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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Saskatchewan Information & Library Services Consortium Regina Public Library
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A knock on the door : the essential history of residential schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Paper Book
"It can start with a knock on the door one morning. It is the local Indian agent, or the parish priest, or, perhaps, a Mounted Police officer." So began the school experience of many Indigenous children in Canada for more than a hundred years, and so begins the history of residential schools...
True Reconciliation : How to Be a Force for Change
Wilson-Raybould, Jody
Ebook
NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the #1 bestselling author of 'Indian' in the Cabinet, a groundbreaking and accessible roadmap to advancing true reconciliation across Canada. There is one question Canadians have asked Jody Wilson-Raybould more than any other: What can...
Unbroken : my fight for survival, hope, and justice for indigenous women and girls
Sterritt, Angela
Ebook
Picking up the pieces : residential school memories and the making of the witness blanket
Newman, Carey.
Ebook
"Will educate and enlighten Canadians for generations to come. It's a must-read for anyone seeking to understand Canada's residential-school saga. Most importantly, it's a touchstone of community for those survivors and their families still on the path to healing."--Waubgeshig Rice, journalist...
Legacy : trauma, story, and Indigenous healing
Methot, Suzanne
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
Knott, Helen
Ebook
An unflinching memoir of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds of sexual assault from a resilient, emerging Indigenous voice. Helen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different perspective. In My Own...
Intimate integration : a history of the sixties scoop and the colonization of indigenous kinship
Stevenson, Allyson D.
Ebook

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