Suggested Reading

Our museum is proud to share this curated reading list, thoughtfully assembled by our board members and museum educators. The selections highlight the depth and diversity of Indigenous cultures, explore the experiences of Native peoples today, and celebrate the voices of Native authors. We hope these books inspire learning, reflection, and a deeper appreciation for the stories and perspectives of Native communities.

  • A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History

    by Robert Goodby

  • Everything You Wanted to Know about Native Americans But Were Afraid to Ask

    by Anton Truer

  • North East Native History: A Very Brief Overview

    by Jennifer Lee

    download for free from https://barkbasketsbyjlee.com/

  • A Brief History of the Mohican Nation, Stockbridge-Munsee Band

    by Dorothy W. Davids

  • The Berry Pickers

    by Amanda Peters

  • Colonization and the Wampanoag Story

    by Linda Coombs

  • The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

    by Robin Wall Kimmerer

  • Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future

    by Patty Krawec

  • Firekeeper's Daughter

    by Angeline Boulley

  • Code Talker: The First and Only Memoir By One of the Original Navajo Code Talkers of WWII

    by Chester Nez and Judith Schiess Avila

  • Braiding Sweetgrass

    by Robin Kimmerer

  • Do All Indians Live in Tipis? Questions and Answers from the National Museum of the American Indian

    by NMAI

  • N’DAKINNA, The Indigenous Presence in Southern New Hampshire

    by Sude Sena Doyduk and Halle Paul

    with Kimberly Kulesza

  • Decolonizing Journalism: A Guide to Reporting in Indigenous Communities

    by Duncan McCue