Books like Powwow Summer by Nahanni Shingoose

All Out is a diverse anthology of short stories that explore LGBTQ+ identity across centuries, from the 500s to today, featuring voices of lesbians, gays, trans, asexual, and other queer characters.

Saul, a young Ojibwa boy, is separated from his family, sent to a brutal off‑reservation boarding school, and finds only hockey as a path to redemption amid racism and trauma.

A contemporary young adult story exploring friendship, diversity, and mental health within a modern community.

A young adult coming-of-age story set in a world of racial tension and crime, where a Black boy's escape from a troubled family leads to a dangerous path in the criminal underworld.

Windy Girl is blessed with a vivid imagination. From Uncle she gathers stories of long-ago traditions, about dances and sharing and gratitude. Windy can tell such stories herself–about her dog, Itchy Boy, and the way he dances to request a treat and how he wriggles with joy in response to, well, just about everything. When Uncle and Windy Girl and Itchy Boy attend a powwow, Windy watches the dancers in their jingle dresses and listens to the singers. She eats tasty food and joins family and friends around the campfire. Later, Windy falls asleep under the stars. Now Uncle's stories inspire other visions in her head: a bowwow powwow, where all the dancers are dogs. In these magical scenes, Windy sees veterans in a Grand Entry, and a visiting drum group, and traditional dancers, grass dancers, and jingle-dress dancers–all with telltale ears and paws and tails. All celebrating in song and dance. All attesting to the wonder of the powwow.

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A heartfelt young‑adult narrative that follows a Cherokee boy’s growth, weaving family ties, cultural tradition, and personal discovery against a historical backdrop of North American Indians.

Examines Native American powwow celebrations, discussing the preparation, grand entry, competitions, traditional costumes, instruments, and symbols.

Tiffany Sly, scarred by her mother's death, fears the world, and is uprooted to California to live with a father she has never met – until another man appears claiming to be her biological father.