Best Indigenous Fiction
Best Indigenous Fiction is a structured books dataset with 15 entries. Its fields include Title, Author, Nation/Heritage. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
Every row is shown below and is also available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.
Dataset details
- Table scope
- All 15 rows
- Fields
- 5 columns
- Source
- Community curated
- Data updated
- Apr 9, 2026
Included fields: Title, Author, Nation/Heritage, Year, Known For.
The table contains every record in this dataset; the same records are available in each download format.
Preview observations
- Year span
- 1968 to 2020
- Across 15 preview rows
- Author groups
- 10 distinct values
- Across 15 preview rows
Useful for
- Comparing Title, Author, and Nation/Heritage across books entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 15 downloadable records
Title↕ | Author↕ | Nation/Heritage↕ | Year↕ | Known For↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
There There | Tommy Orange | Cheyenne and Arapaho | 2018 | PEN/Hemingway Award, 12 urban Native characters converging at Oakland powwow |
Love Medicine | Louise Erdrich | Ojibwe (Turtle Mountain Band) | 1984 | National Book Critics Circle Award, interlocking Ojibwe family stories in North Dakota |
The Night Watchman | Louise Erdrich | Ojibwe (Turtle Mountain Band) | 2020 | Pulitzer Prize 2021, based on Erdrich's grandfather fighting tribal termination |
Ceremony | Leslie Marmon Silko | Laguna Pueblo | 1977 | Landmark of Native American Renaissance, WWII veteran healing through ceremony |
House Made of Dawn | N. Scott Momaday | Kiowa | 1968 | Pulitzer Prize 1969, first Native author to win fiction Pulitzer, launched Native Renaissance |
Indian Horse | Richard Wagamese | Ojibwe | 2012 | Residential school trauma and hockey, Canada Reads finalist, film adaptation |
Medicine Walk | Richard Wagamese | Ojibwe | 2014 | Father-son reconciliation on final horseback journey in British Columbia |
Five Little Indians | Michelle Good | Cree (Red Pheasant) | 2020 | Governor General's Award, five residential school survivors in Vancouver |
The Marrow Thieves | Cherie Dimaline | Metis (Georgian Bay) | 2017 | YA dystopia, Indigenous people hunted for their bone marrow, Kirkus Prize winner |
The Break | Katherena Vermette | Metis | 2016 | Four generations of Metis women in Winnipeg's North End |
Jonny Appleseed | Joshua Whitehead | Oji-Cree (Peguis First Nation) | 2018 | Two-Spirit Indigiqueer protagonist, Lambda Literary Award finalist |
The Round House | Louise Erdrich | Ojibwe (Turtle Mountain Band) | 2012 | National Book Award, jurisdictional crime on Ojibwe reservation |
Tracks | Louise Erdrich | Ojibwe (Turtle Mountain Band) | 1988 | Turtle Mountain family saga in early 20th century, land loss and resistance |
Green Grass, Running Water | Thomas King | Cherokee | 1993 | Comic novel blending Blackfoot mythology and contemporary life, Governor General's finalist |
Empire of Wild | Cherie Dimaline | Metis (Georgian Bay) | 2019 | Metis rogarou (werewolf) legend in modern Ontario, Kirkus Prize finalist |
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Frequently asked questions
How is Best Indigenous Fiction organized?
The table starts in the source data's default order. You can sort and filter the loaded rows by the displayed fields.
How much data is available on this page?
This dataset contains 15 entries, and every row is available in the table and in the downloadable files.
Can I download the complete dataset?
Yes. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 15 rows. Before republishing the data, review the source and any usage terms listed on this page; dtbse does not replace the original source's licensing terms.
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