The Indigenous Reads book club meets every 3rd Tuesday evening in the month to discuss fiction and non-fiction books by Indigenous authors. The Perth Library supports the group by assembling multiple copies and the Perth Community Foundation provides a monthly meeting space. The group discussion aims at respectful engagement with and a deeper understanding of the ideas in the reading.
If you are interested in joining the group, you can email Bob MacDermid at billingsave[at]gmail[dot]com
In past years we have read and discussed:
- Chelsea Vowel Indigenous writes : a guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit issues in Canada
- Thomas King Truth and Bright Water
- Tanya Tagaq Split Tooth
- Cherie Dimaline Empire of Wild
- Katherena Vermette The Break
- Thomson Highway Permanent Astonishment
- Maria Campbell Half Breed
- Leanne Betsamsoake Simpson Dancing on our turtle’s back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence, and a New Emergence.
- Arthur Manuel Reconciliation Manifesto
- Tommy Orange There There
- Andew Stobo Sniderman and Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii) Valley of the Birdtail
- Tyson Yunkaporta Sandtalk
- Robin Wall Kimmerer Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
- Drew Hayden Taylor Chasing Painted Horses
- Richard Wagamese Quality of Life
- Thomas King The Truth about Stories