This is a list of chapter books suitable for sharing with children when teaching them about truth and reconciliation, residential schools, indigenous cultures, histories, and current realities. If there is a book I should add to this list, please get in touch.
As Long as the Rivers Flow
Written by Larry Loyie and Constance Brissenden
Illustrated by Heather Holmlund
Fatty Legs: A True Story
(see A Stranger at Home for the sequel)
Written by Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
Illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes
My Name is Seepeetza
Written by Shirley Sterling
No Time to Say Goodbye
Written by Sylvia Olsen
Secret Path
Written by Gord Downie
Illustrated by Jeff Lemire
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation
Written by Monique Gray Smith
A Stranger at Home: A True Story
(the sequel to Fatty Legs)
Written by Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton
Illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes