COMMUNITY BOOK GROUP READING & VIEWING HISTORY
The L.I.N.K. Community Book Group brings together readers, learners, and neighbors committed to deepening our understanding of Indigenous history, culture, and contemporary experience. This living document records the books, films, and conversations we’ve explored together, along with additional recommendations that continue to shape our shared learning.
It serves both as an archive of our journey and as a resource for anyone wishing to join us in this ongoing practice of listening, reflection, and relationship-building.
October 27, 2025 — Nothing More of This Land, Joseph Lee (Aquinnah Wampanoag) (Book)
A forthcoming exploration of Wampanoag history, land, belonging, and the continuing effects of colonization.
July 28, 2025 — More Than Frybread (Film)
A light, humorous mockumentary following a fictional frybread-making competition among representatives of different tribes.
June 30, 2025 — The Marrow Thieves, Cherie Dimaline (Book)
A dystopian novel in which Indigenous people are hunted for their ability to dream. A Métis and First Nations group struggles to survive and protect culture.
June 2, 2025 — The Serviceberry, Robin Wall Kimmerer (Book)
A meditation on reciprocity, gift economies, and everyday acts of mutual flourishing, informed by Indigenous ecological knowledge.
April 28, 2025 — Whiskey Tender, Deborah Jackson Taffa (Book)
A memoir of Native identity, family history, border spaces, and the shaping of an Indigenous writer’s voice.
March 24, 2025 — For the Next 7 Generations (Film)
A documentary following the International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers, united in global healing and justice work.
February 24, 2025 — There There, Tommy Orange (Book)
A multigenerational novel centered on urban Indigenous communities in Oakland and a powwow that brings many lives together.
January 27, 2025 — Inherited Silence, Louise Dunlap (Book)
A personal and historical exploration of land ownership, colonization, and the silences that sustain injustice.
December 23, 2024 — Frybread Face and Me (Film)
A coming-of-age story of a Navajo boy discovering family, identity, and belonging.
November 25, 2024 — Lakota Nation vs. United States (Documentary)
An investigation into the history of U.S. land theft from the Lakota people and their ongoing movements for justice and sovereignty.
October 28, 2024 — A Little Real Estate Problem — Kliph Nesteroff (Book)
An exploration of Native representation and misrepresentation in American comedy and the land-based histories behind Indigenous humor.
July 22, 2024 & June 24, 2024 — The Gatherings — Shirley Hager & Mawopiyane (Book)
Stories of Indigenous–settler dialogue and relationship-building grounded in respect, honesty, and shared learning.
June 3, 2024, April 29, 2024, March 25, 2024 — Sacred Instructions — Sherri Mitchell (Book)
Teachings on balance, healing trauma, interconnection, and living in right relation.
February 26, 2024 — An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States — Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (Book)
A reframing of U.S. history through Indigenous resistance and survivance.
January 22, 2024 — Dawnland Voices (Wampanoag Chapter) — Edited by Siobhan Senier (Book)
Poetry, essays, and stories by Indigenous authors from New England.
December 18, 2023 — Talk by Ilarion Merculieff (Talk)
An exploration of Indigenous ways of knowing, compassion, communication, and relational wisdom.
November 29, 2023 — Colonization and the Wampanoag Story — Linda Coombs (Book)
A concise history of colonization from a Wampanoag perspective.
October 21, 2023 — Dan Wildcat & Braiding Sweetgrass (Selected Chapter)
Insights into Indigenous ecological knowledge, reciprocity, and kinship with the living world.
Additional Recommendations from Members
The Cost of Free Land — Rebecca Clarren (Book)
Investigates how a Jewish immigrant family prospered on expropriated Lakota land.
Wandering Stars — Tommy Orange (Book)
A sweeping prequel to There There, tracing generations shaped by the Sand Creek Massacre.
Until I Have No Country — Michael J. Tougias (Book)
A retelling of King Philip’s War with emotional depth.
The Rediscovery of America — Ned Blackhawk (Book)
Places Native nations at the center of U.S. political history.
Unsettling Truths — Charles Mark R. & Soong-Chan Rah (Book)
Examines the Doctrine of Discovery and its lasting impacts.
Sundown — John Joseph Matthews (Book)
The Fast Red Road — Stephen Graham Jones (Book)
Woman Between the Worlds — Apela Colorado (Book)
The Eternal Song (Film)
Recommendations from The Point
The Seed Keeper — Diane Wilson
Gardens in the Dunes — Leslie Marmon Silko
Two Old Women — Velma Wallis
Trickster: Native American Tales (Graphic Novel)
Red Bird Danced — Dawn Quigley
Warrior Girl Unearthed — Angeline Boulley
Firekeeper’s Daughter — Angeline Boulley
Hunting By Stars — Cherie Dimaline
Son of a Trickster — Eden Robinson
The Lost Dreamer — Liz Huerta
Never Whistle at Night — Edited by Shane Hawk & Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.
Night of the Living Rez — Morgan Talty
Local / Wampanoag Community Recommendations
Talking With the Elders of Mashpee — Earl Mills Sr. (Book)
Teachings and stories reflecting Mashpee Wampanoag leadership.
Son of Mashpee — Earl Mills Sr. (Book)
Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun’s Thanksgiving Story — Greendeer, Perry & Bunten (Book)
Mashpee Nine — Paula Peters (Book & Documentary)
Dawnland Voices (Full Anthology) — Edited by Siobhan Senier (Book)
Indigenous Children’s Survivance in Public Schools — Leilani Sabzalian (Book)
Generations: Widdiss Family Exhibit — Martha’s Vineyard Museum (2025)
Other Media & Suggestions
More Than Frybread (Film)
The Eternal Song (Film)
Various podcasts, talks, and community interviews (to be added)