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• Injun

  Abel, Jordan, 1985-

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  Nisga’a poet Jordan Abel won the Griffin Poetry Prize for this collection that addresses the misrepresentation of Indigenous people in popular culture – especially in the pulp Western genre.

• INDIGENOUS CANADA

  LOOKING FORWARD/LOOKING BACK : A CRITICAL EXPLORATION OF INDIGENOUS HISTORIES AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN CANADA

  Bear, Tracy

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  This book puts forward "Indigenous perspectives and worldviews to present an Indigenous account of the complex relationship Indigenous peoples have with Canada -- now and in the past."

• Permanent Astonishment

  Highway, Tomson, 1951-

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  Tomson Highway has leaned into the final words of his young brother, world-renowned dancer Rene Highway: "Don't mourn me, be joyful." The Cree author's memoir about growing up in Canada's North is a powerful story of culture and survival with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act

  Joseph, Robert P. C., 1963-

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  Bob Joseph writes of the many injustices and repercussions of the 1876 "Indian Act" in Canada, which included prohibitions against ceremonies and speaking Indigenous languages and the imposition of European names on people.

• Passage

  Benaway, Gwen, 1987-

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  Two-spirited poets Benaway's first collection explores explores themes of violence and survival.

• Bearskin Diary

  a Novel

  GoldenEagle, Carol Rose, 1963-

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  A reporter named Sandy reflects on her childhood when she was taken from her Cree family and raised in isolation by a Ukrainian family. As an adult breaking into the broadcasting field, Sandy considers the internal and external discrimination that…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Two-spirit Journey

  the Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

  Chacaby, Ma-Nee, 1950-

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  Ma-Nee Chacaby tells her account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian. A story of remarkable resilience as Chacaby overcomes the challenges faced in her life with compassion and humour.

• From the Barren Lands

  Fur Trade, First Nations, and a Life in Northern Canada

  Flett, Leonard

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  The lives of families and communities in Northern Canada are examined in Flett's study of how Indigenous people participated in the fur trade.

• Crazy Brave

  a Memoir

  Harjo, Joy

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  Poet, musician and author Joy Harjo is an important figure in contemporary, indigenous art and literature movements. This moving memoir, Harjo discusses her difficult family life and the path that led her to be enrolled at age 19 as a member of the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book

  Hill, Gord

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  This collection includes Maracle's novel Sundogs with its central theme of an individual caught between two cultures. Marianne, a young girl living in Vancouver laments "At home, I'm not Indian enough and at school I am too Indian." Maracle's short…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Arctic Dreams and Nightmares

  Ipellie, Alootook, 1951-

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  The writing and artwork of Alootook Ipellie are showcased in this collection of short stories that reference the mythological world of the Inuit.

• The Native Voice

  the History of Canada's First Aboriginal Newspaper and Its Founder Maisie Hurley

  Jamieson, Eric, 1949-

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  The Native Voice was the most significant publication in the early days of the struggle for Indigenous rights and justice. The Native Voice flourished under the editorship of strong-willed advocate Masie Hurley.

• The Reason You Walk

  Kinew, Wab, 1981-

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  Join Wab Kinew on his journey to discover more about his father and the legacy left behind by the Residential school system's treatment of Indigenous children. He also chronicles his own journey to reconnect with his Indigenous heritage and become a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Land We Are

  Artists & Writers Unsettle the Politics of Reconciliation

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  The collections discusses reconciliation through the medium of art, poetry and essays.

• Green Grass, Running Water

  King, Thomas, 1943-

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  A disparate cast of characters seeking to hold on to traditional beliefs yet live in the modern world,they converge on the town of Blossom, Alberta to attend the Sun Dance ceremony to be held on the Blackfoot reservation. The comings-and-goings are…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Outside Circle

  LaBoucane-Benson, Patti, 1969-

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  Pete is a young Indigenous man caught in the gang violence of his neighborhood. When he is imprisoned for killing his mother’s boyfriend. Pete finds himself unable to protect his little brother from an uncaring welfare system and life on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Conversations With Canadians

  Maracle, Lee

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  In this collection of essays, Maracle considers questions of identity that she has been wrestling with for her entire professional life.

• Sounding Thunder

  the Stories of Francis Pegahmagabow

  McInnes, Brian D.

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  The most decorated and least appreciated Canadian soldier of World War I was the Ojibwe marksman and scout Francis Pegahmagabow. His story will be familiar to readers of Joseph Boyden’s Three Day Road. In Sounding Thunder, we hear Pegahmagabow’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Son of a Trickster

  Robinson, Eden

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  This award-winning novel combines a coming-of-age story with indigenous beliefs. 16-year-old Jared struggles to keep his life on track despite family dysfunction and his grandmother’s pronouncement that he is "the son of a trickster."

• Motorcycles & Sweetgrass

  a Novel

  Taylor, Drew Hayden, 1962-

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  Tradition and the modern world collide in Taylor's novel set in the fictional Otter Lake Reserve.