November is Native American Heritage Month, a celebration of the many varied Native American cultures. Check out the official website for more information and lots of resources.

Here are some additional articles and links from The Horn Book's archives and beyond.

Recent Horn Book resources about Native writers and their work

• Five questions for Andrea L. Rogers about Man Made Monsters [starred review; Nov/Dec 2022]
• BGHB 2022: Borders featuring Natasha Donovan's video acceptance on behalf of herself and Thomas King
• BGHB 2022: Rez Dogs featuring Joseph Bruchac's video acceptance AND Five questions for Joseph Bruchac about Voices of the People [starred review; Mar/Apr 2023]
• 2021 Caldecott Medal Acceptance by Michaela Goade
• Profile of 2021 Caldecott Medal winner Michaela Goade by Kirsten Hall
• A Conversation with Michaela Goade by Julie Danielson (Calling Caldecott)
• Five Questions for Carole Lindstrom & Michaela Goade by Roger Sutton (Publishers' Preview: Spring 2020)
• Julie Flett's 2020 Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Honor speech [Jan/Feb 2020] for Birdsong [starred review; Nov/Dec 2019]
• Five Questions for Thomas King about Borders [starred review; Nov/Dec 2021]
• Five Questions for Angeline Boulley about Firekeeper's Daughter [starred review; May/June 2021]
• Cynthia Leitich Smith and Rosemary Brosnan Talk with Roger about Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollins Children’s books devoted to books by and about Native Americans.
• Cherie Dimaline Talks with Roger about Hunting by Stars
• Rule Breakers: I Simply Cannot Draw by Kevin Noble Maillard

Resources on representation of Native Americans in children's books

• “Change happens when enough people demand it” by Debbie Reese (Family Reading)
• "Decolonizing Nostalgia: When Historical Fiction Betrays Readers of Color" by Sarah Hannah Gómez (September/October 2016 Horn Book Magazine)
• "Arrow to the Sun and Critical Controversies" by Kathleen Horning (September/October 2013 Horn Book Magazine)
• Field Notes: 'Mom, Look! It’s George, and He’s a TV Indian!'" by Debbie Reese (September/October 1998 Horn Book Magazine)

A selection of Horn Book–recommended books

• Books for Indigenous Peoples' Day 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, and 2017
• Middle-grade-and-up for Native American Heritage Month
• Book Bundles: American Indians [Guide/Reviews Database]

From around the web

• Native American Heritage Month official website
• 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Awards

• American Indian Library Association

• American Indians in Children's Literature blog

• American Indians in Children's Literature's Best Books of the Year lists
• Cynthia Leitich Smith's Teacher and Librarian Resources for Native American Children’s and Young Adult Books
• "Resources and Kid Lit About American Indians" by Debbie Reese at SLJ
• Oyate

• First Nations Development Institute: Native American Children's Literature Recommended Reading List