Good Minds is a First Nations family-owned business based on the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario that specializes in Indigenous books and educational materials — especially books by, for, or about First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and Native American peoples.
Fiction and Novels
Boulley, A. (2021). Firekeeper’s Daughter. Henry Holt and Company.
Culleton Mosionier, B., & Suzack, C. (Eds.). (2022). In search of April Raintree: Critical edition. University of Manitoba Press.
Dimaline, C. (2019). Empire of Wild. Random House Canada.
Dimaline, C. (2017). The Marrow Thieves. Dancing Cat Books.
Good, M. (2020). Five Little Indians. HarperCollins.
Johns, J. (2023). Bad Cree. Doubleday Canada.
Lindberg, T. (2015). Birdie. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
Rice, W. (2018). Moon of the Crusted Snow. ECW Press.
Rice, W. (2023). Moon of the Turning Leaves. Random House Canada.
Robinson, E. (2000). Monkey Beach. Knopf Canada.
Robinson, E. (2017). Son of a Trickster. Knopf Canada.
Tagaq, T. (2018). Split Tooth. Viking.
Van Camp, R. (1996). The Lesser Blessed. Douglas & McIntyre.
Vermette, K. (2021). The Strangers. Hamish Hamilton Canada.
Wagamese, R. (2006). Dream Wheels. Doubleday Canada.
Wagamese, R. (2012). Indian Horse. Douglas & McIntyre.
Wagamese, R. (2019). One Drum: Stories and Ceremonies for a Planet. Douglas & McIntyre.
Indigenous Governance, Law, and Policy
Anderson, K., & Innes, R. (Eds.). (2015). Indigenous Men and Masculinities: Legacies, Identities, Regeneration. University of Manitoba Press.
Anderson, K. (2011). Life Stages and Native Women: Memory, Teachings, and Story Medicine. University of Manitoba Press.
Anderson, M. C., & Robertson, C. L. (2011). Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers. University of Manitoba Press.
Boyer, Y., & Chartrand, L. (2019). Bead by Bead: Constitutional Rights and Métis Community. University of Manitoba Press.
Carlson-Manathara, E., & Rowe, G. (2021). Living in Indigenous Sovereignty. University of Manitoba Press.
Guimond, E., Dion Stout, M., & Valaskakis, G. G. (Eds.). (2008). Restoring the Balance: First Nations Women, Community, and Culture. University of Manitoba Press.
Hargreaves, A. (2017). Violence against Indigenous Women: Literature, Activism, Resistance. Wilfrid Laurier University Press.
Huhndorf, S. M., Perreault, J., & Suzack, C. (Eds.). (2010). Indigenous Women and Feminism: Politics, activism, culture. UBC Press.
Joseph, B. (2018). 21 Things You May Not Know about the Indian Act—Indigenous Relations Press.
Joseph, B., & Joseph, C. (2019). Indigenous Relations: Insights, Tips & Suggestions to Make Reconciliation a Reality. Indigenous Relations Press.
Justice, D. H., & O’Brien, J. M. (Eds.). (2024). Allotment Stories: Indigenous Land Relations under Settler Siege. University of Minnesota Press.
Manuel, A., & Derrickson, R. M. (2017). Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call. Between the Lines.
Palmater, P. (2020). The 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance comic book (2nd ed.). Fernwood Publishing.
Palmater, P. D. (2011). Beyond Blood: Rethinking Indigenous Identity. Purich Publishing.
Palmater, P. D. (2024). Indigenous Nationhood: Empowering Grassroots Citizens. Fernwood Publishing.
Palmater, P. D. (2020). Warrior Life: Indigenous Resistance and Resurgence. Fernwood Publishing.
Smith, L. T. (2021). Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (3rd ed.). Zed Books.
Tennant, P. (1990). Aboriginal Peoples and Politics: The Indian Land Question in British Columbia, 1849–1989. University of British Columbia Press.
Teves, S. N., Smith, A., & Raheja, M. H. (Eds.). (2015). Native Studies Keywords. University of Arizona Press.
Wilson-Raybould, J. (2022). True Reconciliation: How to be a Force for Change. McClelland & Stewart.
Indigenous Resurgence, Theory, Culture, Worldview
Benton-Banai, E. (1988). The Mishomis Book: The Voice of the Ojibway. University of Minnesota Press.
Highway, T. (2003). Comparing Mythologies. University of Ottawa Press.
Joseph, B. (2016). Hidden in Plain Sight: Contributions of Aboriginal Peoples to Canadian Identity and Culture, Volume 1. Indigenous Relations Press.
