My Name is Seepeetza by Shirley Sterling
An honest look at life in an Indian residential school in the 1950s, and how one indomitable young spirit survived it — 30th anniversary edition.
National Truth and Reconciliation Day
Laughing With the Trickster by Tomson Highway
Celebrated author and playwright Tomson Highway brings his signature irreverence to an exploration of five themes central to the human condition: language, creation, sex and gender, humour, and death.
The Laughing People: A Tribute to my Innu Friends by Serge Bouchard
The Laughing People, translated from the award-winning Le peuple rieur, conveys the richness and resilience of the Innu while reminding us of the forces – old and new – that threaten their community. This memoir and tribute tells the tale of the very long journey of a very small nation, recounting both its joie de vivre and its crosses borne.
My Indian Summer: A Novel by By Joseph Kakwinokanasum
My Indian Summer, is a coming-of-age book, an account that sounds based in truth, and tells of a season that proved to be a turning point in a young man’s life. The year is 1979, the last days of August, turning into September – for many, one of the loveliest times of the year.
Excerpt: The Elk Whistle Warrior Society by Rick Revelle
This excerpt is taken from the forthcoming book by Rick Revelle, The Elk Whistle Warrior Society. This action and adventure story takes place in the 1960s. Revelle highlights the skills required to be part of the Elk Whistle Warrior Society, an organization that was founded 650 years ago by Anishinaabe and Cree teenagers.
Reading Indigenous With Alison Manley
Three reviews of books written by Indigenous authors that Alison Manley (TMR’s Associate Editor) read in late 2022.
Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior Rising by Brandi Morin
Our Voice of Fire chronicles Morin’s journey to overcome enormous adversity and find her purpose, and her power, through journalism. This compelling, honest book is full of self-compassion and the purifying fire of a pursuit for justice.
Flash Reviews of Four Recent Indigenous Titles by Alison Manley
Four of Alison Manley’s Instagram reviews are collected here for National Truth and Reconciliation Day, September 30, 2021.