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To round off the second quarter, it is time to make suggestions for our indigenous reads pick for the month of June.

Here are two I'd like to suggest, although many will have read them:
Son of a Trickster and Indian Horse.

And is there anyone left who hasn't read Three Day Road? Cause I haven't, and I'd vote for that one too.

So much out there! I'd be interested in reading:

- the new Dawn Dumont, Glass Beads. Love her books so far!
- Kiss of the Fur Queen
- Firewater: How Alcohol Is Killing My People

I have a few on my TBR list:
Firewater: How Alcohol Is Killing My People
Three Day Road
Indian Horse
Medicine Walk

I LOVED Indian Horse!

@Allison Three Day Road has long been on my TBR list. I really enjoy Joseph Boyden but that's the last of his trilogy that I haven't ready yet.

Other options:
Birdie (tough but strong book)
The Break (perhaps many of you read last year for Canada Reads? Powerful, intense and upsetting read but I feel an important one)
The Back of the Turtle - on my TBR list
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America -- another must read

My suggestions are:

Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada

Indian Horse and Ragged Company

I’d love to read birdie again. I also would suggest medicine walk and heart berries should be out by then

My votes are from some Metis writers:

Song of Batoche
Bad Endings

NPR reviewed Heart Berries: A Memoir

https://www.npr.org/2018/02/11/584643...

And even though he is Spokane Indian from the Spokane Reservation in the state of Washington. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me

Rainey wrote: "And even though he is Spokane Indian from the Spokane Reservation in the state of Washington. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me..."

I am about to start this one on audio this week as soon as I'm done with Any Human Heart.

Louise wrote: "Rainey wrote: "And even though he is Spokane Indian from the Spokane Reservation in the state of Washington. You Don't Have to Say You Love Me..."

I am about to start this one on audio this week a..."

I have this one on audio too. Its on my list to listen to this year.

I am interested in:

Songs of Batoche
Heart Berries
No One Cries at Bingo

❀ Susan wrote: "I am interested in:

Songs of Batoche
Heart Berries
No One Cries at Bingo"

I loved No One Cries at Bingo

Yes I’m also interested in no one cries at bingo.

I will put in a nod at Kiss of the Fur Queen since I am planning to read it for my bingo this year

I've not yet read Three Day Road. I would also be interested in reading something by Dawn Dumont - haven't read any of her books yet.

Would like to choose a Canadian Indigenous author for our Canadian Content Monthly Group Read for June 2018:

Am happy to second the following suggestions already made by others, listed in alphabetical order:

Firewater: How Alcohol Is Killing My People by Harold Johnson

Glass Beads by Dawn Dumont

Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel

Rainey wrote: "❀ Susan wrote: "I am interested in:

Songs of Batoche
Heart Berries
No One Cries at Bingo"

I loved No One Cries at Bingo"

Heart Berries looks good.

@ Rainey - I thought it was your suggestion for Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada I was seconding. Change of "heart"? Pun intended, :)

Mj wrote: "@ Rainey - I thought it was your suggestion for Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada I was seconding. Change of "heart"? Pun intended, :)"

Lol it was my suggestion for Indigenous Writes. I am still with that one. Good pun

I've already read Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada, but just wanted to chime in and say it's a book I am constantly recommending to people!

@ Emmkay - Great recommendation. And what a great choice to buy this book for me as your Secret Santa present to me. Thanks again. Whether it wins or not I intend to read it soon. :)

Link to a Buzzfeed article:

Anne Helen Petersen spoke with the authors of two highly anticipated books, Terese Marie Mailhot and Tommy Orange, who are part of a new generation of indigenous writers. Everything about this piece is powerful — these writers and the wave they’re a part of are upending the standards of white academia, and expectations for what writing should sound like:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpet...

Is no one suggesting Seven Feathers because everyone has read it? I so badly want to read this after hearing the author interviewed on the radio.

It is an eye opening read! It is hard to believe the racism that was happening... and sadly still is happening.

Any other suggestions before I make a poll?

I haven't read Seven Fallen Feathers yet.

Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada

Is my suggestion.

The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative, by Thomas King.
King's an excellent speaker, & writer; this was easily my favourite Massey Lecture. In about 200 pages, he weaves together the personal, political, historical, & mythological.

All My Relations: An Anthology of Contemporary Canadian Native Fiction, edited by Thomas King.
This 1990 anthology includes short stories, poems, & excerpts, & is a good introduction to a wide range of Indigenous Cdn writers.

Just finished Heart Berries: A Memoir. It is written in a very poetic, steam of consciousness style. It is raw, honest and heartbreaking at times as the author tries to stay strong and look after her children as she deals with the trauma of the past.

Haven't changed my mind in the last 2 months. Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada gets my nod.

The poll is open with the books that were suggested 3 or more times

Last call to vote for the June book choice - closes tonight.

Darn, I didn't vote (too distracted) but I would have voted for Heart Berries: A Memoir

@Louise - your vote would have tied things up. In the end the book chosen is: Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada

I missed the voting too. I would have picked Indian Horse.

Missed the voting as well.

I have to laugh, because the book I have voted for has never won in Canadian Content polls.

Great to find a copy of Indigenous Writes at the annual symphony sale today!

❀ Susan wrote: "Great to find a copy of Indigenous Writes at the annual symphony sale today!"

I just started this tonight- library copy arrived and better get right at it while I have the chance!

Just in time - my ebook copy became available at the library. I've been having trouble getting my books in, so I sure hope I'm able to participate in this month's read.

I missed this vote entirely, but am happy to see my local library branch has a copy. I'll go pick it up today.

I was fortunate that my last year's Secret Santa, Emmkay, sent it to me in the holiday secret book exchange. Have only heard good things abut it. Looking forward to it.

This thread is pretty silent. I've got 2 book clubs this Friday (a fluke). I've read one book and am reading the other now.

Once done Indigenous Writes is next for me and I hope to read it and then post some thoughts before June 20th. Hope others will join in.

This is an amazing book. I've learned so much in the first 100 pages. Grateful to the group for bringing it to my attention.

I'm about 2/3 of the way through this book. Thank God there's some humour in her writing as the subject matter is so bleak. It's really informative, but it hurts my heart, so I'm grateful to have that broken up with sassy comments.
I've got a list a mile long of new books to read based on all her endnotes.

I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all the recs in this thread. I've read The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative and The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America and they were both awesome and I plan to check out the other recs from this thread as well!

I have to admit that I have only read the 2 first essays but will keep reading as it is a great source of information. June has been a reading slump month for me!

Just got Indigenous Writes from the library and it is very interesting so far. I'm learning a lot and I love the way she brings up different perspectives and points out how complicated some of the issues are.