Kimmerer, R. W. (2013). Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. Milkweed Editions.
LaDuke, W. (2020). To Be a Water Protector: The Rise of the Wiindigoo Slayers. Fernwood Publishing.
Nickel, S. (2019). In Good Relation: History, Gender, and Kinship in Indigenous Feminisms. University of Manitoba Press.
Simpson, L. B. (2017). The Accident of Being Lost. House of Anansi Press.
Simpson, L. B. (2017). As We Have Always Done: Indigenous Freedom Through Radical Resistance. University of Minnesota Press.
Simpson, L. B. (2011). Dancing on Our Turtle’s Back: Stories of Nishnaabeg Re-Creation, Resurgence, and a New Emergence. Arbeiter Ring Publishing.
Simpson, L. B. (2020). Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies. House of Anansi Press.
Simpson, L. B. (2013). This Is Our Territory: Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg Creation, Resurgence, and a New Emergence. In The Winter We Danced: Voices from the Past, the Future, and the Idle No More Movement (pp. 279–290). ARP Books.
Taylor, D. H. (2015). Me Artsy: The Rise of the Indigenous Artist. Douglas & McIntyre.
Taylor, D. H. (2022). Me Funny. Douglas & McIntyre.
Taylor, D. H. (2020). Me Sexy: An Exploration of Native Sex and Sexuality. Douglas & McIntyre.
Taylor, D. H. (2024). Me Tomorrow: Indigenous Views on the Future. Douglas & McIntyre.
Taylor, D. H. (1998). Only Drunk Indians and Children Tell the Truth. Talonbooks.
Vowel, C. (2016). Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Issues in Canada. HighWater Press.
Wolfe, P. (1999). Settler Colonialism and the Transformation of Anthropology: The Politics and Poetics of an Ethnographic Event. Cassell.
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Folx and Men and Boys: Violence and Justice
Anderson, K., Campbell, M., & Belcourt, C. (Eds.). (2018). Keetsahnak: Our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Sisters. University of Alberta Press.
Fox, J. (2024). A Fire Within: A Father’s Struggle for Justice, Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. FriesenPress.
Jolly, J. (2023). Red River Girl: The Life and Death of Tina Fontaine. Viking.
Lavell-Harvard, D. M., & Brant, J. (Eds.). (2016). Forever Loved: Exposing the Hidden Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada. Demeter Press.
McDiarmid, J. (2019). Highway of Tears: A True Story of Racism, Indifference and the Pursuit of Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Doubleday Canada.
Michalko, R. (2023). Obstruction of Justice: The Search for Truth on Canada’s Highway of Tears. Tidewater Press.
Sterritt, A. (2025). Unbroken: My Fight for Survival, Hope, and Justice for Indigenous Women and Girls. Greystone Books.
Talaga, T. (2018). All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward. House of Anansi Press.
Walter, E. (2015). Stolen Sisters: The Story of Two Missing Girls, Their Families, and How Canada Has Failed Indigenous Women. HarperCollins Publishers.
Non-Fiction: Memoirs and Autobiographies
Brunt, S., & Tootoo, J. (2014). All the Way: My Life on the Ice. Viking Canada.
Campbell, M. (1973). Halfbreed. McClelland & Stewart.
Campbell, M. (1995). Stories of the Road Allowance People. Theytus Books.
Elliott, A. (2019). A Mind Spread Out on the Ground. Doubleday Canada.
Freeman, M. A. (2015). Life Among the Qallunaat. University of Manitoba Press.
Louie, C. (2022). Rez Rules: My Indictment of Canada’s and America’s Systemic Racism and How to Overcome It. Page Two Books.
Louttit, E. (2013). The Unexpected Cop. Coteau Books.
Metatawabin, E., & Shimo, A. (2014). Up Ghost River: A Chief’s Journey Through the Turbulent Waters of Native History. Knopf Canada.
Methot, S. (2019). Legacy: Trauma, Story, and Indigenous Healing. ECW Press.
Thistle, J. (2019). From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way. Simon & Schuster Canada.
Wagamese, R. (2013). One Native Life. Douglas & McIntyre.
Wagamese, R. (2012). Taking Back Our Spirits. Douglas & McIntyre.
Wente, J. (2021). Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance. Allen Lane.
Residential Schools, Colonial Violence, Trauma & Healing
Cote-Meek, S. (2014). Colonized Classrooms: Racism, Trauma and Resistance in Post-Secondary Education. Fernwood Publishing.
