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Health Sciences Library curates book display for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Close-up of the book: With Our Orange Hearts by Phyllis Webstad.
Monday, September 30 is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. The orange shirt is worn to remember Phyllis Webstad, a residential school survivor whose new orange shirt was taken away on her first day of residential school when she was just six years old.

With Our Orange Hearts by Phyllis Webstad.

In recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, the Health Sciences Library (HSL) at McMaster University has curated a selection of books aimed at helping individuals understand the concepts of truth and reconciliation, as well as learn ways to incorporate reconciliation into their daily lives.

Books can be borrowed from the Health Sciences Library by students, staff and faculty—with a McMaster photo identification card—and those outside of the McMaster community. Visit the HSL website for more information.

The following books are included in the collection: 

Title Author/Editor(s)
Mothers of the Nations: Indigenous Mothering as Global Resistance, Reclaiming and Recovery Edited by Kim Anderson and Dawn Memee Lavell-Harvard
I Will See You Again Lisa Boivin
We Dream Medicine Dreams Lisa Boivin
Secret Path Gordon Downie
Broken Circle: The Dark Legacy of Indian Residential Schools Theodore Fontaine
Alha Disnii My Truth: Words from a Wet’suwet’en Woman Corinne George
Five Little Indians Michelle Good
Global Indigenous Health. Reconciling the Past, Engaging the Present, Animating the Future Edited by Robert Henry, Amanda LaVallee, Nancy Van Styvendale and Robert Alexander Innes
Going Back Home Marie Hess
Shaking the rattle: Healing the trauma of colonization Barbara-Helen Hill
The Reason You Walk Wab Kinew
Overcome: Stories of Women Who Grew Up in the Child Welfare System Anne Mahon
Nii Ndahlohke: Boys’ and Girls’ Work at Mount Elgin Industrial School 1890-1915 Mary Jane Logan McCallum
Decolonizing Journalism: A Guide to Reporting in Indigenous Communities Duncan McCue
Journey to Healing: Aboriginal People with Mental Health and Addiction Issues: What Health, Social Service and Justice Workers Need to Know Edited by Peter Menzies and Lynn Lavallée
In Memory of Feast: Memories of Residential School Survivors Judy Reuben
Betty: The Helen Betty Osborne Story David Robertson
Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story David Robertson
Indigenous Healing: Exploring Traditional Paths Rupert Ross
Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation Monique Gray Smith
Life in the City of Dirty Water: A Memoir of Healing Clayton Thomas-Müller
The Arts of Indigenous Health and Well-Being Edited by Nancy Van Styvendale, J.D. McDougall, Robert Henry and Robert Alexander Innes
One Story, One Song Richard Wagamese
With Our Orange Hearts Phyllis Webstad

Table display of books in recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

The HSL also offers an extensive collection of films focused on truth and reconciliation, including titles such as Residential Schools – Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. These films are accessible to learners, faculty, staff and alumni by logging in with your MacID.

To explore the complete collection, visit Films on Demand Indigenous Studies: Individual Titles.

 Community & Culture,  Indigenous Health

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