Books: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation.

Lecture: The Cherokee Diaspora

In this revealing history of Cherokee migration and resettlement, a local professor of Native American History uncovers the origins of the Cherokee diaspora and explores how communities and individuals have negotiated their Cherokee identities, even when geographically removed from the Cherokee Nation.

Date:

Friday, November 18, 2016

Time:

1:00pm - 2:00pm

Location:

First floor auditorium

Categories:

Open To All

Ceremony

The great Native American Novel of a battered veteran returning home to heal his mind and spirit .

Friday Flicks: Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

A chronicle of how American Indians were displaced as the U.S. expanded west. Based on the book by Dee Brown.

Date:

Friday, November 18, 2016

Time:

6:00pm - 9:00pm

Location:

First floor auditorium

Categories:

Open To All

Almanac of the Dead

In its extraordinary range of character and culture, Almanac of the Dead is fiction on the grand scale. The acclaimed author of Ceremony has undertaken a weaving of ideas and lives, fate and history, passion and conquest in an attempt to re-create the moral history of the Americas, told from the point of view of the conquered, not the conquerors.

Research Guide

Check out our guide on Native American Heritage Month for books and other library resources, events, and more!