PopSugar Reading Challenge 2021 discussion

What book have you read by an Indigenous author?

I just found Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman, who is a Noongar woman whose family have belonged to the south coast of Western Australia since long before history started being recorded.

Two books that I have recently read that would fit this category are Winter Counts by David Weska Wanbli Weiden and Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford.

I am going to read Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, which I’m pretty excited about :)

I used Heart Berries, a memoir by Terese Marie Maillot

I read Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. Really enjoyed it.

Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice

I read Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. A gentle and meditative book, which also raises important issues.

I would also recommend Terra Nullius; Potiki; Blue Highways.

Highly recommend There There!!

I also read Firekeeper's Daughter and thought is was exceptional!

I just finished Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. I literally read it in one sitting; I couldn't put it down! I highly recommend it. I stumbled upon an interview with the author and she recommended more indigenous authors. I'm eager to check them out - Eden Robinson, Cherie Dimaline, Cynthia Leitich Smith, Erika T. Wurth, and Marcie Rendon.

I am going to read Firekeeper's Daughter for this prompt! I am so excited to get to it soon

Shannon wrote: "I just finished Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley. I literally read it in one sitting; I couldn't put it down! I highly recommend it. I stumbled upon an interview with the a..."

I am so glad that you liked it! I'm hoping to get around to it in July; I am SO excited

I read 'The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian' by Sherman Alexie. It was ya-realistic-fiction, and I really enjoyed it!