The HMM Working Group for Right Relationship with Indigenous Peoples has developed an extensive list of resources. Listed below are Adult nonfiction and fiction, books for children and young adults and links to other resources.

 Adult Nonfiction

Connecticut’s Indigenous Peoples: What Archeology, History, and Oral Traditions Teach Us About Their Communities and Cultures by Lucianne Lavin 

 Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer

 Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through Reservation Life by David Treuer

 Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to Present  by David Treuer

 In the Courts of the Conqueror, The 10 Worst Indian Law Cases Ever Decided by Walter R. Echo-Hawk

 In the Light of Justice by Walter R. Echo-Hawk 

 An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States by Roseanne Dunbar Ortiz 

 1491 by Charles Mann

 The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations by Shirley N. Hager and Mawopiyane

Custer Died for Your Sins; God is Red; Red Earth, White Lies by Vina Deloria

 Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown 

Adult Fiction

Lightning Strike by William Kruger

The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko

 Children

Giving Thanks, A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp

 We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell 

 The Good Luck Cat by Joy Harjo

 Northern Lights: The Soccer Trails by Michael Kusugak

 The story of the Milky Way by Joseph Bruchac

 Young Adult 

The Firekeepers Daughter by Angeline Boulley

Indian Shoes by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices edited by Lisa Charleyboy & Mary Beth Leatherdale

Other Resources

  • The Institute of American Indian Studies Museum in Washington, CT  https://www.iaismuseum.org

  • New England Yearly Meeting (NEYM) Resource List

  • “First Voices Radio” - Wednesdays at 1 pm, WESU 88.1 FM

  • "Ancient Discoveries Reveal New Insights About the First Peoples"  by Janet Reynolds in Connecticut Magazine Jan. 5, 2022. Article about CT archeologists who have excavated a site on the Farmington River that dates back 12,500 years.  

  • Native American Communities:  Past and Present, a 2 hour Zoom presentation by Lucianne Lavin on June 6 , 2022 at 1 pm via the UConn Adult Learning Program (ALP). There is a one-time fee for new ALP members of $55 and there are many choices available in Zoom and in Hybrid format and some in person this spring.   The link is alp.uconn.edu