Indigenous Heritage Resources
In the spirit of Reconciliation and constructive action we are committed to sourcing, and sharing resources on Indigenous heritage and culture. The links below can help to inform both organizations and individuals on steps forward.
The list below is in no way exhaustive, and will be updated regularly.
Policies/ Reports
- The Truth and Reconciliation Comisssion Reports
- Beyond 94: Truth and Reconciliation in Canada
- Canada’s Residential Schools: Missing Children and Unmarked Burials The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Volume 4
- Treaties and Agreements (Government of Canada source)
- United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
- National Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
- Calls to Action Accountability: A 2020 Status Update on Reconciliation
Websites
- Reconciliation Canada
- Heritage and Reconciliation Pledge – Heritage BC
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
- Indigenous Heritage Circle Website
- First Peoples Law
Media/ Webinars
- Video: Territorial Acknowledgements: Going Beyond The Script
- Video: Indigenous Practitioner Perspectives on City Building
- Video: Aabamnigaan: Looking Ahead – Lang Pioneer Village (example of shared story telling)
- Video: Situating Early Residential Schools in Settler Canadian Society – Know History and Shingwauk Residential Schools Centre
- CBC Radio: Building an ally: non-indigenous people share their stories of bridge building
- Video: Tour of Shingwauk Residential School Centre National Historic Site
- Video: Our World Heritage INDIGENOUS FORUM #1 Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainability in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management (Part 1)
- Video: Our World Heritage INDIGENOUS FORUM #2 Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainability in Cultural Heritage Conservation and Management (Part 2)
- Virtual Experience: Save the Evidence at Woodland Cultural Centre former Residential School
- Video: Residential Schools in Canada – A Timeline – (Historica)
- Film: Freedom Road Series ( colonial development and city planning resulting in territorial land loss)
Resources / Tools
- Style Guide for Reporting on Indigenous People
- Indigenous Peoples: Language Guidelines
- When Unmarked Burials are Found: Possible Options for Next Steps (The Canadian Association for Physical Anthropology)
- Territory Acknowledgment Resource
- Territorial/Land Acknowledgement Resource – (Royal Architectural Institute of Canada)
- Native-Land Map
- Whose Land is it Anyway? A Manual for Decolonization
- Setting the Bar: A Guide to Achieve New Standards for Reconciliation Within the Heritage Sector (Heritage BC)
Courses/ Training
- The Path: Your Journey Through Indigenous Canada (online module training by RAIC)
- Indigenous Canada MOOC – University of Alberta
- Cultural Competencies – Livestream Course (November 2021)
Books
- 48 books by Indigenous writers to read to understand residential schools
- 21 Things You May Not Know about The Indian Act– Bob Joseph
- Indigenous Writes– Chelsea Vowel
- This Place: 150 Years Retold (graphic novel anthology) – Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, Brandon Mitchell
- Nations to Nations: Indigenous Voices at Library and Archives Canada
