Wednesday, January 25 - Book of the Month: Recovering the Sacred:
Winona LaDuke, environmental activist and founder of the White Earth Land Recovery Project has written a new book entitled, Recovering the Sacred. The book features hundreds of interviews with Indigenous scholars and activists sharing their thoughts about protection of sacred areas and sacred objects. LaDuke is from the White Earth Ojibwe people. What are tribes dealing with when they are naming and claiming these sacred sites?

Tuesday, February 28 – Book of the Month: The Spirit of the Wolf:
Books by Native authors cover many different categories from fiction to autobiographies and even romance novels. Karen Kay, a Choctaw writer, has produced several romance novels. Her latest, The Spirit of the Wolf, features the Assiniboine Sioux and a fictional myth of banishment, a curse, and a chance for redemption. The Spirit of the Wolf is our February Book of the Month.

Thursday, March 30 - Book of the Month: Stories That Moshum and Kokum Told Me: (Listen in RealAudio…)
Many tribes have stories that are passed down from generation to generation through grandparents and elders. Arnold J. Isbister, a Plains Cree writer, shares seven generational stories from his family in his book, Stories That Moshum and Kokum Told Me. The book contains traditional stories about little people, northern lights, warriors and the arrival of missionaries in the Saskatchewan region of Canada. Stories That Moshum and Kokum Told Me is our March Book of the Month selection. Join us for a conversation with the author and illustrator, Arnold J. Isbister.

Thursday, April 13 - Book of the Month: Alcohol Problems in Native America: (Listen in RealAudio…)
Since the arrival of the white man, Native people have struggled with alcohol addiction in their communities. There are stories of family members who are third or fourth generation alcoholics. It seems every Native family has someone who has died from alcoholism. And while alcoholism is prevalent, many Native people have dedicated their lives to helping others recover from this addiction. Alcohol Problems In Native America: The Untold Story of Resistance and Recovery- The Truth About the Lie is our Book of the Month. Join our discussion with the author Don Coyhis (Stockbridge-Munsee), Founder of White Bison, Inc.

Wednesday, May 31- Book of Month: "Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes": (Listen in RealAudio…)
Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes features nine Native writers who share their perspective on the visit of this historic expedition team and the significant impact they had on their tribal communities. Some of these stories were handed down through oral tradition and have been documented by tribal and non-tribal historians. This book provides a Native perspective on the impact of the Lewis and Clark Expedition that made its way through Native America. Guests include: Mark Trahant (Shoshone-Bannock) Editorial Page Editor/ Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Debra Magpie Earline (Salish-Kootenai) Writer.

Wednesday, June 28 - Book of the Month: Navajo Spaceships:
"Navajo Spaceships" is a flight into the imagination of Norman Cambridge, a Navajo writer who goes by the pseudonym Johnny Rustywire. His book features short stories about his childhood in New Mexico. He also writes about the teachings of his grandfather, romance and his experience living off the reservation and attending boarding school. The 53-year-old writer has shared his stories on the internet, but it took the prompting of his family to get him to write his first book. "Navajo Spaceships," Johnny Rustywire’s book of stories, is our Book of the Month for June.

Wednesday, July 26 - Book of the Month: Husk of Time:
It’s been said that life is a journey. For Hopi poet and film maker, Victor Masayesva, life is also a book filled with chapters that cover traditional teachings, modern amenities and layers of images. His book Husk of Time mixes photography with hand paintings and poems and stories to go along with the images. Schooled at Princeton, the Horace Mann School in New York, and the University of Arizona, Masayesva has brought his formal teachings full circle in his book that also features glimpses into Hopi culture. Husk of Time is our July Book of the Month.

Wednesday, August 30 - Book of the Month: Bernie Whitebear: An Urban Indian’s Quest for Justice
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The former governor of Washington once compared Bernie Whitebear to Gandhi. He was a Sin Aikst Indian and had a passion to help Native Peoples. Whitebear was part of the U.S. government’s relocation program in the 1950’s. He settled in Seattle, Washington and soon noticed the many issues facing displaced Natives. He mobilized the urban Indian community in Seattle and lobbied on behalf of all Indians and people of color. Whitebear led successful protests and won Native fishing rights in Puget Sound. He was called “soft-spoken but outspoken.” Bernie died in 2000 but his legacy lives on to inspire other Natives. His brother, Lawney Reyes, has written a book about Bernie’s life: Bernie Whitebear: An Urban Indian’s Quest for Justice. It’s our August Book of the Month.

Wednesday, September 27 - Book of the Month: A Taste of Heritage: Crow Indian Recipes and Herbal Medicines
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For thousands of years Native people made traditional medicines from plants and trees. Drawing on this knowledge, Crow elder Alma Hogan Snell has compiled a guidebook to the traditional lore, culinary uses and healing properties of Native foods. Her book A Taste of Heritage Crow Indian Recipes and Herbal Medicines presents the traditional Crow philosophy of healing and gives practical advice for finding and harvesting wild plants for both medicinal use and eating. Her recipes call for cattails, June berries, antelope meat and even buffalo hooves. Her book is our September Book of the Month selection.

Wednesday, October 25 - Book of the Month: Blonde Indian, An Alaska Native Memoir
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This is the first book by Alaska Native Ernestine Hayes. She is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Alaska, Juneau. Her book traces her life from her childhood in a Tlingit community, to her adult life when she lived in Seattle and San Francisco before finally returning home. Neither fully Alaska Native nor European-American, Hayes encountered unique struggles that also faced other Tlingits even though they had never left their Native community. Her book, Blonde Indian is our October Book of the Month.

Wednesday, November 29 – Book of the Month
Many Native children are now growing up off the reservation. Some children started out with strong Native roots on the ancestral lands, and for whatever reason, be it job or education opportunities off the reservation, parents are relocating and taking their kids with them. That’s the basis for the book Kiki’s Journey, about a young girl born on a Pueblo who is now living in a big city, and who’s teacher is disappointed when the girl can’t answer questions about Indian Tribes different from her own. It’s a story about the “Red Path” that many of us have to walk in our daily lives. This time the story is from the perspective of an 8 year old. Guests include author Kristy Orona-Ramirez (Taos Pueblo & Tarahumara) and youth narrators Shoshanah Totzke (Isleta Pueblo/Navajo) and Orion Holmberg (Choctaw/Cherokee/Athabascan).

Wednesday, December 27 – NATIVE AMERICA DISCOVERED AND CONQUERED:
The new book Native America, Discovered and Conquered by Robert J. Miller is receiving great praise in academic circles. Gerald Torres of the University of Texas Law School says, "Professor Miller's treatment of the doctrine of discovery shows us that we still have much to learn about how we came to legitimize our jurisdiction over this continent. He illustrates the dense interlacing of law, ideology, and politics at work in the making of the 'New World.' Everyone who is interested in Indian law and the West will have to read this book." Join our conversation with author Robert J. Miller (Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma) Professor/ Lewis & Clark Law School.