The best Pre-Confederation Canadian History books: Reddit reviews

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Also highly recommend 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act by author Bob Joseph (founder and creator of Indigenous Corporate Training).

Could be a good idea but I’d also make sure that the seller is a reputable and fair source for Indigenous goods.

Unfortunately, there are non-Indigenous individuals who make Every Child Matters shirts for personal profit rather than in support of Orange Shirt Day/ National day for Truth and Reconciliation (and to me, everything about a situation like this shouts cultural appropriation — not reconciliation).

Highly recommend 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act for those wishing wishing to learn more about how colonial history impacted First Nations individuals. This book changed my life.

The embedded racism in the Indian Act has been the subject of countless journalism and critique. This book is considered one of the most digestible on the subject. I bought a copy a few months ago but have yet to read, but just glance through the reviews for a taste on some of the common subjects:

>"From declaring cultural ceremonies illegal, to prohibiting pool hall owners from granting Indigenous Peoples entrance, from forbidding the speaking of Indigenous languages, to the devastating policy that created residential schools, Bob Joseph reveals the hold this paternalistic act, with its roots in the 1800s, still has on the lives of Indigenous Peoples in Canada in the twenty-first century. This straightforward book is an invaluable resource. There is much for non-Indigenous people to learn and to do. But equally important, there is much to unlearn and to undo. The time is right for this book."
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>- Shelagh Rogers, O.C., Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Honorary Witness

Hey dude, the best thing you can do is admit when you're wrong about something and trying to learn more.

I hope you'll do some more research on your own time and try your best to learn whatever you can!

If you want a book recommendation I would highly suggest, 21 Thing You May Not Know About The Indian Act (I linked to Amazon but as always buy from your local shop)

Everyone needs to read this book.

21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality

This book captures the essence of the impact the Indian Act has made on Canadians. It’s easy to read, engaging, super informative and doesn’t use the ‘blame and shame’ approach.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/0995266522/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_apa_glt_i_ZKMJXNCNQDCM3DDESVJX

Based on a viral article, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act is the essential guide to understanding the legal document and its repercussion on generations of Indigenous Peoples, written by a leading cultural sensitivity trainer.

My dad's a fan of the show so we got him this book for xmas and he really enjoys it. It's from the pre-Lugina days but it's an exhaustive summary of all known activity on the island back to the 1700's, and a thorough review of all the theories that actually adds some weight to them. Makes a great supplement to the fractured logic of the show lol

Please don't recommend Zinn's People's History as accurate. It's considered an atrociously bad work by almost all academics. Beyond Germs and Bonds of Alliance are two of the many better sources available on this topic.

for anyone who wants to learn more about the subject: http://www.amazon.com/The-Civil-War-1812-American/dp/0679776737 The Civil War of 1812 is an amazing book. It really dives into how interconnected Britain, Canada, and the USA really were at the time of the conflict, and how the national identities that we apply onto the battle now weren't so clearly defined. a damn good read.

If you're looking for a history of early French exploration and settlement, Champlain's Dream, by David Hackett Fischer is a good read.

As I said I am far from an expert on The War of 1812 but this book by Pierre Berton is probably a good one, he is one of our greatest authors and his work is national treasure itself.

You guys should read "For Honour's Sake: The War of 1812 and the Brokering of an Uneasy Peace"

Written in 2007 it's a very easy read. Thrill a minute, some wicked battles happened in that war, lots of drama :)

You can get it on kindle too! which is how I read it http://www.amazon.ca/Honours-Sake-Brokering-Uneasy-Peace/dp/0676977065/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1317963535&sr=8-1