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Books by Indigenous Authors (Canada & US)

1. 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act by Bob Joseph

– A digestible, essential intro to Canada’s colonial policies.

2. A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott (Haudenosaunee)

– A raw, brilliant memoir on mental health, intergenerational trauma, and resilience.

3. Half-Bads in White Regalia by Cody Caetano (Ojibwe)

– Funny, sharp, and devastatingly honest — a memoir of mixed identity and family.

4. The Truth About Stories by Thomas King

– Storytelling as resistance, truth-telling, and cultural survival.

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Books by Black Authors (Canada & US)

5. Policing Black Lives by Robyn Maynard (Canada)

– A deeply researched look at how anti-Blackness operates in Canadian institutions.

6. The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole (Canada)

– One year in the life of Black resistance in Canada. Urgent and personal.

7. In the Wake: On Blackness and Being by Christina Sharpe

– A poetic, intellectual exploration of Black life, mourning, and survival.

8. Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde

– Essays on race, sexuality, feminism, and anger — timeless and still revolutionary.

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Books by Palestinian Authors

9. The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine by Rashid Khalidi

– A historical account told from a Palestinian perspective. Accessible and gripping.

10. Against the Loveless World by Susan Abulhawa

– A haunting novel that explores love, resistance, and life under occupation.

11. Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

– A generational novel following a Palestinian family displaced by war.

12. Palestine +100: Stories from a Century after the Nakba

– Speculative fiction by Palestinian writers imagining futures post-occupation.