One of the
first steps each individual must take towards supporting Indigenous communities
and authentic reconciliation is to educate ourselves. I often have discussions around resources,
readings and books. I’ve compiled a
short list of some of the key resources that I’ve found over the years that
have been really helpful.
Always on
the look out for new sources and books!
Feel free to comment with more suggestions or recommendations.
Websites
& Readings:
Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada: National
Centre for Truth & Reconciliation
Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future: Summary of
the Final Report of the Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada
Calls to Action: the 94 recommendations of the Truth &
Reconciliation for Canadians to take towards authentic reconciliation:
Highlights from the Report of the Royal
Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: People to People, Nation to Nation
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples: Full report
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the
rights of indigenous peoples,
James Anaya – The situation of indigenous peoples in Canada (Advanced UneditedVersion)
8th Fire: Great series by CBC that draws from an Anishinaabe prophecy
that declares now is the time for Aboriginal peoples and Settler Canadians to come
together to build the 8th Fire of justice and harmony. http://www.cbc.ca/8thfire/
Working Effectively with Indigneous Peoples: great blog with lots of helpful
articles and resources. They also
provide training and workshops. www.ictinc.ca
Singletrack to Success Project: amazing mountain bike project by the Carcross Tagish First Nation in the Yukon Territory, Canada.
Union of BC Indian Chiefs: Working towards the recognition, implementation, exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title and Treaty Rights. Resources & information
Settler Info Project: Tdah-Kawk-nish yahts-tsool (We walk in truth). An initiative to facilitate a paradigm shift and for Settlers by providing all the information Settlers need to fully understand, respect, value and love First Nations people in Canada. www.settlersinfo.org
Union of BC Indian Chiefs: Working towards the recognition, implementation, exercise of our inherent Indigenous Title and Treaty Rights. Resources & information
Settler Info Project: Tdah-Kawk-nish yahts-tsool (We walk in truth). An initiative to facilitate a paradigm shift and for Settlers by providing all the information Settlers need to fully understand, respect, value and love First Nations people in Canada. www.settlersinfo.org
Native Land: Our home on native land.
A website with an interactive mapping platform to help North Americans
learn more about their local history, the Aboriginal territories on which they
live, local treaties and languages. (native-land.ca)
Decolonization is Not a Metaphor: Eve Tuck and K. Wayne yang. Great article on decolonization.
Unsettling America: Decolonization in Theory& Practice: Unsettling
America is an emerging decentralized network of autonomous groups and
individuals dedicated to mental and territorial decolonization throughout
Turtle Island and the “Americas”.
Excellent website for articles, news and resources. https://unsettlingamerica.wordpress.com
Land & Reconciliation: Having the Right
Conversations. Leanne Betasamosake
Simpson. Electric City Magazine
Awakening the Horse: Decolonization, ancestral
recovery & indigenization. Writings
& Resources for people of European Heritage https://awakeningthehorse.wordpress.com
Decolonization: Indigeneity, Education &Society. Great
website with tons of articles, book reviews and resources
Notes on a bioregional decolonization. Excellent blog with lots of thought provoking
articles on decolonization.
Books
The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native
People in North America by Thomas King
Tsawalk: A Nuu-chah-nulth worldview by Umeek (Eugene
Richard Atleo)
Unsettling the Settler Within: Indian Residential Schools,
Truth Telling, and Reconciliation in Canada by Paulette Regan
Dances with Dependency: Out of Poverty Through
Self-Reliance by Calvin Helin
Clearing the Plains: Disease, Politics of Starvation,
and the Loss of Aboriginal Life by James William Daschuk
The Comeback: How Aboriginals are Reclaiming Power and
Influence by John Ralston Saul
Alliances: Re/envisioning Indigenous – non-Indigenous
Relationships. Edited by Lynne Davis
A People’s History of the United States by
Howard Zinn. History is a Weapon
Kiss of the Fur Queen: A novel by Tompson Highway
Indian Horse: A novel by Richard Wagamese
The Back of the Turtle: A novel by Thomas King
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