Truth & reconciliation: Books to read

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Red skin, white masks: rejecting the colonial politics of recognition

Coulthard, G. S. (2014).

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Pathways of reconciliation

Craft, A., & Regan, P. (Eds.). (2020).

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A knock on the door: The essential history of residential schools

Craft, A., & Fontaine, P. Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. (2016).

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The education of Augie Merasty: A residential school memoir

Merasty, J. A., & Carpenter, D. (2015).

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Picking up the pieces: Residential school memories

Newman, C., & Hudson, K. (2019).

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Truth and reconciliation in Canadian schools

Toulouse, P. R. (2018).

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Canada's First Nations and cultural genocide

Cohen, R. Z. (2016).

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In this together: Fifteen true stories of real reconciliation

Metcalfe-Chenail, D. (2016).

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Whose land is it anyway?: A manual for decolonization

McFarlane, P., & Schabus, N. (2018).

The rise of Indigenous economic power : deconstructing Indian Act economics

The rise of Indigenous economic power : deconstructing Indian Act economics

Hilton, C.A. (2025).

Tricky Grounds : Indigenous Women's Experiences in Canadian University Administration.

Tricky Grounds : Indigenous Women's Experiences in Canadian University Administration

Brunette-Debassige, C. (2024).

Indigenous Healing As Paradox Re-Membering and Biopolitics in the Settler Colony

Indigenous Healing As Paradox Re-Membering and Biopolitics in the Settler Colony

Maxwell, K. (2025).

News framing of Indigenous politics in Canada : representation in the era of reconciliation

News framing of Indigenous politics in Canada : representation in the era of reconciliation

Budd, B. (2024).

Reclamation and Resurgence : The Poetry of Marilyn Dumont

Reclamation and Resurgence: The Poetry of Marilyn Dumont

Dumont, M. (2024).

Métis music : stories of recognition and resurgence

Métis music : stories of recognition and resurgence

Giroux, M. (2024).

Wayi wah! : Indigenous pedagogies : an act for reconciliation and anti-racist education

Wayi wah! : Indigenous pedagogies : an act for reconciliation and anti-racist education

Chrona, J. (2022).

Extracting reconciliation : Indigenous lands, (in)human wastes, and colonial reckoning

Extracting reconciliation : Indigenous lands, (in)human wastes, and colonial reckoning

Hyrd, M.J. & Predko, H. (2024).

Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Federalism

Indigenous Peoples and the Future of Federalism

Swiffen, A. & Nichols, J. (2023).

A drum in one hand, a sockeye in the other : stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the Northwest Coast

A drum in one hand, a sockeye in the other : stories of indigenous food sovereignty from the Northwest Coast

Coté, C. (2022).

Braided learning : illuminating indigenous presence through art and story

Braided learning : illuminating indigenous presence through art and story

Dion, S. (2022).

Print Books

Ally is a verb : a guide to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples

Ally is a verb : a guide to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples

LeMay, R. (2025).

It's all about the land : collected talks and interviews on Indigenous resurgence

It's all about the land : collected talks and interviews on Indigenous resurgence

Alfred, T. (2023).

Indigenous peoples in the twenty-first century

Indigenous peoples in the twenty-first century

Frideres, J. (2024).

Truth telling : seven conversations about Indigenous life in Canada

Truth telling : seven conversations about Indigenous life in Canada

Good, M. (2024).

Indigenous justice : true cases by judges, lawyers & law enforcement officers

Indigenous justice : true cases by judges, lawyers & law enforcement officers

Shyba, L. & Yakeleya, R. (2023).

Racism, colonialism, and indigeneity in Canada : a reader

Racism, colonialism, and indigeneity in Canada : a reader

Cannon, M. & Sunseri, L. (2024).

52 ways to reconcile : how to walk with Indigenous peoples on the path to healing

52 ways to reconcile : how to walk with Indigenous peoples on the path to healing

Robertson, D. (2025).

Who we are : four questions for a life and a nation

Who we are : four questions for a life and a nation

Sinclair, M. & Sinclair, S. & Sinclair, N. (2024).

