Honoring Native American Heritage Month

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November is National Native American Heritage Month where we raise awareness and honor the histories of Native peoples, present-day struggles, and hope for the future. 

Celebrate and honor indigenous voices with these poems from Poets.org

“Morning on Shinnecock” by Olivia Ward Bush-Banks
“In Pine, Arizona” by Ray Young Bear
“No More Fire Here: A Sestina” by b: william bearhart
“Nationhood” by Laura Da’
“How the Milky Way Was Made” by Natalie Diaz
“The Word for Gossip” by Eric Gansworth
“Once the World Was Perfect” by Joy Harjo
“Map” by Linda Hogan
“My Hermitage” by Alexander Posey
"About Standing (in Kinship) by Kimberly Blaeser (WI Poet Laureate, 2017)

We also encourage you to stop by the Libraries and explore a wide range of books by Indigenous authors and stories about Native peoples. Here are a few to start with: 

Main Campus Library



 






Branch Campus Libraries















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