Finding books

  • Why didn’t we kill you off

    Excerpt from The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King This is an excerpt from the book The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King. If North America doesn’t like Live Indians and it doesn’t like Legal Indians, why doesn’t the military-political-corporate complex just kill us off? I know this question sounds melodramatic and absurd, but I’ve been to…

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  • Gateway drug

    This is a quote from the book The Inconvenient Indian by Thomas King. Have you read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here. The Inconvenient Indian – Summary The Inconvenient Indian is at once a “history” and the…

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  • Indigenous authors from around the world: Nonfiction books

    November is Indigenous Peoples’ Month and in the reading community it’s also “nonfiction November.” This month I’ll be sharing books, both nonfiction and fiction, written by Indigenous authors. I’m hoping to highlight Indigenous voices, both from North America and around the world. Indigenous people exist all over the world, and not just within countries formed…

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  • Principles of redemption

    Excerpt from Peace and Good Order by Harold R. Johnson This is an excerpt from the book Peace and Good Order by Harold R. Johnson. The fundamental difference between how First Nations would maintain peace and good order and how Canada has administered it is that First Nations would apply principles of redemption, whereas Canada…

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  • All it can do…

    This is a quote from the book Peace and Good Order by Harold R. Johnson. Have you read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here and here. Peace and Good Order – Summary An urgent, informed, intimate condemnation…

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  • Indigenous authors from around the world: Fiction books

    November is Indigenous Peoples’ Month and in the reading community it’s also “nonfiction November.” This month I’ll be sharing books, both nonfiction and fiction, written by Indigenous authors. I’m hoping to highlight Indigenous voices, both from North America and around the world. Indigenous people exist all over the world, and not just within countries formed…

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  • Natural sweetness inside

    Excerpt from Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor This is an excerpt from the book Wise Blood by Flannery O’Connor. I just found out that Flannery O’Connor was quite blatantly racist. I don’t think it’s fair to simply say she’s a product of her times (she was alive and writing at the same time as James…

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  • Filled with terror and beauty

    This is a quote from the book The Membranes by Chi Ta-Wei, translated from the Chinese by Ari Larissa Heinrich. Have you read this book? I’d love to hear your thoughts in a comment below! If you’re interested, you can read an excerpt from the book here and here. The Membranes – Summary It is…

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  • Five mind-bending books for spooky season

    We are now entering spooky season, as we get close to Halloween and immerse ourselves in the fall spirit. In honour of spooky season, I’ll be sharing a variety of books that could be considered “spooky” either by having supernatural elements or being in the realm of thriller or horror genres. Enjoy! Once again, we’re…

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  • Sacrificial canaries

    Excerpt from The Membranes by Chi Ta-Wei This is an excerpt from the book The Membranes by Chi Ta-Wei, translated from the Chinese by Ari Larissa Heinrich. It was only years later as a young woman at boarding school studying hard to be a dermal care technician, that Momo finally stumbled upon some information about…

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