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Book Recommendations & Learning Resources
Chapters4Change 2026 Theme
Our 2026 theme is Growth & Reconciliation! This year, we’ll walk together through David A. Robertson’s 52 Ways to Reconcile and showcase inspiring books by Indigenous authors for adults, young adults, and kids—stories that spark reflection, learning, and action.
Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
This September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada (Orange Shirt Day), and when recognizing this day we would like to honour Kelly Frances Davis- Heyote’dok, for her dedication to and promotion of peace and harmony amongst people, within their environments, and within themselves. Davis is a Haudenosaunee woman from the Six Nations of the Grand River territory, an author, public speaker, and teacher. She is the Director of Indigenous Ed
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Sep 30, 20212 min read
The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate
We are proud to be featuring 2SLGBTQIA+ (two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, queer, intersex, asexual/agender, +) inclusion and effective allyship Educational Trainer & Consultant Jeannie Gainsburg’s ‘The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate.’ Gainsburg’s book is divided into 4 parts: Becoming Knowledgeable Allies, Building Skills for Having Respectful Conversations, Taking Action to Create More Inclusive Spaces, and Allying Responsibility. T
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Sep 9, 20213 min read
Indigenous Writes: A Guide To First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues In Canada
Métis writer and lawyer Chelsea Vowel's 'Indigenous Writes: A Guide To First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues In Canada'. Vowel's book is divided into 5 parts: The Terminology of Relationships, Culture and Identity, Myth-busting, State Violence, and Land, Learning, Law, and Treaties. This is essential reading for anyone who is committed to working toward reconciliation. Educational Resources Click the link below to download the Educational Resources in order to Read to Learn
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Aug 20, 20211 min read
The Barren Grounds (Book One of the Misewa Saga)
We are excited to feature Swampy Cree author, graphic novelist, and public speaker David A. Robertson's ' The Barren Grounds: Book One of the Misewa Saga '. Young readers will get pulled into the life experiences of Morgan and Eli, two Winnipeg Manitoba Indigenous children who were taken from their families and put into the foster-care system. When the two children find a secret place in the attic of their foster home, they find a portal to a place where they begin to reconne
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Aug 19, 20212 min read
21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act
We are honoured to feature author, speaker, trainer, and member of the Gwawa'enuk Nation and hereditary chief of the Gayaxala clan, Bob Joseph's ' 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Ac t', a book that first originated as a viral article by Joseph. The book serves as a guide to help Canadians understand the Indian Act and how it negatively impacted, and still harms generations of Indigenous Peoples today, causing continued oppression. Joseph goes on to explain how it
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Jul 28, 20212 min read
I AM NOT A NUMBER
I AM NOT A NUMBER, written by Jenny Kay Dupuis and Kathy Kacer, illustrated by Gillian Newland, and translated into English by Muriel Sawyer and Geraldine McLeod (with contributions by Tory Fisher). Young readers will get a glimpse into the harsh conditions experienced by the children who were forced to attend residential schools and the impact the schools had, and still have on the residential school survivors, their families, and the families of the children who never made
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Jul 27, 20211 min read
One Love
For July 2021, we are featuring Cedella Marley's 'One Love', based off of the iconic song by the same name written by her father, the late Bob Marley. The book promotes the idea of a world united by love and we see this demonstrated through the illustrations of a park and what looks to be a community garden bringing people together. Cedella writes that her father thought a world united by love was possible if we all embrace and take care of one another. This book reminds read
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Jul 25, 20211 min read
White Fragility
For July 2021, we are featuring Robin DiAngelo's 'White Fragility', a book which challenges white people to acknowledge their white privilege and recognize how it aids in the continuation of racism in our world today. This book was recommended to us by Sherri Darlene, the founder of #Justice4BlackLives. You can learn more about Sherri's activism and get involved yourself by: visiting her website: justice4blacklives.com Following her on Facebook Justice4BlackLives Following he
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Jul 25, 20211 min read
A Good Kind of Trouble
We are happy to introduce Lisa Moore Ramee's, A Good Kind of Trouble. This novel is perfect for teaching young readers the importance of family, friendships, and standing up for what is right, even if it might get you into trouble. The novel follows the life of twelve-year-old Shayla as she navigates junior high, friendships, and the world around her, figuring out who she is and what she believes in. A Good Kind of Trouble is a book young readers can relate to, learn from, an
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Jul 25, 20211 min read
me and white supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor
Layla F. Saad's ' me and white supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor ' helps those of us with white privilege to dismantle racism, beginning first by looking within ourselves. The book guides readers through a 28-day process of reading and journaling where those with white privilege learn how systematic racism works, how those with white privilege aid in its continued existence, and what actions and changes one must make in order to stop contr
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Jul 25, 20212 min read
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