THE INTERVIEW.

Tanya Talaga, an Anishinaabe and Polish author, has released her third non-fiction book, The Knowing, which explores her own family history and the colonial history of Canada. Talaga's research was inspired by her uncle's amateur ancestry work and led her to uncover the story of her great-great-grandmother, Annie Carpenter, who was buried in an unmarked grave in Toronto and had been a patient in a provincial asylum. Talaga discusses the challenges she faced in researching her family history, including missing government records and incorrect spellings of First Nations last names. The Knowing aims to shed light on the experiences of Indigenous families and the importance of understanding one's own history. [Extracted from the article]