- *Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey* (1977)
- *The Ceremony* (1980)
- *Ghost Horse: A Lakota War Chief's Story* (1984)
- *Wind Spirit: A Lakota Sioux Legend* (1985)
- *Legend Days* (1987)
- *The Shaman's Apprentice* (1988)
- *The Sun He Dies* (1989)
- *Song of the Sky: A Lakota Sioux Legend* (1990)
- *Circles of the World* (1991)
- *The Ceremony of Dreams* (1992)
- *In the Land of the Spirits* (1993)
- *The Path of Pollen* (1994)
- *The Mystery of Willow Creek* (1995)
- *The Song of Thunder: A Lakota Sioux Legend* (1996)
- *The Legend of the Star Woman* (1997)
- *The Woman Who Owned the Shadows* (1998)
- *The Ghost Horse Chronicles: The Collected Stories of Ghost Horse* (2000)
- *The Language of the Land: A Guide to Native American Symbolism* (2001)
- *The Education of a Warrior* (2002)
Non-fiction
- *Crows Fly into the Sun* (1979)
- *Song from the Earth: American Indians and the Environment* (1981)
- *Anpao: An American Indian Odyssey* (1982)
- *Lakota Noon* (1984)
- *The Mythology of North America* (1985)
- *The Primal Mind: Vision and Reality in Indian America* (1987)
- *Sweetgrass: The Wisdom of the Native Americans* (1988)
- *I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Woman in Guatemala* (1989)
- *The Ceremony: A Sacred Journey of Native America* (1990)
- *The Circle of Life: Rituals and Ceremonies of the Native Americans* (1991)
- *Anpao: An Indian Odyssey* (1992)
- *The Wind is My Mother: The Life and Teachings of a Native American Shaman* (1994)
- *The Way to Rainy Mountain: Fifty Years of Native American Writing* (1995)
- *The Native American Trickster: A History and Perspective* (1996)
- *The Complete Guide to Native American Art and Artifacts* (1997)
- *The Ceremony: A Sacred Journey of Native America* (1998)
- *The Language of the Land: A Guide to Native American Symbolism* (2001)
- *The Education of a Warrior* (2002)
- *Journey to the West: The Journals of Lewis and Clark* (2002)
- *Wisdom of the Elders: Native American Stories and Teachings* (2003)
- *Warriors of the Rainbow: Native American Heroes and Heroines* (2004)
- *The First Americans: A History of Native Americans* (2005)
- *The Last Survivor: A Novel of the Custer Battle* (2006)
- *The Story of Crazy Horse: A Lakota War Chief* (2007)
- *The Life and Teachings of Sitting Bull: A Lakota Holy Man* (2008)
- *The Native Americans: A History of the First Americans* (2009)
- *The Ghost Horse Chronicles: The Collected Stories of Ghost Horse* (2010)
- *The Language of the Land: A Guide to Native American Symbolism* (2011)