In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Health Care Authority's Office of Tribal Affairs team members share some favorite books, movies, music, and more.
Foundational understanding
Learn about the foundation of American Indian Law and understand the Centennial Accord.
Office of Tribal Affairs staff members:
Lucy Mendoza, Raina Peone, and Lena Nachand
Movies, films, trailers, and documentaries
Watch Cassie Anderson, Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) interview members of the Expressive Arts Program at the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations.
Watch:
- Gather
- Dakota 38
- Teachings of the Tree People: The Work of Bruce Miller
- Rez Ball
- Fish War
- The Powwow Highway
- As Long As The Rivers Run
- Killers of the Flower Moon
- 15 Indigenous movies and 7 must-see films on Native American history and life
Music
- Rock out to the official trailer for Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World.
- Enjoy the Custer Died For Your Sins album by Floyd Red Crow Westerman.
Books and articles
For a taste of local history and to build a better understanding of the Nisqually Tribe, check out The Bitter Waters of Medicine Creek: A Tragic Clash Between White and Native America by Richard Kluger. Follow up with this article from the New York Times.
- Read:
- The Powwow Highway by David Seals
- Research is Ceremony by Shawn Wilson
- Indian Givers by Jack Weatherford
- Elements of Indigenous Style: A Guide for Writing by and about Indigenous Peoples by Gregory Younging
- Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
- Custer Died For Your Sins by Vine Deloria Jr.
Opioid campaigns, crisis/suicide support, and other resources
- For Our Lives
- Starts With One – journey to recovery
- Native & Strong Lifeline: For support for yourself or someone else, call 988 and press 4, and be connected to a Native counselor.
- Native Resource Hub