Now a legacy project of True North Aid, Northern Reads aims to provide new, Indigenous-authored books to communities across northern Canaa, in partnership with Strong Nations Publishing in Nanaimo, BC. For the past several years, we were also proud to partner with GoodMinds.com, an Indigenous, family-owned book supplier based out of Brantford, Ontario.
Since 2022, we have shipped over 6000 Indigenous-authored books to 40 communities.
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“Honestly, I was amazed at the amount of books that were written or illustrated by Indigenous authors. Just the fact that this project brings awareness to Indigenous professionals in writing is a success. Then, the fact that our school was able to access these books and have copies – WOW. It’s incredible.”
– Sarah, Teacher, Kuujuaq, Nunavik, Quebec
“It was like Christmas. I opened all the boxes and looked at all the books one by one. Even after three weeks, I still head down to the library to have a look at them. The books go beyond the covers and pages, they are about people, ideas, cultures, stories, events, places, dreams and so much more. Thank you so much for this gift.”
– Daniel, Educator, Inukjuak, Nunavik, Quebec