Read for Reconcilation

The Read for Reconciliation book list is meant to create opportunities for learning, discussion and reflection about Truth and Reconciliation. The titles included reflect various Indigenous experiences and share concrete actions to take on the path to Reconciliation.

Updated September 9, 2025
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Broken circle : the dark legacy of Indian residential schools
Fontaine, Theodore
Ebook
"Too many survivors of Canada's Indian residential schools live to forget. Theodore Fontaine writes to remember." - Hana Gartner, CBC's The Fifth Estate Bestselling Memoir, McNally Robinson Booksellers Approved curriculum resource for grade 9-12 students in British Columbia...
Call me Indian : from the trauma of residential school to becoming the NHL's first Treaty Indigenous player
Sasakamoose, Fred
Audiobook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Fred Sasakamoose played in the NHL before First Nations people had the right to vote in Canada. This page turner will have you cheering for 'Fast Freddy' as he faces off against huge challenges both on and off the ice--a great gift to every proud hockey fan,...
From the ashes : my story of being Métis, homeless, and finding my way
Thistle, Jesse
Ebook
*#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER *Winner, Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Nonfiction *Winner, Indigenous Voices Awards *Winner, High Plains Book Awards *Finalist, CBC Canada Reads *A Globe and Mail Book of the Year *An Indigo Book of the...
Unbroken : My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls
Sterritt, Angela.
Ebook
21 things you may not know about the Indian Act : helping Canadians make reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a reality
Joseph, Robert P. C.
Ebook
The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir
Joseph Auguste (Augie) Merasty
Paper Book
Legacy : trauma, story, and Indigenous healing
—Methot, Suzanne, 1968- author.
Ebook
Winner of the 2019-20 Huguenot Society of Canada Award "Powerful ... A deeply empathetic and inspiring work with insights of value to anyone struggling to overcome personal or communal trauma." -- Library Journal "[A] beautifully written book about strategies...

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