T’Sou-ke Truth 4 Reconciliation Book Club Discussion – Who We Are: Four Questions for a Life and a Nation

Join us for a T’Sou-ke Truth 4 Reconciliation book club discussion. We will be reading and discussing Who We Are: Four Questions for a Life and a Nation by The Honourable Murray Sinclair.

Judge, senator, and activist. Father, grandfather, and friend. This is Murray Sinclair’s story—and the story of a nation—in his own words, an oral history that forgoes the trappings of the traditionally written memoir to center Indigenous ways of knowledge and storytelling. As Canada moves forward into the future of Reconciliation, one of its greatest leaders guides us to ask the most important and difficult question we can ask of ourselves: Who are we?

For decades, Senator Sinclair has fearlessly educated Canadians about the painful truths of our history. He was the first Indigenous judge in Manitoba, and only the second Indigenous judge in Canadian history. He was the Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and remains one of the foremost voices on Reconciliation. And now, for the first time, he shares his full story—and his full vision for our nation—with readers across Canada and beyond.

Drawing on Senator Sinclair’s perspectives regarding Indigenous identity, human rights, and justice, Who We Are examines the roles of history, resistance, and resilience in the pursuit of finding a path forward, one that heals the damaged relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. In doing so, it reveals Senator Sinclair’s life in a new and direct way, exploring how all of these unique experiences have shaped him as an Anishinaabe man, father, and grandfather.

We will be meeting in person at the Sooke library in our Multipurpose Room. Please register using the button below (include your email address as we will send information to you via email) OR by emailing April at aripley@virl.bc.ca.

There is a book club set available at the front desk of the Sooke Library for participants to sign out a copy.