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• A Knock on the Door

  the Essential History of Residential Schools From the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

  Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

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  Every Canadian has an obligation to learn about our country's dark history - and present - with its Indigenous peoples. Canada's operation of residential schools, which forcibly removed children from their families in an attempt to assimilate them…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Mind Spread Out on the Ground

  Elliott, Alicia

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  This collection of essays by award-winning Haudenosaunee writer Alicia Elliott spans intergenerational trauma, the treatment of Native people in North America, and the ongoing legacy of colonialism.

• Jonny Appleseed

  a Novel

  Whitehead, Joshua, 1989-

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  Jonny Appleseed was the CBC Reads winner for 2021. It is Joshua Whitehead's compelling debut novel about an Two-Spirit Indigiqueer young man/NDN glitter princess and his experience working as a sex worker, surviving the big city, and grieving and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Return of the Trickster

  Robinson, Eden

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  The final book in the Trickster trilogy by Eden Robinson has been long awaited by fans. Throughout the series we've followed Jared as he grapples with his heritage (like the fact that he might be the son of Trickster Wee'jit), his newfound ability…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From Where I Stand

  Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada

  Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971-

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  This book is a collection of speeches and essays by Indigenous politician and leader Jody Wilson-Raybould, as she writes about how to empower Indigenous peoples and their rights, as well as how all Canadians can better engage in the reconciliation…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A History of My Brief Body

  Belcourt, Billy-Ray

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  This is the debut memoir by Billy-Ray Belcourt, a poet from the Driftpile Cree Nation and the youngest ever winner of the Griffin Prize, Canada's most generous poetry prize. He writes about love, love lost, and Canada's legacy of colonial violence…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indians on Vacation

  a Novel

  King, Thomas, 1943-

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  This novel by Thomas King, CBC Massey lecturer and author of "An Inconvenient Indian", follows Mimi and Bird, a married indigenous couple, on their travels through Europe. They are on a sort of scavenger hunt following Mimi’s uncle’s postcards and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act

  Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples a Reality

  Joseph, Robert P. C., 1963-

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  As implied by the title, this book serves as a primer to the history and legal aspects of the Indian Act that continue to affect the lives of Indigenous Peoples to this day. Its author, Bob Joseph, is the founder and President of Indigenous…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Five Little Indians

  Good, Michelle

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  Upon being released after years of detention and trauma at a church-run residential school, this debut novel by Cree author Michelle Good follows five friends as they learn how to survive, and depend on each other, in a world that doesn't seem to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Keetsahnak

  Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters

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  This collection of essays and articles is about the reality of missing and murdered Indigenous women and children in Canada, and how this results from the legacy of colonial violence in this country. Many of these stories are from First Nations…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Noopiming

  the Cure for White Ladies

  Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake, 1971-

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  Noopiming is a stylistic reimagining of the novel, with seven main characters - each of whom represent different aspects of the narrator's body and soul - and their attempt to commune and relate to the 'unnatural urban-settler world'.

• The North-west Is Our Mother

  the Story of Louis Riel's People, the M Nation

  Teillet, Jean

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  This is an account of the Métis people and their battle for independence and their lands, as led by the charismatic Louis Riel. This historical account is written by Louis Riel's great grand-niece, Jean Teillet.

• Fire Song

  Jones, Adam Garnet,

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  In this young adult novel, Shane is reeling from the death of his younger sister, who died by suicide. He turns to a relationship with his friend David to help grapple with these feelings, and the two of them also attempt to envision their future,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Birdsong

  Flett, Julie,

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  Birdsong is a stunning story about the intergenerational friendship between Agnes and Katherena, and the beautiful birds and nature that brings them together.

• It's a Mitig!

  George, Bridget, 1994-

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  It's a Mitig! by Bridget George teaches children about Ojibwe words for nature as they walk through the forest, featuring vibrant and playful artwork.

• This Place

  150 Years Retold

  Akiwenzie-Damm, Kateri, 1965-

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  This graphic novel anthology collects stories from ten Indigenous creators, spanning Indigenous history, and exploring how they have survived a post-apocalyptic world after contact with European settlers.

• Surviving the City

  Spillett-Sumner, Tasha, 1988-

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  Indigenous teens Dez and Miikwan are the best of friends, and help each other with the complexities of growing up. When Dez's grandmother becomes too sick to are for her, and she is faced with potentially living in a group home, she runs away -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blood Quantum

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  This movie cleaned up at the 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, winning Best Actor, Best Art Design, Best Editing, and Best Visual Effects, among others. This film, directed by Mi'kmaq director Jeff Barnaby, depicts the consequences of a zombie uprising…Read moreRead more of this annotation