Reading suggestions: non fiction

MY HEART SHOOK LIKE A DRUM: What I Learned at the Indian Mission Schools, Northwest Territories Alice Blondin-Perrin

PEACE, POWER, RIGHTEOUSNESS Taiaiake Alfred

WASÁSE: Indigenous Pathways of Action and Freedom Taiaiake Alfred

SEEING RED: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers Mark Anderson and Carmen Robertson

RAISIN WINE: A Boyhood in a Different Muskoka James K. Bartleman

DRAWING OUT LAW: A Spirit’s Guide John Borrows

RECOVERING CANADA: The Resurgence of Indigenous Law John Borrows

CANADA'S INDIGENOUS CONSTITUTION John Borrows

A LONG AND TERRIBLE SHADOW: White Values, Native Rights in the Americas, 1492-1992 Thomas R. Berger

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ANNA MAE AQUASH Johanna Brand

A GATHERING OF SPIRIT: A Collection by North American Indian Women Beth Brant

HALFBREED Maria Campbell

SPIRITS OF OUR WHALING ANCESTORS: Revitalizing Makah and Nuu-chah-nulth Traditions Charlotte Coté

WE ARE NOT YOU: First Nations and Canadian Modernity Claude Denis

CANADA'S FIRST NATIONS: A History of the Founding Peoples from Earliest Times Olive Patricia Dickason

BEYOND THE INDIAN ACT: Restoring Aboriginal Property Rights Tom Flanagan

THE TRUTH ABOUT STORIES: A Native Narrative Thomas King

WRITING THE CIRCLE: Native Women of Western Canada Jeanne Perreault , Sylvia Vance

FIRST NATIONS 101 Lynda Gray

DANCES WITH DEPENDENCY: Out Of Poverty Through-Reliance Calvin Helin

WHEN THE OTHER IS ME: Native Resistance Discourse, 1850 - 1990 Emma LaRocque

REPORTING IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES Duncan McCue

INUIT MODERN Gerald McMaster

A FAIR COUNTRY: Telling Truths about Canada John Ralston Saul

A NATIONAL CRIME: The Canadian Government and the Residential School System John S. Milloy

BEYOND BLOOD: Re-Thinking Indigenous Identity Pamela Palmater

LAUGHTER IS GOOD MEDICINE: Don Burnstick Waubgeshig Rice

THIS IS NOT A PEACE PIPE: Towards a Critical Indigenous Philosophy Dale Turner

DISTANT RELATIONS: How My Ancestors Colonized North America Victoria Freeman

ENDING DENIAL: Understanding Aboriginal Issues Wayne Warry

FIRST NATIONS, FIRST THOUGHTS: The Impact of Indigenous Thought in Canada Annis May Timson

FEMINISM FOR REAL: Deconstructing The Academic Industrial Complex of Feminism Jessica Yee

THEY CALL ME CHIEF: The Story of Indians in the NHL Don Marks

HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture David Newhouse

IN THEIR OWN VOICES: Building Urban Aboriginal Communities Jim Silver

DECOLONIZING METHODOLOGIES: Research and Indigenous Peoples Linda Tuhiwai-Smith

"REAL" INDIANS AND OTHERS: Mixed-blood urban Native peoples and indigenous nationhood Bonita Lawrence

STRONG WOMEN STORIES: Native Vision and Community Survival Kim Anderson, Bonita Lawrence

ONE NATIVE LIFE Richard Wagamese

THE DISPOSSESSED: Life and Death in Native Canada Geoffrey York

Unsettling the Settler Within: Indian Residential Schools, Truth Telling, and Reconciliation in Canada Paulette Regan, Taiaiake Alfred

Dancing On Our Turtle's Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence, and a New Emergence Leanne Simpson

ABORIGINAL PEOPLES IN CANADIAN CITIES: Transformation and Continuities Heather Howard, Craig Proulx (Eds)

ALLIANCES: Re/Envisioning Indigenous-non-Indigenous Relationships Lynne Davis (Editor)

MI'SEL JOE: An Aboriginal Chief's Journey Raoul Andersen, John Crellin (Eds)

THIS IS AN HONOUR SONG: Twenty Years Since The Blockades Leanne Simpson, Kiera Ladner (Eds)

LIGHTING THE EIGHTH FIRE: The Liberation, Resurgence and Protection of First Nations Leanne Simpson (Editor)

FIRST VOICES: An Aboriginal Women's Reader Patricia Monture-Angus, Patricia Mcguire (Eds.)

CULTIVATING CANADA: RECONCILIATION THROUGH THE LENS OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY Ashok Mathur, Jonathan Dewar. Mike DeGagne (Eds.)

