National Native American Heritage Month
November is a month set aside to celebrate the lives and culture of the continent’s First Peoples, who tended to this land long before the first years of European colonization and continue to be its stewards to this day. As a library, we are using this month to spotlight books by Native American and First Nation creators, as well as books highlighting Indigenous history, geography, culture, and social movements. Browse below for lists organized by audience, and let us know if you have any to add!
Voices of Native America & First Nations: Adult Fiction
Adult novels exclusively by Native American and First Nation writers
Voices of Native America & First Nations: Adult Non-fiction
Memoirs, poetry, and cultural and historical narratives exclusively by Native American and First Nation writers and creators
Native American & First Nation History : Adults
Written and created by a collection of both Indigenous and non-Indigenous historians
Native American Voices & History: Teens
A mix of novels, comics, traditional stories, history, and cultural narratives, mostly by Indigenous creators
Native American Voices & History: Kids
Picture books and early reader books by Indigenous creators, as well as history books and cultural narratives by a mix of Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers, including a wide collection covering individual tribes of North America.
Land Acknowledgement
The Medfield Public Library honors the Native and Indigenous peoples on whose land our community sits: the Pokanoket, Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), and the Wôpanâak (Wampanoag).
Acknowledging Native lands is an important step in recognizing Indigenous culture, heritage, history, and relationships with the land, while advancing public understanding of the role of colonialism. You can learn more about Native lands at https:native-land.ca.
