Based on true events, This House is Not a Home by Dene author Katłıà follows an Indigenous family who return from a hunting trip only to find their house gone, forcing them to assimilate into the nearby settler town. The book demonstrates how efficiently coloniser governments strip Indigenous families of their ways of life, from residential schools to the housing office. Kǫ̀ and his family, forced into paying rent on land that belongs to them, quickly fall into the cycle of poverty, facing other issues such as addiction and gambling. Sometimes it felt a bit rushed, such as when Kǫ̀’s son’s progression from slightly sullen teenager to drug-dealing gang member was explained in less than a sentence. But taken as a whole, this book is a testament to the perseverance of Indigenous people in the face of a system designed to oppress them, with a glimmer of hope at the end.