Happy National Indigenous People’s Day! With summer upon us we wanted to contribute to your summer book clubs and reading lists with Justice and Reconciliation Mobilizer - Shannon Perez’s Top 5 thought provoking reads. Covering the spectrum from U.S. to Canada and fiction to non-fiction, this reading list is guaranteed to get you thinking.
This non-fiction book looks at the interactions between Indigenous peoples and newcomers from contact to now. This book offers a satirical look at that history. A great introduction for folks trying to understand the root of some of the conversations the land we call North America is now having.
Indigenous identity and Christian identity are not exclusive to each other, Indigenous identity can create beautiful diversity in the body of the church. Have you ever asked questions about how culture and Christianity go together? This book would make a great starting point to broaden your perspective on the diversity that builds the body of Christ.
This award winning memoire offers the reader a chance to travel alongside an Indigenous Elder ‘Dan.’ Meeting a variety of characters along the way, the worldviews of Indigenous peoples are shared in a way that makes you question your own understanding of the world.
If you’ve heard the name Chanie Wenjack or wondered what is happening in Thunder Bay Ontario, this hard hitting book will give you insight into the history that has led up to these current events. The stories of these youths are ones that will stick with you for a long time.
A fictional story of two Métis sisters separated from their family and each other. The girls deal with their identities in divergent ways in a world that is not kind to them. Hard hitting, this book still offers the reader hope.
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