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From Tanya Talaga, the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of Seven Fallen Feathers, comes a riveting exploration of her family’s story and a retelling of the history of the country we now call Canada

For generations, Indigenous People have known that their family members disappeared, many of them after being sent to residential schools, “Indian hospitals” and asylums through a coordinated system designed to destroy who the First Nations, Métis and Inuit people are. This is one of Canada’s greatest open secrets, an unhealed wound that until recently lay hidden by shame and abandonment.

The Knowing is the unfolding of Canadian history unlike anything we have ever read before. Award-winning and bestselling Anishinaabe author Tanya Talaga retells the history of this country as only she can—through an Indigenous lens, beginning with the life of her great-great grandmother Annie Carpenter and her family as they experienced decades of government- and Church-sanctioned enfranchisement and genocide.

Deeply personal and meticulously researched, The Knowing is a seminal unravelling of the centuries-long oppression of Indigenous People that continues to reverberate in these communities today.

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I didn't know what to expect when I chose this book and it turned out to be ana amazing listen. thanks so much for your hard work of putting all the info together.

Appreciate the historical puzzle pieces

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I just finished listening to tbe audio book The Knowing, written by my dear Sister friend Tanya Talaga . Powerful truths shared. I highly recommend taking a listen. Hearing Tanya narrate... I felt the words, "... I knew you before you knew me." Her storytelling was deeply resonating and emotions felt. Tanya's words have left a profound impact on me. As an intergenerational survivor, I had many moments of reflection.

powerful truths

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I’m reading this and knowing it’s contents way late in life. We should be learning this in school. Why don’t we?

Must read for decolonization

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