If you’re having trouble finding a book to read this month for our Read for Reconciliation challenge, we’ve compiled a master list for you! Surely one of these titles will spark some inspiration…
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Kids
- A Boy Called Slow by Joseph Bruchac
- A Stranger at Home by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton, illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes
- A Walk on the Shoreline by Rebecca Hainnu
- Akilak's Adventure by Deborah Kigjugalik Webster, illustrated by Charlene Chua
- Alego by Ningeokuluk Teevee
- Ancient Thunder by Leo Yerxa
- As Long as the Rivers Flow by Larry Loyie With the participation of Constance Brissenden, illustrated by Heather D. Holmlund
- Ava and the Little Folk by Neil Christopher and Alan Neal, illustrated by Jonathan Wright
- Awasis and the World-Famous Bannock by Dallas Hunt
- Bear for Breakfast by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Jay Odjick
- Birdsong by Julie Flett
- Blackflies! by Robert Munsch, illustrated by Jay Odjick
- Cloudwalker by Roy Henry Vickers and Robert Budd
- Dakota Talks about Treaties by Kelly Crawford, illustrated by Donald Chrétien
- Dear Canada: These Are My Words: The Residential School Diary of Violet Pesheens by Ruby Slipperjack
- Dragonfly Kites by Tomson Highway
- Elizabeth Dances Pow-wow by Elaine McArthur
- Fishing with Grandma by Susan Avingaq
- Firedancers by Jan Bourdeau Waboose - C.J. Taylor
- Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes by Wab Kinew, illustrated by Joe Morse
- Grandpa's Girls by Nicola Campbell
- Hey Little Rockabye by Buffy Sainte-Marie
- Hiwatha and the Peacemaker by Robbie Robertson
- How Two-Feather was saved from loneliness by C.J. Taylor
- I am loved by Kevin Qamaniq-Mason
- I am not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Gillian Newland
- It’s Time for Bed by Jeremy Debicki and Ceporah Mearns
- Jak’s Story by Aaron Bell
- Joy of Apex by Napatsi Folger, illustrated by Ann Kronheimer
- Kebaowek First Nation Kids Books by Kebaowek First Nation
- Lessons from Mother Earth by Elaine McLeod
- Louis Riel Day: The Fur Trade Project by Deborah L. Delaronde
- Meennunyakaa/Blueberry Patch by Jennifer Leason
- Missing Nimama by Melanie Florence, illustrated by Francois Thisdale
- Muin and the Seven Bird Hunters by Prune Harris and Lillian Marshall
- My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith
- Nibi’s Water Song by Sunshine Tenasco, illustration by Chief Lady Bird
- Nokum is My Teacher by David Bouchard, illustrated by Allen Sapp
- Northern Lights: The Soccer Trails by Michael Kusugak, illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka
- Not My Girl by Christy Jordan-Fenton
- Nuttah and Kitchi National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration! by Sandra Samatte, illustrated by Julian Grafenauer
- Phyllis's Orange Shirt by Phyllis Webstad
- Powwow Counting in Cree by Penny M Thomas
- SHI-SHI-ETKO by Nicola I. Campbell, illustrated by Kim Lafave
- Shin-chi's canoe by Nicola I. Campbell, illustrated by Kim LaFave
- Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox by Danielle Daniel
- Stolen Words by Melanie Florence, illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
- Sus Yoo/The Bear's Medicine by Clayton Gauthier
- Sweetest Kulu by Celina Kalluk
- Takannaaluk by Herve Paniaq, illustrated by Germaine Arnaktauyok
- Tanna's Owl by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley
- The Arrow Sash by Sylvain Rivard
- The Bee by Becky Han
- The Dancing Trees by Masiana Kelly
- The Ghost and Lone Warrior by C.J. Taylor
- The Giant Bear by Jose Angutinngurniq
- The Girl and the Wolf by Katherena Vermette and Julie Flett
- The Honour Drum by Cheryl Bear and Tim Huff
- The Legend of Lightning and Thunder by Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt, illustrated by Jo Rioux
- The Moccasins by Earl Einarson
- The Orange Shirt Story by Phyllis Webstad
- The Origin of Day and Night by Paula Ikuutaq Rumbolt, illustrated by Lenny Lishchenko
- The Spirit Trackers by Jan Bourdeau Waboose
- The Walrus Who Escaped by Rachel Qitsualik-Tinsley
- The Water Walker by Joanne Robertson
- Then Pencil by Susan Avingaq
- Una Huna? What Is This? by Susan Aglukark
- We Sang You Home by Richard Van Camp, illustrated by Julie Flett
- What is Truth, Betsy?: A Story of Truth by Katherena Vermette, illustrated by Irene Kuiw
- What’s My Super Power by Aviaq Johnston
- When Pumpkins Fly by Margaret Lawrence
- When We Are Kind by Monique Gray Smith
- When We Were Alone by David Alexander Robertson, illustrated by Julie Flett
- Why the Monster by Rachel and Sean Qitsualik-Tinsley, illustrated by Toma Feizo Gas
- You Hold Me Up by Monique Gray Smith, illustrated by Danielle Daniel
Young Adult
- 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga by David Alexander Robertson
- Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin & Ezekiel Kwaymullina
- Cold Skies by Thomas King
- Curse of the Shaman: A Marble Island Story by Michael Kusugak, illustrated by Vladyana Krykorka
- Fire Fight by Jacqueline Guest
- Fire Song by Adam Garnet Jones
- Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley
- Ghost Bird by Lisa Fuller
- He Who Dreams by Melanie Florence
- Johnny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead
