OM DENNE EPISODE
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.
