Resources

In November of 2008, Dr. George MacDonald, Director of the Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies at SFU and author of "Haida Monumental Art", gave a 3-part lecture series on Haida Villages.

In November of 2008, Dr. George MacDonald, Director of the Bill Reid Centre for Northwest Coast Art Studies at SFU and author of "Haida Monumental Art", gave a 3-part lecture series on Haida Villages.

Links related to the Haida Language

In 2008, DJ’s NDN and Bear Witness founded A Tribe Called Red adding two-time Canadian DMC champ, DJ Shub to the crew in 2010. ATCR creates an never before heard sound made up of a wide variety of musical styles ranging from Hip-Hop, Dance Hall, Electronic, and their own mash-up of club and Pow Wow music, known as Pow Wow Step that is quickly gaining respect from all kinds of communities from all around the world.

Curated by Babe Santucci. From the website: "This livebook is intended to provide policy documents and a wealth of resources for teachers to support the needs of Aboriginal students and to create awareness for non-Aboriginal students in Ontario."

Links to resources related to health and physical education awareness

Links to health and physical education resources

Heart Berries is a powerful, poetic memoir of a woman's coming of age on the Seabird Island reserve in British Columbia.

By Beth Carter, Quyen Hoang, Gerald T. Conaty and Frederick R. McDonald, 2008

Hope Matters, written by multiple award-winning author Lee Maracle and her daughters Columpa Bobb and Tania Carter, focuses on the journey of Indigenous people from colonial beginnings to reconciliation.

Cutts. Plain English Guide: How to Write Clearly and Communicate Better. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.

Idle No More started in November 2012, among Treaty People in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta protesting the Canadian government’s dismantling of environmental protection laws, endangering First Nations who live on the land. Born out of face-to-face organizing and popular education, but fluent in social media and new technologies, Idle No More has connected the most remote reserves to each other, to urbanized Indigenous people, and to the non-Indigenous population.

Combining graphic fiction and non-fiction, this young adult graphic novel serves as a window into one of the unique dangers of being an Indigenous teen in Canada today.

In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family and the possibility of redemption.

Culleton, Beatrice. April Raintree. Winnipeg: Peguis Publishers, 1992.

This brief video from the Early Childhood Australia Learning Hub is intended to provoke teachers to think about the ways Indigenous perspectives are incorporated into early childhood education.

With a poignant focus on historical and contemporary Indigenous experiences, discover Monkman’s provocative, complex and incredibly nuanced works of art!

A list of Indigenous Athletes

21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act: Helping Canadians Make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality, written by Bob Joseph, is a vital introduction and resource to understanding the Indian Act of 1876 and its troubling impact on First Nations.

A Girl Called Echo, written by Katherena Vermette, is young adult graphic novel series that tells a story about Métis history through the lens of a 13-year old girl.