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Me Funny

by Drew Hayden Taylor

eBook - 2012

Editor Drew Hayden Taylor is from the Curve Lake First Nations (Ojibwe). Enjoy this anthology of various Indigenous Canadian comedians talking about what comedy is to them. Editor Drew Hayden Taylor is from the Curve Lake First Nations (Ojibwe). Enjoy this anthology of various Indigenous Canadian comedians talking about what comedy is to them. Show less

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Cerulean Blue

by Drew Hayden Taylor

eBook - 2015

In compiling this list, Drew Hayden Taylor's books came up more often than any other humor-writing Indigenous author in the PCPL catalog. The author's web...Show more In compiling this list, Drew Hayden Taylor's books came up more often than any other humor-writing Indigenous author in the PCPL catalog. The author's websites says that "'Cerulean Blue' is a comedic play about a struggling blues band invited to participate in a benefit concert for a First Nation community in conflict with governmental authorities." Taylor is from the Curve Lake First Nations (Ojibwe). Show less

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Learn about the 1491s, an Indigenous-led comedy sketch group that helped create the iconic, well-known tv series "Reservation Dogs." Learn about the 1491s, an Indigenous-led comedy sketch group that helped create the iconic, well-known tv series "Reservation Dogs." Show less

Bury My Heart at Chuck E. Cheese's

by Midge, Tiffany

eBook - 2019

Tiffany Midge is an enrolled citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation. A collection of humorous short stories. Tiffany Midge is an enrolled citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation. A collection of humorous short stories. Show less

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Anishinaabe Syndicated

A View from the Rez

by Northrup, Jim

eBook - 2011

Jim Northrup is Anishinaabe. This title explores the surrealism of living on a modern rez with a comedic attitude. Jim Northrup is Anishinaabe. This title explores the surrealism of living on a modern rez with a comedic attitude. Show less

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Moccasin Square Gardens

Short Stories

by Van Camp, Richard

Book - 2019

Richard Van Camp is Tłı̨chǫ Dene. The publisher writes that this is Van Camp's "most hilarious short story collection" and features characters who "inhabit Denendeh, the land of the people north of the sixtieth parallel." Richard Van Camp is Tłı̨chǫ Dene. The publisher writes that this is Van Camp's "most hilarious short story collection" and features characters who "inhabit Denendeh, the land of the people north of the sixtieth parallel." Show less

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Night of the Living Rez

by Talty, Morgan

Downloadable Audiobook - 2022

Morgan Talty is a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation. The publisher, Tin House, says that, in this collection of short stories, Talty writes with &quo...Show more Morgan Talty is a citizen of the Penobscot Indian Nation. The publisher, Tin House, says that, in this collection of short stories, Talty writes with "searing humor, abiding compassion, and deep insight—[breathing] life into tales of family and a community as they struggle with a painful past and an uncertain future." Show less

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Women of the Fur Trade

by Koncan, Frances

eBook - 2022

Frances Koncan is Anishinaabe and Slovene. This is for fans of sarcastic and absurdist comedy. Frances Koncan is Anishinaabe and Slovene. This is for fans of sarcastic and absurdist comedy. Show less

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Choctalking on Other Realities

by Howe, LeAnne

eBook - 2013

LeAnne Howe is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation. This book follows 3 stories that tie in the theme of what it means to be Indigenous in the Unite...Show more LeAnne Howe is an enrolled citizen of the Choctaw Nation. This book follows 3 stories that tie in the theme of what it means to be Indigenous in the United States. The publisher writes that Howe depicts, "with wry humor, the contradictions and absurdities that transpire in a life lived crossing cultures and borders." Show less

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Tilly and the Crazy Eights

by Monique Gray Smith

eBook - 2018

Monique Gray Smith is of Cree, Lakota and Scottish descent. "Tilly and the Crazy Eights" is a YA, road trip novel filled with rollicking elders....Show more Monique Gray Smith is of Cree, Lakota and Scottish descent. "Tilly and the Crazy Eights" is a YA, road trip novel filled with rollicking elders. The publisher writes that the trip "proves to be powerful medicine as [the characters] laugh, heal, argue, and dream along the way" (Second Story Press). Show less

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Everything You Know About Indians Is Wrong

by Smith, Paul Chaat

Book - 2009

Paul Chaat Smith is Comanche. For lovers of dry humor, this work demystifies Indigenous culture through memoir. Paul Chaat Smith is Comanche. For lovers of dry humor, this work demystifies Indigenous culture through memoir. Show less

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The Truth According to Ember

by Nava, Danica

Book - 2024

Author Danica Nava is an enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. Good for lovers of rom-coms, this story features a Choctaw woman (who can't stop lying) and a Cherokee man working in corporate America. Author Danica Nava is an enrolled citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. Good for lovers of rom-coms, this story features a Choctaw woman (who can't stop lying) and a Cherokee man working in corporate America. Show less

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The Powwow Highway

A Novel

by Seals, David

eBook - 2014

This is the classic Native lit book that inspired the 1988 comedy-drama film of the same name. The plot follows two Northern Cheyenne men as they travel f...Show more This is the classic Native lit book that inspired the 1988 comedy-drama film of the same name. The plot follows two Northern Cheyenne men as they travel from the Lame Deer Reservation in Montana to New Mexico to bail out Buddy's sister from jail. David Seals was Huron. Show less

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Will Rogers-Selected Wit & Wisdom

Funny Stays Funny

by Rogers, Will

Streaming Audiobook - 2020

Will Rogers was born to Cherokee parents in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in 1879. The publisher of this audiobook claims that, during his career as a c...Show more Will Rogers was born to Cherokee parents in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) in 1879. The publisher of this audiobook claims that, during his career as a comedian (1903-1935), Will Rogers "won the hearts of the American people with his warm smile and swift wit, and poked fun at almost every prominent person of his day while still remaining friendly with every one of them," and describes Rogers's humor as "pithy, political, and plainspoken." Show less

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Trickster

Native American Tales : A Graphic Collection

Graphic Novel - 2010

Authors from various tribes contribute to this graphic novel anthology of tales regarding "trickster" characters. Tricksters often help by offer...Show more Authors from various tribes contribute to this graphic novel anthology of tales regarding "trickster" characters. Tricksters often help by offering us a different perspective on life, commonly using humor to deliver the message. For readers ages 12+. Show less

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We Had a Little Real Estate Problem

The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy

by Nesteroff, Kliph

Downloadable Audiobook - 2021

The title comes from Charlie Hill (Oneida Nation with Cree and Mohawk heritage), a famous Native American comedian. Hill once said, during a stand up rout...Show more The title comes from Charlie Hill (Oneida Nation with Cree and Mohawk heritage), a famous Native American comedian. Hill once said, during a stand up routine, "My people are from Wisconsin. We used to be from New York. We had a little real estate problem." This book goes into depth about the history Indigenous comedy in the United States. Show less

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Pointing with Lips: A week in the life of a rez chick by Dana Lone Hill | Goodreads

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21420035-pointing-with-lips

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Author Dana Lone Hill is Ogala Lakota. While not in our system, this is a great, contemporary, debut novel that follows a week in the life of a single mom...Show more Author Dana Lone Hill is Ogala Lakota. While not in our system, this is a great, contemporary, debut novel that follows a week in the life of a single mom on the Pine Ridge (Lakota) reservation. The publisher describes the main character's story as "funny, raw, sad, even suspenseful." Show less

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