Sarah Winnemucca (Paiute)
Native American educator, lecturer, tribal leader, and writer best known for her book Life Among the Piutes: Their Wrongs and Claims (1883). Her writings, valuable for their description of Northern Paiute life and for their insights into the impact of white settlement, are among the few contemporary Native American works.
University of Nevada Press

Wilma Mankiller (Cherokee)
In this spiritual, moving autobiography, Wilma Mankiller, former Chief of the Cherokee Nation and a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, tells of her own history while also honoring and recounting the history of the Cherokees. Mankiller's life unfolds against the backdrop of the dawning of the American Indian civil rights struggle, and her book becomes a quest to reclaim and preserve the great Native American values that form the foundation of our nation. Now featuring a new Afterword to the 2000 paperback reissue, this edition of Mankiller completely updates the author's private and public life after 1994 and explores the recent political struggles of the Cherokee Nation.
St. Martin's Griffin

Ed McGaa/Eagle Man (Oglala Sioux)
An examination of the Scientific Revolution that shows how the mechanistic world view of modern science has sanctioned the exploitation of nature, unrestrained commercial expansion, and a new socioeconomic order that subordinates women.
HarperOne

Mike Mountain Horse (Blood)
My People the Bloods is about the history and culture of The Bloods, who are part of the Blackfoot Confederacy. Included are first hand descriptions of the traditional lifestyle, culture, war, and stories of this Plains First Nation.
Blood Tribal Council

Jack Forbes (Powhatan/Lenape)
Ethnographic study of Indian culture from the prehistoric to present day times, covering an area that today includes California and Nevada. A fascinating history of Indian-white relations with a section on the multicultural approach to Indian education.
Naturegraph Publishers

Gabriel Horn/ White Deer of Autumn (Wampanoag)
"Mesmerizing . . . . A stirring autobiography and a revealing look at Native American activism." -- Booklist
New World Library

Harold E. Gray, Long Standing Bear Chief (Blackfoot)
A modern day version of the ancient beliefs and traditions of the Blackfoot people based upon the the teachings of elders and the authors own experiences. Includes such topics as name giving, fasting and visions, painted lodges, niksokowa (my relative), the making of relatives, drums/songs/chants and other interesting subjects.
Spirit Talk Press

Matthew King (Lakota Sioux)
The grandson of both Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, Mathew King was a respected Elder of the Lakota (Sioux) Nation. His personal history, vision, and insights are compiled in this volume, structured to read like a conversation between trusted friends. King speaks about Native American spirituality, personal responsibility to one’s land and people, and the struggles of the Lakota people to coexist with white people.
Atria Books/Beyond Words

Marie Potts (Maidu)
Maidu traditionalist, at eighty-one, looks back to the days of her childhood to give an unforgettable and personal account of the history and culture of the Northern Maidu. Their territory approximated what is today Lassen, Butte and Plumas counties of California.
Naturegraph Publishers