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• Mother Earth Is Our Elder

  a Northern Indigenous Perspective on the Climate Crisis

  Lafferty, Catherine, 1982-

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  In Mother Earth Is Our Elder, Dene Elders share their rich knowledge systems and principles for protecting the environment, offering Indigenous wisdom as a solution to the climate crisis. Rooted in tradition, this hopeful and pragmatic book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sharing the Light

  Stories and Reflections

  Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-

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  Monique Gray Smith's book offers gentle wisdom through five transformative practices -- gratitude, love, joy, happiness, and hope. With short stories, reflections, and questions, it invites readers to reconnect with their inner light, blending…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Steady Brightness of Being

  Truths, Wisdom, and Love From Celebrated Indigenous Voices

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  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. This beautiful collection…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-government

  a Conversation About Dismantling the Indian Act

  Joseph, Robert P. C., 1963-

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  Bob Joseph’s new book explores dismantling the Indian Act and advancing Indigenous self-governance in Canada. Building on his previous work, he highlights successful self-government models, arguing for urgent negotiations to replace segregation with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• REDress

  Art, Action, and the Power of Presence

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  REDress is a powerful anthology uniting the voices of Indigenous women, Elders, grassroots community activists, artists, academics, and family members affected by the tragedy of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit people…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Revered Roots

  Ancestral Teachings and Wisdom of Wild, Edible, and Medicinal Plants

  Bird, LoriAnn

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  With Indigenous Métis herbalist LoriAnn Bird as your guide, connect with the ancestral wisdom of over 90 wild edible and medicinal plants from across North America.

• 52 Ways to Reconcile

  How to Walk With Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  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.

• The Rise of Indigenous Economic Power

  Deconstructing Indian Act Economics

  Hilton, Carol Anne, 1975-

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  In this groundbreaking new work, Carol Anne Hilton, author of the bestselling Indigenomics, explores the phenomenon of growing Indigenous economic power and sovereignty, achieved despite monumental historic injustices.

• One Second at a Time

  My Story of Pain and Reclamation

  Morrisseau, Diane

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  One Second at a Time is a deeply personal history of colonialism's effects on an Ojibway-Anishinabe woman who survives a traumatic childhood and eventually escapes domestic violence to find hope and healing.

• Hòt'a! Enough!

  Georges Erasmus's Fifty-year Battle for Indigenous Rights

  Spear, Wayne K., 1965-

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  Hòt'a! Enough! tells about the political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus -- a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years.

• Wînipêk

  Visions of Canada From An Indigenous Centre

  Sinclair, Niigaanwewidam James

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  Niigaan Sinclair uses the story of Winnipeg to illuminate the reality of Indigenous life all over what is called Canada. This is a book that demands change and celebrates those fighting for it, that reminds us of what must be reconciled and holds…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cold

  a Novel

  Taylor, Drew Hayden, 1962-

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  What starts off as a series of subtle connections between isolated characters quickly takes a menacing turn, as it becomes increasingly clear that someone--or something--is hunting them all. Taking tropes from the murder mystery, police procedural,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Challenge to Civilization

  Indigenous Wisdom and the Future

  Stonechild, Blair

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  Beautifully written, urgent, and critical, Challenge to Civilization reminds us that it is not Earth that is in danger of extinction, but ourselves, and Indigenous spiritual wisdom can be the guiding light through what will otherwise be humanity's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• An Anthology of Monsters

  How Story Saves Us From Our Anxiety

  Dimaline, Cherie, 1975-

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  An Anthology of Monsters by Cherie Dimaline, award-winning Métis author of The Marrow Thieves, is the tale of an intricate dance with life-long anxiety. It is about how the stories we tell ourselves--both the excellent and the horrible -- can help…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Becoming a Matriarch

  a Memoir

  Knott, Helen, 1987-

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  When matriarchs begin to disappear, there is a choice to either step into the places they left behind, or to craft a new space.

• The Circle

  Vermette, Katherena, 1977-

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  The day that Cedar Sage Stranger has been both dreading and longing for has finally come: her sister Phoenix is getting out of prison. The effect of Phoenix's release cascades through the community. M, the young girl whom she assaulted, is triggered…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Indigiqueerness

  a Conversation About Storytelling

  Whitehead, Joshua (Writer)

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  Evolving from a conversation between Joshua Whitehead and Angie Abdou, Indigiqueerness is part dialogue, part collage, and part memoir. Beginning with memories of his childhood poetry and prose and travelling through the library of his life, Joshua…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Truth Telling

  Seven Conversations About Indigenous Life in Canada

  Good, Michelle

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  With authority and insight, Truth Telling examines a wide range of Indigenous issues framed by Michelle Good's personal experience and knowledge. From racism, broken treaties, and cultural pillaging, to the value of Indigenous lives and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Unbroken

  My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

  Sterritt, Angela

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  As a Gitxsan teenager navigating life on the streets, Angela Sterritt wrote in her journal to help her survive and find her place in the world. Now an acclaimed journalist, she writes for major news outlets to push for justice and to light a path…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Cree

  a Novel = Ācimowin

  Johns, Jessica

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  Mackenzie, a Cree millennial, wakes up in her one-bedroom Vancouver apartment clutching a pine bough she had been holding in her dream just moments earlier. When she blinks, it disappears. Mackenzie continues to accidentally bring back items from…Read moreRead more of this annotation