These are just some of the books we’ve found so far. We can send you a copy of these Book Recommendation Notes or you can find them in our Resource Library. We ask our students to recommend books to us. It goes beyond mentioning Residential Schools once a year. Learning about the history of Indigenous People in Canada goes beyond beads and bannock. Including stories told from Indigenous perspectives prevents tokenizing Indigenous culture. Third, Indigenous history is Canadian history and it is important that all Canadians learn the truth.
They need to see the beautiful parts of these cultures. Including books by Indigenous authors teaches all students perspectives of different people in Canada. They need to learn to respect each other and all their traditions. All students need to learn about the teachings of Indigenous culture. Second, while teaching about Residential Schools is important, we don’t want the only learning to happen around Orange Shirt Day or around the trauma Residential Schools caused. Most importantly, we want them to feel proud of their culture. We want them to feel welcomed and included. First, we want students who identify as Indigenous to see their own culture reflected in the books on our shelves. Why do we include books by Indigenous authors in our classroom? There are many reasons.
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