We'll be publishing books for the Oceti Sakowin (Dakota, Nakota, Lakota), Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native, Ojibwe, Cherokee, Choctaw and Dine' (Navajo) tribal nations this coming Fall 2026. Our authors are:
Leslie Apple (Pine Ridge Lakota) Brad Wagnon (Oklahoma Cherokee) Chelsea Elizabeth Tyagi (Oklahoma Choctaw) Allison Waukau (Dine') Sheri Hunani Maxwell (Native Hawaiian) Jackie Schaeffer (Inupiaq) Tom Peacock (Ojibwe)
The books will be distributed FREE to schools, libraries and other organizations in each tribal nation by the Room to Read organization.
We'll also be publishing several new books by Elizabeth Albert-Peacock, titles to be named. We hope to release the books in Spring, 2026. These books have been funded by the Minnesota Arts Board.
a. A children's book on breastfeeding b. An Ojibwe counting book
