Indigenous History Month (Adults)

Updated February 9, 2026
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Indigenous History Month (Adults)

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Rediscovering Turtle Island : a First Peoples' account of the sacred geography of America
Keen, Taylor
Paper Book
An exploration of Indigenous cosmology and history in North America * Examines the complexities of Indigenous legends and creation myths and reveals common oral traditions across much of North America * Explores the history of Cahokia, the Mississippian Mound Builder...
North of nowhere : song of a Truth and Reconciliation commissioner
Wilson, Marie (Journalist)
Paper Book
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * The Hill Times 100 Best Book of 2024 * The incomparable first-hand account of the historic Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada told by one of the commissioners who led it. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established to record...
The knowing : how the oppression of indigenous peoples continues to echo today
Talaga, Tanya
Paper Book
***Winner of the Brass Knuckles Award for Best Nonfiction Crime Book!*** ***Shortlisted for the Toronto Book Awards!*** ***Shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize!*** "The Knowing is everything we've come to expect from a Tanya Talaga book -...
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...
Early days : Indigenous art from the McMichael
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Paper Book
Winner of the 2023 Canadian Museum Association award for Outstanding Achievement in Research A landmark publication bringing together more than seventy voices illuminating the rich array of Indigenous art held by the McMichael Canadian Art Collection. Under...
Seed to plate, soil to sky : modern plant-based recipes using Native American ingredients
Frank, Lois Ellen
Paper Book
Winner of Two IACP Awards Food Issues & Matters * Health & Nutrition This enriching cookbook celebrates eight important plants Native Americans introduced to the rest of the world: corn, beans, squash, chile, tomato, potato, vanilla, and...
A grandmother begins the story
Porter, Michelle
Paper Book
From award-winning Métis author Michelle Porter, a powerfully funning and moving story told not just by five generations of Métis women, but also by the land, the bison that surround them, and two utterly captivating dogs. Carter is a young mother on a quest to...
From the ashes : my story of being M©♭tis, 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...
Making love with the land : essays
Whitehead, Joshua (Writer)
Paper Book
A moving and deeply personal excavation of Indigenous beauty and passion in a suffering world The novel Jonny Appleseed established Joshua Whitehead as one of the most exciting and important new literary voices on Turtle Island, winning both a Lambda...
The right to be cold : one woman's fight to protect the Arctic and save the planet from climate change
Watt-Cloutier, Sheila.
Paper Book
A "courageous and revelatory memoir" (Naomi Klein) chronicling the life of the leading Indigenous climate change, cultural, and human rights advocate For the first ten years of her life, Sheila Watt-Cloutier traveled only by dog team. Today there are more...
Wandering stars
Orange, Tommy
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The Pulitzer Prize-finalist and author of the breakout bestseller There There ("Pure soaring beauty."The New York Times Book Review) delivers a masterful follow-up to his already classic first novel. Extending his constellation of narratives into...
Moon of the turning leaves : a novel
Rice, Waubgeshig
Paper Book
"Waubgeshig Rice's stories are good medicine. Moon of the Turning Leaves is a restorative balm for my spirit." -- Angeline Boulley, New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper's Daughter In this gripping stand-alone literary psychological thriller set in...
All the quiet places
Isaac, Brian Thomas
Paper Book
Finalist for the 2022 Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction Longlisted for the 2022 Scotiabank Giller Prize Winner of the 2022 Indigenous Voices Awards' Published Prose in English Prize Shortlisted for the 2022 Amazon Canada First Novel Award Longlisted...
Lhu'aan Man Keyi Dan Kwanje Naatsat: Kluane Lake Country People Speak Strong
Kluane First Nation
Paper Book
WINNER OF THE CANADIAN HISTORY ASSOCIATION INDIGENOUS HISTORY BOOK PRIZE In this poignant display of the resilience of language, culture, and community in the face of the profound changes brought by settlers, Kluane First Nation Elders share stories from their lives, knowledge...
52 ways to reconcile : how to walk with Indigenous peoples on the path to healing
Robertson, David
Paper Book
52 Ways to Reconcile is an accessible, friendly guide for non-Indigenous people eager to learn, or Indigenous people eager to do more in our collective effort towards reconciliation, as people, and as a country. As much as non-Indigenous people want to walk the path of reconciliation, they often...
Ally is a verb : a guide to reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
LeMay, Rose
Paper Book
INSTANT GLOBE & MAIL BESTSELLER TORONTO STAR BESTSELLER BOOKMANAGER INDIE BESTSELLER Your next step on the journey of reconciliation starts here. What can you do to be a better ally for your Indigenous colleagues, community...
21 things you need to know about Indigenous self-government : a conversation about dismantling the Indian Act
Joseph, Robert P. C.
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of 21 Things(tm) You May Not Know About the Indian Act comes a powerful new book on dismantling the Indian Act and advancing Indigenous self-governance. Bob Joseph's 21 Things(tm) You May Not Know About the Indian Act captured the attention...
A Steady Brightness of Being: Truths, Wisdom, and Love from Celebrated Indigenous Voices
Sinclair, Sara
Paper Book
Drawing on the wisdom and personal experience of its esteemed contributors, this first-of-its-kind anthology tackles complex questions of our times to provide a rich tapestry of Indigenous life, past, present, and future. The letters explore the histories that have brought us to this moment, the...
Theory of water : Nishnaabe maps to the times ahead
Simpson, Leanne Betasamosake
Paper Book
Winner of the 2025 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Award for nonfiction A genre-bending exploration of that most elemental force--water--through Indigenous storytelling, personal memory, and the work of influential artists and writers For many years, Leanne...
Becoming kin : an indigenous call to unforgetting the past and reimagining our future
Krawec, Patty
Paper Book
Included in the Lakota People's Law Project Decolonized Reading List for 2025 We find our way forward by going back. The invented history of the Western world is crumbling fast, Anishinaabe writer Patty Krawec says, but we can still honor the bonds between us. Settlers dominated and...
Waiting for the Long Night Moon: Stories
Peters, Amanda
Paper Book
From the bestselling author of The Berry Pickers In her debut collection of short fiction, Amanda Peters describes the Indigenous experience from an astonishingly wide spectrum in time and place--from contact with the first European settlers, to the forced removal of...
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