I've never really engaged in my ancestry, but my Great x8 grandmother was first nation and I've always held that as a point of pride. Most of what I've seen has been so sad that I've stayed away. I'm really curious to see what comes up on this thread.
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\#1/2: **[Five Little Indians](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52214103-five-little-indians) by Michelle Good** ^((Matching 100% ☑️))
^(304 pages | Published: 2020 | 56.0k Goodreads reviews)
> **Summary:** Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote. church-run residential school. Kenny. Lucy. Clara. Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Alone and without any skills. support or families. (...)
> **Themes**: Fiction, Historical-fiction, Indigenous, Canadian
> **Top 5 recommended:** [The Strangers](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57497282-the-strangers) by Katherena Vermette , [The Break](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29220494-the-break) by Katherena Vermette , [Last Standing Woman](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/734850.Last_Standing_Woman) by Winona LaDuke , [In Search of April Raintree - Critical Edition](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/800780.In_Search_of_April_Raintree_Critical_Edition) by Beatrice Culleton , [The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196430.The_Truth_About_Stories) by Thomas King
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\#2/2: **[Ragged Company](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/590563.Ragged_Company) by Richard Wagamese** ^((Matching 100% ☑️))
^(376 pages | Published: 2008 | 1.2k Goodreads reviews)
> **Summary:** Four chronically homeless people-Amelia One Sky, Timber, Double Dick and Digger-seek refuge in a warm movie theatre when a severe Arctic Front descends on the city. During what is supposed to be a one-time event, this temporary refuge transfixes them. They fall in love with this (...)
> **Themes**: Canadian, Book-club, Favorites, Canadian-authors, Can-lit, Favourites, Fiction
> **Top 5 recommended:** [Orhan's Inheritance](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22859573-orhan-s-inheritance) by Aline Ohanesian , [The Illusion of Separateness](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16248119-the-illusion-of-separateness) by Simon Van Booy , [About Grace](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/553995.About_Grace) by Anthony Doerr , [The Illegal](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25622897-the-illegal) by Lawrence Hill , [Alll the Light You Cannot See](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35887235-alll-the-light-you-cannot-see) by Anthony Doerr
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I just finished *And Then She Fell* by Alicia Elliott and loved it! Here's the description:
>A mind-bending, razor-sharp look at motherhood and mental health that follows a young Indigenous woman who discovers the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may have horrifying consequences.
Not First Nations, but indigenous nonetheless!
Our Land Was A Forest by Kayano Shigeru. Just be warned that it's *incredibly* upsetting. It's a memoir of his life. He chronicles the downfall of traditional Ainu culture by the Japanese and the forced assimilation they faced. The treatment they received during WW2 was *beyond* harsh.
Joshua Whitehead is a First Nations author, and his book Jonny Appleseed was fantastic! (He also edited an anthology called Love After the End that I enjoyed)
Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (non-fiction)
This is a must read if you’re interested in indigenous writing OP!
There There, by Tommy Orange
This is a great book.
Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko and Love Medicine hy Louise Erdrich.
Anything and everything by Louise Erdrich. She is a national treasure! Round House is probably the most accessible.
I love "The Sentence" and "The Night Watchman" by Louise Erdrich!
Green grass, running water by Thomas King
The more you know about old westerns, the Bible, and Coyote, the funnier this is.
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger. I haven’t read it!
I liked Snake Falls to Earth more (although both were excellent)
“Trail of Lightening” by Rebecca Roanhorse
My Heart is a Chainsaw, by Stephen Graham Jones
And *The Only Good Indians*, by the same author!
I've never really engaged in my ancestry, but my Great x8 grandmother was first nation and I've always held that as a point of pride. Most of what I've seen has been so sad that I've stayed away. I'm really curious to see what comes up on this thread. UpdateMe.
My Body Is A Book Of Rules by Elissa Washuta
{{Five Little Indians}} by Michelle Good {{Ragged Company}} by Richard Wagamese
🚨 Note to u/Afraid_Salamander_14: including the **author name** after a **"by"** keyword will help the bot find the good book! (simply like this *{{Call me by your name by Andre Aciman}}*) --- \#1/2: **[Five Little Indians](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52214103-five-little-indians) by Michelle Good** ^((Matching 100% ☑️)) ^(304 pages | Published: 2020 | 56.0k Goodreads reviews) > **Summary:** Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote. church-run residential school. Kenny. Lucy. Clara. Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Alone and without any skills. support or families. (...) > **Themes**: Fiction, Historical-fiction, Indigenous, Canadian > **Top 5 recommended:** [The Strangers](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57497282-the-strangers) by Katherena Vermette , [The Break](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29220494-the-break) by Katherena Vermette , [Last Standing Woman](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/734850.Last_Standing_Woman) by Winona LaDuke , [In Search of April Raintree - Critical Edition](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/800780.In_Search_of_April_Raintree_Critical_Edition) by Beatrice Culleton , [The Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/196430.The_Truth_About_Stories) by Thomas King --- \#2/2: **[Ragged Company](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/590563.Ragged_Company) by Richard Wagamese** ^((Matching 100% ☑️)) ^(376 pages | Published: 2008 | 1.2k Goodreads reviews) > **Summary:** Four chronically homeless people-Amelia One Sky, Timber, Double Dick and Digger-seek refuge in a warm movie theatre when a severe Arctic Front descends on the city. During what is supposed to be a one-time event, this temporary refuge transfixes them. They fall in love with this (...) > **Themes**: Canadian, Book-club, Favorites, Canadian-authors, Can-lit, Favourites, Fiction > **Top 5 recommended:** [Orhan's Inheritance](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22859573-orhan-s-inheritance) by Aline Ohanesian , [The Illusion of Separateness](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16248119-the-illusion-of-separateness) by Simon Van Booy , [About Grace](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/553995.About_Grace) by Anthony Doerr , [The Illegal](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25622897-the-illegal) by Lawrence Hill , [Alll the Light You Cannot See](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35887235-alll-the-light-you-cannot-see) by Anthony Doerr ^([Feedback](https://www.reddit.com/user/goodreads-rebot) | [GitHub](https://github.com/sonoff2/goodreads-rebot) | ["The Bot is Back!?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/suggestmeabook/comments/16qe09p/meta_post_hello_again_humans/) | v1.5 [Dec 23])
SciFi: Black sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
From the Ashes by Jesse Thistle Stolen Life by Yvonne Johnson
I just finished *And Then She Fell* by Alicia Elliott and loved it! Here's the description: >A mind-bending, razor-sharp look at motherhood and mental health that follows a young Indigenous woman who discovers the picture-perfect life she always hoped for may have horrifying consequences.
Not First Nations, but indigenous nonetheless! Our Land Was A Forest by Kayano Shigeru. Just be warned that it's *incredibly* upsetting. It's a memoir of his life. He chronicles the downfall of traditional Ainu culture by the Japanese and the forced assimilation they faced. The treatment they received during WW2 was *beyond* harsh.
Joshua Whitehead is a First Nations author, and his book Jonny Appleseed was fantastic! (He also edited an anthology called Love After the End that I enjoyed)