Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail is a multi-genre author and Edmonton, Alberta’s outgoing Historian Laureate.
She has History degrees from McGill and the University of British Columbia, and is active in organizations such as the Canadian Aviation Historical Society, the Creative Nonfiction Collective, the Writers Union of Canada, the Houston Writers Guild, the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators and the Writers’ League of Texas. She currently lives in Texas.
Books (1)
Synopsis:
What is real reconciliation? This collection of essays from both Indigenous and non-Indigenous contributors from across Canada welcomes readers into a timely, healing conversation—one we've longed for but, before now, have had a hard time approaching.
These reflective and personal pieces come from journalists, writers, academics, visual artists, filmmakers, city planners, and lawyers, all of whom share their personal light-bulb moments regarding when and how they grappled with the harsh reality of colonization in Canada, and its harmful legacy. Without flinching, they look deeply and honestly at their own experiences and assumptions about race and racial divides in Canada in hopes that the rest of the country will do the same.
Featuring a candid conversation between CBC radio host Shelagh Rogers and Chief Justice Sinclair, this book acts as a call for all Canadians to make reconciliation and decolonization a priority, and reminds us that once we know the history, we all have the responsibility—and ability—to make things better.
Additional Information
224 pages | 5.75" x 8.50"
Edited by Danielle Metcalfe-Chenail
Authenticity Note: This work contains some essays from Indigenous contributors; therefore, it has been labelled as containing Authentic Indigenous Text.
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