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Choose 10 of the following:

1. an book written by an indigenous author from a province you do not live in
2. a book focusing on taking care of mother earth with indigenous teachings
3. an indigenous play
4. indigenous graphic novel
5. a collection of short stories
6. an indigenous story told by a strong female voice
7. a book written by an indigenous author in another country
8. a book written by a local indigenous author or about an indigenous individual living close to you
9. truth and reconciliation recommendations
10. read 21 Things You Might not know about the Indian act by Bob Joseph
11. a book by or about an indigenous artist
12. a book by a indigenous individual who is no longer living
13. an indigenous book that has won awards
14. a book of indigenous poetry or art
15. a children's story
16. a memoir
17. another book by an indigenous author that might not fit the categories above

COMPLETED: 5/10



✓ Book written by an indigenous author from a province you do not live in
• Title: Empire of Wild
• Author: Cherie Dimaline
• Date read: April 25, 2020

✓ Indigenous Graphic Novel
• Title: Red River Resistance
• Author: Katherena Vermette
• Date read: November 3, 2020

✓ Book written by an indigenous author in another country
• Title: There There
• Author: Tommy Orange
• Date read: June 16, 2020

✓ Children's story
• Title: In Search of April Raintree (youth edition April Raintree)
• Author: Beatrice Mosionier
• Date read: July 27, 2020

✓ Memoir
• Title: From the Ashes
• Author: Jesse Thistle
• Date read: January 30, 2020

1. an book written by an indigenous author from a province you do not live in – Indian Horse

5. a memoir – Heart Berries

7. an indigenous story told by a strong female voice – Split Tooth

8. a book written by an indigenous author in another country – There There

9. a book written by a local indigenous author or about an indigenous individual living close to you - One Native Life

10. truth and reconciliation recommendations – Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada

11. read 21 Things You Might not know about the Indian act by Bob Joseph - 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality

12. a book by or about an indigenous artist- Beautiful Scars: Steeltown Secrets, Mohawk Skywalkers and the Road Home

13. a book by a indigenous individual who is no longer living – One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet

14. an indigenous book that has won awards – Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

A book by an Indigenous individual who is no longer living - Starlight by Richard Wagamese

An Indigenous Graphic Novel - Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story by David Alexander Robertson

A book written by a local Indigenous author or about an Indigenous individual living close to you - The Mi'kmaq Anthology by Rita Joe

An Indigenous story told by a strong female voice - My Conversations with Canadians by Lee Maracle

A book written by an Indigenous author in another country - The Swan Book by Alexis Wright

Read 21 Things You Might not know about the Indian act by Bob Joseph - 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob Joseph

A memoir - From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

A collection of short stories - A Short History of Indians in Canada: Stories by Thomas King

A Children's Story - Victoria and Yellowknife's Big Canadian Adventure: A Children's Educational Story about Canada's Capitals in Their Provinces and Territories by Mario Cutulle

An Indigenous book that has won awards – Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City by Tanya Talaga

Truth and reconciliation recommendations - In This Together: Fifteen Stories of Truth and Reconciliation

A book by or about an Indigenous artist - Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

A book of Indigenous poetry or art - river woman by Katherena Vermette

6/10



✓ 1. an book written by an indigenous author from a province you do not live in - Crow Winter

2. a book focusing on taking care of mother earth with indigenous teachings

3. an indigenous play

4. indigenous graphic novel

5. a collection of short stories

6. an indigenous story told by a strong female voice - Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City, Halfbreed

7. a book written by an indigenous author in another country

8. a book written by a local indigenous author or about an indigenous individual living close to you

9. truth and reconciliation recommendations

✓ 10. read 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality

11. a book by or about an indigenous artist

12. a book by a indigenous individual who is no longer living

13. an indigenous book that has won awards Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

✓ 14. a book of indigenous poetry or art - NDN Coping Mechanisms: Notes from the Field

