Books in the North American Indian Prose Award series

A comprehensive history of the Anishnaabeg people of the Lake Huron borderlands between the United States and Canada.

Combining scholarly analysis, first-person accounts, illuminates the modern Athabascan world.

Tells the story of tribal nation building in the modern era. Drawing on field research, oral histories, and archival sources, Valerie Lambert explores the struggles and triumphs of the Choctaw building a new government and launching an ambitious program of economic development in the late twentieth century, achieving a partial restoration of the tribe's former glory.

Presents the author's own story and the story of her family. This title recalls her grandmother, Flora Driving Hawk, teaching her how storytelling enthralls and how a quilt can represent all that holds a family together.

Looks at the strong emotional history of Indian boarding school experiences in the first half of the 20th century. This book focuses on the letters - written by parents, children, and school officials at Haskell Institute in Kansas and the Flandreau School in South Dakota - that show how profoundly families were affected by their experiences.

From the streets of Tulsa to the jungles of Vietnam, this autobiography of Vincent Mendoza presents a portray of one man's life. It presents a turbulent family story with all the ups and downs of making it in America today.

Bloomfield Academy was founded in 1852 by the Chickasaw Nation in conjunction with missionaries. It remained open for nearly a century, offering Chickasaw girls one of the finest educations in the West. Drawing on letters, reports, interviews with students, and school programs, this work recounts the academy's success story.