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• Carry

  a Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land

  Jensen, Toni,

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  In this collection of essays filled with vivid language, Toni Jensen (Métis), describes her experiences as an Indigenous woman and the violence and challenges she has encountered.

• Reclaiming Power and Place

  Final Report of the National Inquiry Into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (Canada),

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  The National Inquiry’s Final Report reveals persistent and deliberate human and Indigenous rights violations and abuses are the root cause behind Canada’s staggering rates of violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Highway of Tears

  a True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

  McDiarmid, Jessica,

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  In Northwestern British Columbia, everyone knew that Highway 16 was dangerous and that Indigenous women and girls had been murdered or had gone missing along it. Highway of Tears explores the true story of what has and continues to happen…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Name Is Shield Woman

  a Hard Road to Healing, Vision, and Leadership

  Scalp Lock, Ruth

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  Siksika elder, Ruth Scalplock, shares her story of working to heal not only herself, but others in her community. Given the name Awo Taanaakii, which means Shield Woman, Scalplock went on to found the Awo Taan Healing Lodge Society in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Invisible Victims

  Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

  McCarthy, Katherine,

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  Katherine McCarthy, of Mi'kmaq and Irish descent, focuses on the horrific murders of Loretta Saunders and Tina Fontaine -- as well as the indifference of law enforcement and media -- within the broader context of the generations of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Keetsahnak

  Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters

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  An eye-opening collection of essays and personal stories that examine all aspects of the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls crisis and provide an Indigenous perspective for the work that needs to be done to address this issue.

• Stolen Sisters

  the Story of Two Missing Girls, Their Families and How Canada Has Failed Indigenous Women

  Walter, Emmanuelle, 1969-

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  Journalist Emmanuelle Walter tells the story of two missing young women: Maisy Odjick and Shannon Alexander. She not only gives an account of their disappearance, but also brings in the voices of their families, so that you fully…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Come Walk With Me

  a Memoir

  Mosionier, Beatrice, 1949-

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  Mosionier (Métis) is the author of April Raintree, an acclaimed 1983 autobiographical novel about two young Métis sisters separated from their family and faced with a hostile and violent world. If you've wondered how much of April…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Woman

  a Native Perspective on Sociology and Feminism

  Maracle, Lee

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  First published in 1988, this book is essential reading for people who care about racism and feminism in Canada. With more than 40 years of groundbreaking publishing, Lee Maracle of the Sto:Loh nation is one of the most respected…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Forever Loved

  Exposing the Hidden Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada

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  Editors Jennifer Brant (Mohawk) and D. Memee Lavell-Harvard (Wikwemikong) have gathered a collection of essays from academics and activists. This book is essential reading for those who want to dispel the toxic stereotypes that are often…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Calling My Spirit Back

  Alec, Elaine

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  Elaine Alec's (Syilx and Secwepemc Nations) memoir is personal and powerful. She describes how her traditional teachings were a source of healing for her and hopes that others will use her story as a tool to help them sort through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If I Go Missing

  Jonnie, Brianna,

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  This graphic novel for teens has created a pictorial accompaniment to a letter that Brianna Jonnie (Ojibwe) wrote to the police, government, and media about the ways in which they are failing missing and murdered Indigenous women and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In Good Relation

  History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms

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  This collection of essays assembled by Sarah Nickel (Tk’emlupsemc) and Amanda Fehr (settler), highlights the strength and resilience of Indigenous women through the voices of Indigenous artists, activists and scholars.

• Red Dresses on Bare Trees

  Stories and Reflections on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

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  Editor Michael Hankard (Abenaki) dedicates this book to all the Indigenous grandmothers he spoke to as he compiled this book of writings about Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Drawing on traditional teachings and including…Read moreRead more of this annotation