Yukon Public Libraries, in partnership with the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre, is pleased to announce the return of the Indigenous Book Club.
The program begins October 2, 2025, at 6:30 pm, at the Whitehorse Public Library, with visiting author Helen Knott from Prophet River First Nation, B.C. She will be reading and answering questions about her bestselling book Becoming a Matriarch, a follow-up to her award-winning, bestselling debut In My Own Moccasins. The event will be facilitated by Cheyenne Kaiser-Conant.
Print copies of Becoming a Matriarch are available for free at the Whitehorse Public Library or through the online library for anyone with a Yukon Public Libraries library card. The audio version of the book is also available. People can visit your local library or call 867-667-5239 to learn more.
Other amazing writers who will be visiting the Yukon over the next several months include Waubgeshig Rice, who will be presenting Moon of the Turning Leaves in partnership with Yukon University, and Katlia Lafferty, who will be reading from their book Firekeeper.
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The Indigenous Book Club started in 2019. The 2025–26 season marks seven years of facilitating First Nations, Inuit and Métis writers in bringing their work to Yukoners.
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The Indigenous Book Club is a place for dialogue, reflection, learning and reconciliation on the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in the Yukon and beyond.
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For our invited writers, Yukon Public Libraries provides extra copies of their latest work – in print and digital forms – to the Yukon public for free.
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At least once per season, the Yukon Public Libraries brings in a writer for an in-person event. All others are via Zoom. In-person events are available to join virtually for those outside of Whitehorse. Registration is required for the link to join.
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American Sign Language (ASL) translation is available on request.
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Everyone is welcome. It is free to participate in Indigenous Book Club. People do not need to read the book to participate in the events.
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To register and to keep up with all events happening at the library, including Indigenous Book Club events, people can visit yukonlibraries.ca/events or email [email protected].
John Tonin
Communications, Community Services
867-334-5816
[email protected]