Suggested Reading on Tribal Nations in Minnesota

Compiled by Paul Eaves

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Mni Sota Makoce:  The Land of the Dakota by Gwen Westerman and Bruce White

Spirit Car by Diane Wilson

Beloved Child: A Dakota Way of Life by Diane Wilson

The Assassination of Hole in a Day by Anton Treuer

Warrior Nation by Anton Treuer

The Relentless Business of Treaties: How Indigenous Land Became US Property by Martin Case

Through Dakota Eyes: Narrative Accounts of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862 Edited by: Gary Clayton Anderson & Alan R. Woolworth, eds.

Sacred Wilderness by Susan Power

An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer Robin Wall Kimmerer

Any book by Richard Wagamese