- Monsters by David Alexander Robertson
- #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy & Mary Beth Leatherdale
- Red River Resistance (A Girl Called Echo) Vol. 2 by Katherena Vermette
- Shadows Cast by Stars by Catherine Knutsson
- Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson
- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie
- The Lesser Blessed by Richard Van Camp
- The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline
- The Outside Circle: A Graphic Novel by Patti LaBoucane-Benson & Kelly Mellings
- The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson
- The Whale Rider by Witi Ihimaera
- This Place: 150 Years Retold by Multiple authors
- Those Who Run the Sky by Aviaq Johnston
- Walking in Two Worlds by Wab Kinew
- Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson
- Will’s Garden by Lee Maracle
Non-fiction/memoir
- 21 Things you may not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph
- Allotment Stories: Indigenous Land Relations Under Settler Siege by Daniel Heath Justice and Jean M. O’Brien
- Amplifying Indigenous Voices in Business: Indigenization, Reconciliation, and Entrepreneurship by Priscilla Omulo
- Black Water by David Alexander Robertson
- Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
- by Robin Wall Kimmerer
- Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools by Theodore Niizhotay Fontaine
- Di-bayn-di-zi-win (To Own Ourselves): Embodying Ojibway-Anishinabe Ways by Jerry Fontaine and Don McCaskill
- Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player by Fred Sasakamoose
- Calling My Spirit Back by Elaine Alec
- Dog Flowers: A Memoir, An Archive by Danielle Geller
- First Peoples in Canada by Alan D. McMillan & Eldon Yellowhorn
- Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science by Jessica Hernandez
- Genocidal Love: A Life After Residential School by Bevann Fox
- Half-bads in White Regalia: A Memoir by Cody Caetano
- Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot
- In Our Backyard: Keeyask and the Legacy of Hydroelectric Development, by Aimée Craft and Jill Blakley
- Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel
- Kuei, My Friend: A Conversation on Race and Reconciliation by Natasha Kanapé Fontaine and Deni Ellis Béchard
- Medicine Wheel Workbook: Finding Your Healthy Balance by Carrie Armstrong
- My Conversations With Canadians by Lee Maracle
- My Privilege, My Responsibility by Sheila North
- Our Story by Various Authors
- Owóknage: The Story of Carry the Kettle Nakoda First Nation, by Carry the Kettle First Nation, Jim and Tracey Tanner, David R Miller & Peggy Martin McGuire
- Permanent Astonishment by Tomson Highway
- Price Paid by Bev Sellars
- Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk by Sasha Lapointe
- Restoring the Kinship Worldview: Indigenous Voices Introduce 28 Precepts for Rebalancing Life on Planet Earth by Wahinke Topa (Four Arrows) and Darcia Narvaez
- Scratching River by Michelle Porter
- So You Girls Remember That: Memoir of a Haida Elder by Gaadgas Nora Bellis
- Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America’s Stolen Land by Noè Alvarez
- The Boy from Buzwah: A Life in Indian Education by Cecil King
- The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King
- The Life and Legacy of Muriel Stanley Venne: A Métis Matriarch by Christine Mowat and Muriel Stanley Venne
- The Shoe Boy by Duncan McCue
- White Magic by Elissa Washuta
Romance
- Eternal Lovers by V.S. Nelson
- Heartbeat Braves by Pamela Sanderson
- Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith
- Her Love, Her Land by Evangeline Parsons Yazzie
- #IndianLovePoems by Tenille K. Campbell
- Not Meeting Mr. Right by Anita Heiss
Mystery/thriller/horror
- Anoka by Shane Hawk
- DreadfulWater by Thomas King (Hartley GoodWeather)
- Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
- Girl Gone Missing by Marcie R. Rendon
- Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones
- Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
- My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
- Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga
- Taaqtumi: An Anthology of Arctic Horror Stories by Various Authors
- The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
- The Red Canoe by Wayne Johnson
Adult fiction
- A Quality of Light by Richard Wagamese
- Birdie by Tracey Lindberg
- Celia’s Song by Lee Maracle
- Crow Winter by Karen McBride
- Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
- God Isn’t Here Today by Francine Cunningham
- In Search of April Raintree by Beatrice Mosionier
- Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
- Indians Don’t Cry: Gaawiin Mawisiiwag Anishinaabeg by George Kenny
- Once Were Warriors by Alan Duff
- Ragged Company by Richard Wagamese
- Ravensong by Lee Maracle
- Song of Batoche by Maia Caron
- Take us to your Chief: and Other Stories by Drew Hayden Taylor
- The Accident of Being Lost: Songs and Stories by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
- The Back of the Turtle by Thomas King
- The Bone People by Keri Hulme
- The Break by Katherena Vermette
- The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
- The Seed Keeper by Diane Wilson
- The Sentence by Louise Erdrich
- The Strangers by Katherena Vermette
- There There by Tommy Orange
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