15. a children's story

✓ 16. a memoir - From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way

17. another book by an indigenous author that might not fit the categories above

8/10

✓1. a book written by an indigenous author from a province you do not live in
Son of a Trickster by Eden Robinson, 336 pages, 3 stars

2. a book focusing on taking care of mother earth with indigenous teachings

3. an indigenous play

✓4. indigenous graphic novel
Wendy by Walter K. Scott, 216 pages, 4 stars

5. a collection of short stories

✓6. an indigenous story told by a strong female voice
Heart Berries by Terese Marie Mailhot, 128 pages, 3 stars

✓7. a book written by an indigenous author in another country
This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga, 284 pages, 3 stars

8. a book written by a local indigenous author or about an indigenous individual living close to you

9. truth and reconciliation recommendations

10. read 21 Things You Might not know about the Indian act by Bob Joseph

✓11. a book by or about an indigenous artist
Testimony: A Memoir by Robbie Robertson, 500 pages, 3 stars

12. a book by a indigenous individual who is no longer living

✓13. an indigenous book that has won awards
Five Little Indians by Michelle Good, 304 pages, 3 stars

14. a book of indigenous poetry or art

15. a children's story

✓16. a memoir
From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle, 369 pages. 3 stars

✓17. another book by an indigenous author that might not fit the categories above
Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land by Noé Álvarez, 240 pages, 3 stars

COMPLETED

✓1. an book written by an indigenous author from a province you do not live in: Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont.

✓2. a book focusing on taking care of mother earth with indigenous teachings:
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

3. an indigenous play

4. indigenous graphic novel

5. a collection of short stories

✓6. an indigenous story told by a strong female voice:

Birdie by Tracey Lindberg
✓7. a book written by an indigenous author in another country

Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga

8. a book written by a local indigenous author or about an indigenous individual living close to you: Against the Current and Into the Light: Performing History and Land in Coast Salish Territories and Vancouver's Stanley Park

✓9. truth and reconciliation recommendations
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation by Monique Gray Smith

✓10. read 21 Things You Might not know about the Indian Act by Bob Joseph

11. a book by or about an indigenous artist

12. a book by a indigenous individual who is no longer living

13. an indigenous book that has won awards

✓14. a book of indigenous poetry or art: Disintegrate/Dissociate by Arielle Twist

✓15. a children's story:
The Girl and the Wolf by Katherena Vermette

✓16. a memoir
Sasquatch at Home: Traditional Protocols & Modern Storytelling

✓✓✓17. another book by an indigenous author that might not fit the categories above:

Modern Native Feasts: Healthy, Innovative, Sustainable Cuisine

In This Together: Fifteen Stories of Truth and Reconciliation

Cedar: Tree of Life to the Northwest Coast Indians byHilary Stewart

Choose 10 of the following:

1. a book written by an indigenous author from a province you do not live in

2. a book focusing on taking care of mother earth with indigenous teachings

3. an indigenous play

4. indigenous graphic novel

5. a collection of short stories

6. an indigenous story told by a strong female voice

7. a book written by an indigenous author in another country

8. a book written by a local indigenous author or about an indigenous individual living close to you

9. truth and reconciliation recommendations

10. read 21 Things You Might not know about the Indian act by Bob Joseph

11. a book by or about an indigenous artist

12. a book by a indigenous individual who is no longer living

13. an indigenous book that has won awards

14. a book of indigenous poetry or art

15. a children's story

16. a memoir

17. another book by an indigenous author that might not fit the categories above

1/10

*1. an book written by an indigenous author from a province you do not live in Empire of Wild Jan 14/20

2. a book focusing on taking care of mother earth with indigenous teachings

*3. an indigenous play This Is How We Got Here read Jan 7/20

*4. indigenous graphic novel 7 Generations: A Plains Cree Saga Jan 15/20

5. a collection of short stories

6. an indigenous story told by a strong female voice

7. a book written by an indigenous author in another country The Bingo Palace

8. a book written by a local indigenous author or about an indigenous individual living close to you

