Moose Hide Campaign
Learn about the Moose Hide Campaign, an Indigenous-led grassroots movement of men, boys and all Canadians, take action and stand up to end violence towards women and children. Find them on Facebook and Twitter.
Read MoreLearn about the Moose Hide Campaign, an Indigenous-led grassroots movement of men, boys and all Canadians, take action and stand up to end violence towards women and children. Find them on Facebook and Twitter.
Read MoreEvery year Prairie Rivers Reconciliation Committee hosts a conference, you can watch some of the sessions from this year’s event ē-nīso pimohtēyahk/Walking Forward Together. Topics available include nation building, the importance of beading, youth perspectives, and working together.
Read MoreThe Reconciliation Canada Reconciliation Dialogue Workshop aims to create a safe environment that brings diverse participants together to start a meaningful conversation and relationship building. They provide an opportunity for sharing stories of resilience. The Reconciliation Dialogue Workshop guide provides a brief introduction and outlines injustices in Canadian history including residential schools, the Chinese Head Tax and Exclusion Act, the Japanese-Canadian Internment, and the Komagata Maru Incident.
Read MoreThe Centre for Suicide Prevention created a toolkit, Indigenous people, trauma, and suicide prevention that looks at how to prevent suicides and promote life.
Read MoreAdvocate for reclaiming Indigenous place names in Saskatoon. If you have a suggestion to change the name of a street, parks, and other civic properties, you can fill out a form on the City of Saskatoon’s website.
Read MoreThe Canadian Library is an art installation project that will work its way across Canada with the help of community members that would like to participate in this powerful compilation. It will serve as a vivid memory of all First Nations, Metis and Inuit women and children that have suffered abuse or lost their lives due to brutality and had been forgotten.
Read MoreThe Wîcihitowin Indigenous Engagement Conference, gives survivors a platform to share their voices and teachings with the hope of inspiring respectful engagement and meaningful inclusion of Indigenous peoples’ within the community, and the creation of resources and tools needed to create culturally respectful organizations.
Sessions from the 2021 Wîcihitowin Conference have been made available and put online
Read MoreThrough the guidance of Knowledge Keepers and Residential School Survivors, we created a resource page for Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept 30, 2021. We hope these stories and ideas will inspire you to honour Sept 30 and also think about how you will deepen your commitment to truth and reconciliation. Visit the resource page here.
Read MoreSettlers Take Action is a website aimed at non-Indigenous folk living in Canada, with the understanding that we are all responsible for our personal role in reconciliation. The website gives step-by-step actions to take and lists resources to support your reconciliation journey.
Read MoreFuture Ancestors Services Inc. offers capacity building and skills training that can contribute to holistic and sustainable change. These trainings can advance knowledge on the individual’s role in addressing systemic issues to become a part of building a sustainable future that our next generations will inherit.
Read MoreA list of 10 Ethical Brands supporting Indigenous artists and communities from around the world, including Australia, the United States, Peru, Guatemala, and Saskatchewan’s She Native.
Read MoreCircles for Reconciliation brings Indigenous and non-Indigenous people together in talking circles to build relationships, a fundamental part of reconciliation according to the Truth & Reconciliation Commission. Find a circle in your area.
Read MoreHear from people like poet Rebecca Lea Thomas, writer Joshua Whitehead, and multidisciplinary artist Moe Clark.
Have Indigenous artists you love? Let us know and we can add them to our list. Email beaconnectr@gmail.com
Read MoreSupport True North Aid, an organization helping northern communities across the country with practical humanitarian support.
“Our priority is to help ensure dignity and health for all and to establish hope and self-determination within these communities.”
Read MoreIdle No More asks people to join in a peaceful revolution, to honour Indigenous sovereignty, and to protect the land and water
Read MoreA Back Pocket Reconciliation Action Plan is a starting point for individuals to think about how to make reconciliation part of their lives. The initiative is part of Reconciliation Canada’s national engagement strategy to build a national narrative on reconciliation and catalyze action.
Read MoreLearn more about Reconciliation through the 6-week massive open online course Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education hosted by the University of British Columbia.
Through the course engage with Indigenous knowledge keepers, education leaders, and resources to enhance your understanding and knowledge of practices that advance reconciliation in the places where you live, learn, and work.
Read MoreLearn how can you support and show solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en and Unist’ot’en. Visit the Wet’suwet’en Supporter Toolkit 2020
Read MoreIncreasing libraries are getting onboard with Reconciliation – offering up activities, reading spaces and books in their branches.
If you can’t make it in, many libraries have recommendations of reads to start (or continue) you on your Reconciliation Journey
Read MoreLanguage is more than what we use to communicate. Through language, we begin to understand each other, and the land that we live on.
Through the Original Voices website, CBC is highlighting a few of the many diverse Indigenous languages that exist across the country.
Read MoreThe Montreal Urban Aboriginal Network launched the Indigenous Ally toolkit in English and in French. Being an ally is about creating safe spaces by educating others on the realities and histories of marginalized people. The toolkit provides suggested steps and self-reflections for people who want to be an ally.
Read MoreGordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre is an ambitious theatre company based in Saskatoon that presents unique Indigenous theatre and youth programs. Attend their plays or donate. If Indigenous theatre is not in your community, read plays by longtime GTNT contributor, playwright/actor Curtis Peeteetuce or Canadian icon Thomson Highway.
Also, check out the Poundmaker Indigenous Performance Festival, with it’s goal of celebrating the talent and diversity of local Indigenous singers, dancers, poets, and actors.
Read MoreThis CBC News article includes a short video and looks at a program at Wanuskewin Heritage Park —a walking tour of medicinal plants used by Indigenous peoples. Or read Braiding Sweet: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer. “As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers.” A delicious read.
Read MoreEdmonton’s Rise Book Club
Saskatoon Public Library: Read for Reconciliation
Book clubs are a great way to share the path of Reconciliation with friends, family and community. There are many great formats and book lists to borrow from. All you need is a few members and start reading!
Read More“Six thousand years ago, Wanuskewin echoed with the thundering hooves of bison and the voices of Indigenous peoples from across the Northern Plains.” Wanuskewin provides tours and programs that share these stories, which still echo through the land.
Read MoreFriendship Centres provide services to urban Indigenous communities. Friendship Centres were first established in the 1950s, and there are now more than 100 Centres across Canada. Find your local Friendship Centre through the National Association of Friendship Centres or visit:
Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon Indian & Métis Friendship Centres
University of Saskatchewan Events
Office of the Treaty Commissioner Events
Wanuskewin Events Calendar
Find out about speaker events or workshops that expand your knowledge of Indigenous histories and cultures. Attend a workshop for Indigenous Awareness Training. These events calendars will keep you in the know about what is coming up!
Read MoreA family-friendly festival packed with fiddle, guitar and jigging workshops and concerts, and a Métis cultural camp including finger weaving, beading, storytelling and dancing.
Read MoreUse the following links to learn about opportunities to attend Indigenous events and powwows. If you’re unsure about who can attend, feel free to contact event organizers.
Office of the Treaty Commissioner’s Events Calendar
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre for SK events & programming
IndigenousTourism.ca for national events
Visit the Orange Shirt Day website to learn about how to participate and use this opportunity to educate others about Residential Schools. Wear an Orange Shirt Day, set aside time to connect with local Reconciliation events, or learn on your own.
Read MoreYou are beginning a path of Reconciliation by visiting ConnectR and choosing to answer some of the calls to action listed here. Share your learning journey on social media and challenge your friends and family to get involved! Use the hashtag #beaconnectr and find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Read MoreEveryone, at some point in their journey of Reconciliation, needs to read the 94 Calls to Action recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to “redress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation.” Or connect here to the Truth & Reconciliation Commission Final Report to read other sections and excerpts.
We have included this action in every category and every path on this website as a reminder of how important it is for us to understand the history and path of Reconciliation in our country.
Read MoreWhat are your talents, skills and passions? Connect with Indigenous organizations in your community and offer your skills. You’ll build relationships, meet Elders, and learn about authentic engagement along the way.
Read MoreVolunteering is an opportunity to not only learn, but interact with others and build relationships—the heart of reconciliation. Find an event, call the organizer, and get out there!
Office of the Treaty Commissioner’s Events Calendar
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre for SK events & programming
IndigenousTourism.ca for national events
Reconciliation in Saskatchewan
Find organizations and communities who share your commitment to work towards Reconciliation and can offer opportunities for engagement.
Read MoreParks Canada Travel Experience
Parks Canada and their Indigenous partners offer meaningful journeys to explore Indigenous roots in Canada, interacting with First Nation, Métis and Inuit cultures.
Read MoreEagle Feather Event News
Office of the Treaty Commissioner Event Listings
Further your journey of Reconciliation by attending events in your community. Volunteer with the organizers, meet new people, learn about Indigenous culture and history, and share your experiences.
Read More2018 Think Indigenous Conference
Live Stream from the Conference
Think Indigenous was a conference in March 2018 that sought to “[inspire] change through Indigenous knowledge, story, and education.” The conference offered educators from all backgrounds the opportunity to work together in the enhancement of Indigenous Knowledges & Change. Watch the speakers online and see what they learned.
Read MorePowwow Guide
First Nations University of Canada on Powwows
Interested in going to a powwow, but not sure what to expect? These links offer guidelines about taking your family to a powwow for the first time. Most powwows are open to everyone and can be a powerful way to experience Indigenous culture and art.
When are powwows happening in your community? Check out these event calendars:
Office of the Treaty Commissioner Events Calendar
Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre
Indigenous Canada
University of Saskatchewan Annual Graduation Powwow
Send your kids to Indigenous summer camps, where kids learn about the people who lived on this land for thousands of years through traditional games, crafts, music, dancing, food, and outdoor activities.
Read MoreLearn About Indigenous Medicinal Plants
“Medicine is all around us. For centuries, Indigenous peoples found all of the medicine they needed on the land, using plants to treat a variety of ailments and conditions.” Learn more from the guides at Wanuskewin.
Read MoreThis Northern Plains Indigenous Interpretive Site is home to over 6000 years of history, and truly unique cultural experience for the whole family.
Read MoreBatoche National Historic Site
Journey back in time to talk with a 19th century Métis settler about life on the banks of the South Saskatchewan River.
Read MoreA great short video that can help us all begin the journey of reconciliation. It shows members of our communities sharing what the word reconciliation means to them.
Read MoreVisiting different playgrounds around Saskatoon is a great way to meet new families from different backgrounds and cultures, play together, and learn that we have much in common.
Read MoreWhen you attend an event, meeting or workshop around Reconciliation, share your journey online with event organizers and your own community. Inspire others to get involved.
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