Books – Indigenous Studies

Sounding Thunder

The Stories of Francis Pegahmagabow

Brian D. McInnes (Author)

The stories of Canada’s most decorated Indigenous soldier.

Published September 2016 | Critical Studies in Native History, Autobiography, History, Indigenous Studies, Military History
A Culture’s Catalyst

Historical Encounters with Peyote and the Native American Church in Canada

Fannie Kahan (Author), Erika Dyck (Editor)

Psychiatrists, peyote, and the Native American Church of Canada.

Published May 2016 | Indigenous Studies, Medical History, Religion
A Two-Spirit Journey

The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder

Ma-Nee Chacaby (Author), Mary Louisa Plummer (Author)

A compelling, harrowing, but ultimately uplifting story of resilience and self-discovery.

Published May 2016 | Critical Studies in Native History, Autobiography, Indigenous Studies
Mythologizing Norval Morrisseau

Art and the Colonial Narrative in the Canadian Media

Carmen L. Robertson (Author)

Who was Norval Morrisseau?

Published May 2016 | Art & Architecture, Film & Media Studies, Indigenous Studies
A Knock on the Door

The Essential History of Residential Schools from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada

Phil Fontaine (Author), Aimée Craft (Author), The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (Author)

An essential introduction to one of the most pressing questions Canada faces.

Published December 2015 | Perceptions on Truth and Reconciliation, History, Human Rights, Indigenous Studies
Indigenous Men and Masculinities

Legacies, Identities, Regeneration

Robert Alexander Innes (Editor), Kim Anderson (Editor)

What do we know of masculinities in non-patriarchal societies?

Published November 2015 | Gender Studies, Indigenous Studies
Those Who Belong

Identity, Family, Blood, and Citizenship among the White Earth Anishinaabeg

Jill Doerfler (Author)

The battle against blood quantum and a new vision of tribal citizenship.

Published October 2015 | History, Indigenous Studies
This Benevolent Experiment

Indigenous Boarding Schools, Genocide, and Redress in Canada and the United States

Andrew Woolford (Author)

Comparative analysis of residential schools in the United States and Canada.

Published September 2015 | History, Indigenous Studies
Decolonizing Employment

Aboriginal Inclusion in Canada’s Labour Market

Shauna MacKinnon (Author)

How do we include one of Canada’s fastest growing populations in a job market they have essentially been denied access to?

Published September 2015 | Education, Indigenous Studies
Rekindling the Sacred Fire

Métis Ancestry and Anishinaabe Spirituality

Chantal Fiola (Author)

A study of Métis and Anishinaabe spirituality.

Published April 2015 | History, Indigenous Studies, Religion