Stratford Writers Festival presents History and the Need to Heal, with Lee Maracle, author of My Conversations with Canadians. Also with Eden Robinson and Drew Hayden Taylor. Moderated by Candy Palmater.

Drew Hayden Taylor introduces readers to a robot that feels grief for brutality against First Nations peoples. Lee Maracle brings us into the lives of a family whose interaction with non-native speakers has caused deadly trauma, and a story by Eden Robinson about a young man’s relationship with his dysfunctional family shows that mistreatment can last through generations. Through three authors’ explorations of trauma placed on the Indigenous people, broadcaster and award-winning TV host Candy Palmater leads a discussion on how the road to recovery has only just begun.