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June 2022 marks the 12th National Indigenous History Month! During this month, take time to recognize the rich history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples across Canada.
While traditional publishing still has much work to do when it comes to representing and including Indigenous Peoples, there are some authors, books, publishers & companies that you can look to.
Authors
- Alicia Elliott (Tuscarora writer from Six Nations of the Grand River)
- Angeline Boulley (an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians)
- Billy-Ray Belcourt (from Driftpile Cree Nation)
- Bob (Robert) Joseph (Hereditary Chief of the Gwawaenuk First Nation)
- Brandon Hobson (an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation Tribe of Oklahoma)
- Brian Young (an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation)
- Chelsea Vowel (Métis from manitow-sâkahikan (Lac Ste. Anne) Alberta)
- Cherie Dimaline (Georgian Bay Métis Community)
- Christine Day (an enrolled citizen of the Upper Skagit tribe)
- Christy Fenton-Jordan & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton (Inuvialuit)
- Cynthia Leitich Smith (member of the Muscogee Creek Nation)
- Darcie Little Badger (Lipan Apache)
- David Robertson (Swampy Cree)
- sometimes credited as David A. Robertson or David Alexander Robertson
- Dawn Quigley (citizen of the Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe)
- Eden Robinson (member of the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations)
- Eric Gansworth (member of the Onondaga Nation)
- Joseph Bruchac (Abenaki)
- Joshua Whitehead (Oji-nêhiyaw member of Peguis First Nation)
- Julie Flett (Cree-Métis)
- Katherena Vermette (Red River Métis)
- Larry Loyie (Cree)
- Leanne Betasamosake Simpson (Mississauga Nishnaabeg)
- Louise Erdrich (an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians)
- Michelle Good (member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation)
- Monique Gray Smith (Cree & Lakota)
- Rebecca Roanhorse (Ohkay Owingeh)
- Richard Van Camp (Dogrib Tłı̨chǫ of the Dene nation, Fort Smith)
- Richard Wagamese (Ojibwe from the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations)
- Stephen Graham Jones (Blackfoot)
- Tanya Talaga (Ojibwe)
- Tasha Spillett (Cree)
- Thomas King (Cherokee)
- Wab Kinew (from Onigaming First Nation)
Companies & Initiatives
- First Nation Communities Read from the Ontario Library Service
- GoodMinds based out of Brantford, ON
- Heartdrum Imprint from Harper Collins
- Strong Nations based out of Nanaimo, BC
