Literature

 My Name Is Seepeetza Her name was Seepeetza when she was at home with her family. But now that she’s living at the Indian residential school her name is Martha Stone. By: Shirley Sterling Published: June 11, 1998 Grade 07 and Middle School

 School Days of an Indian Girl Zitkala-Sa lived a traditional lifestyle until the age of eight when she left Yankton Sioux Reservation to attend Whites Manual Labor Institute, a Quaker mission school in Indiana. By: Zitkala-Sa Published: September 25, 2009 Grade 07 and Middle School

 Red Wolf Life is changing for Canada’s Anishnaabek Nation and for the wolf packs that share their territory. By: Jennifer Dance Published: February 25, 2014 Grade 07 and Middle School

 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. By: Sherman Alexie Published: July 19, 2026 Grade 07 and Middle School

 The Whale Rider Eight-year-old Kahu, a member of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, fights to prove her love, her leadership, and her destiny. By: Witi Ihimaera Published: May 1, 2003 Grade 06 and Middle School

 How I Became A Ghost A Choctaw boy tells the story of his tribe’s removal from its Mississippi homeland, and how its exodus to the American West led him to become a ghost –one able to help those left behind. By: Tim Tingle Published: September 8, 2015 Grade 06 and Middle School

 Our Stories Remember An illuminating look at Native origins and lifeways, a treasure for all who value Native wisdom and the stories that keep it alive. By: Joseph Bruchac Published: January 1, 2003 Grade 06 and Middle School