UAB is committed to seeing the diversity of our state and our nation reflected in the student body, faculty and staff representation at our beloved university. We proudly encourage the celebration of historical and annual observances including Native American Indian Heritage Month and welcome students, faculty, and staff of Native American origin as we openly embrace the rich traditions, cultures, and histories.
Below is a list of resources to celebrate and embrace Native American and Indian culture from organizations to educational resources and books.
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- American Indian Business Leaders (AIBL):: Instagram | Facebook
- American Indian College Fund:: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC):: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES):: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- American Indian Society of Washington, DC:: Facebook
- Americans for Indian Opportunity:: Twitter | Facebook
- Association of American Indian Affairs (AAIA):: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Indian Country Media Network:: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- National Indian Child Care Association:: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA):: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- National Native American AIDS Prevention Center:: Twitter | Facebook
- National Native American Bar Association (NNABA):: Twitter | Facebook
- Native American Art Council:: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Native American Capital (NAC):: Twitter | Facebook
- Native American Disability Law Center:: Facebook
- Native American Financial Official Association (NAFOA):: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Native American Journalists Association (NAJA):: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- Native American Rights Fund (NARF):: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
- The Native American Times:: Twitter | Facebook
- Women Empowering Women for Indian Nations:: Facebook
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- Remembering Sacheen Little Feather
- We Are Not Those Mascots: Native Activist on Native American Sports Mascots
- Meet Winona LaDuke, The Indigenous Activist Inspiring the Next Generation
- Winona LaDuke, Seeds of Our Ancestors, Seeds of Life
- Native Lands
- Muscogee Nation
- Poarch Band of Creek Indians
- Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe
- Shawnee Tribe
- Absentee Shawnee Tribe
- Eastern Shawnee Tribe
- Piqua Shawnee Tribe
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- A Calm and Normal Heart by Chelsea T. Hicks
- A History of My Brief Body by Billy Ray Belcourt
- A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott
- A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
- An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States by Kyle T. Mays
- As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, From Colonization to Standing Rock by Dina Gilio-Whitaker
- Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky Book 1) by Rebecca Roanhorse
- Black Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory by David A. Robertson
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Bury My Heart at Chuck E Cheese's by Tiffany Midge
- Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah
- Ceremony: Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition by Leslie Marmon Silko
- Covered with Night A Story of Murder & Indigenous Justice in Early America by Nicole Eustace
- Crazy Horse Weeps: The Challenge of Being Lakota in White America by Joseph M. Marshall
- Crooked Hallelujah by Kelli Jo Ford
- Dog Flowers A Memoir by Danielle Geller
- Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
- Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers Poems by Jake Skeets
- Indigenomics Taking a Seat at the Economic Table by Carol Anne Hilton
- Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America by Pekka Hämäläinen
- IRL by Tommy Pico
- La Voz De MAYO Rambo Volume 1 by Henry Barajas, J Gonzo
- Living Nations, Living Words: An Anthology of First Peoples Poetry by Joy Harjo
- My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
- My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
- Native Identity Belonging & Rediscovering God by Kaitlin B. Curtice
- New Native Kitchen: Celebrating Modern Recipes of the American Indian by Freddie Bitsoie, James O. Fraioli
- Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty
- No Country for Eight Spot Butterflies: A Lyric Essay by Julian Aguon
- Our History is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance by Nick Estes
- Perma Red by Earling Debra Magpie
- Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
- Poet Warrior by Joy Harjo
- Probably Ruby by Lisa Bird Wilson
- Reclaiming Two Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal, and Sovereignty in Native America by Gregory D. Smithers
- Redbone The True Story of a Native American Rock Band by Christian Staebler, Sonia Paoloni, Thibault Balahy
- Removed by Brandon Hobson
- Sabrina & Corina Stories by Kali Fajardo Anstine
- Sentence by Louise Erdrich
- Shutter by Ramona Emerson
- Sinking Bell by Bojan Louis
- Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq
- The Beadworkers by Beth Piatote
- The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee: Native America from 1890 to the Present by David Treuer
- The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth by The Red Nation
- The Removed by Brandon Hobson
- The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
- The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen by Sean Sherman and Beth Dooley
- There There by Tommy Orange
- This Place 150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzi Damm
- This Town Sleeps by Dennis E Staples
- Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhorse
- We Are the Middle of Forever Indigenous Voices from Turtle Island on the Changing Earth by Dahr Jamail, Stan Rushworth
- We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans and Comedy by Kliph Nesteroff
- We Refuse to Forget A True Story of Black Creeks American Identity & Power by Caleb Gayle
- Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light: Fifty Poems for Fifty Years by Joy Harjo
- What the Chickadee Knows by Margaret Noodin
- When My Brother Was an Aztec by Natalie Diaz
- When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky by Margaret Verble
- When Two Feathers Fell from the Sky by Margaret Verble
- Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson
- White Horse by Erika T. Wurth
- Winter Counts by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
- Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine
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- A Is for Anemone: A First West Coast Alphabet by Roy Henry Vickers, Robert Budd
- Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids by Cynthia L. Smith
- Apple Skin to the Core by Eric Gansworth
- Berry Song by Michaela Goade
- Borders by Thomas King, Natasha Donovan
- Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger, Rovina Cai
- Encounter by Brittany Luby, Michaela Goade
- Finding My Dance by Ria Thundercloud and Kalila J. Fuller
- Give Me Some Truth by Eric Gansworth
- I Sang You Down from the Stars by Tasha Spillett-Sumner and Michaela Goade
- Keepunumuk Weeachumuns Thanksgiving Story by Danielle Greendeer, Anthony Perry, Alexis Bunten
- Louis Riel Day: The Fur Trade Project by Deborah L. Delaronde
- Misewa Saga 01 Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson
- My Good Man by Eric Gansworth
- Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene, Ciara Sana
- Powwow Summer: A Family Celebrates the Circle of Life by Marcie R. Rendon
- Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
- Sharice's Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman by Sharice Davids and Joshua Mangeshig Pawis Steckley and Nancy K. Mays
- Siha Tooskin Knows the Gifts of His People: Volume 1 by Charlene Bearhead and Wilson Bearhead
- Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
- Still This Love Goes on by Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Surviving the City: Volume 1 by Tasha Spillett, Natasha Donovan
- The Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew
- We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know by Traci Sorell
- We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade