Skokie Public Library is built on the homeland and trading ground of many Native American people and tribes, including the Council of Three Fires (the Ojibwe, the Potawatomi, and the Odawa), and many other nations, including the Menominee, the Ho-Chunk, the Miami, and the Sauk. Learn more about the Indigenous people of Chicagoland on our blog, browse our book and movie lists spotlighting Indigenous and Native voices, and attend an event listed below.
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Perry Nelson
Treaties and Native Land in Illinois
"The Last Council of the Potawatomies, 1833," Lawrence C. Earle, artist; from the Chicago History Museum
Perry Nelson
Indigenous People in Chicagoland
Skokie Public Library is built on the homeland and trading ground of many Native American people and tribes, including the Council of Three Fires (the Ojibwe, the Potawatomi, and the Odawa), and many other nations, including the Menominee, the Ho-
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Native American and Indigenous Voices in Fiction
Celebrate the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, histories, and life experiences of Native and Indigenous people in these adult fiction books.
Indigenous Authors/Indigenous Detectives
I grew up on Tony Hillerman's classic mysteries featuring Lt. Joe Leaphorn and Officer Jim Chee of the Navajo Tribal Police. But it's only in the last few years that the authors of books featuring indigenous sleuths started to resemble their characters. I know this is a somewhat limited selection--seven from the United States, one from New Zealand--but there will surely be more. I look forward to updating this list.
Captivating Indigenous Nonfiction for Teens
From memoir and narrative history to self-help and social justice, this list is a small sampling of recent and essential Indigenous nonfiction for teens to explore.