Tanya Talaga

Tanya Talaga is a Canadian journalist and author of Anishinaabe and Polish descent. She was born in 1970 and spent more than 20 years reporting for the Toronto Star, covering health, education, and investigative stories.

 

Talaga is the founder of Makwa Creative, a columnist for The Globe and Mail, and the first woman of Anishinaabe descent to be named a CBC Massey Lecturer. She has also received honorary doctorates in recognition of her impact on journalism and public understanding.

 

Books by Tanya Talaga

Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City

Investigates the deaths of seven Indigenous students in Thunder Bay and explores the broader impacts of systemic racism and colonial history in Canada.

All Our Relations: Finding the Path Forward

Based on Talaga’s 2018 Massey Lectures, this book connects the legacy of colonialism to the epidemic of Indigenous youth suicide and calls for paths toward healing and justice.

 

The Knowing 

A deeply personal examination of Canadian history and the enduring legacy of residential schools, framed around the author’s search for her great-great-grandmother’s story.

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Films by Tanya Talaga (Makwa Creative)

Film version of the The Knowing (202?)