Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation
Monique Gray Smith
This book examines the history and lasting effects of Canadian Residential Schools on Indigenous people and communities. It outlines events after European arrival in Canada, including laws that denied Indigenous peoples’ rights and humanity. The account then focuses on the schools’ impact across generations, including people who survived them and their families. Personal narratives from Truth and Reconciliation Commission testimony are woven into the discussion. The author presents her own understanding of this complex history while noting that she does not speak for all Indigenous people.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
