rabbit’s Tricks by Emmett Garcia, illustrated by Victoria Pringle, University of New Mexico Press, 2013.
SkySisters by Jan Bourdeau Waboose, illustrated by Brian Deines, Kids Can, 2002.
The Song That Called Them Home by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Maya McKibbin, Tundra Books, 2023.
The Star People by SD Nelson, Abrams Books, 2003.
The Story of the Milky Way: A Cherokee Tale by Joseph Bruchac and Gayle Ross, illustrated by Virginia A. Stroud, Penguin, 1995.
Tasunka: A Lokata Horse Legend by Donald F. Montileaux, South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2014.
Waa’aka’: The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun by Cindi Alvitre, illustrated by Carly Lake, Heyday Books, 2020.
We Dream Medicine Dreams by Lisa Boivin, HighWater Press, 2021.
Place
The following titles explore connection to lands, waters, plants, and animals.
Berry Song by Michaela Goade, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2022.
Blue Bearies by Brenda J Child, illustrated by Jonathan Thunder, Minnesota Historical Press, 2026.
Can You Hear the Plants Speak? by Nicholas Hummingbird & Julia Wasson, illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight, HarperCollins, 2024.
Chicora and the Little People: The Legend of Indian Corn, by Arvis Boughman, illustrated by DeLora Cummings, Aeon Publishing Inc., 2011.
Coming Home: A Hopi Resistance Story by Mavasta Honyouti, Levine Querido, 2024.
The Echo People by SD Youngwolf, illustrated by Shonto Begay, Lee & Low, 2025.
Firefly Season by Cynthia Leitich Smith, illustrated by Kate Gardiner, Heartdrum Press, 2025.
Herizon, by Daniel W. Vandever, illustrated by Corey Begay, South of Sunrise Creative, 2021.
High Desert Treasure, by Daniel W. Vandever; Abhishek RoyChowdhury Ph.D.; Perry R. James Ed.D.; Sean Kinney Ph.D.; Paul E. Olsen Ph.D., illustrated by Corey Begay, Navajo Technical University, 2026.
I Am Connected by Kung Jaadee, illustrated by Carla Joseph Medicine Wheel Publishing, 2025.
I Am on Indigenous Land by Katrina Phillips, illustrated by Sam Zimmerman, Capstone Editions, 2025.
Ishkode, by Evan Larson & Nisogaabokwe Melonee Montano, illustrated by Moira (Miri) Villiard, Minnesota Historical Press, 2026.
It’s Time for Berries!, by Ceporah Mearns and Jeremy Debicki, illustrated by Tindur Peturs, Inhabit Media, 2023.
Kindred Spirits: Shilombish Ittibachvffa by Leslie Stall Widener, illustrated by Johnson Yazzie, Charlesbridge, 2024.
Kaho’olawe: The True Story of an Island and Her People by Kamalani Hurley, illustrated by Harinani Orme, Millbrook Press, 2025.
Last Leaf First Snowflake to Fall, by Leo Yerxa, Groundwood Books, 2012.
Mii maanda ezhi-gkendmaanh / This Is How I Know, by Brittany Luby, illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, Groundwood Books, 2021.
On the Trapline by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Julie Flett, Tundra Books, 2021.
The Range Eternal by Louise Erdrich, illustrated by Lou Fancher, University of Minnesota Press, 2020.
Remember by Michaela Goade, Random House Studio, 2023.
Shi-shi-etko by Nicola I. Campbell, illustrated by Kim LaFave, Groundwood Books 2005.
Stand Like a Cedar, by Nicola I. Campbell, illustrated by Carrielynn Victor, HighWater Press, 2021.
Thanks to the Animals, by Allen Sockabasin, illustrated by Rebekah Raye, Tilbury House, 2014.
This Land by Ashley Fairbanks, illustrated by Bridget George, Crown Books for Young Readers, 2024.
We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrome, illustrated by Michaela Goade, Roaring Brook Press 2020.
When the Shadbush Blooms by Carla Messinger, illustrated by David Fadden, Lee and Low Books, 2020.
Wôpanâak Seasons by Carrie Ann Vanderhoop, illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley, Tradewind Books, 2025.
Continuity
The following titles celebrate Indigenous youth who craft their identities and futures.
Aaniin: I See Your Light by Dawn Quigley, illustrated by Nanibah Chacon, HarperCollins, 2026.
