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April 22, 2025
A Guide to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
Your next step on the journey of reconciliation starts here.
What can you do to be a better ally for your Indigenous colleagues, community members, and friends? By actively listening to the history and current lived experiences of Indigenous peoples, you can take steps to address the inequities they continue to face. Author Rose LeMay notes that if you continually educate yourself, you will see many opportunities to be an ally.
This insightful book suggests how to enter the field of reconciliation in a good way, in your community and your work- place. You will learn the following:
- more about the true history shared by Indigenous peoples and colonial governments
- why reconciliation is mostly the responsibility of non-Indigenous people
- approaches to intervene when you see racism happening
- better ways to respond to emotions that come up when doing the work of an ally
- how to be an active team player for equity and inclusion
LeMay describes key principles to promote reconciliation, deepen your practice of allyship, and contribute to meaningful change.
Corporate bulk orders are available from Raincoast Books. Please contact Raincoast for more information.
Ally is a Verb” is a masterclass in how to be a next-level ally in Reconciliation. “Allies start with enough literacy to do no harm,” as LeMay explains, and then quickly evolve to actively challenging racism, and supporting Indigenous safety and belonging in Canada. LeMay adroitly brings the reader through her story so that they, by learning the history and its impacts, can arrive at the truth: allyship is a necessity and a moral imperative. It’s also a practice and a carefully developed skill, one where we act upon “the heart and morality” of the words we have taken in. Reading this book challenges and inspires us not only to believe but also to deeply understand how we can change systems through everyday acts of influence, advocacy, and supporting change. This book and its ambition to call us in, teach active allyship, and instill hope is brilliantly and boldly realized.
Victoria Kuketz, Director of Corporate Engagement at Catalyst Canada.
Available in English only at this time.
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