We invite you to join our Reconciliation Reading Circles, where we will explore Indigenous literature, both fiction and non-fiction, to broaden our understanding of reconciliation.
This month, we will discuss Waubgeshig Rice’s Moon of the Crusted Snow.
Each month we will also look at sections of Bob Joseph’s Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples a Reality.
For this event:
- Copies of the book will be made available to participants so that you may read the book in advance.
- Come with an open mind and a respectful heart.
- Refreshments will be served.
About the Book:
With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles. At the same time, the band council and a pocket of community members struggle to maintain order, and an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow. The community leadership loses its grip on power as the visitors manipulate the tired and hungry to take control of the reserve. Tensions rise, and as the months pass, so does the death toll due to sickness and despair. Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again. Guided through the chaos by an unlikely leader named Evan Whitesky, they endeavour to restore order while grappling with a grave decision.
Join us each month as we look at a new book: