This is a list of notable writers who are Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
This list includes authors who are Alaskan Native, American Indian, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, and Indigenous peoples of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America, as defined by the citizens of these Indigenous nations and tribes.
While Indigenous identity can at times be complex, inclusion in this list is based upon reliably-sourced citizenship in an Indigenous nation, based upon the legal definitions of, and recognition by, the relevant Indigenous community claimed by the individual. They must be documented as being claimed by that community. Writers such as Forrest Carter, Ward Churchill, Jamake Highwater, Joseph Boyden and Grey Owl, whose claims of Indigenous American descent have been factually disproved through genealogical research, are not included in this list.
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Louise Abeita, Isleta Pueblo, 1926–2014
Janice Acoose, Sakimay (Saulteaux) First Nation-Métis, Canada, 1954–2020
Evan Adams, Sliammon First Nation Coast Salish, Canada, b. 1966
Howard Adams, Métis, Canada, 1921–2001
Freda Ahenakew, Ahtahkakoop Cree, Canada, 1932–2011
Humberto Ak'ab'al, K'iche' Maya, Guatemala, 1952–2019
Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Nawash Chippewa, Canada, b. 1965
Clarence Alexander, Gwichyaa Zhee Corporation Gwich’in, b. 1939
Robert Arthur Alexie, Gwich'in, Canada, 1957–2014
Sherman Alexie, Spokane/Coeur d'Alene, b. 1966
Gerald Taiaiake Alfred, Kahnawake Mohawk, Canada, b. 1964
Elsie Allen, Cloverdale Pomo, 1899–1990
Paula Gunn Allen, Laguna Pueblo descent, 1939–2008
Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxochitl, Texcocan, Mexico, ca. 1570–1648
Irma Alvarez Ccoscco, Quechua, Peru, b. 1980
Arthur Amiotte, Oglala Lakota, b. 1942
Ch'aska Anka Ninawaman, Quechua, Peru, b. 1973
William Apess, Pequot, 1798–1839
Annette Arkeketa, Otoe-Missouria/Muscogee
Jeannette C. Armstrong, Penticton Indian Band (Okanagan), Canada, b. 1948
José María Arguedas, Mestizo of Quechua-descent, Peru, 1911–1969
Joan Tavares Avant, Mashpee Wampanoag, b. 1940
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Joséphine Bacon, Innu, Québec, Canada, b.1947
Marie Annharte Baker, Little Saskatchewan Ojibway, Canada, b. 1942
Dennis Banks, Leech Lake Ojibwe, 1937–2017
Keith Barker, Métis, Canada
Jim Barnes, Choctaw Nation descent, b. 1933, Poet Laureate of Oklahoma, 2009
James Bartleman, Chippewas of Rama First Nation, Canada, b. 1939
Tara Beagan, Nlakaʼpamux, Canada
Glecia Bear, Cree, Canada, 1912–1998
Shane Belcourt, Métis, Canada, b. 1972
Diane E. Benson, Tlingit, b. 1954
Gertrude Bernard (Anahareo), Mohawk, Canada, 1906–1986
Gloria Bird, Spokane, b. 1951
Sandra Birdsell, Métis, Canada, b. 1942
Andrew Blackbird, Odawa, ca. 1815–1908
Ned Blackhawk, Te-Moak Shoshone
Governor Blacksnake (Thaonawyuthe/Chainbreaker), Seneca, c. 1760–1859
Peter Blue Cloud, Mohawk, 1935–2011
Buffalo Bird Woman (Maxidiwiac), Hidatsa, ca. 1839–1932
Sherwin Bitsui, Navajo, b. 1975
Kimberly M. Blaeser, White Earth Ojibwe, b. 1955
Peter Blue Cloud, Mohawk, b. 1935
Selina Boan, Cree, Canada
Columpa Bobb, Tsleil Waututh/Nlaka'pamux, Canada, b. 1971
Elias Boudinot, Cherokee, 1740–1821, first Native American novelist (Poor Sarah, 1823) Beth Brant, Bay of Quinte Mohawk, 1941–2015 Mary Brave Bird, Sicangu Lakota, 1953–2013 Ignatia Broker, Ottertail Pillager Band Ojibwe, United States, 1919–1987 Emily Ticasuk Ivanoff Brown, Inuk, (1904–1982) Vee F. Browne, Navajo, b. 1956 Joseph Bruchac, Nulhegan Band, b. 1942 Louis F. Burns (Hulah Hihekah), Osage Nation, 1920–2012 Frank Christopher Busch, Cree, Canada