New Additions from Birchbark Books
A recent trip to the twin cities brought me to one of my favorite bookstores, Birchbark Books. The store is founded by author Louis Erdrich, whose books are featured throughout the Alternatives Library–some of which are the most widely circulated books we have. Birchbark books takes great care to curate their collection, with a focus on Native American culture & writers.
After a good hour or so, and with the help and suggestions from their staff, I was able to collect quite a few additions to the library. All these books are now available on our shelves, or by request through Finger Lakes Library System.
Visit http://www.birchbarkbooks.com to browse their collection or order books.
Fiction:
- Driftless, by David Rhodes
- Waterlily, by Ella Cara Deloria
- The Round House, by Louis Erdrich
Non-Fiction
- Lincoln and the Indians : Civil War Policy and Politics, by David A. Nichols
- Research is Ceremony : Indigenous Research Methods, by Shawn Wilson
- The Militarization of Indian Country, by Winona LaDuke with Sean Aaron Cruz
- How to Tell the Difference : A Guide to Evaluating Children’s Books for Anti-Indian Bias, by Bevery Slapin, Doris Seale, and Rosemary Gonzales
- Strangers Devour the Land, by Boyce Richardson
- Native Science : Natural Laws of Interdependence, by Gregory Cajete
And a collection of books documenting residential schools in U.S. genocidal policy;
- They Called Me Number One : Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School
- Boarding School Seasons : American Indian Families, 1900-1940, by Brenda J. Child
- Education for Extinction : American Indians and the Boarding School Experience 1875-1928, by David Wallace Adams
- Two Words : Lost Children of the Indian Adoption Projects, by Trave A. DeMeyer and Patricia Cotter-Busbee
Young Adult & Children’s Books:
- If I Ever Get Out of Here, by Eric Gansworth
- Ox Cart Angel, by J.A. Arnold
- Moose Tracks, by Mary Casanova
- Wolf Shadows, by Mary Casanova
