September 30th is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Known amongst Indigenous and grassroots organizations as Orange Shirt Day, it honours and upholds Survivors and intergenerational Survivors of the Indian residential school system, while commemorating those who never returned home.
This year, UBC English Language & Literatures partnered with X̱wi7x̱wa Library to spotlight 10 texts written by local Indigenous Authors. Curated by Information Services Librarian Karleen Delaurier-Lyle (Berens River First Nation, MB) and Public Services Librarian Stephanie Hohn (Red River Métis – Little Shell Band, & mixed settler, Montana, USA), this booklist is an invitation to engage meaningfully with reconciliation by centering Indigenous experiences and perspectives.
Visit the X̱wi7x̱wa Library to find these books and other texts by Indigenous writers and thinkers.