Daschuk, J. (2013). Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Indigenous Life. University of Regina Press.
Fenton, C. J., & Pokiak-Fenton, M. (2010). Fatty Legs: A True Story. Annick Press.
Gray Smith, M. (2017). Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation. Orca Book Publishers.
Loyie, L. (2001). Residential Schools: With the Words and Images of Survivors. Groundwood Books.
Merasty, J. A. (Augie) (2015). The Education of Augie Merasty: A Residential School Memoir. University of Regina Press.
Mountain, A. (2017). From Bear Rock Mountain: The Life and Times of a Dene Residential School Survivor. University of Regina Press.
Pokiak-Fenton, M. (2011). A Stranger at Home: A True Story. Annick Press.
Sellars, B. (2013). They Called Me Number One: Secrets and Survival at an Indian Residential School. Talonbooks.
Poetry
Belcourt, B.-R. (2017). This Wound Is a World. Frontenac House.
Dunning, N. (2019). Eskimo Pie: A Poetics of Inuit Identity. Brick Books.
Halfe, L. B. (2020). Sôhkêyihta: The Poetry of Sky Dancer. University of Regina Press.
Kerr, C. (2022). An Explosion of Feathers. Nightwood Editions.
Maracle, L., Bobb, C., & Carter, T. (2020). Hope Matters. ARP Books.
Riddle, E. (2023). The Big Melt. Brick Books.
Thistle, J. (2022). Scars and Stars: Poems. Nightwood Editions.
Vermette, K. (2021). River Woman. University of Regina Press.
Whitehead, J. (2017). Full-Metal Indigiqueer. Talonbooks.
Graphic Novels
Akiwenzie-Damm, K. (Ed.). (2017). This Place: 150 Years Retold. HighWater Press.
Charleyboy, L., & Leatherdale, M. B. (Eds.). (2017). #Not Your Princess: Voices of Native American Women. Annick Press.
Dembicki, M. (Ed.). (2010). Trickster: Native American Tales, A Graphic Collection. Fulcrum Publishing.
Pete, A. (2019). Indiginerds: Tales from Modern Indigenous Life. HighWater Press.
Robertson, D. A., Henderson, S. B., & Yaciuk, D. (2015). Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story. HighWater Press.
Taylor, D. H. (2016). News: Postcards from the Four Directions. Annick Press.
Vermette, K. (2017). A Girl Called Echo, Vol. 1: Pemmican Wars. HighWater Press.
Web Essays / News Articles / Commentary Pieces
Barker, A. J. (2012). Locating settler colonialism. Canadian Journal of Sociology, 37(4), 317–338.
CBC Indigenous. (2019). Treaties in Ontario: What are they and what do they do?
CBC News. (2011). Inuit dog killings no conspiracy: Report.
Corntassel, J. (2012). Re-envisioning resurgence: Indigenous pathways to decolonization and sustainable self-determination. Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, 1(1), 86–101.
Hill, S. (2023). My Six Nations Haudenosaunee passport is not a “fantasy document”—The Guardian.
Mamers, D. T. (2020, December 3). Historical photo of mountain of bison skulls documents animals on the brink of extinction. The Conversation.
McIntosh, P. (1988). White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. Peace and Freedom Magazine.
McLean, S. (2015). We built a life from nothing: White settler colonialism and the myth of meritocracy. Cultural and Pedagogical Inquiry, 7(2), 26–39.
Nakata, N. M., Nakata, V., Keech, S., & Bolt, R. (2018). Decolonial Goals and Pedagogies for Indigenous Studies. Routledge.
Tuck, E., & Yang, K. W. (2012). Decolonization is not a metaphor. Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education & Society, 1(1), 1–40.
Institutional Publications / Organizational Reports
Indigenous Foundations. (n.d.). The Importance of Teaching Indigenous History in Education. University of British Columbia
Schembri, L. (2021). Economic Reconciliation: Supporting a Return to Indigenous Prosperity. Bank of Canada.
Universities Canada. (n.d.). Commitments to Truth and Reconciliation. https://www.univcan.ca
Government Reports
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. (n.d.). About treaties. Government of Canada.
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada. (2022). Inuit Nunangat Policy. Government of Canada.
McFarlane, P., & Schabus, N. (2017). Whose Land Is It Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization. Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC.
United Nations General Assembly. (2007). United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Databases
Carleton University Library. (n.d.). Indigenous Peoples and Communities: Featured Collection.
Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC). (n.d.). NWAC Library Database
Royal Canadian Geographical Society. (2018). Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada.
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