The Adventures of Kehteau by Larry Spotted Crow Mann, illustrated by Robert Peters Jr., CrowStorm Publishing, 2023.
Afloat by Kirli Saunders, illustrated by Freya Blackwood, Levine Querido, 2025.
All the Stars in the Sky by Art Coulson, illustrated by Winona Nelson, Simon & Shuster, 2025.
Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock by Dallas Hunt, illustrated by Amanda Strong, HighWater Press, 2019.
Birdsong by Julie Flett, Greystone Kids, 2019.
Bowwow Powwow by Brenda Child, illustrated by Jonathan Thunder, Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2018.
Brave by Weshoyot Alvitre, Kokila, 2025.
Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers, illustrated by Rebecca Lee Kunz, Levine Querido, 2024.
Circle of Love by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Nicole Neidhardt, Heartdrum Press, 2024. Fierce Aunties by Laurel Goodluck, illustrated by Steph Littlebird, Simon & Schuster, 2025.
For a Girl Becoming by Joy Harjo, illustrated by Adrianna Garcia, Norton, 2026.
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, Roaring Brook Press, 2019.
Gabriel’s Winter Count by Andrea M. Page, illustrated by Alfreda Beartrack Algeo, Charlesbridge, 2026.
Grandmother Moon by Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason, illustrated by Trisha B. Waters, Beaming Books, 2025.
Here Come the Aunties! by Cynthia Leitich-Smith, illustrated by Aphelandra Messer, Heartdrum, 2026.
I’m Finding My Talk by Rebecca Thomas, illustrated by Pauline Young, Nimbus Publishing, 2019.
Little Shoes by David A. Robertson, illustrated by Maya McKibbin, Tundra Books, 2025.
Magnolia Flower by Zora Neale Hurston & Ibram X. Kendi, illustrated by Loveis Wise, HarperCollins, 2022.
Métis Like Me by Tasha Hilderman, illustrated by Risa Hugo, Tundra Books, 2023.
Nimoshom and His Bus by Penny M. Thomas and Karen Hibbard, Highwater Press, 2018.
Our Ancestors’ Kitchen by Willie Poll, illustrated by Shaikara David, Annick Press, 2025.
Rock Your Mocs by Laurel Goodluck, illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight, Heartdrum, 2023.
Shaped By Her Hands: Potter Maria Martinez by Anna Harber Freeman and Barbara Gonzales, Albert Whitman & Company, 2021.
Spirit Shadow by Ginger Reno, illustrated by Mary Lupton, Holiday House, 2026.
Stitches of Tradition by Marcie Rendon, illustrated by Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley Heartdrum, 2024.
Stolen Words by Melanie Florence, illustrated by Gabrille Grimard, Second Story Press, 2017.
Stronger Than by Nikki Grimes & Stacy Wells, illustrated by E.B. Lewis, Heartdrum, 2026.
We are Still Here by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Frane Lessac, Charlesbridge, 2021.
We Weave by Daniel W. Vandever, illustrated by Deonoveigh Mitchell, South of Sunrise Creative, 2024.
When the Stars Came Home by Brittany Luby, illustrated by Natasha Donovan, Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2023.
Why We Dance by Deidre D. Haverlock, illustrated by Aly McKnight, Abrams, 2024.
47,000 Beads by Koja Adeyoha, Angel Adeyoha, Flamingo Rampant, 2017.
Indigenous Activity Books
The following titles invite readers to learn, imagine, and create their own pictures.
Book of Play: With Northwest Coast Native Art by Various Artists, Native Northwest, 2012.
Discover the Animals: First Nations and Native Art by Native Northwest.
Indigenous Coloring Book by Raven Dial Stanley.
The Powwow Coloring and Activity Book by Cassie Brown, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2018.
The Storytelling Coloring Book by Cassie Brown, Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2018.
Online Resources
“Listening to Wampanoag Voices: Beyond 1620” | Harvard Peabody Museum
Boundless K-12 Curriculum | Mead Art Museum, Amherst College
Native Knowledge 360 Educational Initiative | Resource for educators and those interested in learning more about Indigenous people and history
Indigenous STEAM | Land-based educational resource in science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics
Local Tribal Museums and Cultural Centers
Aquinnah Cultural Center | Wampanoag History Museum
Ohketeau Cultural Center | Nipmuc-run Indigenous Community Center: