These books collect the poems, short stories, essays, and memoirs from more than 200 years of Native American writing. Also find bibliographies and other critical resources.
1. Native American Literature: An Anthology
by Lawana Trout. NTC Publishing Group. This anthology offers a historical overview of Native American literature, along with more than 100 poems, short stories, essays, and memoirs.
2. Nothing But the Truth : An Anthology of Native American Literature
by John L. Purdy and James Ruppert. Pearson Education. From the publisher: "This anthology includes some of the best works of Native American Literature--with a good representation of major authors, geographic dispersion, gender balance, and a variety of genres."
3. The Literature of California: Native American Beginnings
by Jack Hicks (Editor), James D. Houston (Editor), Al Young (Editor), and Maxine Hong Kingston (Editor). This anthology covers American literature in California from folk stories through modern literature.4. Native American Autobiography: An Anthology
by Arnold Krupat (Editor). University of Wisconsin Press. From the publisher: "This is the first collection to bring together the major autobiographical narratives by the Native American people from the earliest documents that exist to the present. The narratives included here cover a range of tribes and culture areas, over a span of more than 200 years."5. Spirits of the Earth
by Bobby Lake-Thom. Dutton/Plume. This book includes dozens of myths and legends, along with a discussion of signs and symbols in Native American literature.6. Native North American Literature
by Jeffrey H. Chapman (Editor) and Christopher Giroux (Editor). Gale Group. This book offers biographical and critical information on native writers and orators from the United States and Canada.7. Native American Literature: A Brief Introduction and Anthology
by Gerald Vizenor and Ishmael Reed (Editor). Addison-Wesley. This anthology collects Native American writings including fiction, poetry, autobiography, and drama.8. Traditional Literatures of the American Indian: Texts and Interpretati
by Karl Kroeber (Editor). University of Nebraska Press. From the publisher: "This book is an essential introduction to the study and appreciation of American Indian oral literatures. The essays, by leading scholars, illuminate the subtle artistry of form and content that gives spoken stories and myths an enduring vitality in native communities yet often makes them perplexing to outsiders."9. Grandmother, Grandfather, and Old Wolf
by Clifford E. Trafzer (Editor). Michigan State University. From the publisher: "Introduced and edited by one of the foremost native writers and storytellers of our time, the book offers the voices of several American Indian storytellers who shared their stories in the early twentieth century with L. V. McWhorter."10. Spider Woman's Web : Traditional Native American Tales
by Susan Hazen-Hammond. Berkley Publishing Group. This book collects numerous traditional versions of Native American stories.
