Sacramento Public Library: Honor Native American Heritage

Sacramento CA

08 November, 2021

7:41 AM

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Press release from Sacramento Public Library: November 1, 2021 We honor Native American Heritage Month American Indian Library Association(Opens in a new window)Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums (ATALM)(Opens in a new window)American Indian Youth Literature Awards(Opens in a new window)American Indians in Children's Literature(Opens in a new window)Heartdrum(Opens in a new window)Wíyouŋkihipi (We Are Capable)(Opens in a new window)Chickasaw Press(Opens in a new window)White Dog Press(Opens in a new window)Salina Bookshelf(Opens in a new window)7th Generation Books(Opens in a new window)Black Bears and Blueberries Publishing(Opens in a new window)Great Oak Press(Opens in a new window)Native Realities(Opens in a new window)Raven Reads(Opens in a new window)Inhabit Books(Opens in a new window)Sealaska Heritage(Opens in a new window)Native Northwest(Opens in a new window)Theytus Books(Opens in a new window) Featured Titles with California Native Authors/Illustrators Join us by reading books by California Native authors and illustrators. The following #OwnVoice book lists were developed by the Sacramento Public Library's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Team. #OwnVoices specifies authors from under-represented and marginalized groups, who write from their own perspectives and experiences. Author Corinne Duyvis is credited for starting the #OwnVoice movement in 2015. Coyote at Big Time: A California Indian 123 A is for Acorn: A California Indian ABC At the Mountains Base Waa'aka The Bird Who Fell in Love with the Sun Ghost River: The Fall and Rise of the Conestoga Soldiers Unknown She Sang Me a Good Luck Song How A Mountain Was Made Bird Songs Don't Lie This press release was produced by Sacramento Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.