Native American Heritage Month

In commemoration of Native American Heritage Month, the library is hosting a series of programs in November. Learn about the practices of regional tribal communities, sample a staple from Native American cuisine, and discuss stories written by indigenous authors. Read on for more details and to explore more Native American stories and voices from our collection.

PROGRAMS

• Indigenous Arts and Culture
  • Saturday, November 2, 11AM – 1PM at Twin Hickory
  • In honor of Native American Heritage Month, all are invited to experience the culture, history, and traditional arts of our regional tribal communities with special guests Eastern Woodland Revitalization. Sponsored by the Friends of Henrico County Public Library. Registration is required.

• Books and Bites: Fry Bread
  • Thursday, November 7, 4 – 5PM at Varina
  • Celebrate National Native American Heritage Month with a reading of Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard. Learn the history of fry bread and enjoy some freshly prepared samples from our demonstration kitchen. Please be conscious of your child’s food allergies and inform us of any potential issues.

• Indigenous Basket Making
  • Wednesday, November 13, 6 – 8PM at Glen Allen
  • Learn more about the arts and culture of regional tribal communities through this talk and basket-making workshop led by Eastern Woodland Revitalization. Registration is required.

• North Park Evening Book Discussion
  • Monday, November 18, 7 – 8PM at North Park
  • A trained botanist and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation dives deep into the wisdom of plants and asks the reader to consider humanity's reciprocal relationship with our fellow earthly inhabitants. Join us for a discussion of Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

• Libbie Mill Afternoon & Evening Book Discussions
  • Wednesday, November 20, 1 – 2PM & 7 – 8PM at Libbie Mill
  • Orphaned young and haunted by her alienating years in foster care, Rosalie Iron Wing returns to her childhood home as a grieving widow decades later. She finds unexpected communion with previous generations of Dakhóta women through stories of shared seeds and a deep, abiding love for the land. Join us for a discussion of The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson (also available on Hoopla).

COLLECTION

EASY (Picture Books)

• At the Mountain’s Base by Traci Sorrell
• The First Blade of Sweetgrass: A Native American Story by Suzanne Greenlaw
• Forever Cousins by Laurel Goodluck (also available on Hoopla)
• Forever Our Home by Tonya Simpson (also available on Hoopla)
• Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story by Kevin Noble Maillard (also available on Hoopla)
• Grandpa’s Tipi: A Present-Day Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson (also available on Hoopla)
• I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner
• It’s Powwow Time! By Martha Troian
• Nibi’s Water Song by Sunshine Tenasco
• Phoenix Gets Greater by Marty Wilson-Trudeau (also available on Hoopla)
• This Land by Ashley Fairbanks
• We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom (also available on Hoopla)

KIDS

• The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills (also available on Hoopla)
• Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis
• Indigenous Ingenuity: A Celebration of Traditional North American Knowledge by Deidre Havrelock
• The Misewa Saga by David Robertson
• On A Wing and a Tear by Cynthia Leitich Smith
• The People Shall Continue by Simon J. Oritz
• Rabbit Chase by Elizabeth LaPensée
• Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (also available on Hoopla)
• The Sea in Winter by Christine Day (also available on Hoopla)
• She Persisted: Maria Tallchief by Christine Day
• The Star That Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson
• Stealing Little Moon: The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools by Dan C. Jones (also available on Hoopla)

TEENS

• A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger (also available on Hoopla)
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask: Young Readers Edition by Anton Treuer (also available on Hoopla)
• Looking for Smoke by K.A. Cobell
• Redbone: A True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler (also available on Hoopla)
• Rez Ball by Byron Graves (also available on Hoopla)
• Those Pink Mountain Nights by Jenny Ferguson (also available on Hoopla)
• Thunderous by M.L. Smoker
• Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Steve Sheinkin
• The Unfinished by Cheryl Isaacs
• Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew
• Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Boulley (also available on Hoopla)
• Where Wolves Don’t Die by Anton Treuer (also available on Hoopla)

ADULTS

• American Indian Stories, Legends, and Other Writings by Zitkala-Sa (also available on Hoopla)
• An American Sunrise by Joy Harjo (also available on Hoopla)
• Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
• Buffalo is the New Buffalo: Stories by Chelsea Vowel (also available on Hoopla)
• Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese’s by Tiffany Midge (also available on Hoopla)
• Earthdivers Vol. 1, Kill Columbus by Stephen Graham Jones (also avaiable on Hoopla)
• Johnny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead (also available on Hoopla)
• The Paranormal Ranger by Stanley Milford, Jr.
• Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America by Matika Wilbur
• The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman
• Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
• To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
• The Truth According to Emberby Danica Nava
• Where They Last Saw Her by Marcie R. Rendon