National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 2024
September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in so-called-Canada.
Indigenous
Indigiqueerness: A Conversation About Storytelling by Joshua Whitehead, in dialogue with Angie Abdou
Indigiqueerness is a lean, skinny book full of meat. At just under 100 pages, it is a comprehensive dive into who is Joshua Whitehead. And, through this vessel, what makes a storyteller?
Celebrate Pride Month and Indigenous History Month with TMR!
June is Pride month AND Indigenous History Month. We’ll be spotlighting excellent queer and Indigenous titles all month. First up: some ~double feature~ Indigiqueer books, recommended from our editors!
The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones
The Angel of Indian Lake is the third book of the Indian Lake Trilogy, and we can tell that Jones had definite plans for his final installment to go out with a bang.
A Beautiful Rebellion: poems by Rita Bouvier
There’s a gentle humility in persisting and insisting in the poem to build a better world.
Setting a Welcoming Table: Mitji – Let’s Eat! Mi’kmaq Recipes from Sikniktuk by Margaret Augustine, Dr. Lauren Beck, and Patricia Bourque
Accompanied by warm family photos shared by community members and richly toned photographs created specially for the book by Patricia Bourque, Margaret Augustine and Dr. Lauren Beck have prepared a welcoming place setting for anyone interested in Indigenous history and culture in Mitji – Let’s Eat! Mi’kmaq Recipes from Sikniktuk.
The Kodiaks: Home Ice Advantage by David A. Robertson
David A. Robertson has expertly woven age-appropriate teaching moments with all the unknowns of a young adolescent’s sudden upheaval in The Kodiaks.
Dancing With Our Ancestors: Ceremony and Celebration
In Dancing With Our Ancestors, readers are invited to participate in a special Haida Potlatch in Hydaburg Alaska, the birth place of co-author Robert Davidson.
Home is the Lands and Rivers: A Girl Called Echo Omnibus by Katherena Vermette
This special omnibus edition of Katherena Vermette’s best-selling series features an all-new foreword by Chantal Fiola, a historical timeline, and an essay about Métis being and belonging by Brenda Macdougall.
A Spirit in the Material World: Cold, by Drew Hayden Taylor
A tragic plane crash that leaves two women stranded and fighting for their lives kicks off this sweeping and hilarious novel from award-winning writer Drew Hayden Taylor that blends thriller, murder mystery, and horror with humour and spectacle.
Green Fuse Burning by Tiffany Morris
The debut novella from the Elgin Award winning author of Elegies of Rotting Stars.
The Raven Mother by Hetxw’ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson)
Hoarders. Scavengers. Clever foragers. Bringers of new life. Ravens have many roles, both for the land and in Gitxsan story and song.
Moon of the Turning Leaves by Waubgeshig Rice
I was glued to this one; Rice is a great storyteller, and his writing shines again here.
And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliott
A mind-bending, gripping novel about Native life, motherhood and mental health that follows a young Mohawk woman who discovers that the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may have horrifying consequences.
