November is National Native American Heritage Month!
This is a time to celebrate the rich history, culture, and traditions of American Indians and Alaska Natives, as well as acknowledge the important contributions of Native people.
The Library’s book display this month features titles by and about our nation’s original Indigenous peoples.
These materials can be checked out by members of our community so if you see something you are interested in, contact circulation@mitchellhamline.edu.
Display and bibliography developed by Kelsey Schmidt and Steve Liska.
Native American Heritage Month Resources
Nation to Nation: Treaties Between the United States & American Indian Nations. Suzan Shown Harjo, editor. KF8202 2014
Diba Jimooyung, Telling Our Story: A History of the Saginaw Ojibwe Anishinabek. Charmaine M. Benz, managing editor; R. Todd Williamson, assistant editor. E99.C6 D52 2005
American Indian Politics and the American Political System. David E. Wilkins & Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark. E98.T77 W53 2018
Indian Law Stories. Carole Goldberg, Kevin K. Washburn, Philip P. Frickey, editors. KF8205.A2 I53 2011
Mni Sota Makoce: The Land of the Dakota. Gwen Westerman & Bruce White; foreword by Glenn Wasicuna. E99.D1 W47 2012
In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors: The Dakota Commemorative Marches of the 21st Century. Waziyatawin Angela Wilson. E99.D1 I25 2006
The Rights of Indians and Tribes. Stephen L. Pevar. KF8210.C5 P48 2012
American Apartheid: The Native American Struggle for Self-Determination and Inclusion. Stephanie Woodard. E77 .W66 2018
Disinherited Generations: Our Struggle to Reclaim Treaty Rights for First Nations Women and their Descendants. Nellie Carlson & Kathleen Steinhauer; as told to Linda Goyette. E78.C2 C37 2013
Criminal Justice in Native America. Marianne O. Nielsen & Robert A. Silverman, editors. E98.C87 C74 2009
Survival Schools: The American Indian Movement and Community Education in the Twin Cities. Julie L. Davis. E97.65.M6 D38 2013
Arguing with Tradition: The Language of Law in Hopi Tribal Court. Justin B. Richland. KF8228.H67 R53 2008
Mastering American Indian Law. Angelique Townsend EagleWoman & Stacy L. Leeds. KF8205 .E25 2013
The Navajo Political Experience. David E. Wilkins. E99.N3 W55 2013
Lakota Woman. Mary Crow Dog & Richard Erdoes. E99.D1 C83 1991
The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present. David Treuer. E77 .T78 2019
Unearthing Indian Land: Living with the Legacies of Allotment. Kristin T. Ruppel. E98.L3 R86 2008
Rebuilding Native Nations: Strategies for Governance and Development. Edited by Miriam Jorgensen; foreword by Oren Lyons; afterword by Satsan (Herb George). E98.T77 R43 2007
The Sacred Hoop: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions. Paula Gunn Allen. E98.W8 A44 1992
Closing the Circle: Environmental Justice in Indian Country. James M. Grijalva. KF8210.N37 G74 2008
Shadow Nations: Tribal Sovereignty and the Limits of Legal Pluralism. N. Bruce Duthu. KF8205 .D88 2013
Navajo Courts and Navajo Common Law: A Tradition of Tribal Self-Governance. Raymond D. Austin; foreword by Robert A. Williams, Jr. KF8228.N3 A97 2009
Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask. Anton Treuer. E77 .T77 2012 [Note: MHSL event coming in the spring with this author!]
At Mitchell Hamline School of Law, we acknowledge the land where the law school is located in the following way:
“We acknowledge that we are in the Indigenous homelands of the Dakota Oyate also known as the Sioux Nation. The Dakota Oyate is comprised of the Sisseton, Wahpeton, Wahpekute, and Mdewakanton peoples. Four federally recognized Dakota Tribal Nations remain in this area: Lower Sioux Indian Community, Prairie Island Indian Community, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, and the Upper Sioux Indian Community.
This region is also shared territory with the Anishinaabe also known as the Ojibwe or Chippewa. Seven federally recognized Ojibwe Tribal Nations remain in this area: Bois Forte Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Red Lake Nation and White Earth Nation. We acknowledge the Ho-Chunk Nation and their historic relationship to this region. We appreciate the ongoing stewardship, spiritual connections and lifeways developed in these homelands upon which this law school sits.
We also acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose footsteps have marked this territory and have joined into community here in this region.” (Native American Law Student Association Land Acknowledgment 2019).”