Hilary Atleo

Hilary Atleo is the co-owner and store manager of Iron Dog Books, an Indigenous-owned bookshop and booktruck operating in the Tsleil-Waututh, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and Musqueam territories (metro Vancouver). Before co-founding Iron Dog Books in 2016, Hilary worked as a bookshop clerk. She and her co-owner Cliff were motivated to start their own bookshop that represented Indigenous voices. Hilary comes from an Anishinaabe/Settler background, and she frequently recommends her personal favourite books on the bookshop’s website. In 2021, Iron Dog Books was featured as an Indigenous business on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network’s (APTN) news website.