Off the Reservation

In Stephen Graham Jones's gripping novel Off the Reservation, a group of activists embarks on a mission to repatriate the remains of a Blackfeet boy taken to the notorious Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Five years after a traumatic massacre on the Blackfeet reservation, survivor Nathan Yellow Tail, recovering from a life-threatening accident, seizes the opportunity to restore balance in his life and potentially save his best friend, Sebby. As they journey in a dilapidated camper van, uncovering dark truths and confronting haunting legacies, the group realizes that the bones they've sought to reclaim bring with them a terrifying presence. This poignant story intertwines themes of survival, reckoning, and redemption while shedding light on the painful history of Indigenous experiences.