As communications professionals, our words and actions help shape how communities understand and remember. In advance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, we encourage you to take time to listen, learn, and reflect.
One meaningful way to do this is through reading and amplifying Indigenous voices.
Here are ten recommended titles to guide your learning and deepen your understanding:
- Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance by Jesse Wente
- The Knowing by Tanya Talaga
- 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing by David A. Robertson
- Ally is a Verb: A Guide to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples by Rose LeMay
- Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, & Inuit Issues in Canada by Chelsea Vowel
- True Reconciliation: How to Be a Force for Change by Jody Wilson-Raybould
- 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation With Indigenous Peoples A Reality by Bob Joseph
- The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir – New Edition by Joseph Auguste (Augie) Merasty
- Unbroken: My Fight For Survival, Hope, And Justice For Indigenous Women And Girls by Angela Sterritt
- Indigiqueerness: A Conversation about Storytelling by Joshua Whitehead with Angie Abdou
This National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, let’s do more than mark a date. As communicators, we hold the responsibility and the opportunity to influence how stories are told and remembered. By grounding our work in truth, amplifying Indigenous voices, and challenging harmful narratives, we can help shape communications that move beyond acknowledgement toward meaningful reconciliation.