A steady brightness of being : truths, wisdom, and love from celebrated Indigenous voices

A steady brightness of being : truths, wisdom, and love from celebrated Indigenous voices

Sinclair, S. & Sinclair, S.L. (2025).

Wînipêk : visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre

Wînipêk : visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre

Sinclair, N.J. (2024).

Visions of the heart : issues involving Indigenous peoples in Canada

Visions of the heart : issues involving Indigenous peoples in Canada

Starblanket, G. & Long, D.A. (2025).

Reconciling history : a story of Canada

Reconciling history : a story of Canada Authors

Wilson-Raybould, J. & Danesh, R.P. (2024).

True reconciliation : how to be a force for change

True reconciliation : how to be a force for change

Wilson-Raybould, J. (2022).

Surviving Canada : Indigenous peoples celebrate 150 years of betrayal

Surviving Canada : Indigenous peoples celebrate 150 years of betrayal

Ladner, K.L. & Tait, M.J. (2017).

Fragments of truth : residential schools and the challenge of reconciliation in Canada

Fragments of truth : residential schools and the challenge of reconciliation in Canada

Angel, N. (2022).

Tsqelmucwílc : the Kamloops Indian Residential School--resistance and a reckoning

Tsqelmucwílc : the Kamloops Indian Residential School--resistance and a reckoning

Haig-Brown, C. & Gottfriedson, G. & Fred, R. (2022).

Final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Volume one, Summary : honouring the truth, reconciling for the future

Final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Volume one, Summary : honouring the truth, reconciling for the future.

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015).

Aboriginal TM : the cultural and economic politics of recognition

Aboriginal TM : the cultural and economic politics of recognition

Adese, J. (2022).

Indigenous resurgence in an age of reconciliation

Indigenous resurgence in an age of reconciliation

Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark, H. & Craft, A. & Aikau, H.K. (2023).

Theory of water : Nishnaabe maps to the times ahead

Theory of water : Nishnaabe maps to the times ahead

Betasamosake Simpson, L. (2025).

Kinauvit? = What's your name? : the Eskimo disc system and a daughter's search for her grandmother

Kinauvit? = What's your name? : the Eskimo disc system and a daughter's search for her grandmother

Dunning, N. (2022).

Decolonizing sport

Decolonizing sport

Forsyth, J. & O'Bonsawin, C. & Field, R. & Phillips, M.G. (2023).

The Canadian business owner's guide to reconciliation : best practices for Indigenous inclusion

The Canadian business owner's guide to reconciliation : best practices for Indigenous inclusion

Tedford, A. (2022).

Indigenous rights in one minute : what you need to know to talk reconciliation

Indigenous rights in one minute : what you need to know to talk reconciliation

McIvor, B. (2025).

Reconciliation & Indigenous justice : a search for ways forward

Reconciliation & Indigenous justice : a search for ways forward

Milward, D.L. (2022).

Unbroken : my fight for survival, hope, and justice for Indigenous women and girls

Unbroken : my fight for survival, hope, and justice for Indigenous women and girls

Sterritt, A (2023).

Noopiming : the cure for white ladies

Noopiming : the cure for white ladies

Betasamosake Simpson, L. (2020).

Thunder song : essays

Thunder song : essays

taqwšeblu LaPointe, S. (2024).

Resurgence : engaging with Indigenous narratives and cultural expressions in and beyond the classroom

Resurgence : engaging with Indigenous narratives and cultural expressions in and beyond the classroom

M'Lot, C. & Ferguson, K. (2022).

Moon of the turning leaves : a novel

Moon of the turning leaves : a novel

Rice, W. (2023).

Settler colonialism : an introduction

Settler colonialism : an introduction

Englert, S. (2022).

Restoring the kinship worldview : indigenous voices introduce 28 precepts for rebalancing life on planet Earth

Restoring the kinship worldview : indigenous voices introduce 28 precepts for rebalancing life on planet Earth

Trent Jacobs, D. & Narváez, D. (2022).

Kwändǖr : story (you read)

Kwändǖr : story (you read)

Pauls, C. (2022).

Rez rules : my indictment of Canada's and America's systemic racism against Indigenous peoples

Rez rules : my indictment of Canada's and America's systemic racism against Indigenous peoples

Louie, C. (2021).

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