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Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
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Braiding Sweetgrass

By Robin Wall Kimmerer ,

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Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World
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Sand Talk

By Tyson Yunkaporta ,

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The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth
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The Red Deal

By The Red Nation ,

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Words of the Lagoon: Fishing and Marine Lore in the Palau District of Micronesia
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Words of the Lagoon

By R.E. Johannes ,

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The Heart of Everything That Is
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The Heart of Everything That Is

By Bob Drury , Tom Clavin ,

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The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America
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The Inconvenient Indian

By Thomas King ,

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On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
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On Savage Shores

By Caroline Dodds Pennock ,

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Becoming Kin: An Indigenous Call to Unforgetting the Past and Reimagining Our Future
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Becoming Kin

By Patty Krawec ,

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Solomon Islanders in World War II: An Indigenous Perspective
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Solomon Islanders in World War II

By Anna Annie Kwai ,

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Mad White Giant
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Mad White Giant

By Benedict Allen ,

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Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late Colonialism
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Citizen and Subject

By Mahmood Mamdani , Mahmood Mamdani ,

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Original Wisdom: Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing
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Original Wisdom

By Robert Wolff ,

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Ka'm-t'em: A Journey Toward Healing
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Ka'm-t'em

By Kishan Lara-Cooper , Walter J. Lara Sr. ,

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Animism: Respecting the Living World
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Animism

By Graham Harvey ,

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The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times
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The Four Sacred Gifts

By Anita L. Sanchez ,

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Empire of Wild
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Empire of Wild

By Cherie Dimaline ,

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The Creator's Game: Lacrosse, Identity, and Indigenous Nationhood
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The Creator's Game

By Allan Downey ,

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Into the Heart of Borneo
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Into the Heart of Borneo

By Redmond O'Hanlon ,

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Art in the Time of Colony
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Art in the Time of Colony

By Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll ,

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Why Indigenous Literatures Matter
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Why Indigenous Literatures Matter

By Daniel Heath Justice ,

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Wanderings of an Artist Among the Indians of North America
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Wanderings of an Artist Among the Indians of North America

By Paul Kane ,

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A Global History of Indigenous Peoples: Struggle and Survival
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A Global History of Indigenous Peoples

By Ken S. Coates ,

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Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing
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Life in the City of Dirty Water

By Clayton Thomas-Muller ,

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The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia
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The Art of Not Being Governed

By James C. Scott ,

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Natural Weather Wisdom: By Uncle Offa
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Natural Weather Wisdom

By Frederick Hingston , Leonard C. Gilley (illustrator) ,

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No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay
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No Country for Eight-Spot Butterflies

By Julian Aguon ,

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