WE GET OUR LIVING LIKE MILK FROM THE LAND Lee Maracle, Delphine Derickson, Greg Young-Ing (Eds)

1491. NEW REVELATIONS OF THE AMERICAS BEFORE COLUMBUS Charles Mann

THE CIRCLE GAME: RETHINKING THE INDIAN RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL EXPERIENCE IN CANADA Roland Chrisjohn

AS LONG AS THIS LAND SHALL LASTRéne Fumoleau

ARCTIC DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES Alootook Ipellie

OMUSHKEGOWUK STORIES A. Weesk

SACRED LEGENDS Carl Ray and James R. Stevens

ON THE TRAIL OF ELDER BROTHER: Glous'gap Stories of the Micmac Indians Michael B. Runningwolf and Patricia Clark Smith

THE BEAR-WALKER AND OTHER STORIES Basil Johnston and David A. Johnson

OJIBWAY HERITAGE Basil Johnston

NINE MICMAC LEGENDS Alden Nowlan and Shirley Bear

THE RAVEN STEALS THE LIGHT Bill Reid and Robert Bringhurst

THE STORIES OF THE ROAD ALLOWANCE PEOPLE Maria Campbell (Trans.), Paintings by Sherry Farrell Racette

LEGENDS FROM THE FOREST Told by Chief Thomas Fiddler James R. Stevens (Editor), translated by Edtrip Fiddler

READING SUGGESTIONS: GRAPHIC NOVELS OR COMIC BOOKS

7 GENERATIONS David Alexander Robertson and Scott B. Henderson

THE LIFE OF HELEN BETTY OSBORNE: A Graphic Novel David Alexander Robertson and Madison Blackstone

SUGAR FALLS: A Residential School Story David Alexander Robertson and Scott B. Henderson

LOUIS RIEL: A Comic-Strip Biography Chester Brown

THE 500 YEARS OF RESISTANCE COMIC BOOK Gord Hill

THE ADVENTURES OF RABBIT AND BEAR PAWS Christopher Meyer, Tanya Leary, Chad Solomon

SACRED CIRCLES Brandon Mitchell

DARKNESS CALLS Steve Keewatin Sanderson

AN INVITED THREAT Steve Keewatin Sanderson

JUST A STORY Steve Keewatin Sanderson

RED: A Haida Manga Michael Yahgulanaas

WILES OF GIRLHOOD Joanne Arnott

EXERCISES IN LIP POINTING Marie Annharte Baker

A REALLY GOOD BROWN GIRL Marilyn Dumont

GREEN GIRL DREAMS MOUNTAINS Marilyn Dumont

WHISKEY BULLETS: Cowboy and Indian Heritage Poems Garry Gottfriedson

BLUE MARROW Louise Halfe

FLINT AND FEATHER: The Complete Poems Pauline Johnson

SONG OF ESKASONI Rita Joe

SWEETGRASS II Wayne Keon

ESHI UAPATAMAN NUKUM Rita Mestokosho

AT GERONIMO'S GRAVE Armand Ruffo

MY HEART SOARS Chief Dan George

NATIVE POETRY IN CANADA: A Contemporary Anthology Jeannette C. Armstrong and Lally Grauer (Eds)

SHI-SHI-ETKO Nicola Campbell and Kim Lafave

SHINCHI'S CANOE Nicola Campbell and Kim Lafave

RIEL’S PEOPLE Maria Campbell

OWLS SEE CLEARLY AT NIGHT Julie Flett

FATTY LEGS: A True Story Christy Jordan-Fenton, Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, Liz Amini-Holmes

AS LONG AS THE RIVERS FLOW Larry Loyie (with Constance Brissenden) and Heather D. Holmlund

THE GATHERING TREE Larry Loyie and Constance Brissenden, and Heather D. Holmlund

What’s the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses? Richard Van Camp and George Littlechild

LOST IN THE BARRENS Farley Mowat

BIRD TALK: BINESHIINH DIBAAJMOWIN Lenore Keeshig-Tobias and Polly Keeshig-Tobias

ALEGO Ningeokuluk Teevee

CHUCK IN THE CITY Jordan Wheeler and Christopher Auchter

THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE BLACK SHIP Michael Yahgulanaas

FLIGHT OF THE HUMMINGBIRD: A Parable for the Environment Michael Yahgulanaas

ANCIENT THUNDER Leo Yerxa

COYOTE SOLSTICE TALE Thomas King and Gary Clement

READING SUGGESTIONS: PLAYS

free as injuns Tara Beagan

DREARY AND IZZY Tara Beagan

JESSICA Maria Campbell and Linda Griffiths

THE BOOK OF JESSICA: A Theatrical Transformation Maria Campbell and Linda Griffiths

SHADOW PEOPLE Shirley Cheechoo

PLEASE DON'T TOUCH THE INDIANS Joseph A. Dandurand

LADY OF SILENCES Floyd Favel

DRY LIPS OUGHTA MOVE TO KAPUSKASING Tomson Highway

THE REZ SISTERS Tomson Highway

MOON LODGE Margo Kane

THE TOMMY PRINCE STORY Alanis King

THE MANITOULIN INCIDENT Alanis King

A VERY POLITE GENOCIDE Melainie J. Murray

COYOTE CITY Daniel David Moses

ALMIGHTY VOICE AND HIS WIFE Daniel David Moses

ANNIE MAE’S MOVEMENT Yvette Nolan

THREE LITTLE BIRDS Kenneth T. Williams

ONLY DRUNKS AND CHILDREN TELL THE TRUTH Drew Hayden Taylor

TORONTO AT DREAMER’S ROCK Drew Hayden Taylor

PRINCESS POCAHONTAS AND THE BLUE SPOTS Monique Mojica

THE TRIAL OF KICKING BEAR Michael Lawrenchuk

fareWel Ian Ross

STAGING COYOTE’S DREAM: An Anthology of First Nations Drama in English Ric Knowles and Monique Mojica (Eds)

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