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Truth and Reconciliation

A collection of non-fiction titles that delve into the history of colonialism in Canada, its impact on Indigenous people, and discuss how we can move forward together

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24 items

  • Truth Telling

    Seven Conversations About Indigenous Life in Canada

    Good, Michelle
    A bold, provocative examination of Canadian Indigenous issues from advocate, activist and award-winning novelist Michelle Good. Truth Telling is a collection of essays about the contemporary Indigenous experience in Canada.
    Book, 2023Toronto, ON : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2023] — 305.897071 Goo
  • Ally Is a Verb

    a Guide to Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples

    LeMay, Rose
    This insightful book suggests how to enter the field of reconciliation in a good way, in your community and your workplace. You will learn: more about the true history shared by Indigenous peoples and colonial governments, why reconciliation is…
    Book, 2025[Vancouver, BC] : Page Two, [2025] — 323.11 LeM
  • In this book, drawing from the lessons that he has learned along his pathway from residential school to the leader of Reconciliation Canada, Chief Robert Joseph provides a map for collective change and transformation.
    Book, 2022[Vancouver, British Columbia] : Page Two Books, [2022] — 305.897071 Jos
  • 52 Ways to Reconcile

    How to Walk With Indigenous People on the Path to Healing

    Robertson, David, 1977-
    52 Ways to Reconcile offers concrete and practical answers, in the form of a friendly and accessible guide. The idea of this book is simple: fifty-two bite-size chapters, each focused on one attainable act of reconciliation. One act per week, for an…
    Book, 2025Toronto, ON : McClelland & Stewart, 2025. — 305.897071 Rob
  • The Witness Blanket

    Truth, Art and Reconciliation

    Newman, Carey, 1975-
    Tells the story of the making of the Witness Blanket, a work by Indigenous artist Carey Newman that contains items from every residential school in Canada and stories from the Survivors who donated them
    Book, 2022[Victoria, BC] : Orca Book Publishers, 2022. — J 371.82997071 New
  • Indigenous Rights in One Minute

    What You Need to Know to Talk Reconciliation

    McIvor, Bruce,
    During his nearly three decades advocating for Indigenous rights and teaching Aboriginal law, McIvor has recorded the fundamental questions that Canadians from all corners of society have asked to advance reconciliation. He supplies the answers…
    Book, 2025Gibsons, BC : Nightwood Editions, 2025. — 342.710872 McI
  • Unreconciled

    Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance

    Wente, Jesse,
    Part memoir and part manifesto, Unreconciled is a stirring call to arms to put truth over the flawed concept of reconciliation, and to build a new, respectful relationship between the nation of Canada and Indigenous peoples.
    Book, 2022[Toronto] : Penguin, 2022. — 305.897333071092 Wente
  • North of Nowhere

    Song of a Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner

    Wilson, Marie (Journalist),
    With the skills of a journalist, the heart of a mother and grandmother, and the insights of a life as the spouse of a residential school survivor, Commissioner Wilson guides readers through her years witnessing survivor testimony across the country,…
    Book, 2024Toronto, ON : Anansi, 2024. — 971.00497 Wil
  • Reconciling

    a Lifelong Struggle to Belong

    Grant, Larry (Musqueam Elder),
    A celebration and in-depth exploration of Canada's West Coast through an Indigenous and immigrant lens, Reconciling weaves together personal tales and tough histories for guiding steps toward true understanding.
    Book, 2025Toronto, ON : ECW Press, [2025] — 971.1330049794 Grant
  • Finding Otipemisiwak weaves lyrical prose, poetry, and essays into an incisive commentary on the vulnerability of Indigenous children in a white supremacist child welfare system, the devastation of cultural loss, and the rocky road some people must…
    Book, 2024Vancouver, BC : Arsenal Pulp Press, [2024] — 305.897 Cur
  • A Knock on the Door

    the Essential History of Residential Schools From the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

    Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada
    Book, 2016Winnipeg, Manitoba : University of Manitoba Press, [2016] — 971.00497 Tru
  • In This Together

    Fifteen Stories of Truth & Reconciliation

    Book, 2016Victoria, BC : Brindle&Glass, [2016] — 971.00497 Int
  • Indigenous Relations

    Insights, Tips & Suggestions to Make Reconciliation a Reality

    Joseph, Robert P. C., 1963-
    Book, 2019[Port Coquitlam, BC] : Indigenous Relations Press, [2019] — 305.897071 Jos
  • Unsettling Canada

    a National Wake-up Call

    Manuel, Arthur
    Book, 2015Toronto : Between the Lines, [2015] — 971.00497 Man
  • Surviving Canada

    Indigenous Peoples Celebrate 150 Years of Betrayal

    Book, 2017Winnipeg : ARP Books, [2017] — 971.00497 Sur
  • The Reconciliation Manifesto

    Recovering the Land, Rebuilding the Economy

    Manuel, Arthur
    Book, 2017Toronto : James Lorimer and Company Ltd., Publishers, [2017] — 305.897071 Man
  • From Where I Stand

    Rebuilding Indigenous Nations for a Stronger Canada

    Wilson-Raybould, Jody, 1971-
    Book, 2019Vancouver, BC : Purich Books, [2019] — 971.00497 Wil