news | Sunday June 21, 2026
June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day! To mark the occasion and because of the evergreen nature of these works, we’ve put together a reading list of Indigenous-authored titles from the Talonbooks backlist for you to check out.
1. full-metal indigiqueer by Joshua Whitehead
2. Inheritance: a pick-the-path experience by Daniel Arnold, Medina Hahn, and Darrell Dennis.
3. An Honest Woman by Jónína Kirton
4. Rose by Tomson Highway
5. Peace in Duress by Janet Rogers
6. Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer by Kevin Loring
7. Conversations with Khahtsahlano, 1932–1954 by August Jack Khatsahlano and J.S. Matthew
8. Kuei, My Friend by Deni Ellis Béchard and Natasha Kanapé Fontaine
9. Crees in the Caribbean by Drew Hayden Taylor
10. Kamloopa by Kim Senklip Harvey.
If you want to upgrade your bookshelf with more books by Indigenous authors, flip through our Indigenous catalogue.