Best Native American Literature

Here are my recommendations for the best Native American Literature. These books are all novels and were written during the "Native American Renaissance." They are also considered the "Big 5 (canon)" of modern Native American Literature. These works were so popular that many Native American Studies journals in the 90's banned any submissions pertaining to these books to help create space for new authors. I will be going over many different Native American Lit books in the coming weeks so be sure to check out the playlist and follow the series.

The works we cover today

Ceremony - Leslie Marmon Silko
https://amzn.to/3JRqqj7

Love Medicine - Louise Erdrich
https://amzn.to/3dyaE0x

Bearheart: The Heirship Chronicles - Gerald Vizenor
https://amzn.to/3PnUrIr

House Made of Dawn - N. Scott Momaday
https://amzn.to/3Qro6l8

Winter in the Blood - James Welch
https://amzn.to/3SSg1I4