American Indian Youth Literature Award, 2006-2020
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since its inception in 2006 -- honoring books by and about American Indians
Sponsored by American Indian Library Association (AILA)
- 776 Resources including
- 42 Videos
- 58 Book Readings
- 78 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Honor, 2020)
38 Resources12 Awards
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney
(Winner, 2008, Rescinded, 2018)
32 Resources7 Awards
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse
by Joseph Marshall, III and Jim Yellowhawk
(Winner, 2016)
22 Resources6 Awards
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women
by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
(Winner, 2018)
22 Resources9 Awards
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza, and Debbie Reese
(Honor, 2020)
22 Resources7 Awards
Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices
by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale, and Inti Ameratsu
(Honor, 2016)
20 Resources6 Awards
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom
by Tim Tingle and Jeanne Rorex Bridges
(Winner, 2008)
18 Resources5 Awards
Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time: An Indigenous LGBT Sci-Fi Anthology
by Richard Van Camp, David Alexander Robertson, Hope Nicholson, and Darcie Little Badger
(Honor, 2018)
16 Resources2 Awards
Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond
by Joseph Medicine Crow and Herman Viola
(Winner, 2008)
15 Resources2 Awards
Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness Into Light
by Tim Tingle and Karen Clarkson
(Honor, 2012)
15 Resources4 Awards
How I Became a Ghost: A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story
by Tim Tingle
(Winner, 2014)
15 Resources5 Awards
Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People
by S.D. Nelson
(Honor, 2016)
13 Resources7 Awards
Jordin Tootoo: The Highs and Lows in the Journey of the First Inuit to Play in the NHL
(Honor, 2012)
9 Resources1 Awards
Awesiinyensag: Dibaajimowinan Ji-Gikinoo'amaageng
by Anton Treuer and Wesley Ballinger
(Honor, 2012)
9 Resources1 Awards
The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood
by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve and Ellen Beier
(Winner, 2012)
8 Resources2 Awards
Caribou Song / Ateek Oonagamoon
by Tomson Highway and John Rombough
(Winner, 2014)
7 Resources1 Awards
Kohala Kuamo'o: Nae'ole's Race to Save a King
by Kekauleleana'ole Kawai'aea and Aaron Kawai'ae'a
(Honor, 2012)
6 Resources1 Awards
