Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese: this is a story of an Indigenous man and his struggles with addictions and racism that trace back to his childhood when he was taken from his family and placed in residential school. Richard Wagamese (RIP) is a phenomenal storyteller.

21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act: only 200 pages but I had to take multiple breaks because this made me physically ill. Created in 1876 to fully assimilate (read eliminate) Indigenous people, it is still in place today. The last amendment was in 2019 AFTER this book was published.

Kukum by Michel Jean: this is a love story between a white orphan and an Indigenous man, but also between a white woman and Innu culture. The Innu people were nomads because the land can't belong to anyone. White settlers took that away from them and their children too.

From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle: I recommend this book to everyone, especially if they work in healthcare. Jesse's story is so inspirational and he had to overcome so much intergenerational trauma and addictions struggles to get to where he is today (professor of Métis studies in Toronto!)

😂 pretty much what happened on Discord