A great relatively recent book about reconciliation between Indigenous communities and settler/ North American communities

 

My niece gave me this book for Christmas, and I would not have heard of it probably otherwise. She heard the two authors give a talk at her workplace in Toronto, and was inspired to purchase the book for me. I really enjoyed this treatment of colonization and coming to terms with what happened with white settlement specifically in Manitoba on land which was, of course, part of tribal land. If you are ever wondering why indigenous peoples are (still) asking for restoration, reconciliation, etc.. this book is a great place to start. It tells the story of real families in both the Waywayseecappo reserve and white communities, how those stories are intertwined, and how they make the history and legacy of colonialism real as lived experience.