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National Day for Truth and Reconciliation- Adults 2024

SurreyLibraries_Reads- Held every September 30th National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day is meant to honour Indigenous residential school survivors, their families, and communities. Learn more about Canada’s history and Indigenous resilience with these recommended titles.

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  • Meeting My Treaty Kin

    a Journey Toward Reconciliation

    Menzies, Heather, 1949-
    Book, 2023Vancouver : On Point Press, a UBC Press imprint, [2023] — 971.00497 MEN 2023
  • E Nâtamukw Miyeyimuwin

    Residential School Recovery Stories of the James Bay Cree. Volume One

    DyckFehderau, Ruth
    Book, 2023Mistissini, QC : Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay, [2023] — 371.82997 DYC 2023
  • Truth Telling

    Seven Conversations About Indigenous Life in Canada

    Good, Michelle
    Book, 2023Toronto, Ontario : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2023] — 305.897071 GOO 2023
  • Broken Circle

    the Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools

    Fontaine, Theodore, 1941-
    Book, 2022Victoria, British Columbia : Heritage House Publishing, [2022] — 371.82997071 FON 2022
  • Fragments of Truth

    Residential Schools and the Challenge of Reconciliation in Canada

    Angel, Naomi, 1977-2014
    Book, 2022Durham : Duke University Press, 2022. — 305.23089071 ANG 2022
  • Namwayut

    We Are All One : a Pathway to Reconciliation

    Joseph, Robert, 1939-
    Book, 2022[Vancouver] : Page Two, [2022] — 305.897071 JOS 2022
  • Indigenizing the University

    Diverse Perspectives

    Book, 2021Winnipeg : Frontier Centre for Public Policy, [2021] — 378.1982997071 IND 2021
  • Call Me Indian

    From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player

    Sasakamoose, Fred, 1933-
    Book, 2021Toronto : Viking Canada, 2021. — 796.962092 SAS 2021
  • Xwist Memin Kin

    "I Want to Go Home" : Memories of Kamloops Residential School and Joeyaska Ranch

    Joe, Mary Jane
    Book, 2021[Canada] : Tellwell Talent, [2021] — 371.82997 JOE 2021
  • Book, 2020Toronto, Ontario : Harper Perennial, [2020] — GOOD
  • A Long Journey

    Residential Schools in Labrador and Newfoundland

    Procter, Andrea H., 1974-
    Book, 2020St. John's, NL : ISER Books, [2020] — 371.82997 PRO 2020
  • Black Water

    Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory

    Robertson, David, 1977-
    Book, 2020Toronto, Ontario, Canada : HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [2020] — 971.200497323 ROB 2020
  • Book, 2020[Toronto] : McClelland & Stewart, 2020. — 305.897071 ABE 2020
  • Picking Up the Pieces

    Residential School Memories and the Making of the Witness Blanket

    Newman, Carey, 1975-
    Book, 2019Victoria, BC : Orca Book Publishers, 2019. — 371.82997071 NEW 2019
  • From Bear Rock Mountain

    the Life and Times of a Dene Residential School Survivor

    Mountain, Antoine, 1949-
    Book, 2019[Victoria, BC] : Brindle & Glass, [2019] — 371.8299720719 MOU 2019