The Book Interrupted women share their personal journals while reading “From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way” by Jesse Thistle. Afterwards, they continue the discussion and touch on topics of residential schools in Canada, Indigenous history, education and how to stop being part of the problem and be part of the solution.

Discussion Points:

Personal journals
Accolades for From The Ashes
Residential schools and the way Indigenous people are treated in Canada
Educating ourselves about Indigenous history

Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:

Book Interrupted Website

Book Interrupted YouTube Channel

Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group

From the Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle

Untamed by Glennon Doyle

CBC Canada Reads

White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo

University Of Alberta Indigenous Canada