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
Theodore Fontaine
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
Fred Sasakamoose
Ebook
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,...
Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls
Angela Sterritt
Ebook
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality
Bob Joseph
Ebook
The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir (The Regina Collection, 12)
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...
In My Own Moccasins: A Memoir of Resilience (The Regina Collection, 11)
Helen Knott
Ebook

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