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Indigenous History Month

To celebrate National Indigenous History Month, the MRU Library has compiled a selection of published works from our collection and additional sources that centre Indigenous writers, voices, stories and perspectives.

Non-fiction

21 things you may not know about the Indian Act
21 things you may not know about the Indian Act -
Bob Joseph
Braiding sweetgrass: Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants
Braiding sweetgrass: Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge and the teachings of plants -
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Beyond rights: the Nisga'a final agreement and the challenges of modern treaty relationships
Beyond rights: the Nisga'a final agreement and the challenges of modern treaty relationships -
Carole Blackburn
The North-West is our mother: the story of Louis Riel's people, the Métis Nation
The North-West is our mother: the story of Louis Riel's people, the Métis Nation -
Jean Teillet
From the ashes
From the ashes -
Jesse Thistle
In my own Moccasins Book Cover
In my own moccasins: a memoir of resilience -
Helen Knott
Peace and good order: the case for Indigenous justice in Canada
Peace and good order: the case for Indigenous justice in Canada -
Harold R. Johnson
Blanket toss under midnight sun: portraits of everyday life in eight Indigenous communities
Blanket toss under midnight sun: portraits of everyday life in eight Indigenous communities -
Paul Seesequasis
To share, not surrender: Indigenous and settler visions of treaty making in the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia
To share, not surrender: Indigenous and settler visions of treaty making in the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia -
Edited by Peter Cook
Seven fallen feathers: racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city
"Seven fallen feathers: racism, death, and hard truths in a northern city" -
Tanya Talaga
Research and reconciliation: unsettling ways of knowing through Indigenous relationships
Research and reconciliation: unsettling ways of knowing through Indigenous relationships -
Edited by Shawn Wilson, Andrea V. Breen and Lindsay DuPré
Research is ceremony: Indigenous research methods
Research is ceremony: Indigenous research methods -
Shawn Wilson
All our relations: finding the path forward
All our relations: finding the path forward -
Tanya Talaga
The reason you walk
The reason you walk -
Wab Kinew
Mamaskatch: a Cree coming of age
Mamaskatch: a Cree coming of age -
Darrel J. McLeod
A mind spread out on the ground
A mind spread out on the ground -
Alicia Elliott
Keetsahnak: our missing and murdered Indigenous sisters
Keetsahnak: our missing and murdered Indigenous sisters -
Edited by Kim Anderson, Maria Campbell and Christi Belcourt
The true spirit and original intent of Treaty 7
The true spirit and original intent of Treaty 7 -
Treaty 7 Elders and Tribal Council with Walter Hildebrandt, Sarah Carter and Dorothy First Rider
The winter we danced: voices from the past, the future, and the Idle No More movement
The winter we danced: voices from the past, the future, and the Idle No More movement -
Edited by The Kino-nda-niimi Collective
Restoring the balance: First Nations women, community, and culture
Restoring the balance: First Nations women, community, and culture -
Edited by Gail Guthrie Valaskakis, Madeleine Dion Stout and Eric Guimond
What is the Indian <q>problem</q>: tutelage and resistance in Canadian Indian administration
What is the Indian "problem": tutelage and resistance in Canadian Indian administration -
Noel Dyck
Unsettling the settler within: Indian residential schools, truth telling, and reconciliation in Canada
Unsettling the settler within: Indian residential schools, truth telling, and reconciliation in Canada -
Paulette Regan
Truth and indignation: Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Indian Residential Schools
Truth and indignation: Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Indian Residential Schools -
Ronald Niezen
A national crime: the Canadian government and the residential school system, 1879 to 1986
A national crime: the Canadian government and the residential school system, 1879 to 1986 -
John S. Milloy
Colonized classrooms: racism, trauma and resistance in post-secondary education
Colonized classrooms: racism, trauma and resistance in post-secondary education -
Sheila Cote-Meek
No surrender: the land remains indigenous
No surrender: the land remains indigenous -
Sheldon Krasowski
Finding Dahshaa: self-government, social suffering and aboriginal policy in Canada
Finding Dahshaa: self-government, social suffering and aboriginal policy in Canada -
Stephanie Irlbacher-Fox
Heart berries: a memoir
Heart berries: a memoir -
Terese Marie Mailhot
Creating space: my life and work in Indigenous education
Creating space: my life and work in Indigenous education -
Verna J Kirkness
The knowledge seeker: embracing Indigenous spirituality
The knowledge seeker: embracing Indigenous spirituality -
Blair Stonechild
Life in the city of dirty water: a memoir of healing
Life in the city of dirty water: a memoir of healing -
Clayton Thomas-Müller
Indigenous writes: a guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit issues in Canada
Indigenous writes: a guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit issues in Canada -
Chelsey Vowel
The Sasquatch at Home: Traditional Protocols & Modern Storytelling
The Sasquatch at Home: Traditional Protocols & Modern Storytelling -
Eden Robinson
Permanent astonishment
Permanent astonishment -
Tomson Highway
One story, one song
One story, one song -
Richard Wagamese
Laughing with the Trickster: On Sex, Death, and Accordions
Laughing with the Trickster: On Sex, Death, and Accordions -
Tomson Highway