Celebrate Culture Anytime, Anywhere: Native American Heritage Electronic Resources

Eileen Ybarra, Librarian III, Electronic Resources,
a pow wow in liberty park
A pow wow at Liberty park in Salt Lake City, Utah for pioneer day, a yearly celebration

Looking for a new way to increase your knowledge of Native Americans' rich cultural traditions? You can access several electronic resources 24/7 for free with your library card. Enjoy a variety of award-winning literature by Native American authors available on eBook and audiobook on Overdrive and Libby. Explore the premium online resource, American Indian Experience which offers historical and contemporary insights on Native American cultures. Additionally, you can learn over a dozen Native American languages with our free online language learning resource, Transparent Language Online. Below is a list of available indigenous language courses on Transparent Languages Online, and some suggested Native American authored eBooks and audiobooks.


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a young navajo girl sitting on the grass being instructed in arts and craftrs from a Navajo woman

Native languages of the Americas on Transparent Language Online

Cree
Dakota
Dakotah, Sisseton
Hawaiian
Koasati
Koyukon
Nahuatl
Oji-Cree
Ojibwe
Ojibwe, Central
Ojibwe, Northwestern
Quechua, Ecuadorian
Tohono O’odham


Notable Native American Literature


Book cover for Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
Bruchac, Joseph

Book cover for LaRose
LaRose
Erdrich, Louise

Book cover for #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women

Book cover for The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn
Philbrick, Nathaniel

Book cover for The Pueblo Revolt
The Pueblo Revolt
Roberts, David

Book cover for One Native Life
One Native Life
Wagamese, Richard


 

 

 

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