Get the Facts: Indigenous & Black Non-Fiction
At the 2018 edition of The FOLD (Festival of Literary Diversity), Robyn Maynard said: "The facts don't actually speak for themselves." It matters who is telling the story, and with what lens the story is being told. A couple of additional titles to look for: -"Becoming an Ally: Breaking the Cycle of Oppression in People" by Anne Bishop -"Viola Desmond's Canada: a history of blacks and racial segregation in the promised land" by Graham Reynolds
The Education of Augie Merasty
A Residential School Memoir
Nationhood Interrupted
Revitalizing nêhiyaw Legal Systems
Why Indigenous Literatures Matter
A Mind Spread Out on the Ground
21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act
Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality