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• All the Little Monsters

  How I Learned to Live With Anxiety

  Robertson, David, 1977-

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  With humour, warmth and heartbreaking honesty, award-winning author David A. Robertson explores the struggles and small victories of living with chronic anxiety and depression, and shares his hard-earned wisdom in the hope of making other people’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From the Rez to the Runway

  Forging My Path in Fashion : a Memoir

  Allaire, Christian, 1992-

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  Growing up on the Nipissing First Nation reserve in Northern Ontario, Christian Allaire wanted to work in the fashion industry, a future that seemed like a remote and unlikely dream. A gripping memoir about how to achieve your dreams—and elevate…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Soft as Bones

  a Memoir

  Sage, Chyana Marie,

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  In revisiting her family’s history and weaving in the perspectives of her mother and sisters, Chyana examines the legacy of generational abuse, which began with her father’s father, who was forcibly removed from his family by the residential schools…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Alha Disnii

  My Truth : Words From a Wet'suwet'en Woman

  George, Corinne,

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  As the daughter of a Residential School Survivor and Indigenous war veteran, Corinne George lives through many forms of colonization and oppression. Gathering courage from the Spirit of her ancestors, George speaks to a path to restore physical,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Becoming a Matriarch

  a Memoir

  Knott, Helen, 1987-

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  In 'Becoming a Matriarch', Helen Knott provides a chronicle of grief, love, and legacy. Having lost both her mom and grandmother in just over six months, forced to navigate between matriarchy, martyrdom, and codependency, Knott realizes she must let…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Finding Otipemisiwak

  the People Who Own Themselves

  Currie, Andrea (Andrea M.),

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  Otipemisiwak is a Plains Cree word that describes the Métis, meaning "the people who own themselves." This is a story about a Sixties Scoop survivor's journey back to her Nation and the truth of who she is.

• Unbroken

  My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls

  Sterritt, Angela

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  The award-winning journalist investigates cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, showing how colonialism and racism led to a society where she struggled to survive as a young person, relying entirely on her own strength,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Boy From Buzwah

  a Life in Indian Education

  King, Cecil O., 1932-

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  This moving memoir shares King’s life on reserve in the 1930s and ’40s, and describes a vibrant community full of interesting characters who shared knowledge, warmth, affection, and humour. King also describes his experiences attending Buzwah Indian…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mind Over Matter

  Hard-won Battles on the Road to Hope

  Tootoo, Jordin, 1983-

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  In 'Mind Over Matter', pioneering Inuit NHLer Jordin Tootoo begins the process of healing in the wake of the suicide and violence that marked his family, only to discover the source of all that trauma in his father's secret past.

• A Two-spirit Journey

  the Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

  Chacaby, Ma-Nee, 1950-

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  A compelling, harrowing, but ultimately uplifting story of resilience and self-discovery."A Two-Spirit Journey" is Ma-Nee Chacaby's extraordinary account of her life as an Ojibwa-Cree lesbian.