9. truth and reconciliation recommendations

10. read 21 Things You Might not know about the Indian act by Bob Joseph 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality

11. a book by or about an indigenous artist

12. a book by a indigenous individual who is no longer living One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet

13. an indigenous book that has won awards

14. a book of indigenous poetry or art

15. a children's story The Scout: Tommy Prince

16. a memoir

17. another book by an indigenous author that might not fit the categories above

✓ 1. a book written by an indigenous author from a province you do not live in - The Lesser Blessed

2. a book focusing on taking care of mother earth with indigenous teachings

3. an indigenous play

✓ 4. indigenous graphic novel - This Place: 150 Years Retold

5. a collection of short stories - Moccasin Square Gardens: Short Stories

✓ 6. an indigenous story told by a strong female voice - Rose's Run

7. a book written by an indigenous author in another country

8. a book written by a local indigenous author or about an indigenous individual living close to you

9. truth and reconciliation recommendations

✓ 10. read 21 Things You Might not know about the Indian act by Bob Joseph

11. a book by or about an indigenous artist

12. a book by a indigenous individual who is no longer living - Indian Horse

13. an indigenous book that has won awards

14. a book of indigenous poetry or art

15. a children's story

✓ 16. a memoir - From the Ashes

✓ 17. another book by an indigenous author that might not fit the categories above - Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club

10/10

a book written by an indigenous author from a province you do not live in


an indigenous story told by a strong female voice


a book written by an indigenous author in another country


a book written by a local indigenous author or about an indigenous individual living close to you


truth and reconciliation recommendations


read 21 Things You Might not know about the Indian act by Bob Joseph

a book by a indigenous individual who is no longer living


an indigenous book that has won awards


a book of indigenous poetry or art


another book by an indigenous author that might not fit the categories above

Working on or completed:

7. a book written by an indigenous author in another country
Fools Crow by James Welch (completed March)
2. a book focusing on taking care of mother earth with indigenous teachings
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants (currently reading; April)


Choose 10 of the following:
1. an book written by an indigenous author from a province you do not live in
3. an indigenous play
4. indigenous graphic novel
5. a collection of short stories
6. an indigenous story told by a strong female voice
8. a book written by a local indigenous author or about an indigenous individual living close to you
9. truth and reconciliation recommendations
10. read 21 Things You Might not know about the Indian act by Bob Joseph
11. a book by or about an indigenous artist
12. a book by a indigenous individual who is no longer living
13. an indigenous book that has won awards
14. a book of indigenous poetry or art
15. a children's story
16. a memoir
17. another book by an indigenous author that might not fit the categories above

7/10 (I'm not counting Bob Joseph's book as I read it last year)

1. a book written by an indigenous author from a province you do not live in
✔ Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline

2. a book focusing on taking care of mother earth with indigenous teachings

3. an indigenous play

4. indigenous graphic novel
✔ Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection

5. a collection of short stories
✔ Annie Muktuk and Other Stories by Norma Dunning

6. an indigenous story told by a strong female voice
[planned] Monkey Beach by Eden Robinson

7. a book written by an indigenous author in another country

8. a book written by a local indigenous author or about an indigenous individual living close to you

9. truth and reconciliation recommendations
[planned] The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America by Thomas King

10. read 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality by Bob JosephBob Joseph
✔ (I’ve already read this)

11. a book by or about an indigenous artist
✔ Split Tooth by Tanya Tagaq

12. a book by a indigenous individual who is no longer living
✔ Starlight by Richard Wagamese

13. an indigenous book that has won awards

14. a book of indigenous poetry or art
✔ river woman by Katherena Vermette

15. a children's story

16. a memoir

17. another book by an indigenous author that might not fit the categories above
[planned] Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year by Linda LeGarde Grover

I finished Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese which I found a truly moving a fascinating book. I would definitely recommend this one!

you can't go wrong reading any books by the late Richard Wagamese... his books are favourites among group members!