• Published in 1976, Going for the Rain: Poems by Simon J. Ortiz features many of Ortiz's most frequently anthologized works, such as “My Father’s Song” and “Hunger in New York City.”

• Released in 1980, Fight Back: For the Sake of the People, for the Sake of the Land includes both prose and poetry by Ortiz. The book concentrates on the area of Grants, New Mexico, and its neighboring communities, examining the exploitation faced by the land and its people, from the time of Spanish conquistadors and missionaries to modern-day lumber, railroad, and mining industries.

• N. Scott Momaday’s The Way to Rainy Mountain (1976) explores Momaday’s quest to learn about his Kiowa heritage. This work blends poetry, fiction, history, and reflection, intertwining Kiowa mythology with the stories and memories of Momaday’s family.

• Written by critic and novelist Gerald Vizenor, The People Named the Chippewa: Narrative Histories (1984) compiles essays, mythological narratives, and personal interviews to vividly portray the Native American people known by three names: the Chippewa, the Ojibwa, and their own name for themselves, the Anishinabe.

• Reservation Blues (1995) by Sherman Alexie narrates the tale of blues musician Robert Johnson, who returns from the dead and appears on the Spokane Reservation in eastern Washington. Alexie is widely recognized as one of the foremost Native American novelists writing today.