Read for Reconciliation Book List

By Colleen LewisJun 2, 2022

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…

Make sure to comment on Instagram or Facebook to let us know if we missed any!

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