National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Non-Fiction for Adults

A selection of recent books written by Indigenous authors in Canada. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation is is recognized on September 30th.

Updated September 14, 2024
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21 things you may not know about the Indian Act
Joseph, Robert P. C.
Ebook
Black Water : family, legacy, and blood memory
Robertson, David
Paper Book
A Globe and Mail Top 100 Book of the Year A Quill & Quire Book of the Year A CBC Books Nonfiction Book of the Year A Maclean's 20 Books You Need to Read this Winter "An instant classic that demands to be read with your heart open and with a...
From the ashes : my story of being Métis, homeless, and finding my way
Thistle, Jesse
Paper Book
*#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...
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Pauls, Cole
Paper Book
Indigenous Voices Award winner Cole Pauls returns with a robust collection of stories that celebrate the cultural practices and experiences of Dene and Arctic peoples. Gathering Pauls's comics from magazines, comic festivals and zine making workshops, these comics are his most personal...
Peyakow : reclaiming Cree dignity
McLeod, Darrel J.
Paper Book
A Lambda "Most Anticipated LGBTQ Book of August 2021" Following his award-winning debut memoir, Mamaskatch, which masterfully portrayed a Cree coming-of-age in rural Canada, Darrel J. McLeod continues the poignant story of his adulthood. In Mamaskatch, McLeod captured...
Truth telling : seven conversations about Indigenous life in Canada
Good, Michelle
Paper Book
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER High Plains Book Award FINALIST for the Writers' Trust Balsillie Prize for Public Policy FINALIST for the Indigenous Voices Award Longlisted for the First Nation Communities READ A bold, provocative collection of essays exploring...
Unbroken : my fight for survival, hope, and justice for Indigenous women and girls
Sterritt, Angela
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER: A Globe and Mail and Toronto Star Bestseller A finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award and the Writers' Trust Hilary Weston Prize for Nonfiction. "A remarkable life story. . . Angela Sterritt is a formidable storyteller...
Valley of the Birdtail : an Indian reserve, a white town, and the road to reconciliation
Sniderman, Andrew Michael Stobo
Ebook
THE NATIONAL BESTSELLER Winner - 2023 Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize Winner - 2023 John W. Dafoe Book Prize Winner - 2023 High Plains Book Award for Indigenous Writer Winner - 2022 Manitoba Historical Society Margaret McWilliams Book Award for Local...

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