In 2017, the state of North Carolina proclaimed the second Monday in October as Indigenous People’s Day.
What is Indigenous People’s Day?
An alternative to Columbus Day, Indigenous People’s Day is “a celebration … to bring acknowledgment to the Native population” and remove the focus from Columbus, a man who caused harm to Native populations.
Want to learn more about Indigenous people’s history and culture? Here’s a very small selection of the books available through the Durham Tech library.
Check out some nonfiction:
Available at the Main Campus Library, E 76.8 .D86 2014 
Available at the Main Campus Library, E 99 .D1 E87 2019 
Available at the Orange County Campus Library, E 77 .T797 T7 2019 
Available at the Main Campus Library, PS 508 .I5 S53 2019 
Available at the Main Campus Library, E 99 .C91 L68 2018
Or some fiction by modern indigenous authors (just a few suggestions):
Available at the Main Campus Library PS 3555 .R42 R68 2012 
Available at the Main Campus and Orange County Campus Libraries PS 3615 .R32 T48 2018 
Available at the Main Campus Library PS 3618 .O283 T73 2018 
Available at the Main Campus Library PS 3622 .E733 C48 2019
Or some poetry by the current (2019- now) United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo (through the Poetry Foundation).
Catalog Search Pro Tip: In the library catalog, use the Nearby Items on shelf link to see books that are cataloged with similar call numbers, which denote similar topics.
Want to know how to use the Library Take Out service to pick up your Durham Tech Library books? Check out our blog post for more information.