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WHAT THIS IS
Having this virtual space is a privilege, as is having the freedom and time to use this space to share information and resources about Indigenous People in Canada and around the globe. This page is a very incomplete collection of my own “bookmarks” – resources I find, research and save along the way as I continue to learn, unlearn and relearn the history of this land on which I live. This is just one way I am working towards decolonizing (Calls for Justice for All Canadians 15.2, page 202).
Use it or don’t. Watch, read, listen or don’t. Take it in small bites or ravenous chomps. Just scroll on by if this content doesn’t interest you.
The ongoing plight of Indigenous peoples around the globe is all connected.
Canada continues to contribute to and enable genocide here at home and around the world.
It is literally the least we can do to speak out against genocide everywhere.
#FREEPALESTINE
If you are non-Indigenous and genuinely want to learn and take action towards making transformative change that benefits ALL Canadians, the contents of this page is just a starting point. This compilation is somewhat organized but very incomplete and in no particular order – so please don’t stop here!
“Our home on Native land”
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DISCLAIMER
I have no affiliation with any of the resources listed here.
I do not get paid to do this. Zero ads. Zero clicks revenue. I do this on my own time.
I may add, remove or edit anything on this page at any time.
Please direct any concerns with accessibility of any resources listed here to the source themselves
(unless the link is broken, in which case, see the bottom of this page to let me know).
Some documentation or video resources may contain triggering content.
I do not claim to speak for any Indigenous Person / People.
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IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
January 4: National Ribbon Skirt day
March 31: National Indigenous Languages day
May 5: National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Peoples (MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+) aka Red Dress day
Month of June: National Indigenous History Month
June 21: National Indigenous People’s Day
September 27: Treaty 7 signed (1877)
September 30: Orange Shirt Day | National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
October 4: Sisters In Spirit Day
If you know someone who is struggling or in crisis, there is help:
National Indian Residential School Crisis Line: 1-866-925-4419
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868
First Nations and Inuit Hope for Wellness Help Line: 1-855-242-3310
Native Youth Crisis Hotline: 1-877-209-1266
DOCUMENTATION / RESOURCES
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation – the entire site is a useful resource
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation – Reports
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation – Map
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation – Calls to Action
- Government of Canada – Delivering on Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action
- The Yellowhead Institute – Calls to Action Accountability Report
- Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls – Reclaiming Power and Place
- Final Report of MMIWG – Volume 1a
- Final Report of MMIWG – Volume 1b (Calls for Justice pages 179-221, Calls to Justice for every Canadian 15.1-15.8)
- Government of Canada – What the Government of Canada is doing to end the tragedy of MMIWG
- UNDRIP – United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- UNDRIP – PDF download
- Government of Canada – The Indian Act
- The White Goose Flying Report – Calgary Aboriginal Urban Affairs Committee | The Report
- Government of Canada – Indigenous Services Canada
- Government of Alberta – 113 Pathways to Justice
LEARNING
- Home on Native Land (Free lessons)
- University of Alberta – Indigenous Canada (Free course)
PODCASTS
Also check with your preferred podcast provider
- Media Indigena
- Missing and Murdered
- The Secret Life of Canada
- Historica Canada: Residential Schools Podcast
- Unreserved
- Native Calgarian
- Telling Our Twisted Histories
- CBC Radio Columnist Kyle Muzyka: Indigenous Children in Care episodes: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
- Land Back
- Kuper Island
- Stolen: Surviving St. Michael’s
- Missing & Murdered: Finding Cleo
VIDEO
*NOTE: Some resources listed here may require free or paid subscription in order to access
CBC / CBC GEM
Collections/Series
- Truth and Reconciliation Collection
- 12 docs on Indigenous life in Canada
- Keep Calm and Decolonize
- Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin Spirit to Soar (English Version)
- Mashkawi-Manidoo Bimaadiziwin Spirit to Soar (Anishinaabemowin version)
- Taken: The Series
- Bones of Crows
Movies
NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA (NFB)
- Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
- These Are My People…
- Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
- Search the NFB archives for Indigenous content
APTN
LUMI
YOUTUBE
- My Auntie survived residential school. I need to gather her stories before she’s gone | Inendi
- Canadians have been breaking their promises to Indigenous people
- 21 Things you Didn’t Know About the Indian Act Presentation
- The Indian Act Explained
- Residential Schools in Canada: A Timeline
- Namwayut: we are all one. Truth and reconciliation in Canada | Canada is …
- Phyllis Webstad – On Orange Shirt Day.
