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Biindigen's 2022 Indigenous Reads

Biindigen: Western's Indigenous Learning Circle is not aways focused around books and reading, but we always get asked for recommendations, and wanted to promote some Indigenous reads that have been part of our past programming. You can get most of these titles from the Western Library or London Public Libraries, or purchase them yourselves to treasure forever. Happy reading!

Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction

Braiding Sweetgrass – Robin Wall-Kimmerer

Peace and Good Order: The Case for Indigenous Justice in Canada – Harold Johnson

A Mind Spread Out On the Ground – Alica Elliott

Activating the Heart: Storytelling, knowledge sharing and relationship

Five Little Indians – Michelle Good

If I Go Missing – Brainna Jonnie

Aki-Wayn-zih  - Eli Baxter

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act – Bob Joseph

Indian Horse - Richard Wagamese

Truth About Stories - Thomas King

From the Ashes - Jesse Thistle

Seven Fallen Feathers - Tanya Talaga

There There – Tommy Orange

Colonialism’s Currency: Money, State, and First Nations in Canada, 1820- 1950 - Brian Gettler

Young Adult:

Hunting by Stars – Cherie Dimaline

The Marrow Thieves - Cherie Dimaline

The Trickster Series - Eden Robinson

The Firekeepers Daughter – Angeline Boulley

Children's books:

Treaty Words – For As Long As The Rivers Flow - Aimee Craft

On the Trapline – David A Robertson, Julie Flett

I Sang you Down from the Stars - Tasha Spillett

It's a Mitig! - Bridget George 

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  • Peetooteewiit
  • Biindigen: Indigenous Learning Circle
    • Biindigen's Indigenous History Month Challenge 2021
    • Biindigen's Indigenous History Month Challenge 2022
    • Biindigen's 2022 Indigenous Reads
  • Indigenous Learning Honour
  • Indigenous Formal Curriculum Grant 2022
  • Learning & Development
  • Laotsyá:n OII Newsletter
  • Land Acknowledgement
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  • Strategic Planning & Reports
  • Committees
  • Indigenous Learning Fund Pilot 2020

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