- Sherman Alexie - (Spokane/Coeur d'Alene) 1966- .
Also writes poetry and short stories. 1996 American
Book Award. Highly praised for writing about contemporary
Native American reservation life.
- Indian Killer FIC ALE
Reservation Blues FIC ALE
The Toughest Indian in the World FIC ALE
Ten Little Indians: Stories FIC ALE
- Robert J. Conley - (Cherokee) 1940- . Known for
accurate description of the Old West. Also writes
history, traditions and folklore of the Cherokee.
- Barjack WES CON
Cold Hard Trail WES CON
War Woman: A Novel of the Real People FIC CON
Peace Chief: A Novel of the Real People FIC CON
Sequoyah FIC CON
- Michael Dorris - (Modoc) 1945-1997. Also wrote
poetry, short stories, children's books, essays. Known
for sensitive and intelligent treatment of Native
American concerns.
- Cloud Chamber: A Novel FIC DOR
- The Crown of Columbus FIC DOR
- A Yellow Raft on Blue Water FIC DOR
- Debra
Magpie Earling (Flathead) First novel by a promising author.
- Perma Red FIC EAR
- Louise Erdrich - (Chippewa) 1954- . Also
writes poetry. Nominated for National Book Award for
fiction 2001.
- The Beet Queen FIC ERD
Tracks: A Novel FIC ERD
Love Medicine FIC ERD
The Bingo Palace FIC ERD
Tales of Burning Love FIC ERD
The Antelope Wife FIC ERD
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse FIC ERD
The Master Butchers Singing Club FIC ERD
- Diane Glancy - (Cherokee) 1941- . Deals
with spirituality, family ties and issues facing those
of mixed blood. Also writes poetry, essays, and short
stories.
- Pushing the Bear: A Novel of the Trail of Tears
FIC GLA
Stone Heart: a Novel of Sacajawea FIC GLA
- Owl
Goingback (Choctaw/Cherokee) Also writes novels, children’s
books and short stories. Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel.
- Darker Than Night FIC GOI
Evil Whispers FIC GOI
Breed FIC GOI
- Thomas King - (Cherokee) 1943- . Writes about Canada's
Native peoples.
- Truth & Bright Water FIC KIN
-
Mardi Oakley Medawar - (Cherokee). Mystery series
about Tay-bodal, a 19th century Kiowa healer.
- Death at Rainy Mountain MYS MED
- The Fort Larned Incident MYS MED
- Remembering the Osage Kid FIC MED
- Witch of Palo Duro: A Tay-bodal Mystery MYS
MED
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N. Scott Momaday - (Kiowa) 1934- . Pulitzer prize for
fiction in 1969. Also writes poetry and children's fiction.
Focus on Kiowa's traditions, customs and beliefs.
- The Ancient Child: A Novel FIC MOM
- House Made of Dawn FIC MOM
Susan Power - (Lakota Sioux) 1961- . 1995 PEN
/Hemingway Award for Best First Novel.
- The Grass Dancer FIC POW
Leslie Silko - (Laguna/Pueblo) 1948- . Also writes
poetry and autobiography. 1980 American Book Award.
- Ceremony FIC SIL
- Gardens in the Dunes FIC SIL
Martin Cruz Smith - (Pueblo/Yaqui) 1942- . Also a journalist.
Nominated for Edgar Award in 1972, 1976, 1978, 1982.
- Gorky Park FIC SMI
Stallion FIC SMI
Polar Star FIC SMI
Red Square FIC SMI
Rose FIC SMI
Havana Bay FIC SMI
December 6: A Novel FIC SMI
Gypsy in Amber MYS SMI
Canto for a Gypsy
MYS SMI
James Welch -
(Blackfeet) 1940- . Also wrote poetry and nonfiction.
American Book Award. Native Writers Circle of the Americas
Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Fools Crow FIC WEL
- The Heartsong of Charging Elk: A Novel FIC
WEL
This list contains only authors whose novels are in the Fairfax County Public Library.
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