- Every Child Matters: Truth – Act One
- Every Child Matters: Reconciliation – Act Two
- The Word Indigenous – explained | CBC Kids News
- Stolen Children | Residential School survivors speak out
- Surviving the Kamloops Indian Residential School and the struggle for a settlement | APTN N2N
- Crimes against children at residential school: The truth about St. Anne’s – The Fifth Estate
- Land Acknowledgement (full captioned)
- Territorial Acknowledgements: Going Beyond the Script
- How to talk about Indigenous people
- Fanshawe Institute of Indigenous Learning (Channel)
ARTICLES
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS
- Residential Schools in Canada
- Truth before reconciliation: 8 ways to identify and confront Residential School denialism
- ‘Cultural genocide’: the shameful history of Canada’s residential schools – mapped
- Explore Schools Timeline
- ‘The Story of a National Crime’
- Alberta Residential Schools
- Edmonton Indian Residential School
INDIAN HOSPITALS
60’s SCOOP
- Sixties Scoop (UBC)
- Sixties Scoop (The Canadian Encyclopedia)
- Sixties Scoop Indigenous Society of Alberta
- Métis Nation: Connecting Sixties Scoop Survivors
JORDAN’S PRINCIPLE
TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION
- Beyond 94 – Truth and Reconciliation in Canada
- What’s happening with Reconciliation? Indigenous Watchdog Updates as of Oct. 4, 2021
MURDERED AND MISSING INDIGENOUS WOMEN, GIRLS AND TWO-SPIRIT
- MMIWG & Violence Prevention
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Ending Violence
- Safe Passage
TREATIES
INDIAN ACT
THE PASS SYSTEM
INDIAN STATUS
- Indian Status (UBC)
- Indian Status (The Canadian Encyclopedia)
- Indian Status in Canada
- What is Indian Status
- Benefits and rights for Indigenous peoples
UNDRIP
HOW TO BE AN ALLY
- Building Trust Before Truth: How Non-Indigenous Canadians Become Allies
- 10 ways to be a genuine ally to Indigenous communities
- Indigenous Allyship: An Overview (PDF)
TERMINOLOGY / MISCONCEPTIONS
- Indigenous Peoples terminology guidelines for usage (be sure to watch the video)
- Glossary of Terms
- Dispelling the Misconceptions About Indigenous People (Manitoba Version)
- Who Is a Settler, According to Indigenous and Black Scholars
LANGUAGE / CULTURE
- Languages and Culture
- Indigenous Languages in Canada
- Indigenous Languages in Canada (chart)
- FirstVoices
- Language
- The Aboriginal languages of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit (Government of Canada statistics 2016)
- Indigenous Languages in Canada (PDF)
REGALIA
ACTIVISM / ADVOCACY
- Autum Peltier
- RAVEN
- Buffy Sainte Marie
- Thelma Chalifoux
- Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
- Idle No More
- Red Thunderwoman
- Indigenous Women Activists in Canada
LAND BACK
- What Is Land Back?
- LAND BACK! What do we mean?
- LANDBACK – Building lasting Indigenous sovereignty
- Land Back: A Yellowhead Institute Red Paper
BOOKS
SUPPORT/DONATE
Support Indigenous arts/services, contribute/donate to Indigenous-led causes
- Orange Shirt Day
- Donate to Indigenous Charities (324 charities listed here)
- Indian Residential School Survivors Society
- Native Women’s Association of Canada
- Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary
- Spirit North
- USAY (Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth)
- Awo Taan Healing Lodge Society
- Nii’kinaaganaa Foundation
- Gidimt’ten Yintah Access
INDIGENOUS ARTISTS / SERVICES
- Christi Belcourt
- Jason Carter
- Kalum Teke Dan
- Bearclaw Gallery
- Indigenous Arts Collective of Canada
- Okema
- Bryson Syliboy
SUPPORT / OUTREACH FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
Please share these support resources with anyone who needs a hand up
OTHER RESOURCES
Contact your elected officials at all levels of government. Ask them what they are doing to move forward on the TRC’s 94 Calls to Action, 231 Calls for Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and eliminating other persistent issues and barriers in which Indigenous people still face today.
- Find your MP here
- In Alberta, find your MLA here
- In Calgary, find your city councillor here
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