Turtle Storyteller by Randy Chitto | Storytellers |
Storytelling. At base that is what American Indian authors and poets are doing — storytelling.
Jace Weaver in
Other Words: American Indian Literature,
Law, and Culture
Read Debbie Reese's blog, American Indians in Children's Literature, with recommendations of books for use at all levels, from picture books to young adult reading.
Listen to authors read from their own work on our virtual iPod.
Miwok
- Wendy Rose, Hopi/Miwok, from Voices from the Gaps (Unofficial)
- From the Modern American Poetry website.
Mohawk
- Gerald Taiaiake Alfred, Mohawk
- Beth Brant, Mohawk, from Voices in the Gaps. (Unofficial)
- Emily Pauline Johnson, Mohawk, from Voices in the Gaps. (Unofficial)
- Maurice Kenny, Mohawk
- James Thomas Stevens, Akwesasne Mohawk
Monacan
- Karenne Wood, Monacan
Muscogee
- Annette Arkeketa, Otoe-Missouria/Muscogee
- Carolyn Dunn, Muscogee/Seminole/Cherokee Blog !!
- Joy Harjo, Muskogee Blog !!
- From Voices in the Gaps. (Unofficial)
- Janet McAdams, Alabama Creek
- Cynthia Leitich Smith, Muscogee (Creek)
Navajo
- Shonto Begay, Navajo
- Sherwin Bitsui, Navajo Blog !!
- Arthur Sze on Sherwin Bitsui
- Vee F. Browne, Navajo
- Hershman John, Navajo
- Geri Keams, Navajo
- John Rustywire, Navajo
- Luci Tapahonso, Navajo
- from Voices in the Gaps. (Unofficial)
- Laura Tohe, Navajo
- Elizabeth Woody, Navajo/Warm Springs/Wasco/Yakama
- from Voices in the Gaps. (Unofficial)
Nez Perce
- Inés Hernández-Ávila, Nimipu (Nez Perce)
- William S. Penn, Nez Perce
Okanagon
- Jeanette Armstrong from Voices in the Gaps. (Unofficial)
- Mourning Dove, Okanagan, from Voices in the Gaps. (Unofficial)
Oneida
- Roberta Hill, Oneida
- From Voices in the Gaps. (Unofficial)
Onondaga
- Eric Gansworth, Onondaga
Note: Currently poetry chapbooks are for sale
on the websites of Tiffany Midge, Deborah Miranda, Annette Arkeketa,
Ofelia Zepeda, Duane Niatum and
Marijo Moore.
Ordering information is available on each site.
Chapbooks from Lance Henson, Carter Revard and Maurice Kenny are available from Point Riders Press.
Recommend this website to a friend!
Most of these sites have been constructed either by the writer or with the writer's cooperation and collaboration. When that is not the case, the site is designated as Unofficial.
This index is compiled by Karen M. Strom
This page was last modified on Wednesday, 14-Oct-2009 19:40:24 EDT.