Yale University Library Research Guides: Resources for Racial Justice: Native American History

Native American History

An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays An intersectional history of the Black and Native American struggle for freedom in our country that also reframes our understanding of who was Indigenous in early America.
The Brave New World: A History of Early America by Peter Charles Hoffer Covers the entire span of early American history, from 30,000 years before Europeans landed on North American shores to the Revolutionary War.
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer
Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery by Mark Charles; Soong-Chan Rah In this blend of history, theology, and cultural commentary, Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah reveal the damaging effects of the "Doctrine of Discovery."

American Indian Liberation: A Theology of Sovereignty by George E. Tinker "Tink" Tinker of the Osage Nation describes the oppression suffered by American Indians since the arrival of European colonists, and offers an alternative.
One Church, Many Tribes by Richard Twiss; John Dawson (Foreword by) In this captivating chronicle of the Native American story, Richard Twiss of the Rosebud Lakota/Sioux sifts through myth and legend to reveal God’s strategy for the nation’s host people.
Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys: A Native American Expression of the Jesus Way by Richard Twiss In his final work, Richard Twiss provides a contextualized Indigenous expression of the Christian faith among the Native communities of North America. He surveys the painful, complicated history of Christian missions among Indigenous peoples and chronicles more hopeful visions of culturally contextual Native Christian faith.
Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision (Online) by Randy Woodley Instructs readers to learn more about the Native American “Harmony Way,” a concept that closely parallels biblical shalom.

Embers: One Ojibway's Meditations by Richard Wagamese n this carefully curated selection of everyday reflections, Richard Wagamese finds lessons in both the mundane and sublime as he muses on the universe, drawing inspiration from working in the bush—sawing and cutting and stacking wood for winter, as well as the smudge ceremony to bring him closer to the Creator.
God Is Red: A Native View of Religion by Vine Deloria God Is Red remains the seminal work on Native religious views, asking new questions about our species and our ultimate fate. Celebrating three decades in publication with a special 30th-anniversary edition.
Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot A poetic memoir of a woman’s coming of age on the Seabird Island Band in the Pacific Northwest. Having survived a profoundly dysfunctional upbringing only to find herself hospitalized and facing a dual diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder and bipolar II disorder.
Why Indigenous Literatures Matter (Online) by Daniel Heath Justice Part survey of the field of Indigenous literary studies, part cultural history, and part literary polemic, Why Indigenous Literatures Matter asserts the vital significance of literary expression to the political, creative, and intellectual efforts of Indigenous peoples today.